Spend three nights in Zimbabwe’s adventure capital, Victoria Falls. Take a walking tour to Victoria Falls and soar above the waterfall on a helicopter flight and explore Elephant’s Walk Shopping and Artist Village where we can meet local artists and craftsmen, shop for unique Zimbabwean pieces, and enjoy regional wine, local cuisine, and craft beer while listening to live music. Explore the neighboring wildlife region of Chobe National Park, offering outstanding game viewing activities through land and water. Just as great elephant herds migrate between the wildlife-rich regions of Chobe and Hwange.
Detailed Itinerary Daily Information
MAUYA! Your Africa adventure safari starts when you touch down at Victoria Falls International Airport and after you have collected your baggage, you will meet your driver-guide at the arrival hall with your name on a signboard, so keep your eyes peeled and then you will be escorted and transferred to your hotel in Victoria Falls, the Lodge.
Later afternoon at 16h20 you will be picked from Lodge and you will enjoy the best of Victoria Falls, on a spectacular Zambezi Sunset Dinner Cruise with a four-course meal, freshly prepared on-board, and served to you while cruising along the Zambezi River with the melody sounds of birds and wildlife from the African bush providing a background lyrics music, as the light fades over the untouched landscape, and keep your camera close by to capture the incredible view.
Excursions & Visits: Take a Malachite Sunset Dinner Cruise on the Zambezi River
Accommodation At: Victoria Falls Oasis or similar
Meal Plan & Drinks: Zambezi Sunset Dinner Cruise and Beverages on-board
Distance and Travel Time: 30 to 45 hours (20km)
After scrumptious breakfast, we will visit the famous Big Tree and then proceed to Victoria Falls Rainforest on a guided tour of Victoria Falls Rainforest, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, with a width of 1.7kms. The Victoria Falls have the capacity to push 550 000m3 of water per minute over the basalt cliff into the Zambezi River Gorge. The cliff over which the falls thunder, transforms the Zambezi from a placid river into a ferocious torrent, cutting through a series of dramatic gorges.
After lunch, our driver will pick us up from the hotel and initially driven about 20 km out of town to the rural village, some of it on tar but the rest on dirt road. It takes about 25 to 30 minutes to get there. A visit to a local Zimbabwean village is an eye-opening experience and interactive tour, giving insight into the old ways of the Zimbabwean people, essentially taking you back in time. Most rural Zimbabwean folk are subsistence farmers, so they have little interaction with urban centers apart from if they want to sell surplus produce. Villagers interact more with each other than with the outside world.
Optional: 15 minutes Helicopter flight
Excursions & Visits: Tour the spectacular Victoria Falls & Village Tour
Accommodation At: Victoria Falls Oasis or similar
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast will be provided (lunch, dinner & drinks own guest account)
After scrumptious breakfast, we depart for Chobe National Park, through the Kazungula border and we will stop-over for immigration formalities (visa requirement depends on your nationality) and then we will proceed to Lodge for check-in. After checking in, enjoy a relaxing lunch (at your own expense) before heading out on our first game activity. This magical experience offers the chance to spot elephants, hippos, crocodiles, and a wide array of birdlife as the sun sets over the water. Upon arrival at the park, we will go for game drive. Big cats and wild canines are more likely to be sighted around this time of day because they are still active and out and about. After the game drive, we return to the lodge for relaxation, an overnight stay, and dinner.
Excursions & Visits: Enjoy one guided game activity
Accommodation At: Tlou Safari Lodge
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner provided (drinks own guest account)
Distance and Travel Time: 1 to 2 hours (90km)
Awake to the serenity of the African bush and enjoy an early morning cup of coffee or tea before embarking on your chosen first game activity of the day. You will start the morning day game drive with the use of open 4X4 vehicles that have been carefully modified. Game drives are the best way to explore a vast area in search for a variety of wildlife as well as enjoy the scenery of the park and they almost always yield unexpected sightings. Elephants, buffaloes, and eland are among the species that are frequently seen. With one of the highest concentrations of elephants in Africa and diverse ecosystems along the Chobe Riverfront, your chances of witnessing unforgettable wildlife encounters are high. Return to the lodge for delicious hot lunch meal and time to unwind between activities.
Later day, we will proceed to the safari cruise on the Chobe River. Experience quintessential Chobe! Our expertly-guided riverboat cruise gently navigates these lively waters to sail past the hippos that leave the water to feed during the day, witness the large herds of buffalo and pause for elephants crossing. Our favourite has to be when they comically use their trunks as a snorkel! Our boat cruise provides delectable snacks and some drinks to this outstanding wildlife experience. (Cash bar on board for your drinks and snacks purchase).
By the way, the Chobe River is one of the only rivers in the world that flows in two directions. In the dry season the river flows East, but in the rainy season, the Zambezi River pushes upstream to reverse the flow of the river towards the West.
Excursions & Visits: Enjoy two guided game activities
Accommodation At: Tlou Safari Lodge or similar
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner provided (drinks own guest account)
After some days in Botswana and Zimbabwe, you have explored some of their most enticing, evocative, and unforgettable landscapes. Today, you commit them to memory and your driver-guide will transfer you to Victoria Falls International Airport, in time to connect with your international departure flight and the friendly reservation team from our office waiting to hear all about your past journey experience through their incredible package by filling their feedback form handed to you.
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast served at Lodge (lunch, dinner, and drinks own guest account)
Distance and Travel Time: 1 to 2 hours (103km)
What’s Included
- Transfers and ground transportation mentioned in the itinerary
- 4 Nights’ accommodation on comfort accommodation and meals as per program as per itinerary
- Enjoy activities as per program
- Entry/admission as per activities as per program
- Meet & greet services at the Airports
- Drinking water during safari drives and, on the bus, (Guest will receive a reusable steel water bottle (supporting “TOSCO” – Tourism supporting Conservation)
What’s Excluded
- Gratuities, Baggage Handling
- Personal, Medical and Travel Insurance
- All airline tickets and applicable airport fees and taxes
- Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
- Visa fees if applicable to Botswana and Zimbabwe
- Extra Entrance fees to tourist attractions, activities or attractions not mentioned in itinerary
- Extra optional activities while in the game reserves
- All costs of a personal nature: Telephone calls, bar bills, drinks, room service, laundry, refreshments, snacks, curios, gifts, etc. unless otherwise stated as included in the daily itinerary
- All levy/fee increases (Conservation, Bed, gate etc...) Our Company reserves the right to pass along these increases from quoted costs if they occur