Family safari in Zimbabwe

13 days

Indicative cost incl. flights:

 

£3,625pp

3 star & low season

£7,150pp

5 star & high season

 

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Lake Kariba and the Matusadona National Park
Hwange National Park
Victoria Falls
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Day 1
Today you will arrive into Victoria Falls Airport where you will be collected by your driver and transferred to your hotel where you will stay for three nights. Spend the afternoon settling into the hotel. This evening you could stay at the hotel and watch the spray of the Falls in the distance whilst enjoying sundowner drinks and dinner on the terrace
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Day 2
Today is a full day at leisure to explore Victoria Falls. You could take a guided tour of the Falls by foot and there are plenty of activities on offer for families. Depending on the age of children you can enjoy elephant safaris, white water rafting, and boat cruises.
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Day 3
Today is a full day at leisure to explore Victoria Falls town. Quite a fun and eye-opening excursion for families that we can arrange is a ‘Shopping with a Purpose’ tour with a guide where you can explore the town and purchase a few items that you can then deliver to specific projects or organisations that require them in the local villages – a fab way to explore the town and learn about the local projects whilst contributing to the local communities.
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Day 4
Today you will be collected by your driver and driven approximately three and a half hours to Hwange National Park where you will be staying on a private concession just outside the park. You will be met by a guide from your camp and driven to your lodge where you will stay for three nights. Enjoy a bite to eat and refreshments before your late afternoon game drive with your guide.
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Day 5
Today is a full day on safari with morning and afternoon safari activities such as game drives or walking safaris. Between the safaris you will have time to relax at the lodge enjoying brunch and high tea as well as any game sightings from the lodge itself. In the evening you will enjoy drinks around the campfire and a hearty 3-course meal.
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Day 6
Day at leisure on safari. There are game drives and game walks (minimum age applies) available.
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Day 7
Today you will enjoy the morning game drive or walk and brunch, as normal. You will then be transferred into Hwange National Park where you will stay for three nights at a lodge inside the park. The transfer will be part of today’s game drive, depending on how far away the next lodge is. You may stop for a picnic lunch in one of the superb lookout hides within the park. You will then arrive at your new lodge where you will spend the next three nights on safari, making the most of a different area of the park.
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Day 8
Full day on safari in Hwange National Park. Activities include morning, afternoon and evening game drives, walking with a professional guide (minimum age applies), pan sits, hide sits and bird watching.
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Day 9
Full day on safari in Hwange National Park. Activities include morning, afternoon and evening game drives, walking with a professional guide (minimum age applies), pan sits, hide sits and bird watching.
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Day 10
Today you will be transferred to an airstrip for a flight north into Lake Kariba. You will be transferred by boat to your lodge in the Matusadona National Park on Lake Kariba where you will stay in a family tent for three nights on safari. Spend the rest of today relaxing and settling into this beautiful lodge.
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Day 11
Full day on safari in the Matusadona National Park. Activities include safari activities by boat, foot and vehicle as well as fishing and learning about the history of the area. Kariba is famous for its sunsets and this is always a wonderful way to end each day in the wilderness.
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Day 12
Full day on safari in the Matusadona National Park. Activities include safari activities by boat, foot and vehicle as well as fishing and learning about the history of the area. Kariba is famous for its sunsets and this is always a wonderful way to end each day in the wilderness.
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Day 13
Today you will be transferred to the airstrip for your onward light aircraft flight to connect onto your international flight back home.
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Everything we do is tailor-made; our itineraries are just suggestions to give you an idea of what is possible. Please contact us so we can tailor the perfect holiday exclusively for you.

This is an example of an itinerary to Zimbabwe which would be ideal for a family wanting to experience three beautiful parts of the country in family-friendly accommodation. There are options that can take in more or fewer areas, but this is an idea of what would suit a family wanting to get the most out of Zimbabwe.

3 nights Victoria Falls – 6 nights (2 lodges) Hwange National Park – 3 nights Lake Kariba & The Matusadona National Park

When to go:

Apr - Oct

Weather:

Average Temp. - 13-30C
Rainfall - 36-88mm/month

Flight time:

14 hours from London

Testimonials:

“We had a fantastic time! We can’t thank you enough…. It all went so smoothly from start to finish once on the plane and I can’t emphasise enough how much I needed it too.”

Sophie & Alex, Witney


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