13 Days Best Of Zimbabwe

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1N1 Hotel Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe⌄

   A scenic tour. Travellers can relax and enjoy complimentary onboard drinks and snacks. Depending on the time of the year they can be lucky to spot a few animals as they come down to have a drink.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at the N1 Hotel in Victoria Falls

2. 2Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park⌄

   A view of the Victoria Falls is something you will never forget and the best way to see them is on a guided tour. Discover how the Falls were formed and what local customs and traditions surround them. These tours are extremely informative and end with a visit to the local art and crafts centre

   game drives (optional)

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

3. 3Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park⌄

   morning game drives

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

4. 4Bulawayo, Burkes Paradise,⌄

   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Burkes Paradise

5. 5Bulawayo , Burkes Paradise⌄

   On the 26 March, 1902 at the age of 49 Cecil John Rhodes died in Muizenberg, Cape Town. Despite the fact that the Boer War still raged, his body was sent on an epic railway journey through war-torn South Africa to Rhodesia to be laid to rest at this spot.

   Tracking Rhinos

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Burkes Paradise

6. 6Great Zimbabwe Ruins ,Norma Jeane's Lake View Resort,⌄

   Once Zimbabwe’s capital, the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe is the biggest and most significant stone archaeological complex 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 Mapungwe. Composed entirely of rectangular granite blocks stacked on top of one another without the use of mortar, the walls and towers of the city measure up to 12 metres in places, and, unsurprisingly, Great Zimbabwe was designated a World Heritage Site in 1986. Visitors can look forward to wandering through these ancient stone structures and immersing themselves in the history of this important heritage site.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Norma Jeane's Lake View Resort,

7. 7Gonarezhou National Park, Chipinda Pools Camp⌄

   The riverine fringe provides excellent birding and with some luck, one might get a sighting of one of the resident Pel’s Fishing Owls. Game in the vicinity of the camp is extremely relaxed with groups of nyala, kudu, impala and elephant happily passing through camp.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Chipinda Pools Camp

8. 8Gonarezhou National Park , Chipinda Pools Camp,⌄

   Gonarezhou meaning ‘a place of elephants’, is Zimbabwe’s second-largest national park and home to over 10 000 elephants. The park extends across a vast area of floodplains, baobab-dotted scrubland, mopane woodland and pale orange sandstone cliffs. It is home to 4 of Africa’s ‘Big Five’ – elephant, leopard, lion and buffalo – as well as a multiplicity of other animal and bird species.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Chipinda Pools Camp,

9. 9Eastern Highlands ,Musangano Lodge,⌄

   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Musangano Lodge,

10. 10Eastern Highlands, Musangano Lodge,⌄

    The well-wooded park includes 159 hectares of landscaped gardens built around perennial streams which form a small lake. A network of footpaths that enable visitors to explore the interior of the Botanical Reserve has been opened. The reserve is well endowed with indigenous orchids and ferns and strategically positioned flower beds are encountered as one leisurely takes stock of the Gardens. Birdlife is also abundant here.

    Scenic drive in Vumba

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Musangano Lodge,

11. 11Nyanga National Park⌄

    Trout Fisheries, Pit Structures and Museum

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Mare Caravan Park Campsites,

12. 12Harare⌄

    Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

    Meals: Breakfast

    Overnight: Bronte Garden Hotel

13. 13Harare⌄

    End of itinerary

    Meals: Breakfast