Hwange & Victoria Falls Escapade 01 May, 2025

SAFARI & WILDLIFE VACATIONS / Zimbabwe

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Amazing Experience

Overview

Trip Overview

This 10-day Zimbabwe vacation takes you on safari through the grasslands of Hwange National Park before you see mighty Victoria Falls. It features first-class accommodation and small group tours.

Your trip to Zimbabwe begins with a bush flight to Hwange National Park. Settle into Jozibanini Camp in the park’s southwest, your home for the next three nights. Spend your days exploring the sand dunes, grasslands, and bush in search of elephants, lions, and other exotic wildlife. Each day is full of activities, including traditional game drives, bush walks, and the option to explore the park by mountain bike. Continue to Bomani Tented Lodge for another three nights. Spend each day taking part in tailor-made activities, including game drives, night safaris, and tours of nearby villages and schools.

After your Zimbabwe safari, board the Elephant Express and ride the rails to Dete, spotting wildlife outside the window along the way. In Victoria Falls, you’ll settle into a deluxe lodge along the Zambezi River. Tour the Zimbabwean side of Victoria Falls, the world’s mightiest waterfall system. You’ll hike through the rainforest and enjoy several different vantage points of this massive waterfall, including the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, and the Boiling Pot. You’ll have another day at leisure to cruise the Zambezi, explore the town, or tour the surrounding environment.

At the end of your stay, connect to the airport for onward travel.

Highlights

Departures

Daily: 1 May to 25 November

 

Trip Includes

  • Shared transfer Victoria Falls to Dete Railway Station
  • Shared Elephant Express Rail transfer Dete to Ngamo Siding
  • Shared transfer Ngamo Siding to Bomani Tented Camp
  • Shared 'pump run' transfer Bomani Tented Camp to Jozibanini to Bomani Tented Cam
  • Shared airstrip transfer Jozibanini to Libuti Airstrip 
  • Light aircraft transfer Victoria Falls to Libuti Airstrip
  • Shared Round trip transfer Victoria Falls AIrport to Palm River Hotel
  • 3 nights first-class accommodation at Bomani Tented Camp
  • 3 nights moderate accommodation at Jozibanini Camp
  • 3 nights first-class accommodation at The Palm River Hotel
  • Services of a licensed English-speaking guide on safari
  • Choice of activities at Bomani Tented Camp including: Game drives, night drives, walks on the Concession, visits to the look up hide,  visit to Rhino Sactuary, village visits and tour of a local school
  • Choice of activities at Jozibanini camp including: Game drives, game walks, mountain biking, community & School visit and viewing from the underground hide.
  • Small group half day guided tour of Victoria Falls
  • National Park and Concession fees
  • Tour of the Falls Entry fee
  • Laundry at Bomani Tented Camp 
  • Beverages including soft drinks, water, teas, coffees, local beers, house wines and local spirits at Jozibanini Camp & Bomani Tented Lodge
  • 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners

 

Trip Excludes

  • Travel insurance
  • International, domestic airfare & airfare taxes
  • Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
  • Gratuities
  • Optional excursions
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Visa fees, if applicable

Summary

Terms and Conditions

Prices are "from" per person based on twin/double share accommodation and for travel in low season. Seasonal surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Limited seat/spaces and all pricing is subject to change and availability. Rates for single or triple travellers are available on request - please inquire.

Upon arrival at Victoria Falls International Airport, you will be met and transferred to Dete Railway Station to board the Elephant Express for your journey to Ngamo Siding, departing at 2pm. This ingeniously rebuilt rail car has re-invented transfers between camps. Enjoy lunch onboard as you travel along the rails next to Hwange National Park. You will be met at Ngamo Siding and transferred to your camp.

Meal

Dinner, Lunch

 

Bomani Tented Lodge

At Bomani we do not have rigid schedules and timetables for you, our guests. Instead we prefer to tailor your time around you - it's your safari after all! Choose to be woken with coffee in bed, before joining your guide on a sunrise game drive inside the Park or, opt for a relaxing lie-in before visiting the nearby village and school for insight into the daily lives of the local people. Our friendly and knowledgeable guides will take you on walks or drives inside this truly wild and remote region of Hwange National Park, famous for its giants, the elephants, and a plethora of other wildlife. Other activities include all day 'pump runs', night drives, the Look Up Hide and transfers into and out of camp on our one of a kind Elephant express rail car. If you are looking for an exciting safari destination - in a remote and exclusive area - with great game viewing all year round, and one that actually makes a difference to the local communities and wildlife.

