Wild Zimbabwe Mid-Adventure

Your journey begins with a relaxed arrival beside one of Africa’s most iconic river systems. The Palm River Hotel offers you a refined and peaceful start to the adventure, combining luxury accommodation with a strong sense of place, privacy, and natural beauty.

Set along the riverbank and surrounded by indigenous trees, the hotel gives you a calm base from which to ease into the journey. On clear, quiet days, you may even hear the distant thunder and see the spray from the nearby waterfall, creating a powerful introduction to the landscape.

You stay in a Double Room on a full-board basis with activities included. The hotel offers comfortable rooms and suites, a restaurant and bar, high tea, pool, spa, gym, curio shop, shuttle service, meeting facilities, and Wi-Fi. The atmosphere balances central convenience with a quiet, sheltered environment.

During your stay, you can take a self-guided or guided tour of the waterfall, walking through lush rainforest and visiting multiple viewpoints. You may also enjoy helicopter flights, highwire activities, white-water rafting, or a luxury river cruise directly from the hotel’s jetty. Cruise options may include breakfast, birdwatching, lunch, or sunset experiences.

Transfers & Flights: You transfer from Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA) to The Palm River Hotel.

You then continue into a classic safari setting, where your experience becomes more wildlife-focused and deeply connected to the wilderness. The Hide is an award-winning luxury tented safari camp set on a private concession within Hwange National Park, offering you an intimate safari experience with excellent game viewing and strong guiding.

You stay in a Bush Chalet on a full-board basis with game activities included. The camp accommodates guests in spacious tented accommodation with private verandas overlooking the waterhole. The main areas include an iconic A-frame lounge and dining space, plunge pool, firepit, al fresco dining areas, underground wine cellar, and famous waterhole hide.

Your days can include morning and afternoon game drives, guided bush walks, night drives, and hide sits overlooking the waterhole. You may enjoy up to four daily activities, allowing your safari rhythm to be shaped around wildlife movement and your personal interests.

One of the standout experiences is the underground hide, where you can observe wildlife at close range from a safe and discreet position. For a more adventurous overnight experience, you may also enjoy the complimentary Dove’s Nest treehouse sleep-out, offering a memorable night beneath the stars.

Transfers & Flights: You transfer from The Palm River Hotel to Victoria Falls International Airport, fly to Umtshibi Airstrip, and continue by transfer to The Hide.

Your journey continues to a remote lakeshore setting where safari activities unfold both on land and water. Changa Safari Camp is set in a quiet corner of Matusadona National Park, with direct access to the edge of Lake Kariba and views towards the surrounding mountains.

You stay in a Bush Chalet on a full-board basis with game activities included. The camp offers luxury tented accommodation, including tented suites and family suites, with open-air lounge areas, a pool, spa, yoga facilities, laundry service, and Wi-Fi in the main areas.

This stage of the journey gives you a different safari rhythm. You can enjoy guided game drives, walking safaris, and boat cruises, combining classic wildlife viewing with the atmosphere of a lakeshore wilderness. The area is known for hippo, crocodile, elephant, buffalo, waterbuck, impala, kudu, and occasional zebra sightings.

Between activities, you can relax at camp, enjoy the pool, take part in yoga, visit the spa, or settle into the evening with a safari sundowner. This stay adds variety to the itinerary by blending water-based exploration with traditional game viewing.

Transfers & Flights: You transfer from The Hide to Umtshibi Airstrip, fly to Kanjedza Airstrip, and continue by transfer to Changa Safari Camp.

You then move into a quieter wilderness area known for privacy, walking safaris, and strong predator potential. Ingwe Pan Camp is set around one of the largest pans in Mana Pools National Park, surrounded by Jackalberry, Nyala berry, Fig, and Baobab trees. The setting gives you an intimate base with excellent on-site wildlife viewing.

You stay in a Luxury Tent on a full-board basis with game activities included. The camp is made up of large Meru-style tents positioned around the southern side of the pan, allowing you to remain close to the landscape throughout your stay. Each tent offers comfort, space, and the opportunity to view wildlife directly from your own accommodation.

Your activities include morning and late afternoon game drives, professionally guided walking safaris, and game viewing from camp. Canoeing may also be arranged with advance notice, offering you a peaceful way to experience the river environment from a different perspective.

The area is known for leopard sightings, male lions, elephant, buffalo, kudu, impala, warthog, nyala, and, at certain times of year, wild dog activity. Night skies here are especially impressive, with very little interruption from other camps or outside light.

Transfers & Flights: You transfer from Changa Safari Camp to Kanjedza Airstrip, fly to Mana Main Airstrip, and continue by transfer to Ingwe Pan.

Your final safari chapter takes you deeper into a classic wilderness setting, where the experience feels intimate, traditional, and strongly connected to the surrounding floodplain. John’s Camp is set beneath canopies of Trichelia and Mahogany trees in the heart of Mana Pools National Park, offering you an authentic safari atmosphere with a relaxed camp rhythm.

You stay in a Guest Tent on a full-board basis with game activities included. The camp consists of six twin or double en-suite Meru-style tents, a central dining area, boma, and a star-gazing sleep-out platform for guests seeking a more adventurous night under the sky.

Your experience here focuses on guided walking safaris, game drives, seasonal canoeing, birdwatching, cultural visits, and time spent relaxing in camp. Walking safaris are a major highlight, allowing you to explore the ecosystem at a slower pace with experienced professional guides.

Across the floodplain, you may encounter elephant, buffalo, lion, hippo, and abundant birdlife. Evenings are centred around the fire, with relaxed communal dining and a strong sense of wilderness closure. This final stay brings together walking, wildlife, atmosphere, and classic safari simplicity.

Transfers & Flights: Direct road transfer from Ingwe Pan to John’s Camp.

After your final morning in the wilderness, you check out from John’s Camp and begin your onward journey. The adventure concludes with a transfer to Mana Main Airstrip, followed by a scheduled flight to Harare Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, marking the end of your 14 Nights Wild Zimbabwe Mid-Adventure.