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Ancient Ruins
· Historical Sites
· Mountain Walks
· African Culture
· Zambezi Canoe Safari
· Save River Game Reserve
· Kariba Boat Trip
· Victoria Falls
· Game Walks
· Open Vehicle Game Drives
· Hwange & Matobo National Parks
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· Snorkeling
· Boat Trip
· Scuba Diving
· Horse Ride |
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Malaria precautions are
necessary.
A valid passport is required by
everyone. Visas for most
nationalities are obtainable at
the border posts. Non-residents
are required to pay for most
extras in foreign currency only.
An airport tax of US$30-00
(Subject to change) is payable
by those flying out of Zimbabwe.
Our price includes transport
from Johannesburg and back,
food, coffee, tea, fruit juice
at breakfast, group equipment,
accommodation, canoe safari,
permits and park entry fees and
a professional guide, Victoria
Falls entry, game drives and
walks.
The
price does not include alcohol
and soft drinks, visas, tips,
curios, restaurant meals,
flights, airport tax and airport
transfers and any optional
excursions such as rafting and
bungi-jumping!
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16
Day Zimbabwe
& Zambia
Safari -
Euro 1395 |
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Start
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Johannesburg
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Departures:
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Every
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Undoubtedly
one of the
most
beautiful
countries on
the
sub-continent,
Zimbabwe
does not
only boast
spectacular
features
such as
ancient
ruins from
an unknown
past, one of
the largest
rivers in
Africa and
an abundance
of game, but
also an
efficient
tourism
infrastructure
with a
vibrant,
friendly
local
population.
Our tour is
a camping
safari with
limited
comforts but
unlimited
adventure.
Flexibility
and an open
mind are
essential.
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DAY 1: JHB -
ZIMBABWE
RUINS
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Depart JHB
early,
travel north
to cross the
border at
Beit Bridge
around noon.
Continue
northward
towards
Masvingo and
on to the
Great
Zimbabwe
Ruins, where
we spend our
first night
in relative
comfort
( own
expense
meals)
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DAY 2-3:
SAVE RIVER
GAME RESERVE
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Rising with
the sun, we
visit the
ruins to
view the
magnificent
structures,
and to
ponder over
the mystery
surrounding
their
origin.
Thereafter
we continue
east to the
Save River
Game
Reserve, an
area
offering
some of the
finest game
viewing in
Zimbabwe. We
will spend
two nights
here in our
private
rustic bush
camp, and
will explore
the area
both on foot
and in an
open
vehicle.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner |
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DAY 4:
EASTERN
HIGHLANDS
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Leaving the
Lowveld, we
travel
though
Mutare, and
into the
Eastern
Highlands,
an area of
spectacular
scenery,
forests,
mountains
and
waterfalls.
This
afternoon we
will conduct
a short hike
in the
surrounding
forest. Camp
the night.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner |
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DAY
5: CHINHOYI
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Fly -in
passengers
join today
in Harare)
After an
early start,
we travel
westward
along the
winding
descent into
the capital
city,
Harare,
where we
enjoy a
short stop
for lunch
(own
expense)
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Leaving
Harare, we
continue to
our
overnight
stop near
Chinhoyi,
where we
spend the
remainder of
the day
viewing the
excellent
Bushman
paintings
surrounding
our camp.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Dinner
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DAY 6:
KARIBA
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This morning
we enjoy a
short walk
to an
ancient
Mashona cave
dwelling
before
descending
into the
Zambezi
Valley, and
on to Lake
Kariba,
third
largest
man-made
lake in the
world. In
the
afternoon we
enjoy a boat
cruise on
the lake,
and return
to camp the
night on the
shores.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner |
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DAY 7:
ZAMBIA
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After
exploring
the town of
Kariba, we
cross the
dam wall to
enter
Zambia. Our
next stop is
Gwabi, at
the
confluence
of the Kafue
and mighty
Zambezi
rivers. The
afternoon is
spent
preparing
for the
upcoming
canoe trip.
We camp the
night.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner |
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DAY 8- 10:
ZAMBEZI
CANOE TRIP
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A mighty
river
literally
boiling with
hippo and
crocodiles,
and luring
every kind
of animal
imaginable
to drink
from its
muddy banks,
the Zambezi
needs very
little
introduction,
and
justifiably
so. We start
the
adventure
from Gwabi
and then
continue
down the
river, past
Mana Pools,
at our own
pace.
Paddling
with the
strong
current, we
spend two
days on the
water, game
viewing and
bird
watching,
camping wild
on islands
each night.
Day 10 is
spent at the
Chongwe
River in the
Lower
Zambezi
National
Park, before
transferring
back by boat
to overnight
once again
at Gwabi
camp where
we enjoy a
welcome
restaurant
meal.
(Own
expense).
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DAY 11 -12
VICTORIA
FALLS
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An early
start this
morning, we
travel
though
Zambia, via
Livingstone,
and then
view the
phenomenal
Victoria
Falls before
crossing the
original
steel
Railway
Bridge to
Zimbabwe.
Here you are
able to
wander
around,
exploring
the
multitude of
curio stalls
and the
other
attractions
that this
bustling
town has to
offer. We
spend two
nights here
in the
DRIFTERS
VICTORIA
FALLS INN,
giving those
who wish to
do so the
opportunity
of
participating
in a day's
white-water
rafting
below the
falls
(own
expense).
We will
eat at a
restaurant
on one of
these two
nights (
own expense
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Meals:
Breakfast,
Dinner |
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DAY 13:
HWANGE
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(Passengers
flying out
will depart
today from
Victoria
Falls).
Leaving the
vibrant town
of Victoria
Falls, we
head for our
bush camp in
Hwange. This
afternoon /
evening we
will conduct
an extensive
open-vehicle
game drive
in search of
the herds of
game that
this park is
so well
known for.
Camp the
night.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner |
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DAY
14: BULAWAYO
- MATOBO
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An early
start, after
breakfast we
head for the
wide streets
of Bulawayo,
and then on
to our camp
nestled
amongst the
precariously
balancing
boulders of
Matobo. This
afternoon we
enjoy a game
drive in the
National
Park, before
returning to
camp for a
celebratory
meal at the
local
restaurant.
(Own
expense).
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch |
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DAY 15:
NORTHERN
PROVINCE
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Starting the
homeward
journey, we
cross the
border back
into South
Africa, and
then travel
the short
distance to
our camp
within a
private game
reserve in
Kalahari
sandveld. We
will spend
the
afternoon
here simply
relaxing,
and viewing
bushman
paintings on
the
property.
Meals:
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner
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DAY 16:
JOHANNESBURG
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A
leisurely
start this
morning, we
pack up camp
and continue
south to
arrive in
Johannesburg
in the early
afternoon.
Meals:
Breakfast |
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