Tours & packages
Routes that already work
Six trips we run often enough to know the timings hold. Treat each one as a starting point — add nights, swap a park, bring the family. Every package is quoted against your dates and party size rather than sold off a fixed price list.
Victoria Falls Short Break
The falls, the bridge and a sunset on the Zambezi, in a long weekend. The easiest first trip in Zimbabwe, and the one we book most.
Day 1
Fly Harare to Victoria Falls. Transfer, settle in, evening free.
Day 2
Guided rainforest walk along the falls. Afternoon at leisure, sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi.
Day 3
Optional add-ons — helicopter flight, bungee, gorge swing, rafting in season — or a slow day in town.
Day 4
Morning free, transfer to the airport, fly back to Harare.
Typically includes
- Return flights or road transfer
- 3 nights' accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Rainforest entry and guide
- Sunset cruise
Falls & Hwange Classic
Zimbabwe's two headline sights in one run — the falls first, then the elephant herds of Hwange. The standard answer to "I have a week".
Days 1–3
Victoria Falls. Rainforest walk, sunset cruise, a free day for adrenaline or rest.
Day 4
Road transfer south into Hwange National Park. Evening game drive.
Days 5–6
Morning and evening game drives, waterhole hides, optional guided walk.
Day 7
Final morning drive, transfer out to Victoria Falls or Bulawayo for the flight home.
Typically includes
- All internal transfers
- 6 nights' accommodation
- Park fees
- Game activities as listed
- Meals on safari
Mana Pools Canoe & Walking Safari
Down the Zambezi by canoe and across the floodplain on foot, with a professional guide. The most physical trip we run, and the one people talk about afterwards.
Day 1
Road or charter to Mana Pools. Camp set, orientation walk before dark.
Days 2–3
Paddle downstream in stages, walking the floodplain morning and late afternoon.
Day 4
Final stretch on the water, afternoon among the winterthorn.
Day 5
Return to Harare by road or air.
Typically includes
- Professional guide
- Canoes and safety equipment
- Camping or camp accommodation
- Park fees
- All meals on safari
Great Zimbabwe & Matobo Heritage Route
The stone city that named the country, then the rock art and rhino of the Matobo Hills. History and wildlife on the same road trip.
Day 1
Harare to Masvingo by road. Evening at Lake Mutirikwi.
Day 2
Full guided day at Great Zimbabwe — Hill Complex, Valley Ruins, Great Enclosure and the site museum.
Day 3
Drive west to Bulawayo. Afternoon in the city or at the Natural History Museum.
Days 4–5
Matobo National Park — rhino tracking on foot, San rock art shelters, World's View.
Day 6
Fly Bulawayo to Harare, or continue by road.
Typically includes
- Vehicle and driver-guide
- 5 nights' accommodation
- Site and park entry fees
- Guided rhino tracking
- Breakfasts
Eastern Highlands Escape
Mountain air, waterfalls and trout streams three hours from Harare. The trip for people who want cool weather and a walk, not a game drive.
Day 1
Drive Harare to Nyanga via Rusape. Afternoon at Nyangombe Falls.
Day 2
Mount Nyangani — Zimbabwe's highest point — or the gentler plateau trails. Pungwe Falls viewpoint.
Day 3
Mutarazi Falls and the skywalk, then down toward the Bvumba if time allows.
Day 4
Slow morning, return to Harare.
Typically includes
- Vehicle and driver
- 3 nights' accommodation
- Park entry fees
- Breakfasts
Kariba Houseboat Charter
A boat, a crew and the Matusadona shoreline. Fish, swim off the deck, watch elephant come down to drink, and go wherever the skipper is asked to.
Day 1
Road or air to Kariba. Board in the afternoon and move out onto the lake.
Days 2–3
Cruise the Matusadona shoreline. Tiger fishing, tender-boat game viewing, sundowners on deck.
Day 4
Return to harbour and travel back to Harare.
Typically includes
- Houseboat charter with crew
- Fuel and tender boat
- All meals aboard
- Fishing tackle on request
None of these quite right?
Most of what we book is custom anyway. Send us the dates and the rough idea and we'll draft something.