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Offered by - Escape to Adventure Safaris
Tour Features
Experience Zimbabwe's dramatic landscapes, exotic wildlife, traditional people, fascinating culture, and sumptuous food, providing a perfect setting for an unforgettable safari tour. You will visit Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Hwange National Park, Matobo National Park and the Great Zimbabwe Archaeological Complex in this 9-day excursion.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Shared tour | This tour will be shared with other travelers. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Minivan, Overland. |
Route & Activities
Zimbabwe
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Dzimbahwe Guest Lodge No images available | Breakfast Included with Drinks |
| 2 | Dzimbahwe No images available | All Meals Included |
| 3-4 | Ganda Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 5-6 | Matobo Hills Lodge No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 7 | Lodge At Ancient City No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 8 | Lodge at Ancient City No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 9 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Victoria Falls*Meet your driver and get transferred to Dzimbahwe Guest Lodge, a comfortable lodge located in the peaceful area of Victoria Falls closer to the game corridor, approximately 3km from the central falls, where you will sleep for two nights. *Head to enjoy a spectacular Sunset Dinner Cruise on the magnificent Zambezi River, followed by a four-course meal, freshly prepared on board by chefs, and served. *See hippos, crocs, elephants, and many birds that cross the river to feed on the islands.
Main Destination: Victoria Falls
Accommodation: Dzimbahwe Guest Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Victoria Falls Rainforest*After Breakfast, go through the Victoria Falls Rain-Forest known to the native as Mosi-Oa-Tunya. This journey not only affords a view of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World but provides a lot of interesting facts about the geology, wildlife and history of Africa’s most famous landmark. *Then later, after the Falls tour, enter the world of the traditional people of rural Zimbabwe for a village tour. This experience gives you a greater understanding of how the local community lives. *A visit to a local Zimbabwean village is an eye-opening experience and interactive outing, providing insight into the old ways of the Zimbabwean people, essentially taking you back in time. Most rural Zimbabwean folk are subsistence farmers, so they have little interaction with urban centres apart from selling surplus produce. *Polish the day in the evening by enjoying the Boma-Dinner & Drum Show, a “must-do” Victoria Falls dining and entertainment experience specializing in traditional African food, drumming and dancing. The food is cooked and served in the style and quantity of a lavish feast, including irresistible desserts. You are dressed in a chitenge (traditional sarong) and welcomed into a vibrant atmosphere on arrival. The tantalizing aromas of local dishes and game meat on the braai (barbecue) fill the restaurant partially open to the star-filled African sky.
Accommodation: Dzimbahwe
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Hwange*Travel through Hwange, a rustic and charming town, to Ganda Lodge, which is unperturbed by the presence of human beings that overlooks a natural waterhole. *After lunch, an experienced and informative guide takes on an estate game drive into the thick bush of Ganda lodge estate through the beautiful teak woodlands of the Sikumi Forest bordering the Hwange National Park, where you will get familiar with your surroundings:
Main Destination: Hwange National Park
Accommodation: Ganda Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Hwange National Park*Enjoy a full day game drive into Hwange National Park, situated in western Zimbabwe. It is the country's biggest game reserve, home to a profusion of wildlife, including giraffe lion, zebra and approximately 40 000 elephants. It provides a sanctuary for all the country's endangered species, including a population of wild dogs thought to be among the most sizeable surviving groups on the continent. *Enjoy a picnic lunch and ride back into the park's magnificent terrain ranges from desert dunes, savannah lands and mopane woodlands to rocky outcrops and sparse forests having the sundowner in nature. *Finish the day with dinner at the lodge and some time to relax before your tomorrow's early morning drive to Matobo Hills.
