Zimbabwe’s trump card is its whopping great swathes of wonderful wilderness packed full of game and birdlife. Its five fantastic national parks are a nature lover’s nirvana, each one offering a safari experience unique to the next, and contrary to inaccurate rumours of resistance, Zimbabwe’s people are some of the world’s friendliest and have a renewed enthusiasm for tourist interest – the only arms you’ll be greeted with will be open ones.

With frequent headlines highlighting the country’s troubled economy and political disharmony, publicity-wise, Zimbabwe’s taken a bit of a battering over the past decade, but it’s time to change that narrative. Yes, the country has been through its fair share of strife, but it’s now embracing something of a tourism reawakening – travel warnings have long been lifted, there is a fairer government in place and, crucially, the economy has stabilised thanks to dollarisation – really, there’s never been a better time to go.