How to get a Zimbabwe visa from Zambia

Due to heightened political tensions, especially around the time for elections, Zimbabwe is categorized as not very safe. If you decide to travel to Zimbabwe, stay alert and avoid openly displaying cash.

This naming dispute dated back to October 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became independent from the UK and concurrently changed its name to Zambia.

The earliest settlement of the area now known as Zimbabwe goes back about 100.000 years. In the 1880s, the country became a British colony, called Southern Rhodesia, which lasted until 1965 when the white minority declared independence from Britain to avoid having majority rule.

Victoria Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world, is Zimbabwe's famed attraction and lies close to the Zambezi River -- another popular Zimbabwean heritage.

Zimbabwe was founded in the 1880s when the British arrived with Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company. In 1898, the name Southern Rhodesia was adopted.