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Zimbabwe Tour: Harare + Masvingo + Bulawayo + Matopos + Hwange + Victoria Falls

Grand Zimbabwe - Private Guide

12 NIGHTS FROM:

$5,223

Per person sharing

Scheduled flights quoted separately

ZPB12B

• Grand Zimbabwe Tour

• Harare

• Eastern Highlands

• Masvingo

• Great Zimbabwe Ruins

• Bulawayo

• Matopos National Park

• Hwange Game Reserve

• Victoria Falls

• Zambezi Cruise

This privately guided Grand Zimbabwe tour travels from the capital city of Harare to the beautiful Eastern Highlands, Masvingo & the Great Zimbabwe Ruins, the city of Bulawayo & spectacular Matopos National Park. Then enjoy the wildlife on safari in Hwange Game Reserve & visit the thundering Victoria Falls. English speaking guide, all transfers & specified sightseeing included.

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Day 1

You will be met at Harare Airport and transferred to your hotel in the bustling capital city of Zimbabwe.

Check in and relax under warm blue African skies.

Day 2

We leave Harare this morning and drive 4-hours through farmlands and rocky outcrops to the magnificent mountains of the Eastern Highlands, also know as "Little England".

Mount Inyangani is the tallest mountain in Zimbabwe and is shrouded in local folklore. Check into your hotel, settle in and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Day 3

At leisure to explore with your guide the beautiful Eastern Highlands, with its many walking and hiking trails.

Other optional activities available in the region include horse riding, golf and trout fishing.

Day 4

We leave the Eastern Highlands today and travel 4-hours to Masvingo (formerly know as Fort Victoria) - the gateway to the famous Great Zimbabwe Ruins, the remnants of a great African civilization.

Dating from around the 11th century, these iron-age ruins have been the source of much speculation over the years. Built entirely from stone, without any mortar, the site covers over 1,800 acres (7 square km). Some of the walls are up to 5 metres high and are still standing after so many centuries. Eight carved birds were also found here, an image of which can be seen on the Zimbabwean flag.

Day 5

Today enjoy a guided tour of the historic Great Zimbabwe Ruins.

This huge fortress once housed over 25,000 citizens and engaged in silver and gold mining, as well as trading as far afield as China. View the Acropolis, the Great Enclosure and the Conical Tower, as well as many other structures in these impressive ruins that are the largest and oldest in Southern Africa, and are second only to the Egyptian pyramids in Africa.

Day 6

This morning we leave Great Zimbabwe and drive 4.5-hours to the dramatic Matopos National Park.

The spectacular Matobo (meaning 'bald head') Hills are a range of granitic domes, spires and balancing rock formations, that have been hewn out of the solid granite plateau through millions of years of erosion. Mzilikazi, the great Ndebele king who named this place, is buried here. It is also the home of the legendary Umlimo Rain Goddess.

Explore on foot these magnificent granite hills that are a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here you can visit the final resting place of the diamond mining magnate and arch-imperialist, Cecil John Rhodes, whose grave at the summit of Malindidzimu – ‘the hill of benevolent spirits’ (or World's View) – is carved out of solid granite and surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of boulders. You can also visit one of the more accessible ancient San Bushman cave paintings.

Day 7

At leisure to explore more of the magnificent granite hills of Matopos National Park.

You can enjoy optional guided walks, game drives, rhino tracking and cycling, or visit a local village (pay locally). You may see black rhino and plains game, but this area is particularly famous for its dense concentration of birds of prey, including black eagles.

Day 8

Today we leave Matopos and travel 4-hours to Hwange National Park, the largest game park in Zimbabwe, where your guide will drop you off at your safari lodge at the end of your tour.

Check in and relax in this remote wildlife area before enjoying a thrilling safari drive in an open top game vehicle, accompanied by a lodge ranger. With over 100 different species of mammals, including huge herds of elephants and many predators, a marvellous wildlife experience is guaranteed. The bird life is also outstanding.

Day 9

Today is devoted to game viewing in Hwange National Park, which is the size of Belgium.

Rise early to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as you enjoy a thrilling shared open top game drive in Hwange National Park with your ranger. Covering a vast area of over 5,600 square miles (14,600 square kilometres) and in close proximity to the arid Kalahari desert, this remote wildlife sanctuary is renowned for its enormous population of elephants, as well as vast herds of buffalo, zebra and giraffe. It is home to many predators including lions, hyena and endangered wild dogs which are thriving in the region.

The rest of the morning is free to relax at your lodge, before setting out again in the late afternoon for another game drive. Enjoy another spectacular African sunset and relax around an open fire, before dining under the stars.

Day 10

This morning leave Hwange National Park on your shared 2.5 to 4.5-hour transfer (depending on the location of your lodge) to Victoria Falls on the mighty Zambezi River.

Located in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), where the borders of five African countries converge, the sheer scale of this vast international conservation project is difficult to comprehend. It encompasses a bewildering range of experiences, ranging from the mighty Victoria Falls to the lifeforce of the region, the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers.

Check into your hotel and relax, whilst you catch your first glimpses of the magnificent Smoke That Thunders first discovered by Dr. David Livingstone and still one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. The flow of water over the Victoria Falls is greatest during the wet months (February to June) but the falls are a magnificent sight at any time of year.

Day 11

Today we recommend exploring on foot the mighty Victoria Falls and its rainforests, which offer magnificent views.

Afterwards you may wish to visit Elephants Walk, a small crafts complex where you can see talented local artists and sculptors at work and support them by buying one of their items. Alternatively you can participate in various optional activities, such as a helicopter flight over the falls.

In the late afternoon we recommend an optional cruise on the Zambezi River where you may see hippos, crocodiles and abundant birdlife.

Note: Take light rainwear for use when the falls are full.

Day 12

At leisure to explore the town of Victoria Falls on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River.

Many optional activities are available in this small town, where adrenalin seekers come to participate in adventure activities such as canoeing down the Zambezi River, white water rafting in the turbulent gorge below the falls (grade 5), abseiling and bungee jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge.

You can also enjoy optional game drives in Zambezi National Park, or a traditional 'boma' dinner with African drumming.

Day 13

Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport for your flight home.

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