Victoria Falls' thundering smoke, Hwange's vast elephant herds and the dreamlike floodplains of Mana Pools — Zimbabwe quietly delivers some of Africa's finest safaris.
One of the Seven Natural Wonders. ‘The Smoke that Thunders’ — best from the Zimbabwean side, which sees two-thirds of the curtain.
UNESCO World Heritage. Walk among elephants, follow wild dog packs on foot, sleep in remote bush camps.
40,000+ elephants in Zimbabwe’s largest park — the camps overlooking pumped waterholes are spectacular in dry season.
Houseboating on the world’s largest man-made lake. Wildlife shoreline, dramatic sunsets, fresh tigerfish.
The largest pre-colonial stone city in sub-Saharan Africa. A UNESCO site that gives the country its name.
Zimbabwe’s professional guide qualification is the toughest in Africa. Your guide is genuinely a specialist.
Dry season concentrates wildlife at water. Vic Falls is full Apr–Jun, low by October. Mana Pools walking starts in earnest from May.
Green and gorgeous, fewer guests, lower rates. Birding is exceptional. Some walking camps in Mana are closed.
Heavy rain, malarial mosquitoes, many parks closed. We’d suggest waiting for the dry.
1,708m wide, 108m drop. The smoke is visible 50 km away.
Walking safari paradise on the Zambezi. UNESCO.
Zimbabwe’s largest park — 14,650 km² of pristine bushveld.
World’s largest man-made lake. Houseboating and tiger fishing.
Pre-colonial stone city ruins, UNESCO, the nation’s namesake.
Cool mountains, forests, trout streams, mist.
Hiking, climbing, waterfalls — wild and largely empty.
Rounded granite kopjes, San rock art, Cecil Rhodes’ grave.
Mana Pools, Matusadona, Hwange — walking safaris with Zimbabwe’s renowned professional guides. The ultimate immersion.
Vic Falls + Hwange + Mana Pools makes the classic two-week Zimbabwe itinerary. Add Lake Kariba houseboating for a fourth dimension.
Zimbabwe’s full guide license requires years of apprenticeship, written and oral exams, dangerous-game tests. Your guide knows the bush at a different level.
David Livingstone reached the falls and named them after his queen. The local Lozi name — Mosi-oa-Tunya, ‘The Smoke that Thunders’ — is older and better.
Built between 1100 and 1450, the city housed 18,000 people at its peak. Trade items from China and Persia have been excavated there.
Walk with elephants in Mana Pools. Houseboat on Kariba. Stand at the edge of Vic Falls. Our consultants put it all together for you.