Bomani Tented Lodge

Today is spent exploring the 5000 acre private reserve and surrounding Hwange National Park. Choose from the many activities included in your stay such as Game drives, night drives, walks on the concession, visits to the look up hide, visits to the Rhino sanctuary and meet the Cobra Rangers (who guard the Rhinos 24/7), village visits and tour of a local school (not available during school holidays). There is also an option for Horseback riding (at additional cost).

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

 

Bomani Tented Lodge

At Bomani we do not have rigid schedules and timetables for you, our guests. Instead we prefer to tailor your time around you - it's your safari after all! Choose to be woken with coffee in bed, before joining your guide on a sunrise game drive inside the Park or, opt for a relaxing lie-in before visiting the nearby village and school for insight into the daily lives of the local people. Our friendly and knowledgeable guides will take you on walks or drives inside this truly wild and remote region of Hwange National Park, famous for its giants, the elephants, and a plethora of other wildlife. Other activities include all day 'pump runs', night drives, the Look Up Hide and transfers into and out of camp on our one of a kind Elephant express rail car. If you are looking for an exciting safari destination - in a remote and exclusive area - with great game viewing all year round, and one that actually makes a difference to the local communities and wildlife.

Bomani Tented Lodge

A second full day spent exploring this exclusive section of Hwange with your choice of included activities.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

 

Bomani Tented Lodge

At Bomani we do not have rigid schedules and timetables for you, our guests. Instead we prefer to tailor your time around you - it's your safari after all! Choose to be woken with coffee in bed, before joining your guide on a sunrise game drive inside the Park or, opt for a relaxing lie-in before visiting the nearby village and school for insight into the daily lives of the local people. Our friendly and knowledgeable guides will take you on walks or drives inside this truly wild and remote region of Hwange National Park, famous for its giants, the elephants, and a plethora of other wildlife. Other activities include all day 'pump runs', night drives, the Look Up Hide and transfers into and out of camp on our one of a kind Elephant express rail car. If you are looking for an exciting safari destination - in a remote and exclusive area - with great game viewing all year round, and one that actually makes a difference to the local communities and wildlife.

Bomani Tented Lodge

After breakfast at your camp, board your vehicles and head out on the 'pump run' to Jozibanini Camp. This is actually an extended game drive between the two camps (approx. 6 hours) and includes a stop for a picnic lunch along the way. Enroute, you may also stop to resupply waterholes. Arrive at your camp late afternoon.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

 

Jozibanini Camp

Jozibanini Camp is situated in the remote south west of Hwange National Park in a wilderness unused for nearly 20 years; only the wildlife and the Parks rangers who look after it frequent this area, once roamed by San people. This is a small, truly exclusive camp in a truly wild place, providing a unique, untamed wilderness experience. The ecosystem here is semi-desert akin to the Kalahari in neighbouring Botswana. Ancient windblown fossil sand dunes are separated by shallow valleys where elephant paths have compacted the terrain, providing Imvelo with the opportunity for a unique experiment of game viewing by mountain bike. Imvelo is breaking new ground in Hwange in terms of the remoteness of the location and the uniqueness of the environment.

Jozibanini Camp

Enjoy a full day exploring Hwange's remote south west region which has been largely unused for nearly 20 years. Choose from several activities Included in your stay such as traditional game drives, game walks, mountain biking, viewing from the underground hide, community & school visits and sleep outs under the stars.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

 

Jozibanini Camp

Jozibanini Camp is situated in the remote south west of Hwange National Park in a wilderness unused for nearly 20 years; only the wildlife and the Parks rangers who look after it frequent this area, once roamed by San people. This is a small, truly exclusive camp in a truly wild place, providing a unique, untamed wilderness experience. The ecosystem here is semi-desert akin to the Kalahari in neighbouring Botswana. Ancient windblown fossil sand dunes are separated by shallow valleys where elephant paths have compacted the terrain, providing Imvelo with the opportunity for a unique experiment of game viewing by mountain bike. Imvelo is breaking new ground in Hwange in terms of the remoteness of the location and the uniqueness of the environment.

