Davison's Camp

Safari Wildlife & Nature + 1 more + 2 more

Waterfalls to Waterfront

South Africa, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Kruger & Cape Town.

11 days

from £4,950 pp

Zimbabwe Explorer

Safari Wildlife & Nature + 3 more + 3 more

A Zimbabwe experience of culture, history and it's wildlife & natural beauty.

12 days

from £4,160 pp

Encounter Zimbabwe

Safari Wildlife & Nature + 1 more + 2 more

A short getaway to explore Zimbabwe's natural beauty

6 days

from £2,170 pp

Wild Zimbabwe

Classic Safari + 2 more + 3 more

An adventure for those seeking the wild side of Zimbabwe.

13 days

from £4,650 pp

Luxury Zimbabwe

Safari Wildlife & Nature + 1 more + 2 more

Experiencing Zimbabwe's beauty, wildlife and nature with a touch of luxury.

14 days

from £10,170 pp

Family Safari in Zimbabwe

Family Classic + 2 more + 3 more

A family friendly approach to exploring Zimbabwe

13 days

from £3,625 pp

Quirky excursions

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Game drives

Traditional open safari vehicles driven by licensed experienced guides. In the early morning (exact times vary depending on the season but normally somewhere between 5am to 7am) you will be woken by your guide with a gentle 'knock' at the door and will gather for a quick cup of tea and snack before heading out on the morning drive. The drive is normally around 3 to 4 hours (including a tea and coffee stop in the middle) and you then return for a large cooked breakfast. Some months of the year you will have a larger breakfast before heading out on the morning game drive, meaning that you won't have a breakfast on your return, but will freshen up and then have brunch in the late morning. A lunch and/or high tea will then be served later in the day before heading out (depending on the season between 4pm to 5pm) on the afternoon game drive. The afternoon game drive will stop at sunset for a traditional 'sundowner' with drinks and snacks. You will then continue the rest of the drive in the dark, using a filter light and flash light to look for nocturnal animals. On return to the lodge you will then have time to freshen up before your three course dinner.¬† Land cruisers seat up to nine guests and Land Rovers seat up to seven guests but lodges will always try to take just four (preferred) or a maximum of six guests per vehicle, unless requested otherwise.

Game walks

Conducted by a fully licensed and highly experienced professional guide, walking safaris are usually undertaken in the mornings and replace a morning game drive or combine as part of it. The walks are at a gentle pace, so you don't have to be super fit to do them, however, they can last for two to three hours and therefore, require a reasonable level of stamina, particularly in the hotter months. Walks are ideal for photography of big game on foot and for those wanting to view wildlife at a different perspective. There is something very special about game walks as it is an incredibly quiet and peaceful way to explore the African bush and I would highly recommend experiencing a walk at least once on your safari; particularly in Zimbabwe which is renowned for having the best walking guides in Africa due to the difficult levels of exams and qualifications, as well as experience, needed to become a pro guide.

Pump runs

Imvelo Safari Lodges operates eight waterholes for the wildlife within Hwange National Park, the furthest of which is 55 km into the park, and a popular activity is to take an all day trip into the park to visit the waterholes and drop fuel and oil for the motors, and rations and supplies for the pump attendants. A picnic lunch is then enjoyed near one of the waterholes before taking an afternoon game drive back to the lodge. Alternatively, this can be quite a good activity as part of a transfer when combining two Imvelo lodges within the park and you would be dropped at the next lodge after the lunch stop.

Birding

Zimbabwe is one of the best countries in Africa for birding due to its combination of superb guiding and nearly 700 species of birds. Riverine regions such as Mana Pools, Victoria Falls and Kariba all flourish with bird species, but there is also the drier regions, such as the Western Kalahari which allows visitors to see different birds, with over 450 species noted in Hwange National Park alone. The rainy season (Mar ‚Äì Oct) is the best time of year to travel for birding in Zimbabwe as the migrants are present and many species are breeding. For the keen spotter, the local species can be focussed on in the drier months of May to August.