18 Days- Magical Zimbabwe Safari
N$ 71124 per person sharing
TOUR DESCRIPTION
Shumba Safaris serves as an adventure of confidence that which is proudly aimed at clientele satisfaction on connecting Africa to explore with our esteemed clients. We travel an exciting route through Harare City, then our next destination would be Nyanga National Park where we shall experience the lush grass plains in the highlands with rolling hills and landscape filled rocky faster flowing streams. Our travel excursions stretches safari vehicle motion to the heart of Tea& Coffee plantations, Vumba Mountains in Mutare through which a scenic drive cannot pass without a stop-over for an amazing nature best photographic shoot. Our next travel destination would be Great Zimbabwe ruins popularly known for freely layered stones by the Gokomere tribe. Then our last destination would be Victoria Falls where we witness a gigantic curtain of millions of gallons fall against the basalt rock with a returned splash, whilst you are standing at 111 metres from the drop point. This travel trip is a full board and accommodated on a middle budget safari where enthusiastic travellers would prefer an upclose nature with little spending, but great exciting memories in return. Our consultant and travel team can assist clients when they would prefer a camping or luxurious safari that will include a special discount package on an enhanced comfort and secured calmness.
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Day 1 Harare City
Starting in Harare City, we will pick up our clients at the Harare International Airport or they will be picked up at their pre-booked hotel. Our guide will give you a short briefing on the Ancient Falls big five safari tour. Afterwards we will then drive to Nyanga National Park where are going to have an experience on Nyanga Mountains which are the highest Mountains in Zimbabwe. Our stay would be pre-booked in lodge inside Nyanga National Park with great comfort and peaceful serenity.
Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 2 Nyanga National Park
After breakfast, we will adventure on the Nyanga Mountain peak that can also be reached between 1-3 hours of steady climbing depending with the chosen route. There are rivers such as Nyamuziwa River and Kairezi River who have got sources on Nyanga Mountains, although they got their tributary from Mazowe River that also received a tributary from Zambezi River. Some of the game we expect to see includes antelopes, impalas, wildlife perfectly adapted to Mountainous terrain, clawless otter and Inyangani River Frog including the sugarbush that is endemic to Nyanga Mountains. Our stay would be pre-booked at the lodge in the park with great comfort and peaceful serenity.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 3 & 4 Vumba Mountains
After breakfast, we have our morning game drive in the Nyanga National Park where we will have our sight-seeing and bird watching then we will drive to Mutare where we shall explore on the Vumba Mountains as popularly known as`` Mountains of the Mist``. This botanical paradise supports the life forms of rarest butterflies in the region and birders would experience the vast number of species that are found within the area. Some places of interests includes Manchester Gardens, Elim Mission Memorial and Prince of Wales view. Our stay would be pre-booked at the lodge in the park where we shall be relaxed with great comfort and calmness.
Breakfast x2, Lunch x2, Dinner x2
Day 5 Great Zimbabwe Ruins
After breakfast, we shall explore the tea and coffee plantations in Mutare where we shall enjoy interesting knowledge from our guide concerning the history of plantations and many more. Then afterwards we will drive to Great Zimbabwe Ruins where we shall own an adventure experience on the ancient city located in the south eastern hills of Zimbabwe. The ruins construction is believed to have started as early as the 11th century and lasted upto the 15th century when completion was done as such foresee piling up of stones to create a barrier wall that secured their lives of local people during war times. This craftsmanship resulted is development of three distinct groups to mention Hills Complex, Valley Complex and Great Enclosure. Our stay would be pre-booked at the hotel in the local town of Masvingo where we shall be served with great hospitality of local tribes.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 6 Matopo National Park
We will travel to the Matobo National Park where we shall have a game drive with an intimate natural wilderness environment and also known for a memorial grave of Cecil John Rhodes who was known for administering colony of Zimbabwe by the British apart from his vision to have railway line that could stretch from Cape to Cairo. Our stay would be pre-booked at the hotel in the park with secured parking, comfort and great hospitality.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 7 &8 Hwange National Park
After breakfast we will then drive to the Hwange National Park where the largest population of elephants adding upto 80000 individuals are located. The wilderness area is famously known for offering pure and natural game drives that are infused with the true African culture. Some of the game we expect to see include lions, endangered rhinos, antelopes and various bird species and fascinating landscapes that can hardly miss a best photographic shot. Our stay would be pre-booked at the lodge in the park with perfectly and naturally filled in calmness that facilitate an enhanced acclimatization.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 9 & 10 Victoria Falls
After breakfast and a morning game at Hwange National Park, we will drive to Victoria Falls where are going to enjoy a guided tour on the falls before we join a lunch cruise in the Zambezi River. Some of the optional activities available would be elephant back ride, lion walk, scenic flights and bunjee jumping alongside white water rafting as another adrenaline activity. We will have a boma dinner on the first night, then followed by a dinner cruise on the last night of our tour. Our guide will assist you with bookings for optional activities and share with you an insight knowledge about Victoria Falls and its surroundings. When clients would prefer to explore the majestic falls from Zambia side, it can be arranged at an extra little cost. Our stay would be pre-booked at N1 hotel or similar lodge with great standards and awesome comfort and calmness.
