Overview

This Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park 7 Days 6 Nights tour is all about big water, big game and small intimate lodge accommodation. Experience the rumble of Africa’s main attraction – the mighty Victoria Falls, then fly into Hwange National Park where the elephants are the stars of the show.

Explore and experience the power of the mighty Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls is not only one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World; it is also an official World Heritage Site and one of the world’s most impressive waterfalls. Defined as the world’s biggest waterfall when measured by the sheer volume of falling water, Mosi-oa-Tunya has thrilled people for centuries. You will experience it almost exactly as ancient tribes did since there is very little building or development around the falls. This unspoilt beauty is what makes the experience so special: you easily imagine what it was like for those explorers seeing it for the first time.

Hwange is arguably one of Africa’s very best game-viewing destinations. As home to one of the largest elephant herds in the whole of Africa, it should come as no surprise that it is also the largest (and oldest) national park in Zimbabwe. This massive park and its creatures can be explored on foot, on horseback, or on a game drive. Hwange has an impressive range of wildlife – lion, leopard, rhino, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, gemsbok, hyena, wild dog, and more.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrive in Victoria Falls, Ilala Lodge

On arrival at the Victoria Falls International Airport, you are met and transferred by road to your hotel in the town of Victoria Falls. Ilala Lodge offers distinguished yet affordable accommodation in a gracious and secluded ambiance. The decor evokes a bygone era of adventure and the quest of discovery in Africa. This small hotel is ideally situated and is the closest to the Victoria Falls as well as the town centre. Once you have settled in, the afternoon is at leisure to explore the town of Victoria Falls or enjoy leisure and relaxing time around the swimming pool.

Late afternoon enjoy a legendary Zimbabwean sunset from the comfort of the elegant Ra-Ikane river cruisers. Once you are back at the hotel freshen up for dinner at the lodge.

Overnight: Ilala Lodge, Victoria Falls

Days 2 – 3 – Victoria Falls, Ilala Lodge

Enjoy a morning tour of the falls followed by lunch at the Lookout Café, which is perched 120meters (400 feet) above the turbulent rapids of the Zambezi River. The café overhangs the spectacular chasm of the Batoka Gorge, just down from the iconic Victoria Falls Bridge, which forms part of its backdrop. (Note: a 2 night’s stay in the Chobe National Park can be added to this itinerary before or after the Victoria Falls visit). Take in a day trip for a game drive to the Chobe National Park.

Enjoy dinner can be enjoyed at the spectacular The Boma, located at one of the nearby hotels. This evening of non-stop entertainment includes performances by traditional singers, dancers and drummers, face painting and a four-course dinner featuring local cuisine. The grand finale is an interactive drumming show, giving you the chance to discover your inner African rhythm! There is also a good list of beverages available, including wine and beer.

Overnight: Ilala Lodge, Victoria Falls

Days 4 – 6 – Victoria Falls to Hwange National Park, Camp Hwange

This morning you can enjoy a leisurely breakfast before you transfer by road to your Luxury Camp in the Hwange National Park. Arriving at your lodge in the early afternoon, you are assisted to your room for your 3-night stay. You have time to settle in and enjoy a late snack at your lodge. Depending on your arrival time, you may decide to have the afternoon at leisure or embark on a memorable afternoon game drive in the Hwange National Park before arriving back at your lodge.

Guests can observe passing game from the comfort of their chalet, relax at the restaurant and lounge, or enjoy a nightcap around the campfire set against the backdrop of a waterhole and tree-dotted savannah. Each chalet offers wrap-around windows, Enjoy the best of both worlds with vehicle and walking safaris and get in touch with the more easily-overlooked inhabitants of this vast tract of African landscape.

Hwange National Park is a dedicated nature “nirvana” consisting of 14,651 unfenced square kilometres (900 miles) in the west of Zimbabwe. The Park extends westward to link with the Kasane Forest and Chobe region of neighbouring Botswana. This glorious National Park rightfully boasts the highest concentration of wildlife species (mammals, birds, reptiles & insects) of any safari region in Africa. Hwange National Park has earned a world-wide reputation for its large herds of resident buffalo, its predators & more especially so, huge numbers of African elephant. Dinner is served in the early evening under the African Sky.

Overnight: Camp Hwange, Hwange National Park

Day 7: Camp Hwange – Johannesburg – Last Day

Today you bid farewell to this natural “nirvana” and transfer by road to the Victoria Falls International Airport. Here, you connect with your onward Journey or your International flight home.

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