This tour covers two of the finest wildlife parks of the region (Hwange and Chobe National Park) and one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World—Victoria Falls. You will spend three days in Hwange National Park at a three-star safari lodge with all meals and game viewing activities, two days in Victoria Falls with local tours, and one day of game viewing in the Chobe National Park. This will be a private tour for most of the safari and we take solo travellers too.
Transfers to and from Hwange National Park, and to the Victoria Falls Airport at the end of the tour.
3-night accomkmodation at Hwange National Park (DBB) and 2 night at Victoria Falls (BB)
Game viewing activities in Hwange and Chobe National Parks
All activities in Victoria Falls - Guided Falls Tour, Sunset Boat Cruise on the Zambezi River, Dinner at the Boma Restaurant ETC
Services of local guides
Upon arrival, you will be picked up from Victoria Falls Airport and transferred to Hwange National Park, which is only an hour and a half away by car on tarred roads.
After check-in, we will embark on a late afternoon game drive in the Hwange Safari Lodge estate, which borders the Hwange National Park; no fences exist between the central park and this estate. This is a three-hour drive that extends well into the night, and there are good chances of encountering the big cats
Dinner and overnight at the Hwange Safari Lodge
After breakfast, your guide will pick you up for the full-day safari in the Hwange National Park using the Main Camp gate. Mineral water, soft drinks, picnic lunch, and lots of refreshments will be provided, and you will use any of the many viewing platforms that dot the park for lunches. We will be back at the lodge at around 16H00.
The elephants of Hwange are world-famous, and the Park's elephant population is one of the largest in the world. The park is home to over 65,000 elephants, who, in the dry season, dominate all the water points in the afternoons. Other animals that can be seen in the park include lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, buffaloes, impalas, kudus, sables, elands, waterbucks, zebras, giraffes, baboons, warthogs, and many more.
Dinner and overnight at the Hwange Safari Lodge.
Hwange provides a safari experience to rival the great parks of East Africa - the Serengeti and Masai Mara - but without the crowds. You will have another fun-filled day in the PArk –now looking for your favorite animal or bird and ignoring the other now-common species. On a good day, you may return to the lodge earlier as you will have seen all there is to be seen.
Dinner and overnight at the Hwange Safari Lodge.
After Breakfast, you will be transferred to Victoria Falls in air-conditioned vans – a two-hour trip.
After check-in, we head to the Victoria Falls waterfall, via the giant baobab tree for the guided tour. The walk on this 2 km stretch lasts for about two hours, and nothing prepares the visitor for the heart-stopping experience, the sight, the sound, the smell, and the humbling feeling that here is, without doubt, Nature`s Master Pierce. Raincoats, bottled water, and return transfers are included. We will pass by the Open Curio Markets for your souvenir shopping.
You will be transferred to the jetty for the relaxing Zambezi River sunset cruise, which starts at 16h00. Relax with a sun shower and snacks as you gaze out onto the banks of the river. Have your camera ready to capture one of the amazing sunsets in Africa. This is a two-hour boat trip with all drinks, snacks, and return transfers. Expect to be back at the Hotel at about 19`:00
Dinner will be at the award-winning Boma Restaurant with loads of traditional entertainment—traditional dancing, fortune telling, and drumming shows. Return transfers are included too! Your pick-up transfer to the dinner will be at 19h00.
Overnight at Elephant Hills Resort (or similar) B/B
You will be collected from your hotel at 07:30 for the full-day safari in the Chobe National Park of Botswana. You do not have to wait until we cross the border to enjoy the game viewing as you will drive through the Zambezi National Park for 70 km to the Botswana border.
The safari starts with a 3-hour boat cruise on the Chobe River - a highlight of the trip as lots of wildlife can be seen as they come down to the river for the morning drink. Buffet lunch will be at the four-star Chobe Safari Lodge, and after lunch, it will be time to take to the Park in custom-made 4x4 safari vehicles for the three-hour afternoon game drive. You will visit the upper Chobe part, which is inaccessible by boat. This is where you see the shy predators (lions, hyenas, leopards, etc.) and, at times, on their kills.
You will leave the park at about 16:30 for the drive back to Victoria Falls and expect to be back at the hotel at around 18:00
Overnight at Elephant Hills Resort (or similar) B/B.
This will be your last day in Victoria Falls, and Airport transfer times will depend on your flight times.
Depending on your flight schedule, you may also do one or two more optional Tours in the morning before leaving for the airport.
