Arrive at Victoria Falls International airport.  You will be met on arrival and transferred to Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.  This is our preferred Classics partner in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.  This deluxe 72-roomed African Lodge prides itself on hospitality and food rivaled only by uninterrupted views and magnificent sunsets. Created with a keen eye for detail; hardwoods, thatch, vibrant colors - the effect is awe inspiring. Each bedroom has its own balcony, air-conditioning and modern bathroom. Overnight at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.

Spend the day exploring Victoria Falls and partaking in some of the many activities available on offer.

• In this package we offer you a choice of any THREE of the following activities over your two night stay:  

Overnight at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.

Transfer to Vic Falls airport where you will meet up with your charter pilot who will fly you to Hwange airport.  You will be met at Hwange airport by staff from The Hide – Offering personal attention to no more than sixteen guests.  Accommodation in luxury East African style canvas tents furnished in teak with en-suite hot showers, flush toilets and hand basins.  Each tent has a large front porch where guests can relax and view game at the pan, or spend an exciting night in our “Dove’s Nest” which is nestled in a large Leadwood tree in the open plain.  Meals are served in elegance and style around a solid teak table, exquisitely laid with candelabra and silver. Overnight at The Hide.

Our two luxury carpeted underground hides are a photographer’s paradise, allowing for close up but safe photographic experiences.  Accompanied by a professional guide, begin the day with an early morning walk, or view game from open land rovers which bring you in close contact with every facet of bush life.  Or simply relax on our raised game-viewing platform overlooking a beautiful pan.  The last activity of the day is a night drive with a spotlight, where up to fourteen species of game have been seen.  Overnight at The Hide.

Day 5:- Musango Safari Camp (Lake Kariba)

Light aircraft transfer from Hwange airport to Musango Safari Camp on the shores of Lake Kariba. Musango Safari Camp – Under thatch, the large luxurious safari tents have en-suite bathrooms built out of natural stone and are extremely well appointed with privacy and safety in mind.  In addition we have two beautifully designed honeymoon suites, each with a private plunge pool.  Verandahs offer panoramic views across the bay of the Matusadona National Park and mountains.  The swimming pool area and the bar/lounge platform is an excellent place from which to view the abundant wildlife and stunning scenery. Overnight at Musango.

Day 6:- Musango Safari Camp (Lake Kariba)

Boasting the greatest variety of activities on Lake Kariba, and having the highest ratio of guides to guests; game walks into the Matusadona National Park and nearby private game sanctuary, stunning game cruises and canoeing trips, genuine cultural village trips, fishing for the famous fighting tiger fish and delicious bream (boats and bait supplied), specialized birding safaris, visits to the black rhino orphanage, game drives into the National Park, dinosaur fossil sight visits, Maronga tented bush camp and day trips into the National Park from Maronga.  Overnight at Musango Safari Camp.

Transfer to nearby airstrip where you will be transferred to Lonestar airstrip by a small charter aircraft.  Here you will be met and transferred through the Malilangwe Private Wildlife Reserve to Nduna Safari Lodge - this is a delightful lakeside lodge offering uninterrupted views of the luscious surrounding bush and spectacular rock formations.  Recently redesigned and renovated, its six twin bed lodges are well equipped and offer stunning views of the lake, at whose edge lies a natural rock plunge pool framed by opulent lawns and gardens.

Throughout the lodge, local dark timber furniture adds to the rustic and traditional ambience.  Malilangwe, “call of the Leopard” in the local tribal language, prides itself on having an amazing diversity of wildlife from Africa’s great five to painted hunting dogs and black and white rhino.

Though wildlife viewing is the main activity at Malilangwe, you shouldn’t feel that you need to spend every waking hour looking for the Big Five through your binoculars.  If you are an angler, our lakes hold many true trophy bass. For bird lovers, this is a paradise home to over 450 species.  There is also time to indulge in the greatest luxury of our “civilized” life – doing absolutely nothing!  Overnight at Nduna Safari Lodge.

Charter flight to an airstrip close to Big Cave Camp – Sophisticated African architecture incorporates colossal boulders into a luxuriously appointed thatched lodge positioned amidst ancient Khoisan rock art.  Retire at a day’s end to the natural rock-pool and sundeck, the Leopard’s Lair lounge and bar, a cave-style boma for pre-dinner drinks or the popular lodge library.  The seven thatched A-frame cottages, each with en-suite bathroom and private balcony, resonate African creative flair.  Find solitude within an intimate retreat as secluded as the original Kalanga grain bins that nestle amongst the rocks. Overnight at Big Cave Camp

Guests choose from a wide variety of activities, accompanied by a qualified guide.  Game-viewing on foot, by 4x4 or horseback to view, in particular, black and white rhino, amongst a wide variety of plains game.  Bird watching, visits to the nearby Ndebele village, Cyrene Mission, tours to Rhodes’ Grave and unusual bushman paintings in famous rock art galleries are also on offer.  Overnight at Big Cave Camp.

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