Belvedere Estate Johannesburg South Africa

Best of Zimbabwe Tour - 6 Days, 5 Nights

Embark on an epic adventure through Zimbabwe and discover its natural and ancient mysteries!

Victoria Falls, South Africa

Duration
6 Days 5 Nights

Max Group Size
20

Minimum Age
12 years

Languages
English and German

Meals
Included

Start & End Location
Victoria Falls to Johannesburg

What's Included

2 Crew
20 Passengers Max
Meals (5 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 5 Dinner)
All transport
Accommodation (two-person room or camping)
WHERE WE VISIT
Hwange National Park
Victoria Falls
Matopos National Park
Bulawayo
Great Zimbabwe Ruins
Johannesburg

What's Excluded

Items of a personal nature (snacks, alcohol, bottled water, soft drinks)
Entrance fees (associated with optional activities)
Souvenirs
Tips
Sleeping bag

What to Expect

Leave the rumble and adventure of Victoria Falls behind and journey south to Victoria Falls on this epic tour. Along the way, take a trip to Zimbabwe’s largest National Park, Hwange National Park, travel to Matopos National Park and check outthe Royal Palace of Great Zimbabwe!

Itinerary:

Day 1: Victoria Falls to Hwange National Park (dinner)
Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom - Hwange Main Camp
Camping: Campsite with shared washroom - Hwange Main Camp

This morning we leave the rumble and adventure of Victoria Falls behind us as we make the journey south to Hwange National Park. After lunch, we spend the afternoon exploring Hwange National Park in open game-viewing vehicles. Hwange is the largest of Zimbabwe’s national parks and offers excellent opportunities for viewing the diversity of wildlife that calls the park home. We return to camp this evening and enjoy dinner around our campfire.

*Please note that it is possible that your crew and truck will change today. Please report to the hotel reception to meet your crew for your 7.00 departure

Day 2: Hwange National Park (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom - Hwange Main Camp
Camping: Campsite with shared washroom - Hwange Main Camp

Home to the big 5, Hwange National Park also offers a wide variety of plains game and birdlife. It's safari time today!

You'll be collected from your accommodation in the morning and will spend the day game driving (in open 4x4 vehicles) through Hwange in search of the animals!

Day 3: Matopos National Park (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Accommodated: Two per room with shared washroom - Banff Lodge Hotel
Camping: Two per room with shared washroom - Banff Lodge Hotel

After breakfast, we continue south towards Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe.

Our afternoon will be spent exploring the Matopos National Park with a local guide. The park received recognition as a UNESCO natural World Heritage Site in 2003 and includes an intensive protection zone that is home to both Black and White Rhinoceros. Named after the Ndebele word “Matobo “, whose meaning “bald heads” refers to the rounded granite hills that surround it.

Later, we return to Bulawayo and our overnight stop for the night.

Day 4: Great Zimbabwe Ruins (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom - Norma Jeans Lake View Resort
Camping: Campsite with shared washroom - Norma Jeans Lake View Resort

Our journey today takes us to Masvingo and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. This afternoon we will enjoy a guided walking tour of this historic site.

Dating back to the Late Iron Age, this UNESCO World Heritage Site was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe. We take time this afternoon to marvel at the intricate stonework and experience the heritage of this monument to early Zimbabwean civilisation.

Day 5 - Tshipise (breakfast, dinner)
Accommodated: Two per Room with En-Suite Bathroom - Forever Tshipise Resort
Camping: Campsite with shared washroom - Forever Tshipise Resort

Leaving the sites of Zimbabwe behind we cross the Limpopo River and enter South Africa this afternoon. Our overnight stop allows us an
opportunity to end the day with a swim in the hot springs of Tshipise.

Day 6: Johannesburg (breakfast)
Please organise your own accommodation tonight.

This morning we take the highway south to Johannesburg, we arrive at Belvedere Estate in the late afternoon and all travellers are invited to join us for a traditional meal tonight, this can be booked with your guide on the day before arrival. Many great tales are shared and tonight presents an opportunity to join fellow travellers in celebrating the many wonders of African travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please be sure to arrive 1 day before your tour is due to depart. This will avoid any unforeseen problems.

Meals listed on the itinerary are included. Vegetarians can be catered for and we do our best to offer a varied menu. Our guides can produce miracles on a camp-stove but please remember that they are cooking for the whole group on two gas burners. Special dietary requirements can be catered for, but only by special request. In East Africa it is more difficult to cater to certain requirements.

On our camping tours you will be staying in two-man dome tents. We supply a mattress and you supply your own sleeping bag.
The accommodated tours stay in traditional huts, permanent tented camps and hotel rooms, the majority of these are ensuite.

Please ensure you have the relevant vaccinations. Proof of inoculation is required on certain tours.

Policies

Terms & Conditions:

Nomad will accept a maximum of two children between the ages of 13 to 15 years on any tour without requesting permission from agents or clients. If more children want to join a tour once the maximum has been reached, this will be allowed on a request basis.
Children between the ages of 8 – 12 years will be accepted to travel with Nomad on a request basis only.
No children under 8 years of age may travel on Nomad’s scheduled tours.
Passengers can bring one bag (backpack or soft bag, and not a suitcase) that weighs not more than 20 kilograms, and a daypack.

Cancellation Policy:

Should a client cancel a booking 60 days or less prior to the date of departure of the tour for any reason (except due to death or hospitalization), the client shall be liable to pay a cancellation penalty. The cancellation penalty is calculated by having regard to the nature of the booking, length of notice of cancellation and reasonable potential to find alternative customers.
More than 60 Days: No fee applies
30 - 60 Days: 50% of the tour price
10 - 29 Days: 75% of the tour price
0 - 09 Days: 90% of the tour price