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Day 01 // Airport to hotel transfer

  On arrival at the Harare airport, you will be met by a TSZ representative and transferred to Rainbow Towers where an escort will assist with check in.


Rainbow Towers

  Rainbow Towers is a luxurious five star hotel situated in Zimbabwe’s Capital City, 17km from the Airport and 1km from the centre of town. It is sited in a spectacular garden setting with free and fully secured parking. An executive floor catering exclusively for the business traveler. A private lounge for check-in, complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails. Each room is fitted with a modern and private line for a fax machine, which is available on request.


Harare City Tour.

Harare is truly one of Africa’s really special cities. wide lined streets,
A near perfect climate and friendly atmosphere make it a lovely place to
Explore. The tour includes historic buildings in the city, The Queen Victoria Museum, the National Archives, the Reserve Bank building And Mbare Craft market.


Day 02 // Transfer from Harare to Masvingo Overnight Lodge At The Ancient City – All-inclusive Lodge At The Ancient City

  Become a king for the day at the spectacular Lodge at the Ancient City, where the architecture captures the essence of the ruined city itself. The Lodge has been built around a granite outcrop with views across a valley of Msasa trees towards the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe. The Lodge integrates the natural trees and boulders of the site with dry stonewalling and soaring thatch structures.
Accommodation for 48 guests is in lodges with en suite bathrooms and furnishings that evoke the royal dwellings of African legend. Soft mbira music at dusk, firelight and warm hospitality recreates an ambience where time stands still. The stone and thatch lounge and bar is set high upon a granite outcrop with huge boulders forming an integral part of the overall architecture. The building offers views of the Great Enclosure. Meals are enjoyed in a thatched dining hall or open-air summerhouse depending on the weather.
Expert historical guides take guests on tours of the ancient capital. The origins, architecture, trading routes, social and religious practices and the ultimate mysterious decline of the city are all discussed.


Day 03 // Morning and afternoon Great Zimbabwe Tour

Visit and explore the ruins of Great Zimbabwe with an expert guide. The Ruined city of Great Zimbabwe is the largest and most significant ancient Monument south of the Sahara.

The guided tour takes you through the Acropolis situated on a hill, Great Enclosure that is about 250 metres in Diameter, with double walls up to 11 metres high and, the Conical Tower, And some smaller towers and many lesser enclosures linked by sunken Passageways and walls.

You will be amazed at the construction, built Entirely without mortar, of a million stones, each balancing upon the next In a feat of skill that is hard to imagine today. You will also enjoy the
Scenic drives, walks and boat cruise on lake Mutirikwi. Overnight Lodge At The Ancient City – All-inclusive


Day 04 // Transfer from Masvingo to Bulawayo Overnight Matobo Lodge: All inclusive - Matobo Hills Lodge

 

Matobo Hills Lodge is situated in a private game
Reserve bordering on Matopos National Park,
50km from Bulawayo. Cecil Rhodes was laid to
Rest on the crest of the 'Hill of Benevolent Spirits'. Landscaped into the rocks on a granite ridge, Matobo Hills Lodge offers views across the wild Maleme Valley and Mount Ififi. Raised always, Shady gardens and a swimming pool built into a natural cleft in the rock provide A picturesque setting.

There are seventeen lodges, all of which have en suite bathrooms. Meals are taken in a thatched dining room or open-air gazebo depending on the weather. Wide ranges of activities are available, designed to introduce guests to many facets of the Matobo Hills. Drives to areas of scenic and historical interest include visits to many of the famous painted caves and to the sites where the Matabele armies and the white settlers clashed during the uprising of 1896.

A popular choice is a visit to the communal areas where the local Ndebele and Kalanga people continue to live their traditional life, mixing past beliefs and lifestyles with modern ideas and attitudes.

 

Day 05 // Game activities

Delicate Stone Age paintings adorn the walls of silent caves, whilst the rhinoceros, giraffe, white rhinoceros and zebra wander the ancient valleys. Game drives into Matobo National Park in search of zebra, giraffe, leopard, white rhino and antelope are done in open vehicles by staff trained guides.
Overnight Matobo Hills Lodge – All-inclusive

 

Day 06 // Transfer from Bulawayo to HwangeOvernight Sikumi Tree Lodge - Sikumi Tree Lodge

 

Sikumi Tree Lodge: Hwange
Sikumi Tree Lodge is situated just outside of Hwange National Park overlooking a waterpan. Accommodation is in thatched tree houses in a grove of Acacia and Mangwe Trees.

 

Day 07 // Game activities

Hwange, Zimbabwe’s largest National park, is 14,600 square kilometers of unspoiled wilderness. Affectionately referred to by many as a “ wildlife wonderland “ Hwange National Park is home to 107 species of animals and over 400 species of birds. It supports a large number of rhino, antelope, buffalo, zebra and giraffe, some of which are a veritable feast for the big cats and scavengers who roam the area in a ceaseless search for prey.

