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1st Day – Thursday: Welcome the largest curtain of water in the world – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe!
MAUYA! Your Africa adventure safari starts when you touch down at Victoria Falls International Airport and after you have collected your baggage, you will meet your driver-guide at the arrival hall with your name on a signboard, so keep your eyes peeled and then you will be escorted and transferred to your hotel in Victoria Falls, the Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge.
Later afternoon at 16h20 you will be picked from Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge and you will enjoy the best of Victoria Falls, on a spectacular Zambezi Sunset Dinner Cruise with a four-course meal, freshly prepared on-board, and served to you while cruising along the Zambezi River with the melody sounds of birds and wildlife from the African bush providing a background lyrics music, as the light fades over the untouched landscape, and keep your camera close by to capture the incredible view.
Excursions & Visits: Take a Sunset Dinner Cruise on the Zambezi River
Accommodation At: Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge or similar
Meal Plan & Drinks: Zambezi Sunset Dinner Cruise and Beverages on-board
2nd Day – Friday: Elephant Interaction & Witness the Waterfalls Formation
After scrumptious breakfast, we will be transferred to the Wild Horizons Elephant Sanctuary for an opportunity to interact with the elephants that live there! Learn about the elephants as well as their history and how they came to be in the Sanctuary as well as the threats facing elephant populations today in an interesting and informative talk. We will meet the elephants at the wallow deck and will then be provided an opportunity to interact; pet, feed, and capture photo moments with the gentle giants as well as witness the special relationship the staff shares with the elephants and become a part of it. Marvel at the opportunity to meet these beautiful gray giants up close and personal! After the Elephant Encounter, be transferred to Victoria Falls Hotel for lunch (drinks are on guest own account)
After lunch, we will visit the famous Big Tree and then proceed to Victoria Falls Rainforest on a self-guided tour of Victoria Falls Rainforest, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, with a width of 1.7kms. The Victoria Falls have the capacity to push 550 000m3 of water per minute over the basalt cliff into the Zambezi River Gorge. The cliff over which the falls thunder, transforms the Zambezi from a placid river into a ferocious torrent, cutting through a series of dramatic gorges.
Excursions & Visits: Interact with elephants at Wild Horizons Elephant Sanctuary, Tour the spectacular Victoria Falls
Accommodation At: Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge or Similar
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast, lunch (drinks and dinner own guest account)
3rd Day: Day at Leisure in Victoria Falls & Boma Dinner and Drum Show
No Guide and Vehicle Service
Spend a free day at leisure in Victoria Falls or add an excursion. Victoria Falls is one of the most adventurous adrenaline resorts in the world strategically situated on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. This day is yours to explore the fabulous Elephant Walk Shopping and the Arts Village shops showcase the best of Zimbabwean and African art and craft and support up and coming young artists and crafters. Home of award winning jewellers Ndau Collection and Homo Faber master craftsmen that you can see at work. Product of offer includes basketry, ceramics, clothing, fine art and photography, wooden and stone sculptures from curio to master sculptors, vintage and antiques including books, wirework and recycled craft, fabrics, accessories, jewellery, masks and artefacts, home decor and even wines and foodstuffs, as well as a hairdresser and spa, booking office & workspace. This is a no touting area, so it’s the perfect breakaway from the bustling curio markets outside.”
Best Optional Activity to consider if your pocket and time permit
Afternoon: Helicopter flight over the falls.
You can book a flight of different durations, but the most common flight takes about 12 – 13 minutes. You will share the helicopter with a few people if there’s not enough people in your party to fill all the seats. The flight will follow a set route, basically flying an infinity loop (‘8’). That means that no matter what seat you’re in you’ll never be on the wrong side of the helicopter.
The best time for this activity is during golden hour (an hour before sunset), but really any time of day you’ll have brilliant views.
In the early evening you will be picked from Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge and transferred to an Afrocentric dinner fused with an African Drum show at the “Boma Dinner” with four-course feast begins with a shared starter platter followed by soup from the campfire, a selection of salads and vegetarian dishes, a braai (barbecue) buffet featuring game meats and stews, and an array of desserts and non-stop entertainment culminating in an interactive drumming show combine to make this a “must do” Victoria Falls experience.
Accommodation At: Shongwe Outlook Guest Lodge
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast and 14–dish tasting family menu will be provided (lunch and drinks own guest account)
4th Day: On Last Sunrise & Homeward Bound
After some days in Victoria Falls, you have explored some of Victoria Fall’s most enticing, evocative, and unforgettable landscapes. Today, you commit them to memory and your driver-guide will transfer you to Victoria Falls International Airport, in time to connect with your international departure flight and the friendly reservation team from our office waiting to hear all about your past journey experience through their incredible package by filling their feedback form handed to you.
Meal Plan & Drinks: Breakfast served at Shongwe Lookout Guest Lodge (lunch, dinner, and drinks own guest account)
USD 1300.00 per adult sharing a twin room
USD 1080 .00 per child of 3 to 12 years sharing an inter-leading room
Inclusions
– Airport Transfers and ground transportation mentioned in the itinerary
– 3 Nights’ accommodation on comfort accommodation and meals as per program as per itinerary
– Enjoy activities as per program
– 3 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners
– Entry/admission as per activities as per program
– Meet & greet services at the Airports
– Drinking water during safari drives and on the bus (Guest will receive a reusable steel water bottle (supporting “TOSCO” – Tourism supporting Conservation)
Exclusions:
– Gratuities, Baggage Handling
– Personal, Medical and Travel Insurance
– All airline tickets and applicable airport fees and taxes
– Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
– Visa fees if applicable to Zimbabwe
– Extra Entrance fees to tourist attractions, activities or attractions not mentioned in itinerary
– Extra optional activities while in the game reserves
– All costs of a personal nature: Telephone calls, bar bills, drinks, room service, laundry, refreshments, snacks, curios, gifts, etc. unless otherwise stated as included in the daily itinerary
– All levy/fee increases (Conservation, Bed, gate etc…) Our Company reserves the right to pass along these increases from quoted costs if they occur
