14-DAY HARARE, MANA POOLS TO VICTORIA FALLS HERITAGE & WILDLIFE TOUR

The Chinhoyi Caves are a group of limestone and dolomite caves in north central Zimbabwe. Designated a National Park in 1955, and managed by the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority.

Entry costs $3 for locals, $8 for SADC citizens and $10 for other visitors

If you wish to have a picnic at a designated picnic site, this costs $5 per site for locals and $10 for other visitors.

As there are steep steps and sandy paths, good walking shoes are advised. You can spend as long or short as you like at Chinhoyi Caves: We usually spend just 30 minutes here as a pleasant sightseeing/toilet stopover between Harare and Mana Pools.

The main attraction of the area is Sleeping Pool, which is open to the sunlight and is 46 metres below ground level. Sleeping Pool is situated in The Wonder Hole, which was once a large cavern but is now in the open-air due to a collapsed ceiling. To reach Sleeping Pool from the main entrance, go down the paved steps which are steep but do-able for most fitness levels.

Why Your Visit Will Be Special?: 

• UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.
• One of the world's wildest and best preserved natural ecological areas. 
• Rated consistently amongst the best Parks in Africa by international travel magazines.
• Excellent canoeing and river fishing.
• Remote wilderness areas without mass tourism.
• The remnant pools of the mighty Zambezi River attract many bird and mammal species.
• Unique guided and self-guided walks in the Park amongst the wild animals.
• The country’s biggest concentration of hippopotamuses and Nile crocodiles.

Animal Species

Elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, spotted hyena, hippo, Nile crocodile, kudu, bushbuck, nyala, sable antelope, 350 bird species including Nyasa lovebird, yellow-spotted nicator, rock pratincole, banded snake-eagle and Livingstone's flycatcher.

Zimbabwe’s capital city of Harare is not as touristy as other destinations, but it still has many fun activities, cultural sights and beautiful natural spots. If you’ve only seen Harare’s business district in the city centre, you’ve missed out – there’s so much more to see than traffic-filled, messy streets. Unlike in many other capital cities, the best places to visit in Harare are on the outskirts of town, which means that you can’t easily walk around them.

Harare coffee shops, cafés and restaurants should feature more on the tourism radar. They’re independent, open-air jewels in the city’s landscape, very different to their overseas counterparts, which can feel generic, dark and overcrowded.

Entrance fee into the Great Zimbabwe Ruins is $15, you will have to pay a little extra for the guide which we recommend.

If you don’t have much time and you’re a fast walker, you could see the whole site in couple of hours, but it’s best to dedicate about 4 hours to walk around it, to have some food and soak up the atmosphere.

There are toilet facilities at the main gate and museum, but not inside the ruins themselves. There’s no supermarket or cash machine at Great Zimbabwe Monument and Ruins – ATMs can be found in the town of Masvingo 25 km away (we pass through the town on our way from Harare to your hotel which if very close to the monuments).

TIP: It can get hot at Great Zimbabwe so make sure you have a hat, water and sunscreen, and maybe an umbrella to use as shade.

Why Your Visit Will be Special?: 

• The largest concentrations of black and white rhinoceros in Zimbabwe making it easy to spot one or more of the large population of this endangered species during a visit.
• Over 3,000 known San rock art sites including Nswatugi Cave, White Rhino Shelter and nearby Bambata Cave, Inanke Cave and Silozwane Cave just outside the park.
• Numerous cultural and historical sites either within, or surrounding the National Park and still retains great cultural significance for many local people. Also, the only National Park to replace the old Rhodesian-style wood burning boilers with solar power in all accommodation. 
• The Matobo comprises a unique landscape with amazing balancing rocks
• Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the site he described as having a “view of the World.”

Activities here can be tailor-made to your needs - you will have to communicate these to your assigned guide on arrival.

The elephants of Hwange are world famous and the Park's elephant population is one of the largest in the world. The park is home to over 65000 elephants who in the dry season dominate all the water points in the afternoons. Other animals that can be seen in the park are lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, impala, kudu, sable, eland, waterbuck, zebra, giraffe, baboon, warthog and a lot more.

Hwange provides a safari experience to rival the great parks of East Africa - the Serengeti and Masai Mara - but without the crowds. You will have another fun filled day in the park - now looking for your favourite animal or bird and even ignoring the other now common species. On a good day you may even return to the lodge earlier as you will have seen all there is to be seen.

The Boma- Place of Eating is a Must Do whilst in Victoria Falls., it is an unforgettable African experience infused with Zimbabwean cuisine.

Partially open to the African skies, it offers a unique experience that bombards the senses with the tastes, sights, sounds and smells of Africa - together with the warmth and hospitality of Zimbabwe and it's people.

Specialising in a superb selection of traditional Zimbabwean dishes, The Boma offers a four-course meal combining a mouth watering choice of starters from the kitchen, soup from the campfire and a substantial barbeque buffet served on cast iron plates.

They offer a wide variety of salads from the salad bar and to follow a choice of delicious desserts from the buffet area.

Dress

Guests should dress casually and bring along light but warm clothing.