13 Days Best Of Zimbabwe

Day 1: N1 Hotel Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

1. 2h · Admission ticket 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.

Day 2: Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

1. Victoria Falls
   2h
   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
2. Hwange National Park
   3h
   game drives (optional)

Day 3: Tuskers Campsite, Hwange National Park

1. Hwange National Park
   3h
   morning game drives

Day 4: Bulawayo, Burkes Paradise,

1. Bulawayo Province
   Pass by
   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

Day 5: Bulawayo , Burkes Paradise

1. Cecil Rhode's Burial Place
   2h · Admission ticket 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.
2. Matobo Hills
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Tracking Rhinos

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

1. Great Zimbabwe National Monument
   2h · Admission ticket 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.

Day 7: Gonarezhou National Park, Chipinda Pools Camp

1. Gonarezhou National Park
   2h · Admission ticket 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.

Day 8: Gonarezhou National Park , Chipinda Pools Camp,

1. Gonarezhou National Park
   2h
   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.

Day 9: Eastern Highlands ,Musangano Lodge,

1. Vumba Botanical Gardens and Reserve
   Pass by
   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

Day 10: Eastern Highlands, Musangano Lodge,

1. Vumba Botanical Gardens and Reserve
   2h · Admission ticket 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.
2. Vumba Botanical Gardens and Reserve
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Scenic drive in Vumba

Day 11: Nyanga National Park

1. Nyanga
   2h
   Trout Fisheries, Pit Structures and Museum

Day 12: Harare

1. Harare Province
   2h
   Afternoon at Leisure/Optional Activities

Day 13: Harare

1. Harare Province
   Pass by
   End of itinerary

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels