About this List

Welcome! If you’re reading this, you’ll soon be traveling to Zimbabwe, where you’ll be introduced to a country with a warm culture, incredible natural wonders, and interesting history. Below are a few hand-picked recommendations to read or watch in order to learn more about this beautiful country before you land

A few notes:

Many of these books are available only in England, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe or specialized travel book stores. They are included here as a listing of what is available. Excellent bird, animal and tree books are available inVictoria Falls, Johannesburg, and Cape Town if you want to wait and buy them there. There are many guide books to Zimbabwe (and other southern African countries) this is not intended to be a complete resource.

If you discover any books you think should be on our list, please let us know so we can include them for others.

Click or tap on a graphic to be taken to pages to find out more about each, including where you can purchase a title or find out more.