8 days tour

8 Days Nature Tour Itinerary For Botswana & Zimbabwe: Encou

$ 2,800 .00 USD

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8 Days Nature Tour Itinerary For  Botswana & Zimbabwe: Encou

This tour includes:

Meals

All 3 Meals

Guide

Professional Zimbabwean Guide

Transport

All tranfers inclusive

Others

Booked tours & activities according to the itinerary. Transfers Park Museum Entry fees Transportation during the tour. Guide.

Accommodation

Bed and breakfast basis

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Itinerary of your trip 8 Days Nature Tour Itinerary For Botswana & Zimbabwe: Encou

  • Day 1 Day 1: Antelope Park
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Antelope Park

      Arrival in Bulawayo and transfer by road to Antelope Park in Gweru.


      In the afternoon, go for an elephant ride.


      Dinner & overnight at the lodge.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Great Zimbabwe
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Great Zimbabwe

      Early morning, depart for a lion encounter where clients are taken for a tour of the lion breeding project.


      We come back for breakfast, followed by check out and departure for Great Zimbabwe. The route will take clients through the scenic Boterekwa Pass, part of the Great Dyke where most minerals are found.


      Stop for lunch and then, drive to Great Zimbabwe followed by a guided tour of the ruins taking clients through the Hill Complex, Valley Complex, Great Enclosure and the museum.


      After the tour, clients will be taken to Lodge at ancient city.  


      Dinner & overnight at LATC.



  • Day 3 Day 3: Chiphangali Wildlife
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Chiphangali Wildlife

      Breakfast at the lodge followed by check out and departure for Bulawayo with en route stop at the market. The route will take clients through the gold mining town of Mashava, asbestos and platinum mining town of Zvishavane and the dotted gold and emerald mines along the way.


      A brief stop will be done at the Chiphangali wildlife orphanage. Lunch, followed by a tour of the city covering the Joshua Nkomo Statue, township, railway museum, Khami ruins drive past other historic sites in the surroundings.


      Dinner & overnight at Jacana lodge.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Rhino Game Drive
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Rhino Game Drive

      Breakfast at the lodge followed by check out and departure for a full day tour of Matopos covering the Rhino walk, game park, caves, paintings &  the burial place for Cecil John Rhodes and his men.


      Picnic lunch will be served in the park. After the tour, clients are taken to the Big Cave lodge.


      Dinner will be at the lodge and clients will get the opportunity to discuss and reflect on their tour so far with their guide during dinner.


      Overnight at the lodge.



  • Day 5 Day 5: Big 5 Safari
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Big 5 Safari

      Breakfast at the lodge followed by check out and departure for Hwange National Park, the biggest game park in Zimbabwe and home to the big five and over 400 species of bird, an area rich in natural resources like natural gas, coal, huge teak forests and the rare painted dog. On arrival, clients will check in at the Sable Sands lodge.


      Lunch will be served at the lodge and clients will be at leisure until departure for a game drive in the private game park at 1600hrs. The drive will take clients into the Sikumi forest until 1930hrs. Hence, it will be a combination of a day and night drive where some nocturnal birds and animal species can be spotted.


      Buffet dinner by the campfire will be served at 2000hrs.


      Overnight at Sable Sands lodge.

  • Day 6 Day 6: The Might Waterfalls
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: The Might Waterfalls

      Early morning wake up call followed by tea and coffee and departure for a dawn patrol in search of game and other species. Clients will return at the lodge at 0830hrs followed by breakfast, check out and departure for Victoria Falls with en route stops at the local villages and pass through the biggest coal mining and processing town of Hwange.


      On arrival, clients will be taken on the tour to Victoria Falls and big tree. Clients will visit different attractions such as the David Livingstone Statue, Devils Cataract, Main Falls, Horseshoe, armchair, rainbow falls, eastern cataract, and the view of the historic Victoria Falls bridge spanning over the great Zambezi River connection Zimbabwe and Zambia. It is at this bridge where clients will get the opportunity to see the 111metres bungee jumping.


      We end the tour by driving through the scenic Zambezi drive and stop at the famous big tree, the oldest and biggest tree in the area aged over 1200 years and pass through the art & crafts market. Clients will be taken for check in at the Cresta Sprayview Hotel.


      Dinner & overnight at the hotel.



  • Day 7 Day 7: Chobe Safari
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Chobe Safari

      Breakfast at the hotel followed by departure for Chobe National Park in Botswana (passports needed). We will drive for 50minutes through the Victoria Falls National Park with chances of spotting some game en route to the border.


      On arrival, clients will be taken for immigration and customs formalities and transfer to Botswana. We start game viewing in a boat along the Chobe river. This park has a very big game concentration, particularly elephants due to its smaller size and the concentrated water points along the river.


      Clients will be taken to a local lodge for lunch followed by departure for game viewing in an open vehicle. We will return to the border at around 1630 hrs and we will drive back to Victoria Falls.


      Clients will get the opportunity to freshen up before we depart for dinner at the Victoria Falls hotel or Mama Africa.


      Overnight at Cresta Sprayview hotel / similar.



  • Day 8 Day 8: Helicopter
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Helicopter

      Breakfast at the hotel and the morning at leisure with options such as helicopter flights, tram ride, bridge tour, elephant ride, lion encounter, crocodile farm tour followed by transfer to Victoria Falls airport for return flights. 

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 4 / Max: 93

Age range allowed for this experience.

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