On arrival at Victoria Falls Airport, you clear customs and immigration and make your way to the check in desk for your flight to Hwange. Flying time is 20 minutes.
On arrival at the airstrip, you will be met and transferred to Daka Plains Camp.
Sitting atop the gently rolling foothills of the far northwest region of Hwange National Park, lies a privately owned camp that could easily be considered one of the most secluded in the entire area. It's a rare find for adventurers seeking an immersive and intimate experience in the heart of Southern Africa. Surrounded by untouched wilderness, Daka Plains Camp offers guests the chance to participate in guided walks and game drives through some of the most untamed and diverse terrain in the region.
From its prime location bordering Botswana, the camp offers breathtaking views that extend all the way to the Makgadikgadi salt pans, providing a glimpse into the captivating Kalahari ecosystem. A unique feature of this area are the springs and seeps that provide water for wildlife throughout the dry season.
Overnight - Daka Plains Camp (3 nights Adventure Camp & 1 night Main Camp)
All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game activities and laundry
Hwange National Park is the largest in Zimbabwe, covering an impressive 14,650 sq km. Its sheer size means that its scenery, vegetation and game varies hugely, ranging from Kalahari sands in the south, to beautiful forests, granite hills and valleys of mopane woodlands in the north.
Elephants are the stars of the show and can be seen by their hundreds during the dry season. The Park is also home to over 100 mammal species and more than 470 bird species.
The park is named after a local Nhanzwa chief, and was once the royal hunting ground for the Ndebele warrior-king Mzilikazi, before being classified as a protected National Park in 1929.
You spend the next days enjoying the activities on offer including game drives, walking safaris and night drives in the camps concession and further afield into the national park.
Overnight - Daka Plains Camp (3 nights Adventure Camp & 1 night Main Camp)
All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game activities and laundry
This morning, you will be transfered to Robins Camp airstrip, in time to connect with a flight to Mana Main airstrip (flying time is 110 minutes).
On arrival you will be met by your driver guide and transferred to Ingwe Pan.
Ingwe Pan Camp nestles alongside a large secluded pan in the pristine Mana Pools National Park, which forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The camp is a 30-minute drive from the famed Mana flood plain and Zambezi River and is known for its excellent walking safaris.
Overnight - Ingwe Pan
All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game activities and laundry
From bird watching to taking an untamed walking safari under the care of a highly trained guide, there is always something to see and do.
Ingwe Pan is situated at a secluded pan in the wilderness area of Mana Pools National Park, just a few kilometres inland of the Zambezi River and within walking distance of the Chiruwe river bed.
The pan is one of the biggest in the park and is surrounded by a grove of large ebony trees. A magnificent fig and ancient ebony form the canopy of the main lounge and dining area of the camp. An ancient baobab is a few minutes walk from the camp and the perfect spot for picnics and sundowners in the evening.
The pan is an essential waterhole in the park, providing an intermediary drinking spot for the large herds of elephant and buffalo who walk through each day to the floodplain. Ingwe (the local translation for Leopard) Pan is aptly named, as these magnificent cats visit the pan often. Lion, hyaena, zebra, kudu and impala frequent the waterhole, as do the more shy antelope such as suni and nyala.
The animals on the Mana floodplain in general and the pan in particular are very concentrated and so the tents are snuggled together on the southern side of the pan to afford a panoramic view of all of the game trails leading in.
There is a wide diversity of vegetation around the pan, from jesse bush to mopani and so it is a birders delight too. Mana specials such as the Arnotts Chat are a sure find in the mopani and Broad-billed Rollers arrive with a multitude of other migrant birds later in the season.
Overnight - Ingwe Pan
All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game activities and laundry
After a hearty breakfast, you will transfer to Mana Rover Camp (a drive of about 30 minutes)
Mana River camp is located along the Zambezi River within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A quaint and comfortable safari camp with friendly staff providing a homely and authentic safari experience.
Overnight - Mana River Camp
All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game activities and laundry
Mana River Camp is positioned on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River nestled between this enormous perennial river and a much visited water pan, particularly enjoyed by elephants for mud bathing. Shade in the camp is provided by riverine forest predominately Trichilia Emetica and the fabled Faidherbia Albida (apple ring or Anna Tree).
Mana Pools National Park – (2196 square kilometers) is situated in the north of Zimbabwe on the banks of the Zambezi River, the fourth longest river in Africa. Mana Pools National Park enjoys the designation for being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a RAMSAR site and also has the status of belonging to the UNESCO Middle Zambezi River Biosphere Reserve.
Enjoy morning and evening game drives, walks and canoeing on the Zambezi River.
Overnight - Mana River Camp
All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game activities and laundry
After a morning activity and breakfast, transfer to the airstrip in time to connect with a light air flight to Victoria Falls Airport (flying time is 80 minutes).
On arrival in Victoria Falls, you will be met and transferred to Mpala Jena.
Mpala Jena means "white impala" after an albino impala that frequented the area in the 70s. It is an intimate safari camp positioned along the beautiful tree-laden banks of the Zambezi River.
The camp is conveniently located 16 kilometres inside the Zambezi National Park, allowing easy access to Victoria Falls town by a 40-minute boat or road transfer. Mpala Jena also offers guided tours of the Victoria Falls.
Located within the 56,000-hectare Zambezi National Park, the camp is home to an ever-increasing number of wildlife that can be enjoyed on safari drives, boat cruises, walking trails or even while sipping cocktails from the camp’s swing chairs. Higher concentrations of buffalo and elephants are typical from June to October.
There are more lions per km² here than in any other park in Zimbabwe. Birding is spectacular all year round, with the highest species diversity seen from November through April.
Overnight - Mpala Jena
All meals, local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, wildlife viewing activities from the property in the Zambezi National Park (wildlife drives, guided walks and boating on the Zambezi), half-day tour of the Victoria Falls (subject to a minimum 2-night stay), scheduled road transfers to/from Mpala Jena and the Zambezi National Park gate and/or boat transfers to/from Mpala Jena and the Kalambezi jetty, daily laundry.
Mpala Jena offers professionally guided wildlife viewing in open safari vehicles, guided walks, morning or afternoon boat cruises (subject to water level and seasonality), either in a motorised boat or under sail in a traditional dhow, as well as catch-and-release fishing.
The camp has custom-built Land cruisers, and the vehicles are fully stocked with reference books, drinks and snacks.
In addition, guests should take the opportunity to enjoy an excursion into Victoria Falls town, including a visit to the thunderous and impressive mass of falling water of the actual Victoria Falls during their stay.
A guided tour of the Falls can be arranged for guests.
Overnight - Mpala Jena
All meals, local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, wildlife viewing activities from the property in the Zambezi National Park (wildlife drives, guided walks and boating on the Zambezi), half-day tour of the Victoria Falls (subject to a minimum 2-night stay), scheduled road transfers to/from Mpala Jena and the Zambezi National Park gate and/or boat transfers to/from Mpala Jena and the Kalambezi jetty, daily laundry.
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Victoria Falls Airport, in time to connect with your home bound flight and depart Africa.
End of arrangements
Breakfast
