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Zimbabwe — 10 days (Victoria Falls, Zambezi, Hwange, Bulawayo & Matobo)

4.2(11 reviews)10 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Ten days from the Zambezi to a mortarless stone city. Ten days with a private vehicle throughout, a camp inside Hwange and the Matobo rhino tracking included.

Acacia Line
Runs this trip
Wildlife safari
Ten days from the Zambezi to a mortarless stone city
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

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

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 9 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • All ground transport, which is long on this route
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
  • A full-day Hwange drive with packed lunch
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
  • Rhino tracking on foot with an armed guide
Permits & fees
  • All park fees: falls, Hwange, Matobo and Great Zimbabwe
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Rafting the Batoka gorge, which only runs in low water
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • International flights and the Zimbabwe visa
  • The microlight over the falls
  • Any sighting, which nobody can promise

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Victoria Falls Lodge

Lodge

Days 1, 2

Hwange Lodge

Lodge

Days 3, 4

Matobo Retreat

Hotel

Day 5

Bulawayo Courtyard

Hotel

Days 6, 9

Great Zimbabwe Inn

Hotel

Days 7, 8

What you'll eat

9 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 8 dinners across 10 days, at the lodges you sleep in. 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

Operator

Acacia Line
4.2 (11)

Based in Nairobi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.2/5
Based on 11 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.6/5
Guide
4.0/5
Itinerary
3.8/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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Rohit Verma – Chennai2026-01-12 · Verified booking

Sightings were thin on our dates, which is luck, but the drives felt rushed.

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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Elena Petrova – Singapore2026-01-12 · Verified booking

Zimbabwe was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Would book with them again.

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Yuki Tanaka – London2026-01-12 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Every night's lodge was a step up from what I'd braced for. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Worth every rupee.

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Ishita Ghosh – Kochi2026-01-12 · Verified booking

Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Would send friends their way.

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Nikhil Joshi – Mumbai2026-01-12 · Verified booking

Sightings were thin on our dates, which is luck, but the drives felt rushed.

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Divya Reddy – Kochi2026-01-12 · Verified booking

Zimbabwe was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Would book with them again.

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Nikhil Joshi – Ahmedabad2025-02-23 · Verified booking

Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Every night's lodge was a step up from what I'd braced for. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Would book with them again.

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Ananya Gupta – Bengaluru2025-02-23 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. The teahouses were warm and the beds were fine after eight hours walking. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Would book with them again.

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