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Overland
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Vic Falls to Zanzibar
20 days • 4.5
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Start
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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Finish
Zanzibar, Africa
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Trip Code
YXOSC
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Min Age
15
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Trip Size
1 - 22
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Physical Rating
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Meals
19 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 14 dinners
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Transport
Overland vehicle, 4X4 safari vehicle, Ferry, Minibus
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Accommodation
Camping (with facilities) (16 nights), Hotel (1 night), Bunglow (2 nights)
From £1,932(20 days)
Trip Informations
Why you’ll love this trip
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Track rhinos on foot in Matobo National Park, home to a diverse range of flora and fauna including warthogs, leopards, and klipsingers. Learn about the park's cultural significance and San rock paintings.
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Experience the rumble and roar of Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side, which gives you the broadest view. You'll have the opportunity to see the cascades from multiple angles, perhaps treating yourself to an unforgettable scenic flight.
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Explore the largest ruins in sub-Saharan Africa – the World Heritage-listed Great Zimbabwe – said to once be home to a Zimbabwean monarch!
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Visit the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust to learn about the rehabilitation of wildlife from poaching and get the chance to meet some rescued or orphaned wildlife currently in their care.
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Discover the magic of South Luangwa National Park on a morning game drive. This park is a highly concentrated arena of noble African beasts and exotic wildflowers.
Is this trip right for you?
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This is an overland trip. That means you’ll be travelling with a group in a purpose-built vehicle, visiting remote communities, setting up your own tent, occasionally roughing it in the bush with no facilities, and getting the best possible views of the Big Five. While the trucks don’t have air conditioning, they do have sliding windows which let in the breeze and make it even easier to take spectacular snaps of the local wildlife. The drive days can be long, but it’s as much about the journey as the destination, and half the fun is the camaraderie. For more info on this style of travel, see our Africa overland page: https://www.tuuur.com/africa/overland https://www.tuuur.com/africa/overland (https://www.tuuur.com/africa/overland)
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There are many excellent optional activities on this trip. We recommend taking this into consideration when budgeting for your adventure.
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Some passengers on this trip will have been travelling together prior to the start of your trip. To see what you're missing out on check out our Cape Town to Zanzibar trip. Search trip code UBOXC on the Tuuur website for more information and to book.
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There will be many early starts either to make use of the better safari time or to beat the morning traffic on long travel days.
Itinerary
Cascading falls to the clear blue waters of the Indian ocean
Unlock the mysteries of Africa's eastern lands on a 20-day trip from Zimbabwe to Zanzibar. Passing through Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania, visit fertile national parks, remote highland communities, savannas with endless horizons and the sparkling Indian ocean coastline. Safari past lion and zebra herds in South Luangwa National Park, watch local fisherman haul in their daily catch on Lake Malawi, and wind up on the idyllic shores of Zanzibar's northern beaches in search of a seafood curry and sundowner. Your African adventure sets the pace, with plenty of time to make your adventure special through independent activities, plus a local crew joining you each step of the way to give you all the local low-down. If safaris, sea breezes and a zest for exploration are your thing, jump aboard this overland adventure to the wilds of East Africa.
