2020 Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures

Wild Zimbabwe A THRILLING SAFARI AND SPECTACULAR LODGES

Experience an incomparable safari brimming with game walks, stunning lodges, and thrilling wildlife! Vast Hwange

Hotel, we board our vintage sleeper train for an overnight journey to Hwange, with a three-course dinner on board. Days 3-5 Hwange National Park / Camelthorn Lodge Our first game drive is unique—from aboard a vintage open-air railway car that gives us a fantastic view of the Ngamo Plains and a great perspective on wildlife—this is your “Out of Africa” moment! Thrilling game drives and walks bring us close to the phenomenal Hwange wildlife—expect great sightings of lion, zebra, giraffe, and the infamous cheetah clan known as the “Bomani brothers.” On an authentic village visit, we walk to school with the children—and see how we do at learning Ndebele, their “click” language! Our stylish lodge is set on community lands in the game-rich southern end of Hwange, so your presence directly benefits the community and gives them incentive to protect wildlife. Days 6-10 Nehimba Lodge / Zambezi National Park / Zambezi Sands A charter flight and game drive bring us to dreamy Nehimba Lodge, surrounded by rock outcrops. Our chalets encircle a waterhole beloved by throngs of elephants—we’ll see them up close from the deck. In Zambezi National Park, our camp positions us for canoeing amid the Siansimba Islands and a private Zambezi cruise at sunset (with tasty sundowners, of course). Depart on Day 10 via Victoria Falls or join one of our extensions.

National Park is one of the only places in Africa where, thanks to the expertise of our top-notch guides, you can safari by open vehicle and get out and track animals on foot—it’s an unforgettable experience! We’ll see Hwange’s massive herds of elephant, great numbers of lion, leopard, and cheetah, watch wildlife from an underground hide, and in Zambezi National Park, safari by canoe from our award-winning riverside camp. Our

“Absolutely in awe of what we saw each day! I was blown away by our sundowner locations, and utterly in love with the incredibly hard-working people of Zimbabwe!” Peggy H., Empire CO

safari leaders are the best in the business, the lodges are amazing, and your participation helps support innovative—and effective—community and conservation projects that give your safari exceptional meaning. Days 1-2 Victoria Falls / Batoka Gorge / Vintage Rail Car From Gorges Lodge, perched dramatically atop the Batoka Gorge 700 feet above the roaring Zambezi, we hike a spectacular trail to the best viewpoints of majestic Victoria Falls. The next day, after high tea on the terrace of the famed Victoria Falls

HIGHLIGHTS • Magnificent Victoria Falls, one of the wonders of the world • Open vehicles, game walks, game drives, night drives—this is the freedom of safari in Zimbabwe! • Enjoy beautiful tented camps and lodges with amazing access to wildlife • Special “look up” blind for incredible wildlife photography • Overnight journey to Hwange in style aboard a vintage railway car • Support the work of the best community conservation projects in the country DETAILS • 10-day trip begins and ends in Victoria Falls • 8 nights luxury tented camps, chalets, and villas, 1 night vintage railway car • All meals included TRIP COST $6095 (7-12 members) $6695 (2-6 members) Single supplement: $1100 Okavango Delta Safari Extension: from $4995 Gorilla Tracking in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans Extension: from $2695 TRIP LEVEL 1 2 + 3 4 5 6 Game viewing by 4WD vehicle and rail car, game walks, canoeing, cultural explorations DATES Jun 20-29, 2020 Oct 3-12 Jul 18-27

Cheetah clans are one of the thrills of Hwange National Park. PHOTO: MARION VOLLBORN

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