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Zimbabwe UNESCO world heritage sites

Mashonaland North region [capital = Chinhoyi]

Mana Pools National Park in Hurungwe
On the banks of the Zambezi, great cliffs overhang the river and the floodplains. The area is home to a remarkable concentration of wild animals, including elephants, buffalo, leopards and cheetahs. An important concentration of Nile crocodiles is also be found in the area.

Masvingo region [capital = Masvingo]

Ruins in Great Zimbabwe at Great Zimbabwe National Monument
The property, built between 1100 and 1450 AD, extends over almost 800 ha and is divided into three groups: the Hill Ruins, the Great Enclosure and the Valley Ruins.

Matabeleland North region [capital = Bulawayo]

Khami Ruins in Bulawayo @
The property is a unique and exceptional testimony to a civilization which has disappeared.The architecture and archaeological artefacts of the site provide important scientific and historical evidence critical for the understanding of the full chronological development of the Zimbabwe tradition from the Stone Age to the Iron Age era.

Victoria Falls in Mosi-oa-Tunya @
These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away.

Matabeleland South region [capital = Gwanda]

Matobo Hills in Matobo National Park @
The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers much of Zimbabwe. The large boulders provide abundant natural shelters and have been associated with human occupation from the early Stone Age right through to early historical times, and intermittently since. They also feature an outstanding collection of rock paintings.