Main Destination: Hwange National Park
Accommodation: Ganda Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Matobo*Depart the lodge after your breakfast with your driver for a drive to Matobo Hills Lodge. *Pass through Bulawayo, a gateway to Matobo National Park; it is the second-largest city in Zimbabwe. The largest city in the country's Matabeleland has wide tree-lined avenues, parks and charming colonial architecture. After a 52 km drive from Bulawayo, you will arrive at Matobo Hills lodge for check-in to such a fantastic lodge with large sunlit windows offering you breath-taking views of the Matobo Hills and the secluded bush surrounds. *Towards sun-downer, you can either choose to hike up the rocky hill near the lodge to enjoy a fantastic sunset view of the Matobo National Park or relax by the poolside.
Main Destination: Bulawayo
Accommodation: Matobo Hills Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Matobo National Park*Get ready for an unforgettable experience of the Matobo Day Trip within Matobo Hills and National Park by visiting one of Africa’s hidden gems for its impressive scenery, huge granite boulders, and various animal species. *Go to the Rhino tracking on foot and see ancient Bushmen paintings. *Be treated to a three-course meal lunch by your guide. *Head to see Cecil John Rhodes grave accompanied by the beautiful sunset scenery along the way.
Main Destination: Matobo National Park
Accommodation: Matobo Hills Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
- Day 7 - Great Zimbabwe*Grab your breakfast, check out the hotel, and head to Great Zimbabwe with your driver for an almost 4 hours’ drive passing through Masvingo, a small town with palm-lined, wide streets lined with rather dilapidated buildings; it is 27 km away from the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. *Check-in to the lodge at the Ancient City, built in the same style as Great Zimbabwe, providing stunning views across the valley of Msasa. The Lodge at the Ancient City provides distinctive accommodation for guests, with furnishings that provoke thoughts of royal dwellings of African legends.
Accommodation: Lodge At Ancient City
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 8 - Great Zimbabwe Ruins*Visit Great Zimbabwe, the most significant stone archaeological complex medieval city in sub-Saharan Africa; It is also one of its oldest – thought to date back to the 11th century and second only to South Africa's Mapungubwe. *Explore the ruins of this ancient place for almost 3 hours. These old city ruins of Great Zimbabwe have intrigued both locals and international visitors for centuries.
Accommodation: Lodge at Ancient City
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 9 - Harare International Airport*Depart to Robert Mugabe International Airport. *Drive through Harare town, the most populous and capital city of Zimbabwe; laid-back with wide avenues, lined with dusty red earth, indigenous plants and blooming jacarandas giving it a lovely African summertime feel. *End of the tour services.
Main Destination: Harare
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Rates Per Person
Mar 16, 2023 - Apr 16, 2025
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Getting There
There are very few airlines that fly directly to Zimbabwe. Many of the international flights to Harare, Victoria Falls or Bulawayo require a change in South Africa, and then it’s only a short flight to the final destination. Most tourists fly to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), found 18km/11mi south of the town of Victoria Falls, and continue from there by vehicle or charter plane. Hwange, Zimbabwe's most well-known park, is situated within driving distance of Victoria Falls. In most cases, your local tour administrator will orchestrate pick-up from the airport and arrange further transportation as a feature of your safari package.
This tour starts in Victoria Falls and ends in Harare, Zimbabwe
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have minimum of three blank pages
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- When arriving from a country in Africa or the Americas where yellow fever is present, a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- If you are visiting Zambia and Zimbabwe, there is a joint visa for both countries available at all major ports of entry into Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Getting There
There are very few airlines that fly directly to Zimbabwe. Many of the international flights to Harare, Victoria Falls or Bulawayo require a change in South Africa, and then it’s only a short flight to the final destination. Most tourists fly to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), found 18km/11mi south of the town of Victoria Falls, and continue from there by vehicle or charter plane. Hwange, Zimbabwe's most well-known park, is situated within driving distance of Victoria Falls. In most cases, your local tour administrator will orchestrate pick-up from the airport and arrange further transportation as a feature of your safari package.
This tour starts in Victoria Falls and ends in Harare, Zimbabwe
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have minimum of three blank pages
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- When arriving from a country in Africa or the Americas where yellow fever is present, a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- If you are visiting Zambia and Zimbabwe, there is a joint visa for both countries available at all major ports of entry into Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Offered By
Escape to Adventure Safaris
Botswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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