Safari Name10Days Across Zimbabwe Classic Safari
Tour CodeTATS-ZW-104
DestinationZimbabwe

Full Itinerary

Day 1 Victoria falls
Fly in Victoria Falls airport or Livingstone airport meet and greet at the airport if flying in or if you are from other over landing trips, we will meet with you at our office in the city centre, then you are transferred to our 4* A’zambezi river Lodge for your 3 nights stay. Soon after check in, a stunning Sunset cruise which is included in the tour package. Dinner is served at the hotel. Dinner only

Day 2 Victoria Falls
After breakfast we drive towards the rain forest for a two hour guided tour of the falls, after the tour, a visit to the big tree view and we leave the rest of afternoon for optional activities, Helicopter flight, Lion walk, Elephant rides etc, of which these activities need to be pre-arranged with our central reservations office the day upon your arrival or during the booking of this trip, and this is for your convenience, finish the day, with a dinner at the hotel.Breakfast and Dinner

Day 3 Victoria Falls
On this day it’s a free day of doing all your, optional adventure activities such as Rafting, Lion Walk, Gorge Swing, Helicopter flights, Elephant riding, Chobe full day tours, etc, we will have our dinner with a style at the Boma Restaurant at the safari lodge, included in the tour package. Breakfast and Dinner

Day 4 Hwange National Park
We will leave in the early hours of this day, on our way to Hwange we will pass through the villages and have an experience to stop by and see the villagers at their homesteads and breakfast will be saved at Hwange safari lodge, check in for 1 night. Hwange national park one of the largest parks in Zimbabwe with the big five game, good road network and nice picnics. Upon our arrival we are waited by our 4×4 open vehicles which will take us right away on to our midmorning game drive and we will then come back for lunch or we will carry our packed lunch into the national park. Soon after lunch we proceed with our game drives hunting for the game, return back from the park and exit before 17:00 hrs. Also book for your optional activity for a night game drives which are available and are done outside the National park in a private concession, where you will experience a different view and might be in a position to see the shy predator as well as the scavengers of the night, like Hyenas, leopard, lions as they fight for their survival in the dark.Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5/6/7 Bulawayo Over Night at Matopo Hills
You are awakened at Dawn for your Morning game drives by your guides and after that you will have breakfast, we pack our luggage and the tour precedes to Bulawayo the ancient city that is the city of kings and second largest city in Zimbabwe. We will arrive in the afternoon we do a tour of the city and the railway museum where you learn how these locomotives used to operate in the Rhodes time, en-route to Matopo hills, Matobo national park well known of its rock out crop, white rhino and Cecil john Rhodes’s grave on the rock, also found on these caves are the bushman rock painting. Optional activities like walking safari. Check in at Big cave camp for 2 nights.Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7 Masvingo (Fort Victoria)
The tour continues to the great Zimbabwe Monument which is the second largest monument in Africa from the pyramids in Egypt. It was built in the 12th century with stones only and that’s the home of the history of the country and the name of the country was from the ruins. On arrival in Masvingo, check in is at Great Zimbabwe hotel, soon after we then visit this historical monument and take time to take picture of this huge building believed to have been built without mortar and the ancestral spirits are still guarding it for its strength and survival from all the harsh conditions of weather in this region, we will visit the nearby village and experience the difference between Ndebele tradition compared to the Shona people and traditions.Breakfast and Dinner

Day 8 Mutare and Inyanga (Eastern highlands and Vhumba Mountains)
Check in at the Troutbeck inn hotel, have our morning breakfast with a twist after that, we visit the eastern high lands with beautiful mountains and spectacular landscapes and scenic routes, views of Mozambique and visit the villages for cultural experiences, and nice Mountain View. We visit part of the Inyanga Mountains for the climb of the world’s view mountain.Breakfast, Dinner

Day 9 Nyanga – Harare Capital city
After the breath taking of the Vhumba and Inyanga mountains, we will then travel to the capital and arrive in Harare during the late hours of the day, and check in at Rainbow Towers Hotel, upon arrival relax at the hotel.

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 10 Transfer to Harare International airport
Have your hearty breakfast and you are transferred to Harare International airport for your flights out. Depending with your time of flights and this will be the end of your trip.

Breakfast.

Activities/services included in the cost:
• Arrival and departure airport transfer. • Accommodation as per the itinerary.
• Accommodation in the National Parks is based on Full Board
• Road transportation in custom made safari vehicles.
• Exclusive private vehicle and driver-guide throughout the safari
• Game dives as per the itinerary
• Park and game reserve entrance fees
• English Driver guides available for the safari
• Our 24hours support throughout the safari

Activities/services excluded in the cost:
• All International Flights/local Flights + Taxes
• Visa fees, Travel & Personal accident insurance
• Excursions, services and activities not mentioned in this program
• Flying option available for certain safaris at an extra cost
• Personal expenses e.g. laundry, telephone calls, Drinks, Tips etc

To get costs for this tour, contact our Sales Office Team on sales@trailsofafrica.co.ke
Just give us the Safari Tour Code and name of the safari you want to book and we shall revert back with costs and availability.

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A journey in Zimbabwe will take you through an attractive patchwork of landscapes, from central highveld, balancing boulders and flaming msasa trees, to laidback towns, lush Eastern Highlands mountains and a network of lifeblood rivers up north. Along the way you’ll receive a friendly welcome from locals, famous for their politeness.

Zimbabwe is home to wonderful sceneries and destinations like Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park and Mana Pools. The country is blessed with diverse habitats, from the granite hills of the Matopos to the majestic mountains, lush forests and beautiful rivers of the Eastern Highlands. You can view game by open vehicle during the day and at night, walk with a licensed guide in all game parks and take boating excursions; other activities include canoeing, kayaking and white- water rafting on the Zambezi River. As such, there is much to attract the traveler, from wildlife viewing and adrenalin adventures to delving into the history of the Zimbabwean people going back thousands of years.

Located in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe is landlocked and is surrounded by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the Southwest, Zambia to the Northwest, and Mozambique to the east and north. The Zambezi river forms the natural boundary with Zambia and when in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world’s largest curtain of falling water. The Victoria Falls are a major tourist attraction.

Zimbabwe is home to wonderful sceneries and destinations like Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Mana Pools and The Victoria Falls. A journey in Zimbabwe will take you through an attractive patchwork of landscapes, from central highveld, balancing boulders and flaming msasa trees, to laidback towns, lush Eastern Highlands mountains and a network of lifeblood rivers up north. Along the way you’ll receive a friendly welcome from locals, famous for their politeness. Other activities include canoeing, kayaking and white- water rafting on the Zambezi River. As such, there is much to attract the traveler, from wildlife viewing and adrenalin adventures to delving into the history of the Zimbabwean people going back thousands of years.

Chizarira National Park
Eastern Highlands
Gonarezhou National Park
Hwange National Park
Kafue National Park
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Mana Pools National Park
Matobo (Matopos) Hills National Park
Matusadona National Park
Victoria Falls

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