I’ve done 2 self driving African extravaganzas and I cannot recommend it enough. Even with limited off-road experience (which was my case in Botswana/Namibia) we had so much fun.
I cannot speak for Zim appart from VF but the drive through eastern Botswana was absolutely stunning,
especially the night in the Makgadikgadi salt flats on Kubu Island.
the other part of the trip that was fantastic was Namibia, if you enter through the Caprivi strip to Etosha, south towards Sossusvlei and then finish around Fish River canyon you’ll see some of the most breathtaking landscapes I’ve seen.
I don’t know if you’ve selected a rental company but we rented through Bushlore and I cannot recommend their cars enough. Having a well serviced car is the key thing to have an enjoyable time.
I’ve posted our routing. We did that over 15 days which a bit stretched but still doable.
hope you have a wonderful time.
