Day 6. Visiting the Batonga tribe at Lake Kariba
After breakfast, learn about the traditional life of the indigenous tribes that have settled around the lake. Most of them still live in isolation to this day. After lunch, continue to Antelope Island. The choice is yours: would you like to go on safari in a dinghy or try your luck at fishing?
Overnight on board. (BLD)
Day 7. Kariba
After breakfast, your houseboat will moor in Kariba. After saying goodbye to the crew, you drive to Mana Pools National Park (UNESCO World Heritage). First you will visit a lookout point with a fantastic view of the dam wall, which was built in the ’50s. After about 3 hours your journey will bring you to Chirundu. After lunch on the Zambezi you will set out on a 1.5-hour boat ride to your safari camp, the ideal starting point for further wildlife viewing trips. In the afternoon, relax on the terrace or go on a game drive. This is crowned with drinks at sundown in the middle of the park. On the way back to the camp you may come across some nocturnal animals…
Overnight: Mana Pools Safari Lodge (or similar) (BLD)
Day 8. Mana Pools National Park
A safari day means getting up early! After an early breakfast, your exciting game drive in Mana Pools National Park begins. Due to its inaccessibility, the park has so far been little developed for tourism. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, it enchants with its large animal populations and rare wild dogs. After lunch you have a good chance of seeing more animals. On hot afternoons in particular, the animals leave their shelter and come to the water.
Overnight: Mana Pools Safari Lodge (or similar) (BLD)
Day 9. Chinhoyi Caves
After breakfast, depart from Mana Pools National Park. On the approximately five-hour bus ride to the Chinhoyi Caves, you will stop in Karoi and experience the everyday life of the local population. After lunch, visit the caves filled with crystal clear, glowing blue water. After an approx. two-hour bus ride you will reach your safari lodge. End the day with a delicious dinner.
Overnight: Pamuzinda Safari Lodge (or similar) (BLD)
Day 10. Harare and the surrounding area
In the morning you will visit the nearby Chengeta elementary and secondary school (only on class days) for 750 children, which was built by the operators of the safari lodge. The children like to have small souvenirs, especially school utensils. In the morning as well as in the afternoon you can choose from several activities – would you prefer to experience the wild animals living on the property of the lodge on horseback or on foot? You will have your lunch in the midst of nature under a large fig tree. In the evening, a farewell dinner awaits you with a demonstration of traditional local dances.
Overnight: Pamuzinda Safari Lodge (or similar) (BLD)
Day 11. Goodbye, Zimbabwe!
After breakfast, you have the option of a final game drive on the grounds of the safari lodge. Then transfer to the airport. (B)
(B) = Breakfast, (L) = Lunch, (D) = Dinner
