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HARARE - MUTARE, EASTERN HIGHLANDS
On arrival in Harare, you will be welcomed by your tour guide. Travel south-east to the Eastern Highlands, a region of rugged mountains and scenic beauty. You will have the opportunity to experience the Bvumba Mountains, dominated by savannah woodland, offering spectacular views over the highlands and tropical lowlands of Mozambique. Although small in area, the mountains are a botanical paradise and home to some of the rarest butterflies in the region. Overnight in the Mutare region. [Dinner]
Lunch.
MUTARE - MASVINGO
After breakfast, the journey continues to the home of the architectural magnificence of the Great Zimbabwe ruins. The majestic Lodge at the Ancient City sits spectacularly on a granite ridge, within the shadows of the iconic Great Zimbabwe national monument, offering its guests a royal level of comfort and hospitality upon which the ancestors would surely have nodded in approval. [Breakfast, Dinner]
Lunch.
MASVINGO
Our day begins with a tour of the Great Zimbabwe Monument, a World Heritage Site. The Great Zimbabwe Monument is believed to have been fashioned between 1250 and 1450 AD, from regular rectangular granite blocks skillfully placed one upon the other without the use of tools, and gives us an idea of stone masonry few if any could emulate today. This World Heritage Site is a unique historical, cultural and archaeological landmark with many unusual artefacts, including the Zimbabwe bird (a national emblem and the subject of its own myths and legends), to be found there. [Breakfast, Dinner]
Lunch.
MASVINGO – MATOBO HILLS
This morning we will set off to the Matobo Hills, a range of domes, spires and balancing rock formations which have been hewn out of the solid granite plateau through millions of years of erosion and weathering. Matobo National Park is also the burial place of Cecil John Rhodes and Mzilikazi, the great Ndebele King. The park, a World Heritage Site, is home to a broad variety of wild game and bird species. [Breakfast, Dinner]
Lunch.
Enjoy a tour of the Matobo Hills National Park, a unique park with not only animals but some of the most breathtaking granite scenery.
MATOBO HILLS - HWANGE
Our journey continues to Hwange National Park, world-renowned for its daunting size of 14 650 km², and for the wide variety of game that call the national park home: buffalo, zebra, giraffe, all the big cats, hyena, Wild dog, rhino and one of the world's largest concentration of elephants. [Breakfast, Dinner]
Lunch.
HWANGE
Today we embark on a morning and afternoon open vehicle game drive on the Hwange concession. Hwange National Park carries 105 mammal species, including 19 large herbivores and eight large carnivores. Elephant make up the largest proportion of the biomass. All Zimbabwe’s specially protected animals are to be found in the park and it is the only protected area where gemsbok and Brown hyena occur in reasonable numbers. The population of Wild dog to be found here is thought to be of one of the largest surviving groups in Africa today. [Breakfast, Dinner]
Today we have a full day game drive within Hwange National Park.
HWANGE - KARIBA
After breakfast we head towards the Painted Dog Sanctuary, also known as the African Wild Dogs. They are among the continent's most endangered species. At the sanctuary they built on education, community involvement and international support to improve the equality and abundances of the dogs. We make our way to the district of Binga, a fishing, boating and cultural centre towards the western end of Lake Kariba’s southern shore. After arriving in the district, we embark on a scenic cruise, where we will have the opportunity to view some of Africa’s wildlife that makes this lake their personal watering hole. [Breakfast, Dinner]
Painted Dog Sanctuary
Lunch.
LAKE KARIBA
Enjoy a leisurely day at Lake Kariba.
Optional Activites:
Half–day tour of Binga: includes Tonga Museum, Crocodile Sanctuary, Natural Hot Springs and local school or village visit, sundowner cruises, half–day guided fishing tours.
[Breakfast, Dinner]
Lunch.
Optional Activities.
After breakfast transfer to Victoria Falls to the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.
Here there are many different activities to take part in and keep you busy.
KARIBA - VICTORIA FALLS
Our journey ends with a transfer to Victoria Falls airport for your onward flight. [Breakfast]
