ZIMBABWE HIGHLIGHT SAFARI

Day 1 - 3 : Ilala Lodge Hotel, Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) (B / - / -)      

Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) :

A gazillion tonnes of water thundering over a sheer cliff drowns all other sounds. The swirling mist hides all sign of human activity. Beyond your rain forest sanctuary people are hurling themselves off bridges, across gorges, into walls of raging water and out of aircraft.

Victoria Falls is a paradox of tranquil beauty and exciting adventure.

Mosi-oa-Tunya, 'The Smoke that Thunders' is undoubtedly Zimbabwe's finest and most well-known attraction. It is or rather was (if you're keeping up with the latest list) one of the Seven World Wonders. We still believe it deserves the title. It truly is spectacular and not considered to be one of the world's largest waterfalls without good reason. It's not the widest or the highest, yet it is considered to the largest based on its combined width, at 1,708 metres wide and height, at 108 metres. Impressively it takes the title for the largest sheet of falling water.

Day Itinerary :

•    On arrival at Victoria Falls Airport you will be met and transferred to your lodge in town for the next two nights
Airport Transfer Time: 30 minutes from Victoria Falls Airport
•    The remainder of the day can be spent relaxing at your own leisure on arrival. Wild animals are often seen grazing the hotel lawns as the National Park borders the front of the property
•    Enjoy any of the many activities on offer. Ask at lodge reception to make activity and dining bookings for you. A full day is set aside to explore the falls, adventure into town and go wild on activities
•    Dine at the lodge restaurant or head into town. We recommend a Zambezi dinner cruise or dinner at the Boma Restaurant for local cuisine and culture

Overnight : Ilala Lodge Hotel  
Meals : Bed and Breakfast

Day 3 - 6 : African Bush Camps Somalisa Expeditions, Hwange National Park (B / L / D)   

Hwange National Park :

About an hour's drive from Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe's most famous game reserve and with good reason. The Kalahari biome reaches from central Botswana into the south and west regions characterised by level plains and sparse scrub land with great wildlife.

Hwange has many waterholes to ensure varied and reliable game viewing; it is home to great herds of elephant and buffalo; the largest population of the extremely rare African dog thrives here; and the birdlife is prolific.

Wildlife highlights in Hwange National Park include: elephant, wild dog, lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino, buffalo, spotted hyena, brown hyena, jackal, zebra, giraffe, waterbuck, gemsbok, eland, roan, sable, kudu and many smaller antelope and nocturnal mammals.

Day Itinerary :

•    After breakfast, enjoy a last activity in Victoria Falls (if time allows). You will be transferred to the airport for your onward internal flight from the Victoria Falls

Airport to the Manga Airstrip in Hwange National Park
Airport Transfer Time: 30 minutes to Victoria Falls Airport and 30 minutes from Manga Airstrip to camp

•    Enjoy the scheduled activities with your lodge guide as included. Activities include guided walks lead by qualified and passionate guides who will share their knowledge and love of the bush with you, game drives and night drives. Wildlife sightings include elephant, kudu, sable antelope, zebra, wildebeest, gemsbok, the rare and endangered roan antelope, buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, hyena and many other wildlife species

Activities : Day and night game drives, walking, bird-watching and evening spot lighting

Overnight : African Bush Camps Somalisa Expeditions
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities 
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included

Included :
•    All meals, local drinks, activities, park fees and laundry

Day 6 - 9 : Zambezi Expeditions, Mana Pools National Park (B / L / D)   

Mana Pools National Park :

Mana Pools is famous for its walking safaris, canoeing safaris as well as night and day game drives made all the more exciting by the ever-present thrill of getting close to elephants, lions, buffalos, rhinos, cheetahs, leopards, hippos, crocs and much more.

Your guide will be on the lookout for massive elephants following ancient migration paths, lion prides on the hunt, territorial rhinos and grumpy hippos. Birdlife along the river and around the pools is prolific with a low-season count of about 450 birds increasing to 640 in the dry winter season between March and September - when game viewing is also at its best.

Day Itinerary :

•    Today you depart Hwange National Park and make your way to your next destination in Mana Pools, flying from one airstrip to another
Airstrip Transfer Times: 30 minutes to Manga Airstrip and 30 minutes from Mana Pools Airstrip to your mobile safari camp
•    2 full days are set aside to enjoy the scheduled activities with your lodge guide as included
•    Some of the wildlife you can expect to see is eland antelope, elephant, African wild dogs, water buck, and big herds of buffalo, kudu antelopes, lion and leopard.

You will explore a rich abundance of life on the Zambezi River under a sky inhabited by fantastic bird species. Game drives along the flood plain in open 4 x 4 Land cruisers are one of the main highlights, taking you into the core of the wildlife scene that is abounding with a diversity of wildlife. The camp is designed to give you access to the Zambezi river affording you canoeing excursions on the river, fishing either from the banks or off an island in the middle of the Zambezi river. Don’t forget to do a walking safari – a must in these parts       

Activities: Game drives, walking safaris, canoeing, fishing and bird-watching

Overnight : Zambezi Expeditions
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities 
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included

Included :
•    All meals, local drinks, activities, park fees, conservation & community levy and laundry

Day 9 : End of Itinerary (B / - / -)    

Day Itinerary :

•    After breakfast and a morning activity (if time allows depending on your departure flight), you will depart back to the Mana Pools Airstrip and take your onward flight ending in Harare

Airstrip Transfer Time: 30 minutes from camp to Mana Pools Airstrip

•    Fly out directly from Harare (Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport) or spend a night in Harare before catching your onward flight the next day
•    End of services

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