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9-Day Zimbabwe Fly-in Safari: Victoria Falls, Hwange &…

Tour Length9 days
Priced from pps $5717 R92885 £4271 5001 A$8236 C$8129 NZ$10045 Full pricing info
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Summary of this Lodge Safari

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  • Max. Group Size 10 Travellers
  • Departs from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • Ends at Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Accommodation Hotel / Tented Lodge
  • Transport Fly-in Safari / Game Viewing Vehicle
  • Wildlife Big 5, Elephant, Exceptional Birding, Leopards, Lions, Rhino & More
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Quick Itinerary Overview

Experience luxury for less on this exclusive 9-day private guided Zimbabwe experience combining the iconic Victoria Falls with wildlife-rich Hwange National Park and Mana Pools National Park. Enjoy a seamless fly/drive itinerary that minimizes travel time while maximizing wilderness immersion. Your Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Luxury Experience includes an unforgettable Hwange Safari and ends with a premium Mana Pools Experience. Stay in premium lodges perfectly positioned along the Zambezi River and within two of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated national parks. Each camp blends genuine bush authenticity with elevated comfort, far from the crowds. From thrilling game drives and walking safaris to the tranquil photographic hides and an in-camp elephant pool, this journey delivers the ultimate blend of adventure, serenity, and unbeatable value. 

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Itinerary for this Tour

Day 1 - 2: Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe

Your 9-Day Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Luxury Experience begins in Victoria Falls, where you’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your luxury riverside hotel. Set along the tranquil banks of the Zambezi River, this serene retreat is just minutes from Africa’s legendary Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Enjoy panoramic river views, lush indigenous gardens, and a warm, homely ambience that blends effortless comfort with elegant design.

Spend your days exploring the vibrant town and its many attractions — from scenic helicopter flights and thrilling white-water rafting to a sunset cruise on the Zambezi. Visit local markets, enjoy a Boma dinner and drum show, or learn about the spiritual significance of the Falls to the Tonga people, who revere the river god Nyami Nyami.

  • Meals Included: Breakfast & afternoon tea
  • Accommodation: Palm River Hotel. Elegant 5-star riverfront suite featuring en-suite bathroom, private balcony, air conditioning, and twin or king setup (two sharing).
  • Included Activity: Shuttle to Victoria Falls
  • Optional Activities: Guided Victoria Falls tour, sunset cruise on Zambezi, cultural encounters, optional adventure activities (rafting, bungee jump, scenic flight), and more

Day 3 - 5: Hwange National Park – Zimbabwe

Your excellent-value Zimbabwe Safari continues with a short flight to Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe’s largest and most diverse wildlife reserve, for a Hwange Safari. This off-the-beaten-track destination offers a true wilderness experience across vast Kalahari sandveld, teak forests, and open plains teeming with elephants, lions, and painted dogs.

Stay in an intimate tented safari camp, and spend time in your cozy lounge, bar, plunge pool, and the campfire gathering area. Experience morning and afternoon game drives, explore the bush on a guided walking safari, and capture close-up photographs at the dedicated wildlife hide. You might even witness elephants cooling off in the camp’s natural waterhole, or spend an unforgettable night in the optional Sleep-Out treehouse under a blanket of stars.

  • Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Accommodation: Somalisa Expeditions. Luxury tented suite with raised wooden deck, en-suite shower, writing desk, and mosquito-netted king bed (two sharing).
  • Included Activities: Morning and afternoon Hwange Safari game drives, walking safaris (16+), photographic hide, in-camp waterhole
  • Optional Activity: Community visit or romantic Sleep-Out

Day 6 - 8: Mana Pools – Zimbabwe

After breakfast, enjoy a game drive transfer back to the airstrip to catch your scheduled safari flight to the remote wilderness of Mana Pools National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famed for its four permanent pools and thriving wildlife. Enjoy a game viewing drive to your tented safari camp overlooking the scenic Kanga Pan, the only year-round water source in a vast radius that attracts elephants, lions, wild dogs, and abundant birdlife right to your doorstep.

Enjoy a full Mana Pools Experience. Relax in the open-air lounge or plunge pool, and spend your days exploring the park on game drives and walking safaris. Watch wildlife gather at the Pan from your private veranda or the hidden photographic hide beneath the deck. At night, listen to the calls of the wild while dining under a canopy of stars.

  • Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Accommodation: Kanga Expeditions. Spacious solar-powered luxury tent with outdoor shower and private veranda; king or twin beds (two sharing). Honeymoon tent features a rolltop bath; family tent includes a wraparound terrace.
  • Included Activities: Morning and afternoon game drives, walking safaris (16+), in-camp photographic hide (subject to Kanga Pan water levels)

Day 9: Harare – Zimbabwe

After a final morning game drive, transfer to Dandawa Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Harare International Airport, where your unforgettable private guided Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Luxury Experience comes to an end.

  • Meals Included: Breakfast

Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Luxury Experience Tour Notes

  • We recommend booking your incoming and onward flights at least one day before and after this 9-Day Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Luxury Experience is scheduled. It is advisable to arrive the day before the tour starts in Victoria Falls, and fly out the day after the safari tour ends in Harare, to allow for delays and changes. Speak to your friendly travel advisor to add pre- and post-tour accommodation to your safari booking.
  • Walking safaris are restricted to guests aged 16 and older. Guides are armed for safety during walking safaris.

Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Luxury Experience Safari Flights

  • Scheduled inter-camp air transfers (helicopter or fixed-wing) are included in the tour price. Note that flight rates are subject to change at any time.
  • Luggage restriction: only soft luggage with a maximum of 20kg. Speak to your travel advisor for further details on the luggage policy.

Child Policy

This tour does take children.

Children 12 years or older. Walking safaris only for 16 years and older.

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+Included in the Tour Price
  • Accommodation as indicated
  • Meals: Breakfast and afternoon tea at Victoria Falls and initial stock of minibar; All meals and beverages at Hwange and Mana Pools
  • Shuttle to Victoria Falls
  • Conservation and community levy
  • Scheduled inter-camp air transfers (helicopter or fixed-wing)
  • Airport departure taxes
  • Return road transfers from airstrips
  • Laundry service
  • Twice daily shared safari activity at Lake Kariba and Mana Pools
+Not Included in the Tour Price
  • International Flights
  • Transfers not stipulated
  • Travel Insurance
  • Visa Fees
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Gratuities
  • Single Supplements
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