6 Day Best of Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls to Hwange National Park

This morning we leave the rumble and adventure of Victoria Falls behind us as we make the journey south to Hwange National Park.  Hwange is the largest of Zimbabwe’s national parks and offers excellent opportunities for viewing the diversity of wildlife that calls the park home.

Accommodation                     Hwange Main Camp http://zimparks.org OR Miombo Safari https://miombosafari.com

Facilities                                 Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom

                                                Camping: Campsite with Shared Ablutions

Hwange National Park

Home to the big-5, Hwange National Park also offers a wide variety of plains game and birdlife.  We will spend the day game driving (in open 4x4 vehicles) through Hwange in search of the animals.

Accommodation                     Hwange Main Camp http://zimparks.org OR Miombo Safari https://miombosafari.com

Facilities                                 Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom

                                                Camping: Campsite with Shared Ablutions

Matopos National Park

After breakfast we continue south towards Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe. Our afternoon will be spent exploring the Matopos National Park with a local guide. The park received recognition as a UNESCO natural World Heritage Site in 2003 and includes an intensive protection zone that is home to both Black and White Rhinoceros. Named after the Ndebele word “Matobo “, whose meaning “bald heads” refers to the rounded granite hills that surround it. We return to Bulawayo and our overnight stop for the night.

Accommodation                     Banff Lodge http://www.banfflodgehotel.com/

Facilities                                 Accommodated: Two per Room with en-suite bathroom

                                                Camping: Two per Room with en-suite bathroom

Great Zimbabwe Ruins

Our journey today takes us to Masvingo and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. This afternoon we will enjoy a guided walking tour of this historic site. Dating back to the Late Iron Age, this UNESCO World Heritage Site was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe. We take time this afternoon to marvel at the intricate stone work and experience the heritage of this monument to early Zimbabwean civilisation.

Accommodation                     Norma Jeans Lake View Resort http://www.normajeanslakeview.com

Facilities                                 Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom

                                                Camping: Campsite with Shared Ablutions

Tshipise

Leaving the sites of Zimbabwe behind we cross the Limpopo River and enter South Africa this afternoon. Our overnight stop allows us an opportunity to end the day with a swim in the hot springs of Tshipise.  

Accommodation                     Forever Tshipise Resort http://www.forevertshipise.co.za

Facilities                                 Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom

                                                Camping: Campsite with Shared Ablutions

Johannesburg

This morning we take the highway south to Johannesburg, we arrive in Johannesburg in the late afternoon where your tour ends upon arrival.

End of your Zimbabwe Adventuress