Overview
Programme Overview
Duration: 6 days
Experience the potential of Southern Africa with this carefully planned itinerary exposing your clients to stunning natural scenery, perfect for first time visitors to Zimbabwe.
Highlights: Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park (Botswana)
Itinerary
DAY 1
Arrive in Johannesburg
Arrive in Johannesburg then onto a Charter flight to Singita Pamushana private airstrip in the south-eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe, bordering South Africa.
One of Africa’s best-kept secrets – Singita Pamushana is found within the Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve. Nestling beneath the trees, the lodge incorporates the natural environment. All the rooms offer incredible views of the Malilangwe Dam. This all suite lodge also offers – a spa & yoga room, bird watching and black rhino tracking, San Bushman and Rock Art educational tours, game fishing for tiger fish, bass, bream (tilapia) and catfish, tennis and golf (there is a 9 hole golf course approximately 45 minutes away.)
Afternoon game activity.
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve is teeming with birds and wildlife including rare and endangered species such as the Roan and Sable antelopes and the black rhino. Famous for its cathedral Mopane forests and majestic baobab trees, Malilangwe is an area where you will find over 100 rock sites dating back over 2000 years.
Overnight: Singita Pamushama
Meal Plan: L,D
DAY 2
South Eastern Lowveld
Morning and afternoon game activities.
Overnight: Singita Pamushama
Meal Plan: B,L,D
DAY 3
South Eastern Lowveld to Victoria Falls
Morning game activity.
Charter flight to Victoria Falls.
Transfer to your hotel.
Experience luxury and hospitality that only the Stanley & Livingstone at Victoria Falls can offer. This is a hotel for the discerning traveller seeking true grace and style. Accommodation is in exquisitely decorated suites overlooking a waterhole frequented by a variety of game. The hotel is located on the 6000 acre Nakavango private reserve on the outskirts of Victoria Falls – a stone’s throw from “Mosi – oa- Tunya” the smoke that thunders. This small luxury hotel is a grand experience fit for royalty.
Unwind at the end of the day on board a cruise boat on the mighty Zambezi River. The sundowner cruise takes you through some of the channels of the river, offering an opportunity to see animals such as hippopotamus, elephant, crocodile as well as a variety of birdlife that inhabit the riverine vegetation. A selection of drinks & snacks are served.
Overnight: Stanley & Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: L,D
DAY 4
Victoria Falls
Guided Tour of the mighty Victoria Falls. Wander through the rainforest and view the largest curtain of falling water from a number of panoramic viewing points. The evergreen rainforest is home to monkeys, baboons and other small animals such as the bushbuck. The Falls themselves vary in height from the Devil’s Cataract being the lowest at 70 metres high to the Rainbow Falls at 108 metres. The Falls are split into five sections namely the Devil’s Cataract, Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls and the Eastern Cataract which make up this world wonder which is also a World Heritage Site.
Afternoon at leisure for optional activities.
There are a variety of activities to choose from our tour menu ranging from soft to hard adventure options.
Suggestions include Flight of Angels (scenic flight over the Falls by helicopter), white water rafting, bunji jumping, canoeing, elephant back safaris, lion walks and traditional village tours among others.
Dinner at the Boma Restaurant - the award-winning restaurant offers and unforgettable African experience.
Overnight: Stanley & Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: B
DAY 5
Victoria Fall to Chobe National park
Early breakfast.
Enjoy a full day trip to Chobe National Park in Kasane Botswana - approximately one and a half hours drive from Victoria Falls. Chobe National Park boasts some of the largest elephant herds in Southern Africa as the park is home to over 100,000 elephant as well as lions, leopards, giraffes and other plains game.
The day trip affords the visitor two game viewing options - 4x4 safari in the morning and after a sumptuous lunch, a boat safari on the Chobe River.
Overnight: Stanley & Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: B,D
DAY 6
Victoria Falls to Johannesburg
Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport.
Departure flight to Johannesburg.
Depart Johannesburg on your outbound flight.
Meal Plan: B