Breakfast x2, Lunch x2, Dinner x2
Day 11 Victoria Falls
After breakfast and early morning sight-seeing with capturing last photographic shots on wilderness flora and fauna, then we will drive from our hotel to the Lake Kariba where another adventure will await us. Our stay would be pre-booked at a hotel in Kariba.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 12 & 13 Kariba
After breakfast, we will pack our fishing gear then spend the full day on a fish tour in the upper and lower Zambezi where we expect the best fishing moments with an awesome larger catch to scope the award of best fishermen. We will also have short trip to the Island villages where we shall meet other local fishermen and their families, as they will share with us their local knowledge with the help of our guide who would assist with interpretations too. The fishing rods and gear can be hired from local stores at own cost and we will provide a cooler box that clients can fill with drinks of their own choice. When clients would want a braai for fish during our break at the lake shore, it can be arranged as breams tend to have a dry juicy and delicious taste when excellently done. Clients can also enjoy Township tour where they would visit various locations with our guide including the bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe which is known as the Kariba dam wall. We will return back to the hotel or self-catering guest house for our overnight stay with a calm comfort.
Breakfast x1, Packed Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 14 Matusadona
We will drive to Matusadona National Park where flat plains and rugged mountains play a major role in protecting variety life form bestowed in flora and fauna. When we arrive at the park in the afternoon, we would rest a little bit then we will have our afternoon game drive where we expect to see some game. Some of the game we expect to see includes elephants, Cape buffalo, waterbuck, common zebra and impala. The park is also beautified with wilderness atmosphere through much appreciation of pristine environments has been undisturbed for decades and decades since 1975 when it was declared a National Park. On the next day we will have a lazy morning as we would go for a full day game drive and exploration tour. Our stay would be pre-booked at the lodge in the park where we shall be served with amazing hospitality and friendly staff.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 15 Chizarira National Park
After breakfast, we will drive to Chizarira National Park, the third largest park in Zimbabwe and considered to be the most remote wilderness area in the country. Our afternoon would have short rest with bird watching or sight-seeing before we go for our scheduled game drive where we expect to see some game. One of the interesting facts to learn would be how Batonka ancestors named the place due to its great barrier features as imposed with Zambezi Escarpment formed with Chizarira Mountains and hills. Our wildlife experience will be amazingly hosted in the rugged terrain, rough mountains deeply surrounded by gorges and ravines. Some of the game we look forward to see during our full day game drive on the next day would also be more herds of antelopes, elephants, buffaloes and leopards among other various bird species. Our stay would be pre-booked at the lodge or chalets in the wilderness park with great served comfort and peaceful calmness.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 16 Mana Pools
After breakfast, we will drive to Mana Pools National Park that is located on the lower region of Zambezi River. The beauty of this park is explained with how dramatically flood plains are easily converted into a broad expanses of lakes during a good rainy season. We will arrive in time for lunch and will enjoy the wild delicious lunch, then afterwards we will relax a little bit more just before we head for our afternoon game drives in the pure wilderness and beautiful gravel roads. Our stay would be pre-booked at Mana Pools lodge with nature matching outlook where hospitality is served with African smiles.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 17 Chinhoyi Caves
Afterwards we will drive to Chinhoyi where we shall find the caves that is another historic place with amazing features of attraction. The local guide will share with fascinating and learn interesting facts on the various compartments in the cave area and how they were used as a shield during war times by former local people who were battling against the British colony. We will also visit the sacred pool that is believed to be connected with water from Lake Kariba on an underground tunnel. Our stay would be pre-booked at the Orange Groove hotel or similar lodge with a 3 star comfort and peaceful serenity.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 18 Harare Central
After breakfast and morning sight-seeing in the peaceful and calm area, then we will drive back to Harare where we are going to have an airport transfer for a flight back home or to a pre-booked accommodation of clientele choice.