It is also one of the world’s largest elephant sanctuaries – elephant can be seen in herds of one hundred or more, following the ancient migration routes from one waterhole to the next. During the morning and afternoon game drives into the reserve you might See the lion, leopard, kudu, and wildebeest amongst a huge variety of Wildlife.

 

Day 08 // Transfer from Sikumi to Victoria Falls - Sunset Cruise

 

In the afternoon, take a Sundowner Cruise down the Zambezi River. There is no better way to end the day than to watch an African Sun slip down the horizon, while sipping drinks and enjoying light snacks.

Birds, hippos and crocodiles are abound in their natural habitat. Overnight Hotel Mercure Azambezi: Bed and breakfast

Hotel Mercure Azambezi

 

Built under traditional grass thatch, nestling on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, the Hotel Mercure A’ Zambezi affords the guests the perfect retreat to relax and unwind whilst enjoying the tranquil ambience and renowned services.

The hotel also invites you to experience the Amulonga restaurant - an authentic African open-air thatched roof restaurant on the edge of the Zambezi river.

 

Day 09 // Morning guided falls tour - Guided Tour of The Falls

 

Firstly the stop at the “Big Tree”, ancient Baobab some 16 meters in girth, kicks off the tour with an explanation of the geology of the Victoria Falls.

From the Livingstone View to the Devil’s Cataract, on to the Main Falls, past the Rainbow Falls and to the Danger Point, participants walk the full length of the Falls through the Rainforest, where they may catch a glimpse of bushbuck and other wildlife.

Elephant Ride

 

The tours are designed to combine interaction with the elephant, education as well as riding an elephant through the Nakavango estate with its abundance of wildlife.

The Estate is located approximately 10 km from Victoria Falls and is not fenced allowing the free movement of game, being bordered by the National park and Forestry Commission lands.

The Nakavango Estate is abundant in both bird and animal life. Although game sighting cannot be guaranteed, there is a good chance of seeing buffalo, kudu, bushbuck, impala, elephant, waterbuck and other species of wildlife as well as a variety of birds.

 

Day 010 // Transfer from Victoria Falls to Botswana - Overnight Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge: All inclusive - Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge

 

Spectacularly sited on the banks of the Chobe River, Mowana Safari Lodge stands at a point where four countries meet. The lodge is situated in its own estate three-km from the centre of Kasane village and eight km from the Chobe National Park.

All 108 air-conditioned rooms have en-suite bathrooms and are furnished in an ethnic style, designed to blend in with the surrounding, natural ambience of Africa.

Each room boasts its own balcony and river view. Mowana's reception area nestles around the massive trunk of a Baobab whilst the resident's lounge and Savuti Cocktail bar overlook the river. Between the main building and the river are the swimming pool, poolside bar and coffee shop.

Dinner and breakfast are taken in the Serondella Restaurant. Activities include gameviewing by 4x4 open-air safari vehicles into Chobe National Park and by motor boats on the Chobe River.

 

Day 011 // Game activities
Overnight Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge: All inclusive

 

Day 012 // Transfer from Botswana to Victoria Falls airport

 

 

 

 

QUOTE

Date   Service
 
Harare airport to Rainbow Towers
Harare city tour
Overnight Rainbow Towers: bed and breakfast
DAY 01
 
DAY 02  
Transfer from Harare to Masvingo
Overnight Lodge At The Ancient City – All inclusive
 
DAY 03  
Overnight Lodge At The Ancient City – All inclusive
 
DAY 04  
Transfer from Masvingo to Bulawayo
Overnight Matobo Lodge: All inclusive
 
DAY 05  
Game activities
Overnight Matobo Hills Lodge – All inclusive
 
DAY 06  
Transfer from Matobo Hills Lodge to Hwange
Overnight Sikumi Tree Lodge – All inclusive
 
DAY 07  
Game activities
Overnight Sikumi Tree Lodge: All inclusive
 
DAY 08  
Transfer from Hwange to Victoria Falls
Overnight Hotel Mercure Azambezi – bed and breakfast
 
DAY 09  
Guided falls tour
Elephant ride
Overnight Hotel Mercure Azambezi: bed and breakfast
 
DAY 010  
Transfer from Victoria Falls to Botswana
Overnight Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge: All inclusive (Park fees excluded)
 
DAY 011  
Game activities
Overnight Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge: All inclusive (park fees excluded)
 
DAY 012  
Transfer from Mowana to Victoria Falls airport
 

Total price per person €. 2.056
Single room supp: €. 755

INCLUSIONS:
Hotel/airport porterage
Park entry fees
Touring with professional guide
Insurance


EXCLUSIONS:
Airport departure tax
All items of purely personal nature
All items not mentioned above
Visas

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29 – 07 days prior to departure 50% of total cost
07 or less days before commencement 100% of total cost
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