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Tour of Victoria Falls Victoria Falls Matetsi Hwange Matopos TOUR OF ZIM Great Zimbabwe ACCOMMODATIONVictoria Falls Hwange Bulawayo Harare Chobe Gweta/Planet Baobab Maun Namibia Windhoek Swakopmund Walvis Bay |
BAMBATSI SAFARI COMPANY, VICTORIA FALLS. ?? | ? ZIMBABWE GAME DRIVES ?
TOUR OF THE FALS US$15P/P
EXCL ENTRANCE FEES
This
tour starts with the impressive Baobab big tree, measuring over 20m in
diameter & over 32m high.? Here
the guide will give a brief history of the big baobab tree & of Victoria
Falls. Later on we drive to the falls and start with the Livingstone statue
and the Devil?s cataract.? The tour
takes roughly 1?hrs to 2hours.? The
Falls measures 1,708km long with the deepest part measuring 106m.? The tour ends at the Victoria Falls bridge
where you will witness crazy bungy-people throwing themselves off the bridge
111m down on a rubber cord. LOCAL GAME DRIVES
US$55 INCL PARKS FEES
Zambezi National Park, the heart of a much bigger
conservation area, extending into Botswana is noted for its population of
regal sable antelope and a variety of big game. Included are elephant,
lion, buffalo and plentiful bird life. Game activities are in open
vehicles. MATETSI GAME DRIVE US$70 HWANGE
GANE DRIVE (FULL DAY TRIP US$175 INCL PARKS FEES) To travel through Hwange National Park today
is to see what much of the interior of Africa might have been more than 100
years ago. During the 19th century, the area now known as Hwange
National Park served as a hunting reserve for the Ndebele kings. When Europeans
arrived on the scene, they realised the area's richness in wildlife and set
about over-hunting it.? Hwange was
accorded national park status in 1929 and, by the 1970s, Hwange had one of
the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.? Animals you can expect to see include elephant, monkey, baboon,
impala, lion, giraffe and zebra. All Zimbabwe's specially protected animals are to be
found in Hwange and it is the only protected area where gemsbok and brown
hyena occur in reasonable numbers. The population of wild dog to be found in
Hwange is thought to be of one of the largest surviving groups in Africa
today. Although Hwange is Zimbabwe's most accessible and
wildlife-packed national park, it's not overcrowded and most vehicles stick
to short loop drives within 10km (6mi) of Main Camp. The best time to visit
is the dry season (September and October) when animals congregate around the
water holes (most of which are artificially filled with petrol-powered
pumps). When the rains come and rivers are flowing, successful wildlife
viewing requires more diligence because the animals spread out across the
park's 14,650 sq km (5700 sq mi). MATOPOS GAME DRIVESYou need not be a woman who runs with the wolves to sense
that the Matobo Hills are one of the world's power places.? Dotted around the park are a wealth of
ancient San paintings and old grain bins, where warriors once stored their
provisions. Some hidden niches still shelter clay ovens which were used as
iron smelters to make spears used against the colonial hordes. Some peaks,
such as Shumba, Shaba are considered sacred and locals believe that even to
point at them will bring misfortune. Hidden in a rock cleft is the Ndebele's
sacred rain shrine, where people still pray to Mwali and petition for rain. During
the drought of the early 1990s, even government officials came here to pull
some strings. With the history comes a superb array of wildlife. You
may see the African hawk eagle or the rare Cape eagle owl. Matobo is also
home to the world's greatest concentration of black eagles. The Whovi Game
Park portion of Matobo is best known for its zealously guarded population of
both black and white rhino, but its inhabitants also include antelope, zebra
and giraffe. Matobo's precarious and imaginative pinnacles and boulder stacks
mean the scenery here is as interesting as the wildlife. Contact
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