Victoria Falls Hostel
Hostel
Days 1, 2
Falls & Hwange — 6 days (Victoria Falls, Zambezi, Bulawayo, Matobo & Great Zimbabwe)
Ten days from the Zambezi to a mortarless stone city. Six days covering the falls and Hwange only, without the long drives east to Matobo and Great Zimbabwe.
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Wildlife safari
Ten days from the Zambezi to a mortarless stone city
Group Tour
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Top Highlights
Victoria FallsTen days from the falls to a stone city nobody in Europe believed Africans had built. Batoka GorgeEighty-five percent of the falls face is on the Zimbabwean side, which is why the viewing path here is longer than the Zambian one. HwangeHwange has no natural surface water in the dry season. Nyamandhlovu panHwange holds one of the largest surviving populations of painted dog anywhere, and the research trust here is the reason. Matobo HillsMatobo is granite weathered into balanced stacks, and it is one of very few places you can track white rhino on foot with a guide. White rhinoThe San paintings here are among the oldest dated rock art in southern Africa.
Itinerary
Ten days from the falls to a stone city nobody in Europe believed Africans had built.
Victoria FallsHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer, then the rainforest path
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationVictoria Falls Hostel
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Park entry
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS Victoria Falls Rainforest walk Devil's Cataract Start point Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), Victoria Falls 00:00 - 23:59Eighty-five percent of the falls face is on the Zimbabwean side, which is why the viewing path here is longer than the Zambian one.
Victoria Falls, ZambeziHow the day runs
- 4 hrs7:00 AM — down into the gorge below the falls
- 3 hrs4:00 PM — the sunset stretch above the lip
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationVictoria Falls Hostel
Included Activities
- Guide
- Sunset cruise
- Lodge night
Optional Activities
- Rafting the Batoka in low water
- A microlight over the falls
LANDMARKS Batoka Gorge Zambezi Hippo pools Hwange has no natural surface water in the dry season. The game concentrates at pumped pans, which is both why the viewing is good and why the pumps matter so much.
Victoria Falls, HwangeHow the day runs
- 3 hrs9:00 AM — south-east to the park
- 3 hrs4:00 PM — the first drive, on the pumped pans
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationHwange Hostel
Included Activities
- Park fees
- Camp with all meals
- Evening drive
LANDMARKS Hwange Pumped waterholes Elephant herds Hwange holds one of the largest surviving populations of painted dog anywhere, and the research trust here is the reason.
HwangeHow the day runs
- 10 hrs5:30 AM — a full day with a packed lunch
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationHwange Hostel
Included Activities
- Full-day drive
- Camp with all meals
LANDMARKS Nyamandhlovu pan Elephant Painted dog Matobo is granite weathered into balanced stacks, and it is one of very few places you can track white rhino on foot with a guide.
Hwange, Bulawayo, MatoboHow the day runs
- 4 hrs8:00 AM — south to the second city
- 1 hrs2:00 PM — out to the granite hills
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationMatobo Hostel
Included Activities
- Park fees
- Lodge night at Matobo
LANDMARKS Matobo Hills Balancing rocks World's View The San paintings here are among the oldest dated rock art in southern Africa. The rhino tracking is on foot and the briefing is not a formality.
MatoboHow the day runs
- 4 hrs6:30 AM — tracking white rhino with an armed guide
- 3 hrs2:30 PM — the painted shelters at Nswatugi
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationBulawayo Hostel
Included Activities
- Tracking permit and guide
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS White rhino Nswatugi cave San rock art Dry-stone walls up to eleven metres high, built without mortar between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries.
Bulawayo, Great ZimbabweHow the day runs
- 6 hrs7:30 AM — six hours east to Masvingo
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationGreat Zimbabwe Hostel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS Great Zimbabwe Great Enclosure Hill Complex Colonial-era authorities insisted for decades that Africans could not have built it, and archaeologists who said otherwise were censored. They were right.
Great ZimbabweHow the day runs
- 5 hrs7:00 AM — the Hill Complex, then the Great Enclosure
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationGreat Zimbabwe Hostel
Included Activities
- Site entry and guide
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS Great Enclosure Conical Tower Hill Complex Zimbabwe birds Bulawayo has the railway museum and a colonial grid laid out wide enough to turn an ox wagon in.
Great Zimbabwe, BulawayoHow the day runs
- 5 hrs8:00 AM — west across the highveld
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBulawayo Hostel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Hotel night in Bulawayo
Bulawayo connects through Johannesburg or Harare.
BulawayoHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to the airport
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Park entry
- Day 1Lodge night
- Day 2Guide
- Day 2Sunset cruise
- Day 2Rafting the Batoka in low waterCosts extra
- Day 2A microlight over the fallsCosts extra
- Day 3Park fees
- Day 3Camp with all meals
- Day 3Evening drive
- Day 4Full-day drive
- Day 5Lodge night at Matobo
- Day 6Tracking permit and guide
- Day 7Transport
- Day 8Site entry and guide
- Day 9Hotel night in Bulawayo
- Day 1 · 2 nightsVictoria Falls Hostel
- Day 3 · 2 nightsHwange Hostel
- Day 5 · 1 nightMatobo Hostel
- Day 6 · 1 nightBulawayo Hostel
- Day 7 · 2 nightsGreat Zimbabwe Hostel
- Day 9 · 1 nightBulawayo Hostel
- Day 1Victoria Falls to Victoria FallsTransfer, then the rainforest path
- Day 3Victoria Falls to Hwange9:00 AM — south-east to the park
- Day 5Hwange to Bulawayo8:00 AM — south to the second city
- Day 5Bulawayo to Matobo2:00 PM — out to the granite hills
- Day 7Matobo to Great Zimbabwe7:30 AM — six hours east to Masvingo
- Day 9Great Zimbabwe to Bulawayo8:00 AM — west across the highveld
- Day 10Bulawayo to BulawayoTransfer to the airport
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Hwange Hostel
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Days 3, 4
Matobo Hostel
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Day 5
Bulawayo Hostel
Hostel
Days 6, 9
Great Zimbabwe Hostel
Hostel
Days 7, 8
What you'll eat
9 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 8 dinners across 10 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 10.
- DinnerServed on days 1–8
- BreakfastServed on days 2–10
- LunchServed on days 3–4
19 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 5 reviews
Review summary
Food4.6/5
Guide4.0/5
Itinerary4.2/5
Transport4.2/5
Accommodation4.8/5
Tour operator4.2/5
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Karan Shah – Delhi2026-07-20 · Verified booking
Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Would send friends their way.
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Vikram Bose – Chandigarh2026-07-20 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Would book with them again.
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Tom Bergman – Dublin2026-07-20 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Would send friends their way.
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Meera Iyer – Chennai2026-07-20 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Recommended.
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Rahul Menon – Indore2026-07-20 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.
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