The Best of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s laid-back capital of Harare exhibits vibrant, traditional Zimbabwean culture and contemporary urban bustle in equal measure, and enjoys a fine year-round climate which justifies its nickname, the Sunshine City. Your home during your time in Harare is a luxurious North Wing room of the Meikles Hotel, a leading and iconic African hotel which oozes old world charm and is the perfect way to ease yourself in to your Zimbabwean adventure.

From Harare, you’ll be flown to the incredible inland Lake Kariba, a watery wilderness overflowing with wildlife. Abundant game, bird and marine life can be viewed from land and boat, and the region’s food is as delicious and fresh as you can get. The area’s natural landscapes are stunningly beautiful, too, with some of Africa’s best sunsets over the lake, and eerie, semi-submerged petrified forests begging to be explored. You’ll stay at Changa Safari Camp, a sprawling haven of tranquillity and relaxation encompassing nearly four kilometres of the lake’s shoreline.

Upon leaving Lake Kariba, you’ll be transferred by plane to Hwange National Park, the biggest and oldest park in Zimbabwe. Offering the classic African safari experience, morning and evening game drives will allow you to get up close and personal with large herds of elephant and buffalo, with a great chance of seeing the likes of lion, leopard and cheetah. You’ll stay at Nehimba Safari Lodge, a beautiful tented hideaway which provides a luxurious base for professionally guided game viewing, pan sits and bird watching.

Words can barely do justice to the majesty of the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe’s biggest tourist draw and one of the wonders of the natural world. At more than twice the height of the Niagara Falls, the water’s mighty torrents of water and awe-inspiring spray have earned it the nickname ‘the smoke that thunders’ among locals, and it’s not hard to see why. Your home for two nights is Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, which combines an ideal location for visiting the falls with fantastic wildlife viewing: the camp overlooks an active waterhole, where you can watch elephants come to drink from the comfort of your own luxurious, traditionally decorated room.