Sable highlights:
- Guided tour of Victoria Falls
- Sundowner cruise
- Nature sanctuary and croc farm visit
- Village tour and school visit
- A packed picnic lunch by the Zambezi
- Early morning or afternoon game drive and walks
- The ‘pump run’ – a game drive visiting the waterholes
- Night drive
- A village and school visit
- ‘Al fresco dining’ – enjoy dinner under the stars next to the pan
Flights can be added to the above package as follows
BA OR SAA JNB/VFA/JNB From R 5100 per person incl. approximate airport taxes (Daily Flights)
AIR ZIMBABWE From R 3800 per person incl. approximate airport taxes (Fly on a Sunday, Wednesday and Friday)
Itinerary:
DAY 1:
Arrive at Victoria Falls Airport to be met by a Gorges Lodge shuttle for your road transfer to Gorges Lodge (30 mins).
After settling in take the afternoon shuttle into town for your sundowner cruise on the Zambezi, returning to the lodge later for a 3 course dinner in the lodge dining room overlooking the gorge.
DAY 2:
After breakfast take the shuttle to Victoria Falls town for a guided tour of the Falls with some curio shopping followed by a packed picnic lunch on the banks of the Zambezi.
After lunch, visit the nature sanctuary and crocodile farm and then take the afternoon shuttle back to Gorges Lodge to enjoy the evening and supper in the garden overlooking the Batoka Gorge.
DAY 3:
Early visit to the School to listen to the assembly singing then return to Gorges for breakfast.
Pack up and embark on your shuttle bus to Halfway House (2.5 hours).
A Bomani 4 x 4 vehicle will collect you for your transfer to Bomani Tented Lodge 1.5 hours).
Settle in to the lodge and have a late lunch followed by a short game drive with sundowners and snacks by the Pan.
Night drive back to the lodge to freshen up and then enjoy a 3 course supper out under the stars.
DAY 4:
Early morning wake up with tea or coffee, then a game drive into the park with a walk in the acacia forests surrounding the Ngamo Plain, escorted by a fully licensed and experienced guide.
Return to Bomani for brunch and either a siesta or an hour or two in the blind overlooking the lodge watering hole.
Afternoon game drive with sundowners and snacks at Major Pan.
Night drive back to the lodge to freshen up before refreshments and canapés around the campfire and later a 3 course supper in the main lodge dining room.
DAY 5:
Early morning all day trip into the park for our one of a kind ‘pump run’ with a packed picnic lunch and a siesta under the trees at Mfagazaan Pan.
Imvelo’s trademark pump runs combine game viewing in remote areas of the park with practical hands-on conservation. Guests can assist their guide with day-to-day maintenance at the borehole pumps which are the heartbeat of Hwange National Park and its wildlife.
Leisurely afternoon game drive back to the lodge going from pan to pan, weaving our way between the throngs of jostling elephant that come pouring in for the fresh water. It makes for a fun, memorable and extremely rewarding day.
Freshen up before enjoying campfire refreshments and later a delicious supper listening to sounds of the bush.
DAY 6:
Morning village visit and school tour at Ngamo Village followed by a tour of Imvelo’s Community Projects.
Return to Bomani for a late breakfast then pack up and head for the airstrip for your light aircraft charter over Hwange National Park to Victoria Falls Airport in order to catch your departing flight.
