6 Days 5 Nights Batonka Guest Lodge & Hwange Safari Lodge Holiday
Explore Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park with a stay at the Batonka Guest Lodge and Hwange Safari Lodge. Your holiday package includes all transfers, breakfast daily, dinners as per itinerary and selected activities. The package can also be customized to your preferences.
Witness the natural spectacle of Victoria Falls and the vast Hwange National Park on this 6-days 5-nights tour. Explore the beauty of Africa in one of the most breath-taking destinations and 7th wonder of the world, see the wonder that is Victoria Falls and experience a safari adventure in Hwange National Park. You will explore Hwange National Park in a 4×4 Game drive vehicle and get also visit the Painted Dog Conservation Center.
What to expect
- A Visit to the iconic Victoria Falls
- A relaxing afternoon and 4 course dinner on a Dinner Cruise.
- Live drum show and entertainment at the Boma Place of Eating
- Adrenalin pumping activities at Victoria Falls.
- Spectacular views of the Victoria Falls on a Helicopter Fight.
- Sightings of wildlife on game drive in Hwange National Park.
Accommodations
Batonka Guest Lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge is 2km from the Falls and 1km from town. The lodge offers accommodation in 22 rooms, each with a private veranda overlooking the gardens. All rooms have en-suite showers, while 11 of the rooms have baths. The rooms include one family suite and eight inter-leading rooms as well as one room offering universal access. Facilities at the lodge include a swimming pool, and curio shop, while indoor and outdoor dining options are available. There is also a shuttle service to town and WiFi access in the rooms and main areas. In addition to the 4 star service at a 3 star price, Batonka Guest Lodge offers complimentary afternoon high tea.
Hwange Safari Lodge
Hwange Safari Lodge is only 2 hours’ drive from Victoria Falls, a favourite with visitors from all over the world. Home to the world’s largest population of the African elephant, including the presidential herd, Hwange boasts an abundance of other wildlife including buffalo, lion, leopard and a host of other species. The prolific birdlife is a must see for the enthusiast with one of the world’s most diverse population of raptors.
The lodge caters for a diverse range of guests from the lone adventurer to couples, groups, families and tour groups. It offers comfort, modern conveniences and an opportunity to experience the real African wild. Don’t forget, a camera is a must!
Inclusions:
Victoria Falls
- Return airport transfers between Victoria Falls Airport and the hotel.
- 3 nights’ accommodation in Standard Room , including breakfast daily.
- A Guided Tour of The Falls (Zimbabwean side), including transfers.
- Zambezi Dinner Cruise, including transfers, set snacks & local beverages.
- Boma Dinner at the Victoria Falls Safari lodge
- Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls.
Hwange National Park
- Return Transfer to Hwange National Park
- 2 Nights’ accommodation in selected room including breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- 1 Full Day Game Drive in Hwange Park including lunch
- 1 Visit to the Painted Dog Conservation Center
Exclusions
Optional extra activities, Lunches not mentioned, all drinks except where specified otherwise, Items of a personal nature, including laundry, Telephone, fax and internet connectivity, Gratuities, Visas if required & Travel insurance.
Park Entry Fees as follows: Falls tour – $30pp, Cruise – $10pp, Helicopter Flights – $25p, Hwange National Park US$20
6 Day 5 Nights Victoria Falls & Hwange
Day 1
You will be welcomed at the Victoria Falls Airport, Kasane Airport or Livingstone Airport and transferred to Hwange National Park for your stay at Hwange Safari Lodge or similar Hwange Safari Lodges. After arrival and check-in visit the Painted Dog Conservation Center to witness the efforts to maintain the population of the almost extinct pained dogs. After the tour, the evening is at your leisure as you enjoy dinner around the fire under the African sky.
Overnight: Hwange Safari Lodge or one of the Hwange Safari Lodges
Meals: Dinner
Activities: Visit Hwange Painted Dog Conservation Center
Day 2
Today we have an early start. You will wake up around 6am to have your breakfast before hopping onto to a 4×4 Game Drive Vehicle for a full day Game drive in Hwange National Park. You will have pre-packed lunch to enjoy at one of the picnic areas in Hwange National Park.
Explore Hwange National Park on a game drive with an experienced professional safari guide with the chance to see one of Africa’s most impressive elephant populations as well as wild dog, buffalo and over 400 species of bird.
Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe’s largest game park with an area of 14,600km². Its sheer size means that its scenery, vegetation and game vary hugely, ranging from the semi desert scrub on the edge of the Kalahari in the south, to forests, granite hills and valleys of mopane woodlands in the north.
The national park is home to over 100 mammal species, including lion, leopard and rhino, and is known for its large population of elephant. The highest numbers of animals are spotted in the dry season (August to October) when the wildlife congregates around the shrunken water holes.
After the tour, the evening is at your leisure as you enjoy dinner around the fire under the African sky.
Overnight: Hwange Safari Lodge or Similar Lodge in Hwange
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities: Hwange Full Day Tour
Day 3
After breakfast you will visit the Painted Dog Conservation Center if you did not visit on the day of arrival or else you are immediately transferred to Victoria Falls to explore the 7th Natural wonder of the world.
After check-in and relaxing, get ready for an exciting evening where you will enjoy a 4 course dinner on board the Malachite Dinner Cruise as you explore the upper Zambezi channels and islands. TheZambezi Dinner Cruise features sightings of the golden sunsets with an open bar and snacks, an array of wildlife on the banks of the river as well as plenty of water mammals including hippos and crocodiles.
Overnight: Batonka Guest Lodge or Similar Accommodation in Victoria Falls
Meals: 4 Course Dinner on board Malachite Dinner Cruise
Activities: Zambezi Dinner Cruise
Day 4
After breakfast at 8:30 you will be transferred to the Victoria Falls entrance for a Guided Falls Tour of the legendary Victoria Falls. Your guide will take you to all the viewing points; enlighten you on the history, culture, flora and fauna surrounding the mighty Victoria Falls. After the tour around 11:00 you can have lunch at the restaurants in town or be transferred back to the hotel.
Refresh, have lunch and wait for you transfer to the Jetty site for the Helicopter Flight over the Falls. The day will end with an exciting evening at the Boma Dinner where you will be entertained by traditional drummers and dancers while enjoying buffet African dinner with lots of braai meat, traditional meals and fresh fruits for dessert. You will be back at your hotel around 9:30pm
Overnight: Batonka Guest Lodge or Similar Accommodation in Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Activities: Guide Falls Tour, Helicopter Flight Over the Falls, Boma Dinner
Day 5
After breakfast you can partake in some of the thrilling Victoria Falls Activities on offer or shop around town or visit the Victoria Falls Bridge for bridge activities or the lookout café for lunch overlooking the gorge and also try out the high wire activities. For a relaxing afternoon you can add an afternoon Game Drive in the Zambezi National Park to your bucket list. This evening you are also free to try different dinner options at your cost.
If you would like to explore more game up close and personal, a visit to the Chobe National Park will add to great game sightings at Hwange National Park. Chobe Day trip includes a game cruise where you look for game on the banks of the river and grazers on the swamps. The Chobe is further explored on a 4×4 Game drive in search of big game and elusive lions.
Overnight: Batonka Guest Lodge
Meals: Breakfast
Activities: Optional
Day 6
After breakfast, relax and wait for your transfer to Victoria Falls Airport.
Meals: Breakfast
Activities: Optional
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Per Person Sharing | US$1444 |
*Please note that some activities may require a minimum of 2 pax to depart, subject to availability. Prices are subject to change without prior notice. Terms and conditions apply