This page is a summary of the safari I took in September. This should give you an idea of what to expect. The safari was booked through Imvelo Safari Lodges. They will handle your transportation from the airport to the camps and from one camp to the other. They will also schedule your daily activities once you are there and provide you with plenty of food and drink.
I stayed at two camps, Nehimba (elephant icon in map below) and Zambezi Sands (giraffe icon). From Zambezi Sands, I was also able to visit Victoria Falls (waterfall icon).
Part 1: Hwange National Park
Day 1: Fly into Victoria Falls Airport. You will be picked up at the airport and transferred to an Imvelo jeep to begin your safari! A large part of the drive to Nehimba was through Hwange National Park. Our first animal sighting: a giraffe!
followed by monkeys
plenty of elephants…
zebras
unique birds
and sweeping scenery.
Arrive at Nehimba Lodge, grab a drink and relax.
Get settled into your private tent.
Then, back to the bush for an evening Game Drive where we saw water buffalos
and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
Day 2: Morning Game Drive/walk after breakfast
Back to the Nehimba Lodge for lunch and relaxation
Evening Game Drive after lunch. Returned to watch the lionesses we saw earlier eat dinner.
Back to the lodge for more drinks and dinner with the elephants
Day 3: Morning Game Drive
swimming hippos
colorful birds
Evening Game Drive
Dinner on the last night at Nehimba.
Day 4: Spotted a young lion on the way out.
and a warthog
Part 2: Zambezi National Park
Monkeys on the way to the next camp.
Arrive at Zambezi Sands River Camp
Enjoy a sunset drift on the Zambezi River, which marks the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Day 5: Day trip to Victoria Falls, the tallest waterfall in the world.
Lunch at the historic Victoria Falls Hotel, which was built by the British in 1904 to house workers on the Cape-to-Cairo railway.
Followed by afternoon canoeing. Watch out for crocs and hippos!
Snacks and drinks after canoeing
Dinner at the lodge
Day 6: Monkeys playing on the huts in the morning. This might be your wake up call for most mornings!
I woke up to this one on my porch!
Morning game drive
Relaxing boat ride at sunset
Enjoying a braai (bbq) on the last night.
It is recommended that you receive certain vaccinations before traveling to Zimbabwe. You should make an appointment with your doctor several weeks prior to your vacation.
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