Zimbabwe is the only country in the World we have been to that my Wife said she could move to from the UK and live there permanently. Mind you, that was in 1981, just one year after independance and it was unspoiled. We had an amazing few weeks holiday, tourists were few and far between and we were spoiled rotten.
Us too. 1973 drove (VW Beetle) up from Cape Town and by the time we reached Bulawayo had decided it was pretty close to paradise. Started to go through the immigration process but by the time we returned to South Africa had decided that SA offered more opportunties so that's where we ended up.
Spent much of my adult life there, raised two children, saw the bad and the good.
Ran a VW Kombi camper for many years down there - a world away from campervanning in the UK. Ever camped amongst pineapple fields?
My two sons still live in Cape Town (both bikers) and prior to Covid I still managed to spend a few months every year down there.
If you're thinking of a motorhome or bike tour then just go and do it. There are the usual hire companies for both and plenty of local, small outfits running biking tours from day tours to multi weeks.
As far as security is concerned, sure, there are trouble spots and places not to go but we have them here too, it just take a little knowledge of what not to do.
It's very very easy to have a super holiday down there.
The country is huge, the scenery amazing, the people are friendly, the exchange rate makes it very affordable, the food is some of the best in the world, as is their wine and of course the weather.
Sadly Covid is in charge now and who knows what travel we can all do in the future but we can always plan..