Itinerary
- Day 1
Victoria Falls
You'll arrive in Victoria Falls on your own schedule. Meet your tour leader at the hotel reception at 6pm for a welcome briefing. Dinner afterward is completely optional if you're up for it. The rest of your day is open to explore the town or recover from travel at your own pace.
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Batonka Guest Lodge (or similar))
Optional Activities
- White-water rafting
- Canoeing
- Zambezi River cruises
- Welcome dinner with tour group
Landmarks Victoria Falls Zambezi River 
- Day 2
Victoria Falls to Hwange
After breakfast, you're heading southeast toward Hwange National Park for a three-hour drive. Once there, you'll check into Miombo Safari Lodge, which sits right outside the park gates and serves as your base for the next two nights. It's positioned perfectly to experience Zimbabwe's wildlife.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Miombo Safari Lodge), Hotel (Miombo Safari Lodge (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer to Hwange National Park
- Settlement at Miombo Safari Lodge
Landmarks Hwange National Park 
- Day 3
Hwange National Park
You're leaving early to catch peak wildlife activity when elephants gather at water holes. Grab a packed breakfast in the park, then spend the day viewing animals from open-sided land cruisers with a guide. A picnic lunch breaks up the drive before heading back early to mid-afternoon, giving you time to rest, swim, or watch birds before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Packed breakfast boxes), Lunch (Picnic lunch within the park), Dinner (Buffet with fresh, seasonal Zimbabwean dishes and international options)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Miombo Safari Lodge), Hotel (Miombo Safari Lodge (or similar))
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive in Hwange National Park with packed breakfast
- Picnic lunch in the park
- Expert safari guide
Landmarks Hwange National Park 
- Day 4
Hwange to Matobo Hills
Leaving Hwange this morning, you'll drive five hours to Matobo Hills through open bushland and rural areas. Stop in Bulawayo's colonial market town for lunch before continuing to Farmhouse Lodge at Matobo National Park's boundary. This UNESCO site features unique boulder formations and Africa's highest leopard density.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in Bulawayo), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Farmhouse Lodge Matapos), Lodge (Farmhouse Lodge Matapos (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer to Matobo Hills
- Lunch stop in Bulawayo
Landmarks Matobo National Park Bulawayo - Day 5
Matobo National Park
You're getting an early breakfast, then walking into the park with a ranger and tracker to search for black and white rhinos, antelopes, zebras, and wildebeests. Later in the afternoon, you'll see over 3,000 cave paintings and visit World's View, where Cecil Rhodes is buried on a hilltop overlooking sweeping plains.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Farmhouse Lodge Matapos), Lodge (Farmhouse Lodge Matapos (or similar))
Included Activities
- Walking safari for black and white rhinoceros tracking
- Expert ranger and tracker guidance
- Cave paintings viewing
- Visit to World's View
Landmarks Matobo National Park World's View - Day 6
Matobo Hills to Botswana
After breakfast, you're driving toward Botswana, covering roughly 420 kilometres in about eight hours. You'll cross the Zimbabwe-Botswana border around two hours in, then head to Ntwetwe Pan and Planet Baobab. The long drive gets you to unique mud hut accommodation near Makgadikgadi Pans.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Boma dinner)
- Accommodation
- Hut (Planet Baobab), Hut (Planet Baobab (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer to Botswana
- Border crossing into Botswana
Landmarks Makgadikgadi Pans Ntwetwe Pan - Day 7
Makgadikgadi Pans
You'll explore Makgadikgadi Pan's otherworldly landscape after breakfast. This massive salt pan covers about 12,000 square kilometres with white and gold flats stretching endlessly. A local guide takes you on a walk to spot Kalahari meerkats and discusses local conservation work. By early to mid-afternoon you're back for lunch and time to walk nature trails or birdwatch.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hut (Planet Baobab), Hut (Planet Baobab (or similar))
Included Activities
- Guided walk on Makgadikgadi Pan
- Meerkat viewing with local expert guide
- Conservation education
Optional Activities
- Camping on the salt pans with sundowner (can be booked with tour leader)
- Baobab Village Walk
- Other self-guided nature trails
- Birdwatching
Landmarks Makgadikgadi Pan - Day 8
Botswana to Moremi Game Reserve
Heading northwest after breakfast toward Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, you'll arrive at the park gates just before 2pm. You'll stop in Maun for lunch along the way. At camp, you'll settle into dome tents with en-suite facilities, then head out for an evening game drive to start spotting wildlife.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in Maun)
- Accommodation
- Camping (HATAB Moremi Game Reserve Camps (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer to Moremi Game Reserve
- Lunch stop in Maun
- Late afternoon game drive
Landmarks Moremi Game Reserve Okavango Delta Maun - Day 9
Moremi Game Reserve
You've got two game drives today. First light (usually around 5am) gives you chances to spot hippos, crocodiles, lions, and many bird species including the hard-to-find sitatunga antelope. You'll return for brunch and rest during peak heat. Around 4pm you're heading out again for a second drive, returning early evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Brunch
- Accommodation
- Camping (HATAB Moremi Game Reserve Camps (or similar))
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive (around 5am)
- Afternoon game drive (around 4pm)
Landmarks Moremi Game Reserve - Day 10
Moremi to Chobe
After breakfast, you're heading north toward Chobe and Victoria Falls through changing landscapes and habitats. You'll cover roughly 150 kilometres in five to seven hours at a relaxed pace to catch wildlife. Savuti and Chobe areas have huge buffalo herds and plenty of lions.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Camping (HATAB Camp Savuti), Camping (HATAB Camp Savuti (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer to Chobe National Park
Landmarks Chobe National Park Savuti Channel - Day 11
Chobe National Park to Kasane
You're driving the final 150 kilometres from Savuti to Kasane via Chobe National Park's sandy roads, staying in game reserves most of the way for wildlife spotting. After about 80 kilometres you'll hit proper tarmac for more comfortable driving. You'll have a few hours to freshen up at your newly built camp before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Camping (Chobe Noka Tented Camp), Camping (Chobe Noka Tented Camp (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer through Chobe National Park to Kasane
Landmarks Chobe National Park Kasane 
- Day 12
Chobe National Park
Your morning starts with a slow game drive along the southern Chobe River bank, where you can see Chobe Bushbuck, Puku Antelope, and massive herds of other animals in and around the water. Hippos and crocodiles are everywhere here. In the afternoon, you'll switch to a boat for a sundowner cruise, viewing wildlife from the water and catching the red and gold sunsets.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Camping (Chobe Noka Tented Camp), Camping (Chobe Noka Tented Camp (or similar))
Included Activities
- Morning game drive along Chobe River
- Afternoon sundowner boat cruise on Chobe River
Landmarks Chobe River Chobe National Park 
- Day 13
Chobe to Victoria Falls
You're leaving Botswana this morning to cross back into Zimbabwe toward Victoria Falls. In the afternoon, you'll see the falls from Zimbabwe's side, where the Zambezi plummets over a cliff spanning more than 1,676 metres and drops roughly 100 metres. Locals call it Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning 'the smoke that thunders,' for the rising water vapour. After checking in, you'll rest and maybe swim before your final group dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Final group dinner)
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Batonka Guest Lodge (or similar))
Included Activities
- Transfer back to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Visit to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwean side)
Landmarks Victoria Falls Zambezi River - Day 14
Victoria Falls
Your tour ends after breakfast this morning. You can explore town for a few hours depending on your flight time. There are no scheduled activities, so you're free to leave whenever it suits your departure.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Exploring Victoria Falls town
Landmarks Victoria Falls
