The Explorer Trail

One of Africa’s most stunning sights and one of the natural wonders of the world, the Victoria Falls are an incredible sight to behold: hundreds of feet of torrential water plummet into the Zambezi Gorge, rightly earning its local moniker ‘the smoke that thunders’. You’ll stay at the Victoria Falls Hotel, an elegant haven of old-world charm and colonial opulence which is ideally located for viewing the falls. The nearby town of Victoria Falls has plenty else to offer if you can drag yourself away from the main attraction, with canoeing and whitewater rafting on the Zambezi on offer, as well as horseback safaris.

After two nights in Victoria Falls, you’ll be taken by private road transfer to the Hwange National Park. The country’s oldest and largest national park, Hwange is home to a rich array of wildlife, including iconic game such as lions, leopards and cheetahs, while the park’s concentration of elephants and buffaloes are among the highest in the world. Your home for three nights is The Hide, a luxury safari camp with a collection of stylish tents shaded by dense bushveld. Amazing wildlife viewing opportunities are on offer here: the camp overlooks an active waterhole, so you can watch elephants come to drink from the comfort of your own room.