6 days
Day 1 - Arrive Victoria Falls
Arrive Victoria Falls and transfer to your hotel. This evening embark on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. VICTORIA FALLS SAFARI LODGE
Day 2 - Victoria Falls
Morning guided tour of the Falls. Afternoon at leisure for optional activities such as Elephant Back Safari, Lion Walk, Village visit, and more. This evening enjoy dinner at The Boma Restaurant. (BD)
Day 3 - Victoria Falls / Hwange
Transfer by air to Davison's Camp deep in Hwange National Park. It is a classic African tented camp, with the units tastefully hidden beneath a grove of false mopane trees, overlooking a waterhole and open plain. The 8 tents and the separate main area, comprising a lounge, dining room, and open campfire area, look out over the productive waterhole. (BLD)
Day 4 & 5 - Hwange
Activities include game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, or guided walks in the early mornings, while during the siesta hours, guests can view wildlife coming down to the waterhole to drink from their tent veranda or the main area. Game viewing is productive year-round in the Linkwasha Concession and wildlife frequently encountered here includes lion, large herds of elephant, buffalo, leopard, white rhino, spotted hyaena, southern giraffe, sable, blue wildebeest, impala, common waterbuck and reedbuck. There are a number of large, open plains areas which make for excellent game viewing; in summer, wildebeest, zebra and eland are found in abundance here, while in winter the waterholes are magnets around which elephant in enormous numbers congregate to drink. Bird life in the area is prolific (400+) and varied, with species frequenting the teak woodlands as well as those typical of the drier Kalahari being present. (BLD)
Day 6 - Hwange / Victoria Falls
Fly to Victoria Falls Airport to connect with your departure flight. (B)
Ruckomech Camp Extension – 3 Days
On the middle reaches of the Zambezi River, 60 miles below Lake Kariba is the Mana Pools National Park situated in the heart of the Zambezi Valley. Ruckomechi Camp lies on the banks of the Zambezi, shaded by a large grove of acacia and mahogany trees and with a superb view of the mountains of Africa's Great Rift Valley across the river in Zambia. Ruckomechi Camp accommodates guests in ten spacious en-suite tented units, including a honeymoon suite, all of which overlook the Zambezi River. The camp vegetation is dominated by broad canopied albida trees, much loved by elephants for their rich nutritious pods; these animals often join visitors in camp for a light meal! The area is renowned for large numbers of elephant, buffalo, hippo and eland, especially in the winter when they concentrate along the river. Predators such as lion, leopard and wild dog are all found in the area. Birdlife is superb, particularly for both mopane woodland and riverine species with numerous local specials like Collared Palm-Thrush, Racket-tailed Roller, Purple-banded Sunbird and Black-throated Wattle-Eyes. Activities include wildlife viewing in open 4x4 vehicles, on motorized pontoon boats, on foot, in hides and in canoes.
