other safari outfits that run organized tours to zimbabwe include overseas adventure travel , abercrombie & kent , safari world , game trackers and fun safaris in bloomingdale , ill. ; -lrb- check -rrb- when to go -- the best time to travel is the dry season , which runs from may through october . ; -lrb- check -rrb- where to go -- although zimbabwe 's capital harare is usually the gateway to the safari belt , graham routed me through lusaka , zambia , a two-hour drive by taxi to the zimbabwean border town of kariba .