Ultimate Zimbabwe
12 nights, 5 stops — the falls, the herds and the wild zambezi.
Victoria Falls → Hwange National Park → Mana Pools National Park → Lake Kariba → Harare.
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Victoria Falls
Arrive in Victoria Falls, met and transferred to your accommodation. Victoria Falls is the most connected point in the region — which makes it the natural hinge between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana.
Victoria Falls
See the falls on foot, from the air, and on a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi. Arrive and settle in.
Victoria Falls
See the falls on foot, from the air, and on a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi.
To Hwange National Park
Transfer to Hwange National Park. Morning and evening game drives, with sundowners over the elephant pans. Arrive and settle in.
Hwange National Park
Morning and evening game drives, with sundowners over the elephant pans. Hwange's wildlife survives the dry months because of pumped water — a reminder that this wilderness is actively kept alive.
Hwange National Park
Morning and evening game drives, with sundowners over the elephant pans.
To Mana Pools National Park
Transfer to Mana Pools National Park. Walking safaris and canoeing on the Zambezi with a licensed professional guide. Arrive and settle in.
Mana Pools National Park
Walking safaris and canoeing on the Zambezi with a licensed professional guide. Mana's walking is only possible because of Zimbabwe's exacting guide licence — the people who lead you are the best in the business.
Mana Pools National Park
Walking safaris and canoeing on the Zambezi with a licensed professional guide.
To Lake Kariba
Transfer to Lake Kariba. Cruise the Matusadona shoreline by houseboat, with sundowners and shore game.
Lake Kariba
Cruise the Matusadona shoreline by houseboat, with sundowners and shore game. After the intensity of a walking park, Kariba is a place to exhale — game viewing with your feet up.
To Harare
Transfer to Harare. Overnight in the capital between safari regions.
Departure
A final morning in Harare — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Peak flow. The falls are at their most thunderous, wrapped in spray and rainbows.
Good season
Low water. Less spray, clearer views of the rock face, and Devil's Pool swims open.
Where this journey goes
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Mpala Jena
An intimate private camp on the Zambezi above the falls, all river frontage and quiet luxury.
Somalisa Camp
An elegant tented camp on a Kalahari seep, with elephants drinking at the camp's own pan.
Nyamatusi Camp
A contemporary riverfront camp on the Zambezi, built for walking and canoeing in style.
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge
A hilltop lodge over Lake Kariba with sweeping water views and Matusadona game below.
The Victoria Falls Hotel
The grand Edwardian landmark, with manicured lawns running toward the bridge and the spray.
Linkwasha Camp
A polished camp in a game-rich private concession in Hwange's south-east, strong on predators.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.