DETAILED ITINERARY: WESTERN ZIMBABWE (ZVF7)

Day 1. Arrive in Victoria Falls and transfer to the Elephant Hills Hotel. Every room has a view from a thatched balcony and the hotel is well known for its standard of comfort.The majestic resort has an eighteen hole golf course and is within sight of the spray rising up from the Victoria Falls. Accommodation is in luxury rooms with en suite facilities on a bed and breakfast basis. Enjoy any activities available in this town. B only

Day 2. Enjoy any activities available in this town. Accommodation at Elephant Hills Hotel in luxury rooms with en suite facilities on a bed and breakfast basis. B only

Without a doubt, the Victoria Falls constitute one of the most spectacular wonders of the world, and one of the major attractions in Africa. The local people call it mosi-oa-tunya ( "the smoke that forever thunders"). When the missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, saw this majestic waterfall for the first time in the mid-nineteenth century, the experience caused him to write with awe in his journal: "Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight." The mighty Zambezi River flows, broad and placid, to the brink of a basalt lip approximately 5,100 ft.wide. It gathers speed in a brief rapid then plunges more than a hundred meters down into the frothy chasm below. The earth trembles and the cloud of spray rising hundreds of meters into the sky, may be seen 30 miles away. The thunder of an incomprehensible weight of water never ceases. This is the world's largest sheet of falling water. Although its fame has spread far and wide, the site has been tastefully preserved in order that its magic may not be spoiled. Many vantage points ensure unobstructed views.

Optional excursions available include: river rafting (which must be booked in advance), bungee-jumping, canoeing, "Flight of the Angels" (10 - 15 minute flight in a light aircraft over Victoria Falls), helicopter rides over Victoria Falls, lunch or dinner cruises on the Zambezi River or "Africa Spectacular", a show of traditional dancing to rhythmic jungle drums performed by Mikishi and Shangaan dancers.

River rafting on the Zambezi River has been called the most exhilarating in the world. During low water it is considered class IV and V. The rapids are among the world's wildest, but because of the deep water and lack of rocks mid-stream, also the safest - injuries are very rare. Everyone agrees though, that the Zambezi River demands ones respect. Bungee-jumping at the Falls are the highest, worldwide, from a fixed structure (340 ft.).

Day 3. Fly to Hwange Safari Lodge. Accommodation is in luxury rooms with en suite facilities. Enjoy game viewing activities that are offered by the lodge. B/L/D

Day 4. Enjoy game viewing activities that are offered by the lodge. Accommodation is at Hwange Safari lodge in luxury rooms with en suite facilities. B/L/D

Day 5. Transfer to Bumi Hills Safari Lodge at Lake Kariba. Accommodation is in luxury rooms with en suite facilities, with views of game roaming the plains. Enjoy game viewing activities that are offered by the lodge. B/L/D

Day 6. Enjoy game viewing activities that are offered by the lodge. Accommodation is at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in luxury rooms with en suite facilitiies. B/L/D

Day 7. Transfer after breakfast to Victoria Falls Airport. B only

B/L/D = Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS Western Zimbabwe ZVF7

Day 1 & 2. Included: airport transfer, accommodation at Elephant Hills Hotel in luxury rooms with en suite facilities, breakfast on day 2

Excluded: optional activities, lunch and dinner

Day 3 & 4. Included: air and land transfer, accommodation at Hwange Safari Lodge in luxury rooms with en suite facilities, all meals, all game viewing activities

Day 5 & 6. Included: air and land transfer, accommodation at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in luxury rooms with en suite facilities, all meals, all game viewing activities

Day 7. Included: breakfast, transfer

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