Jozibanini Camp

A second full day for you to explore south west Hwange with your included activities.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

 

Jozibanini Camp

Jozibanini Camp is situated in the remote south west of Hwange National Park in a wilderness unused for nearly 20 years; only the wildlife and the Parks rangers who look after it frequent this area, once roamed by San people. This is a small, truly exclusive camp in a truly wild place, providing a unique, untamed wilderness experience. The ecosystem here is semi-desert akin to the Kalahari in neighbouring Botswana. Ancient windblown fossil sand dunes are separated by shallow valleys where elephant paths have compacted the terrain, providing Imvelo with the opportunity for a unique experiment of game viewing by mountain bike. Imvelo is breaking new ground in Hwange in terms of the remoteness of the location and the uniqueness of the environment.

Jozibanini Camp

After breakfast at your camp, transfer to the airstrip in time for your onward light aircraft flight to Victoria Falls. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel where the remainder of the day is at your leisure.

Meal

Breakfast

 

The Palm River Hotel

Our vision for the Palm River Hotel was simultaneously simple and complex: a unique hotel offering unparalleled luxury accommodation without compromising a sense of home comfort; vast, unimpeded views which maintained shelter and privacy; the convenience of a central location preserved within a tranquil bubble of peace and quiet. With the hotel's opening, that vision becomes reality, providing guests with an extraordinary experience where every detail is meticulously crafted to exceed expectations. From the moment you step through our doors, you are enveloped in an ambiance of elegance and serenity, ensuring a stay that is both memorable and rejuvenating.

The Palm River Hotel

After breakfast this morning, embark on your morning tour of Victoria Falls. Tour the Zimbabwean side, with numerous spectacular vantage points along the width of the Falls, and the sight of this astounding gift of nature, simply takes your breath away. Walk through the permanent, beautifully misty rain forest which flanks the Falls, stopping to marvel at the principal sites as it cascades to the depths below the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls, the Boiling Pot, Cataract Island and Livingstone Island. We'll stand and watch, feel and listen to the spray and thunderous noise, as millions of litres of water tumble over the Falls into a series of narrow gorges below. The seventh Natural Wonder of the World puts on the most dramatic show for you, and you'll be privileged to have watched it. This afternoon is at your leisure to partake in any optional excursions you would like or simply relax at your hotel.

This afternoon is at your leisure to partake in any optional excursions you would like or simply relax at your hotel.

Meal

Breakfast

 

The Palm River Hotel

Our vision for the Palm River Hotel was simultaneously simple and complex: a unique hotel offering unparalleled luxury accommodation without compromising a sense of home comfort; vast, unimpeded views which maintained shelter and privacy; the convenience of a central location preserved within a tranquil bubble of peace and quiet. With the hotel's opening, that vision becomes reality, providing guests with an extraordinary experience where every detail is meticulously crafted to exceed expectations. From the moment you step through our doors, you are enveloped in an ambiance of elegance and serenity, ensuring a stay that is both memorable and rejuvenating.

The Palm River Hotel

Enjoy a day at your leisure to do as you please. There are many optional excursions available to choose from such as sunset cruises, unique dining experiences, elephant interactions and bungee jumping to name a few.

Meal

Breakfast

 

The Palm River Hotel

Our vision for the Palm River Hotel was simultaneously simple and complex: a unique hotel offering unparalleled luxury accommodation without compromising a sense of home comfort; vast, unimpeded views which maintained shelter and privacy; the convenience of a central location preserved within a tranquil bubble of peace and quiet. With the hotel's opening, that vision becomes reality, providing guests with an extraordinary experience where every detail is meticulously crafted to exceed expectations. From the moment you step through our doors, you are enveloped in an ambiance of elegance and serenity, ensuring a stay that is both memorable and rejuvenating.

The Palm River Hotel

After breakfast, check out and transfer by road to Victora Falls International Airport in time for your onward flight.

Meal

Breakfast

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