The signature journey
9-Day Zimbabwe Guided Safari
Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, the Matobo Hills, Great Zimbabwe, Nyanga and Harare — one route across the whole country, guided end to end. Lodging, park entrance fees and every transfer included.
- Sunset dinner cruise on the Zambezi River
- Guided walk through Victoria Falls National Park
- Rhino tracking on foot in the Matobo Hills
- The dry-stone city of Great Zimbabwe
- Cultural tea visit with a family in Marondera
Day by day
Day 1
Victoria Falls
Met at Victoria Falls International Airport and transferred to your lodge. In the evening, a sunset dinner cruise on the Zambezi among hippo, crocodile and river birds.
Day 2
Victoria Falls National Park
After breakfast, a guided walk through the rainforest side of the falls — geology, flora, fauna and local legend. Afternoon at leisure, then a Boma dinner and drum show.
Day 3
Bulawayo
Drive south to Bulawayo and check in. In the afternoon, a guided visit to the Natural History Museum and Zimbabwe's biodiversity and heritage collections.
Day 4
Matobo Hills
A full day in the Matobo Hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: San rock art, World's View and Cecil John Rhodes' grave, with an optional walking safari to track rhino. Picnic lunch, then back to Bulawayo for dinner.
Day 5
Great Zimbabwe
Drive to Great Zimbabwe and check in. In the afternoon, explore the monuments — the dry-stone walls, the hill complex and the Shona history behind them.
Day 6
Nyanga
Travel to Nyanga through the Eastern Highlands and check in at Rupurara Lodge. Afternoon free for hiking, birding or doing nothing at all. Dinner built around local produce.
Day 7
Nyanga exploration
Nyangombe Falls in the morning, then World's View for the panorama across the highlands. Lunch at Troutbeck before returning to the lodge.
Day 8
Marondera and Harare
Leave Nyanga after breakfast and stop in Marondera for a cultural tea visit with a Zimbabwean family. Continue to Harare for check-in and a farewell dinner.
Day 9
Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Harare International Airport for your outbound flight.
Included
- Accommodation throughout the nine days
- All guided tours and excursions listed
- Zambezi sunset dinner cruise
- Boma dinner and drum show
- Cultural tea visit in Marondera
- Farewell dinner in Harare
- Park entrance fees
Not included
- Lunches
- Drinks and personal expenses
- International flights, visas and travel insurance
- Gratuities