Nyala Safari: Summary
Nyala Safari in a nutshell
You’ll be greeted on arrival into Victoria Falls Airport before the drive to Hwange National Park. Your home for the next three nights, Linkwasha Camp, is found deep in the park, with the last part of your transfer turning into a game drive and introduction to this special place. Linkwasha is the most luxurious camp in Hwange, a refreshingly contemporary yet low-impact spot with just eight tents, pool and communal areas overlooking favourite drinking spot for the local wildlife.
Sitting in its own private concession, you’ll be sharing this corner with just a handful of other guests and an incredible richness of game, exploring on day and night game drives and guided walks. In the winter, elephants congregate in enormous numbers around the waterholes, while the summer brings an abundance of wildebeest, zebra and eland. Lion, buffalo, hyena, giraffe, sable, impala, waterbuck and reedbuck can also be seen, as can prolific birdlife with some 400 species recorded here. For those after a really special evening, we can arrange a night in Linkwasha’s Star Bed, located on a raised platform a short drive from the main camp with nothing but a mosquito net between you and the wild.
From here a light aircraft takes you north-east to the banks of the Zambezi and the beautiful Ruckomechi Camp for four nights. Your tented suite, one of ten, is shaded by trees loved by visiting elephants for their seeds, with views out across the Zambezi River to the hills of Zambia. The camp sits in a large private concession on the edge of Mana Pools National Park, a true wilderness of woodland, savannah and plenty of water to support the wildlife which thrives here. Being outside of the national park means more freedom to explore not only on the walks and thrilling canoe trips which Mana is famous for, but night drives and motorised boat safaris, all with excellent guides.
Finally fly back to Victoria Falls, following the river upstream all the way to Old Drift Lodge in Zambezi National Park, a stylish lodge perched right on the riverbank. Keep the safari going with drives and guided walks in the park, take a boat down to the falls to explore and take lunch at the spectacular Lookout Café, try your hand at white water rafting or perhaps an unforgettable helicopter flight over the ‘smoke that thunders’. Then simply relax in your clawfoot bathtub with a view before a sunset river cruise.
At a glance
Starts: | Victoria Falls Airport | |
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3 nights | Linkwasha Camp - Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | Full Board & Activities |
4 nights | Ruckomechi Camp - Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe | Full Board & Activities |
3 nights | Old Drift Lodge - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | Full Board & Activities |
Ends: | Victoria Falls Airport |
Linkwasha Camp
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Ruckomechi Camp
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
Old Drift Lodge
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Highlights
Our thoughts on five of the top experiences of this Nyala Safari.
- Seeing Hwange’s elephant mega herds
- Stunning luxury camps with great guiding
- Some of Africa’s best walking safaris in Mana Pools
- Canoeing the Zambezi between hippos and crocodiles
- Mix of adventure and relaxation around Victoria Falls
Activities
Some activities which can be included in the Nyala Safari: talk to us about those which interest you.
4WD Safari
Birdwatching
Boat trip
Canoeing
Cultural excursion
Elephant encounter
Fishing
Guided walking safari
Helicopter
Kayaking
Microlight
Night drive
Sleeping under the stars
White-water rafting
Key species to see on the Nyala Safari
Based on our travellers' observations, we’ve estimated the likelihood of seeing these species during the Nyala Safari. Click on the animals and our wildlife surveys page for more info.
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Side-trips whilst on this safari
We may be able to build in some of these optional excursions from the Nyala Safari. Talk to us: they’re usually best arranged when you book.
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