You will be collected for your full day trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana. A 1 hour drive to the border where you will disembark and clear immigration out of Zimbabwe a 2 minute walk through the Border and you will be met by your Botswana Guide. A short drive to the Botswana Border where you once again disembark and clear immigration into Botswana. A 20 minute drive to Chobe Safari Lodge where your Safari will begin. Chobe National Park is one of the greatest game reserves in southern Africa and famous for the number of elephant that live there. The Chobe River flows lazily through the Caprivi flood plains and provides a haven for huge herds of buffalo and elephant, zebra, wildebeest, lechwe and impala which are followed closely by predators including lion, hyena, the elusive leopard and the odd pack of the now rare wild dog. The bird life in particular is exceptional.
The Safari starts with a morning game viewing cruise on the Chobe River with tea, coffee, drinks and light snacks being served on board. Large flocks of birds, big pods of hippo and very large crocodiles are all around. After disembarking, lunch is then taken at the Chobe Safari Lodge, which overlooks the Chobe River and the flood plains beyond. In the afternoon, open safari vehicles are used for a game drive into the park. The game drive meanders its way back to Customs and Immigration, before crossing the border and then transferring back to Victoria Falls at approximately 18:30.
Victoria Falls, a natural phenomenon and one of the seven natural Wonders of the World, is an immense curtain of water cascading over a 100m drop. A Victoria Falls tour will leave you in awe of nature’s most spectacular creation. No trip to Zimbabwe is complete without visiting The Waters that Thunder, first discovered by David Livingstone in 1855. Complete your African adventure by visiting the waterfall which you can view from a range of angles, including: Devils Cataract, Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls and Eastern Cataract.
This magnificent body of water is also dotted with small islands including Livingstone Island which is where David Livingstone first sighted the Falls. The life-giving Zambezi also sustains a rain forest at the base of the Falls, which is created by the spray from the falls and is home to rare plant species unique to this area of Zimbabwe and Zambia. A trip exploring this awe-inspiring wonder is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will leave you changed.
To put the Victoria Falls into true perspective, they must really be seen from the air. The sheer size and grandeur of the spectacle becomes clear when viewed from above. The huge Zambezi River flowing slowly south with hippos and crocodiles clearly visible in the shallow waters, elephant quietly browsing on bright green islands as the water spreads across the full width of a great rent in the earth before crashing over the lip in a burst of spray and then squeezing into a narrow, foaming, blast of water rushing down the zig zag funnel of the gorges. An unrivalled view of the Victoria Falls and surrounding National Parks area“…scenes so lovely, must have been gazed upon by Angels in their Flight”.
Take some time out to spend the day exploring Chobe National Park which straddles Zimbabwe and Botswana and is flooded by the Zambezi during the rainy season. Come and enjoy the abundance of wildlife and birds that reside in this exquisite national park.
You will be collected from your Victoria Falls accommodation early in the morning from where you will be transferred to the border. This is a unique border post where the countries of Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia meet in the middle of the river.
Begin your day with a boat cruise on the banks of the magnificent Chobe River; from here you can do some of the best game viewing as animals come to the water for an early morning drink. Some highlights of this trip include sightings of elephant herds coming to the river to bath, buffalo and the high probability of sighting lions.
After lunch, which is included in the tour, you will be taken into the park using a 4×4 safari vehicle, essential for the sandy dirt roads that comprise the park. At the end of the day, which draws to a close at approximately 4pm, you will be transferred back to your Victoria Falls accommodation.
Enjoy a 3 course meal on the mighty Zambezi river boat cruise. Guests are picked up from their hotel /lodge in Victoria Falls and transferred to the Khanondo jetty. On arrival guests are welcomed onto the boat by our captain and given a safety briefing and a brief history of the river on the outset of the trip. You then cruise on the mighty Zambezi River downstream towards the falls down to Palm Island and then up the Zambezi to catch the spectacular african sunset.
Your buffet dinner start just after the sunset and all dietary requirements are catered for as long as a request have been made upon booking. A full open local bar and spirits is served to all clients during the course of the cruise. If you are lucky you might have a chance to see some game that is hippos, crocodiles, water bucks and sometime elephants swimming. After dinner guests will then be taken back to their respective hotels.
You will be collected from your hotel for a 20 minute drive to rural village near Victoria Falls town where you are given the opportunity to interact with local villagers going about their daily tasks. The tour enables the client to see rural life first hand; visiting rural homes, watching their fields being tended and possibly getting the chance to help in some of the day-to-day chores.
A visit to Zambezi National Park is one of the must-do activities in Victoria Falls and gives you the opportunity to see most members of the Big Five, in particular the mighty elephants which grace this area. This area is prolific with wildlife, and other game you will spot includes impala, buffalo, giraffe, warthog and kudu which are found in large numbers in this park.
This African game drive lasts approximately three hours, giving you the opportunity to see a wide variety of animals as well as birds and plants that are exclusive to and synonymous with this magnificent game park.
Please remember to organize a packed breakfast from your hotel. You will be collected from your Hotel reception for your day trip to Hwange National Park. A 2 hour drive which takes you through the small town of Hwange, and an area of rural Africa with villages and fields dotted about the landscape. On arrival at Hwange Safari Lodge you will transfer to an open Game Viewing vehicle for your picnic day trip into the Park.
Hwange is one of the largest Parks in Africa and is home to the last great free ranging Elephant populations which move between Hwange and Chobe in Botswana. The park is also home to over 103 other large Mammal species and over 300 species of birds.
Your visit to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe is incomplete without the pleasure and thrill of taking part in our fishing safaris. Our experienced Captains/Guides will take you on a cruise along the (upper) Mighty ZAMBEZI river to the best fishing spots where you can try skill/luck at landing the mighty tiger fish and any of the many different fish species that inhabit these waters. You will be served with finger snacks and light refreshments during the 3 hour fishing cruise.
A visit to Zambezi National Park is one of the must-do activities in Victoria Falls and gives you the opportunity to see most members of the Big Five, in particular the mighty elephants which grace this area. Have a chance to enjoy a double activity both a land 4 x 4 game drive and lunch cruise on the mighty zambezi river.
This area is prolific with wildlife, and other game you will spot includes impala, buffalo, giraffe, warthog and kudu which are found in large numbers in this park. This African game drive lasts approximately Six hours, giving you the opportunity to see a wide variety of animals as well as birds and plants that are exclusive to and synonymous with this magnificent game park, finish your drive with a 2hours Lunch cruise on the upper and calmer part of the Zambezi river, with luck you might also spott some game during the cruise.