Zimbabwe Family Safari

9 days—Big 5 Safari, adrenaline fuelled activities & culture

$5483-8910 USD

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Safari summary

Zimbabwe is a bit off-the-beaten-track, but offers superb adventures and experiences, particularly for families with older teens looking to combine history, culture, safari and adventure.
Expert guiding ensures visitors can experience a safari and tours which provide an in-depth discovery and understanding. This means so much more than just seeing what's on the surface.
On this trip, explore ancient rock art sites, track rhino on foot, watch elephants drink from a waterhole from your lodge swimming pool. On safari, visit a local clinic, and sit in a hide and watch as animal approach up close, unaware of your presence. At the Victoria Falls, indulge in any number of adrenaline activities: a gorge swing, canopy tour, white water rafting ... take a bike ride to a local village, have lunch or dinner at a vibrant township restaurant, watch the sunset from a boat. A trip to build memories to last forever.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Walking safari—with armed guard
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	Countries	Zimbabwe
	Parks	Hwange Matobo Victoria Falls

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

International flights
Tips and gratuities

Itinerary

Matobo Hills

Matobo

Arrive Bulawayo Airport and transfer to your lodge in Matobo Hills. A landscape like no other, Matobo Hills' ancient granite kopjes, wooded valleys and weirdly balanced rock formations offer a unique experience. Mysterious and beautiful, this World Heritage Site is an area of massive spiritual and cultural significance. Millions of years of erosion and weathering has hewn shapes from granite rock and these gravity-defying formations point to the skies above.

Matobo Hills

Matobo

Much of the granite topography retains the remnants of bygone rituals; San Rock paintings and archaeological sites are proof of the passage of time, and a snap shot into a long forgotten past. A varied habitat with mixed vegetation, the reserve is home to the rare leopard, raptors and excellent birdlife. Matobo Hills is a rhino breeding zone and on foot rhino tracking is a thrilling optional activity.

Matobo Hills

Matobo

Lodge activities include: nature drives, rhino tracking by vehicle and on foot, visit Cecil John Rhodes grave, My Beautiful Home bicycle ride, cultural and village tours, walks and hikes around the lodge and exploring rock art sites

Hwange

Transfer to Hwange National Park for 3 nights on safari. Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe's largest game reserve. This diverse landscape of mopane and teak forests, semi-desert scrubland and granite hills is inhabited by a wide variety of mammals and birds. Massive herds of elephant make their presence felt during the dry period. Buffalo, zebra, sable and roan antelope, as well as lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog may be seen.

Hwange

Cool mornings warm up to comfortable sunny days, and chilly night drives reveal the exciting nocturnal species which make Hwange home. Game can be located on the open southern plains during summer, but the scenic north is a renewed landscape of hills, floating lily-pads and full pans. Brightly coloured birds dot the trees, bringing movement to endless skies.

Hwange

Stay in an intimate camp with a feeling of remoteness and seclusion. Rooms boast views of a productive waterhole which draws local wildlife. Elephants are often drawn to the pool for a drink on a hot day. Evenings are spent around a fire after day immersed in the beauty of the area and on game activities. There are no fences between the concession and Hwange which is home to large elephant herds. Game drives are conducted within this concession and within Hwange,

Victoria Falls

Transfer to Victoria Falls for 3 nights in a local guesthouse style lodge. When you wander through the lush rainforests above the Victoria Falls, newly baptised in the mist, your ears holding the echo of thundering waters, it isn't hard to imagine that this is where it all began. Eden. As the land cuts away beneath the ancient Zambezi River, the waters plummet dramatically into the Batoka Gorge, over 100 metres below.

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls reaches its zenith in about May each year. It is a truly awe-inspiring experience - the sight, the sound, the smell and the humbling feeling that here indeed, is Natures Supreme Masterpiece. No photograph can begin to depict the reality and nothing prepares you for your first sight. One evening, take a sunset cruise to enjoy possible sightings of hippo, crocodile, elephant and a variety of birds. With sundowner in hand marvel at the beauty of an African sunset.

Victoria Falls

Other activities on offer include cycling trips to local villages, bungee jumping, white water rafting, zip-lining and kayaking. One evening, visit Chinotimba township for a local meal, cooked over an open fire in cast iron pots and ovens, giving guests an authentic, wholesome and tasty food experience.

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