Impact
This trip supports a local healthcare facility, fully equipped with a maternity ward, solar power, access to water, ablution facilities, and equipped medical supplies and resources to serve the community.
Led by scouts, journey on foot as you track white rhinos. Walk in their footsteps, find them feeding and lumbering in their natural habitat.
Your journey
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Livingstone, Zambia
- Bumi Hills, Zimbabwe
- Mana Pools, Zimbabwe
Itinerary at a glance
Nestled between the majestic Table Mountain and the azure waters of the Atlantic, Cape Town beckons with its diverse culture, vibrant markets, and breath-taking landscapes. Upon arrival we will transfer you to your hotel on the Atlantic seaboard.
See the city from Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain and explore its streets and hidden secrets on a historic heritage walk. Your guide will recommend a lunch spot depending on your culinary taste before a sea-kayaking adventure in the afternoon.
Travel to Livingstone, Zambia today. Upon arrival at the airport, you’ll be transferred to your accommodations on the Zambezi River within the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. After you settle in, enjoy a sunset cruise down the Zambezi River.
Start your day with a visit to the stunning and mighty, Victoria Falls. Mosi-Oa-Tunya, otherwise known as the Smoke that Thunders. Enjoy the magnitude of one of the seven natural wonders. Return to the lodge and enjoying birding on the river.
Start your morning with an exhilarating rhino trek with a scout. Find these lumbering giants in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, spend time visiting the Maunga Health Center and Primary School, programs funded by your stay with African Bush Camps.
Travel from Zambia to neighboring Zimbabwe by light aircraft. Upon arrival to the Bumi Hills on Lake Kariba, you’ll be greeted by the warm lodge team. This lodge is perched high above the lake and it’s game-rich on shoreline within a private wildlife conservation area home to elephants, hippos, zebra, and buffalo.
Wake up to the sunrise over the valley below. Enjoy a game drive, or perhaps game viewing by water. Try your hand at fishing as you cruise across the water.
Enjoy a morning game drive with a guide who came from a poaching tribe, now invested in the conservation of the land and the wildlife. Take in your last night in the hills with a stargazing experience next to the campfire.
Travel further north east into Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park for your final nights in this African heartland. This national park is known as the last pioneer parks in the Great Rift Valley. Enjoy the untamed wilderness on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Relax at your private plunge pool after a sunrise game walk; a major attraction of this park. Enjoy an afternoon canoe down the river and take in all the birds from the water
Enjoy your last full day of game drives, walking safaris, time on the river, or relaxing in your room.
Bid adieu to the Zimbabwe landscape as you head out on your journey home.
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The impact
Actively supporting the anti-poaching efforts in the Mana Pools National Park, African Bush Camps built an additional anti-poaching unit in 2021, which is giving the National Parks additional capacity.
With an average of 300 learners from ECD to grade 7, African Bush Camps has made significant infrastructure investments in the school to ensure that learners have adequate facilities and resources.
African Bush Camps built a health care facility in Maunga, fully equipped with a maternity ward, solar power, access to water, ablution facilities, and equipped medical supplies and resources to serve the community.
Trip summary
Accommodations
- 2 nights at Ellerman House, Cape Town, South Africa
- 3 nights at Thorntree River Lodge, Livingstone, Zambia
- 3 night at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge, Bumi Hills, Zimbabwe
- 3 nights at Nyamatutsi Mahogany Camp, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe
Activities & Tours
- Cape Town heritage walking tour
- Sea-kayaking in Cape Town
- All activities during your stay at Thorntree River Lodge
- All activities during your stay at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge
- All activities during your stay at Nyamatutsi Mahogany Camp
Flights & Airport Transfers
- All airport transfers throughout the trip
- Flight to Livingstone on day 3
- Flight to Bumi Hills on day 6
- Flight to Mana Pools on day 9
Meals
- Breakfast on day 2 in Cape Town
- All meals during your stay at Thorntree River Lodge
- All meals during your stay at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge
- All meals during your stay at Nyamatutsi Mahogany Camp
Fees
- Carbon off-set fee per traveler
- Conservation levys
Trip Exclusions
- Travel Insurance
- Emergency medical insurance
- Gratuities
- Inbound flight on arrival day
- Outbound flight on departure day
- Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary or outlined in the inclusions list
- Additional sightseeing, tours, and admissions not specified in the itinerary
- Flights and transfers not specified in the itinerary
- Each itinerary can be tailored to you.
- Starting price is an average for this itinerary and is subject to change based on availability, dates, inclusions, and any customization.
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- Wifi available at all accommodations.
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- Nyamatusi is closed from January 6 - March 31 annually.
- Passports are required and must be valid for six months after your departure.
- Please consult your physician for any required or suggested vaccinations for this region.
- Should any visas be required for travel to this region, it is the travelers responsibility to obtain and have available when necessary the appropriate valid travel documents.
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The African Bush Camps Foundation is run alongside their business with a mission to partner with local communities and wildlife to improve quality of live and achieve long-term conservation. The Foundation has projects running in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana that focus on addressing challenges that include unemployment, food scarcity, poor education and healthcare infrastructure, low school attendance and dropouts due to financial constraints, wildlife poaching, and preserving natural resources.
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