13 Days Best Of Zimbabwe

Day 1 · N1 Hotel Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

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   Stop 1

   2 hours Admission included

   A scenic tour. Travellers can relax and enjoy complimentary onboard drinks and snacks. Depending on the time of the year they can be lucky to spot a few animals as they come down to have a drink.

Overnight at the N1 Hotel in Victoria Falls

Day 2 · Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

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   Victoria Falls

   2 hours

   A view of the Victoria Falls is something you will never forget and the best way to see them is on a guided tour. Discover how the Falls were formed and what local customs and traditions surround them. These tours are extremely informative and end with a visit to the local art and crafts centre

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   Hwange National Park

   3 hours

   game drives (optional)

Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

Day 3 · Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

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   Hwange National Park

   3 hours

   morning game drives

Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

Day 4 · Bulawayo, Burkes Paradise,

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   Bulawayo Province

   Passing by

   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

Burkes Paradise

Day 5 · Bulawayo , Burkes Paradise

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   Cecil Rhode's Burial Place

   2 hours Admission included

   On the 26 March, 1902 at the age of 49 Cecil John Rhodes died in Muizenberg, Cape Town. Despite the fact that the Boer War still raged, his body was sent on an epic railway journey through war-torn South Africa to Rhodesia to be laid to rest at this spot.

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   Matobo Hills

   3 hours Admission included

   Tracking Rhinos

Burkes Paradise

Day 6 · Great Zimbabwe Ruins ,Norma Jeane's Lake View Resort,

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   Great Zimbabwe National Monument

   2 hours Admission included

   Once Zimbabwe’s capital, the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe is the biggest and most significant stone archaeological complex in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also one of its oldest – thought to date back to the 11th century and second only to South Africa’s Mapungwe. Composed entirely of rectangular granite blocks stacked on top of one another without the use of mortar, the walls and towers of the city measure up to 12 metres in places, and, unsurprisingly, Great Zimbabwe was designated a World Heritage Site in 1986. Visitors can look forward to wandering through these ancient stone structures and immersing themselves in the history of this important heritage site.

Norma Jeane's Lake View Resort,

Day 7 · Gonarezhou National Park, Chipinda Pools Camp

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   Gonarezhou National Park

   2 hours Admission included

   The riverine fringe provides excellent birding and with some luck, one might get a sighting of one of the resident Pel’s Fishing Owls. Game in the vicinity of the camp is extremely relaxed with groups of nyala, kudu, impala and elephant happily passing through camp.

Chipinda Pools Camp

Day 8 · Gonarezhou National Park , Chipinda Pools Camp,

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   Gonarezhou National Park

   2 hours

   Gonarezhou meaning ‘a place of elephants’, is Zimbabwe’s second-largest national park and home to over 10 000 elephants. The park extends across a vast area of floodplains, baobab-dotted scrubland, mopane woodland and pale orange sandstone cliffs. It is home to 4 of Africa’s ‘Big Five’ – elephant, leopard, lion and buffalo – as well as a multiplicity of other animal and bird species.

Chipinda Pools Camp,

Day 9 · Eastern Highlands ,Musangano Lodge,

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   Vumba Botanical Gardens and Reserve

   Passing by

   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

Musangano Lodge,

Day 10 · Eastern Highlands, Musangano Lodge,

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   Vumba Botanical Gardens and Reserve

   2 hours Admission included

   The well-wooded park includes 159 hectares of landscaped gardens built around perennial streams which form a small lake. A network of footpaths that enable visitors to explore the interior of the Botanical Reserve has been opened. The reserve is well endowed with indigenous orchids and ferns and strategically positioned flower beds are encountered as one leisurely takes stock of the Gardens. Birdlife is also abundant here.

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   Vumba Botanical Gardens and Reserve

   2 hours Admission included

   Scenic drive in Vumba

Musangano Lodge,

Day 11 · Nyanga National Park

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   Nyanga

   2 hours

   Trout Fisheries, Pit Structures and Museum

Mare Caravan Park Campsites,

Day 12 · Harare

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   Harare Province

   2 hours

   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

Bronte Garden Hotel

Day 13 · Harare

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   Harare Province

   Passing by

   End of itinerary