- DAY 1Day 1 • Victoria Falls
- DAY 2Day 2 • Victoria Falls
- DAY 3Day 3 • Bulawayo
- DAY 4Day 4 • Bulawayo
- DAY 5Day 5 • Masvingo
- DAY 6Day 6 • Harare
- DAY 7Day 7 • Lusaka
- DAY 8Day 8 • Petauke
- DAY 9Day 9 • South Luangwa National Park
- DAY 10Day 10 • South Luangwa National Park
- DAY 11Day 11 • Lake Malawi
- DAY 12Day 12 • Lake Malawi
- DAY 13Day 13 • Chitimba
- DAY 14Day 14 • Iringa
- DAY 15Day 15 • Mikumi National Park
- DAY 16Day 16 • Dar es Salaam
- DAY 17Day 17 • Stone Town
- DAY 18Day 18 • Zanzibar Northern Beaches
- DAY 19Day 19 • Zanzibar Northern Beaches
- DAY 20Day 20 • Stone Town
Inclusions
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19 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 14 dinners
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Overland vehicle, 4X4 safari vehicle, Ferry, Minibus
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Camping (with facilities) (16 nights), Hotel (1 night), Bunglow (2 nights)
festival Included activities
circleVictoria Falls - Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust (The Tuuur Foundation partner) visit
circleMatobo National Park - Rhino Tracking, Park Visit & San Rock Paintings
circleMasvingo - Great Zimbabwe Ruins guided visit
circleSouth Luangwa - Anti-Poaching Jewelery Project
circleSouth Luangwa National Park - 4x4 Afternoon Game Drive
circleSouth Luangwa National Park - 4x4 Dawn Game Drive
circleMikumi National Park - 4x4 Game Drive
museum Optional activities
circleVictoria Falls - Canoe trail (full day) - USD185
circleVictoria Falls - Helicopter Flight of the Angels (12 mins - Excludes US$25 fuel surcharge and NP fees) - USD150
circleVictoria Falls - Helicopter Flight (25 mins - Excludes US$30 fuel surcharge and NP fees) - USD284
circleVictoria Falls - Rafting & river boarding (half day) - USD218
circleVictoria Falls - Village & township tour - USD61
circleVictoria Falls - Canoe trail wine route - USD55
circleVictoria Falls - Victoria Falls entrance - USD50
circleBulawayo - Railway Museum - USD5
circleBalawayo - Natural History Museum - USD10
circleHarare - National Archives - USD3
circleHarare - National Botanical Gardens - USD5
circleHarare - National Gallery - USD10
circleSouth Luangwa National Park - Game Walk - USD50
circleLake Malawi - Guided village walks - USD15
circleLake Malawi - Bike Hire - USD25
circleLake Malawi - Snorkelling - USD25
circleStone Town Tour - Dharajani Market, Joseph's Cathederal, Palace Museum, Forodhani Food Market - USD20
circleZanzibar - Prison Island Tour - USD25
circleZanzibar - Spice tour - USD25
circleZanzibar - Snorkelling - USD50
circleZanzibar - Dhow Trip - USD35
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Sunday Jun 15, 2025
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Trip size max: 22 - 2 spaces left
£2,860£2,574
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Trip size max: 22 - 5 spaces left
£2,635£2,371
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Trip size max: 22 - 4 spaces left
£2,800£2,240
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Trip size max: 22 - 8 spaces left
£2,767£2,213
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Trip size max: 22 - 13 spaces left
£2,607£2,086
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Trip size max: 22 - 14 spaces left
£2,607£2,086
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Trip size max: 22 - 18 spaces left
£2,607£2,086
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Trip size max: 22 - 15 spaces left
£2,607£2,216
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Trip size max: 22 - 18 spaces left
£2,607£2,216
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Trip size max: 22 - 9 spaces left
£2,558£2,174
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Trip size max: 22 - 21 spaces left
£2,508£2,132
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Trip size max: 22 - 16 spaces left
£2,415£2,052
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£2,508£2,132
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Friday Dec 12, 2025
Trip size max: 22 - 18 spaces left
£2,415£2,052
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Sunday Dec 07, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
Trip size max: 22 - 22 spaces left
£2,415£1,932
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Important notes
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1. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights of your trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
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2. This trip is a combination of YXON and YXOS of our most popular itineraries. As such the make up of your group and your leader may change on Day 17.
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3. The Zanzibar portion of your itinerary may have a few more passengers than the maximum group size of 22 as we have a crossover of trips starting and finishing in Zanzibar.
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4. This trip starts in Victoria Falls on Day 1 at 4pm. This allows time after the welcome meeting to explore Victoria Falls. This trip finishes upon arrival in Stone Town on Day 20. Please do not book any flights until after 2pm this afternoon.
Reviews (23)
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Rebecca
Jan 15, 2025
Our 3 weeks in Southern Africa will now on my list of all time favourite roadtrips! The scenery, wildlife, and communities we saw were outstanding. felt very well cared for by Intrepid.
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Jean
Dec 19, 2024
Victoria Falls to Stone Town was a fantastic trip. The crew were wonderful, always smiling and helpful and informative. We saw lots of varied landscapes, lots of animals, including the big five, the ugly five, a pack of painted dogs, black backed jackal, lots of giraffes and zebras, impalas, etc.
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Rebecca
Oct 17, 2024
Had the best experience of our lives, it was our first trip to Africa and definitely not the last. All of the included trips are amazing, the accommodation and campsites were so beautiful. Definitely stay longer in the last hotel in Zanzibar afterwards, you’ll thank me later!
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Matthew
Oct 15, 2024
What a fantastic overland tour of Southern-Eastern Africa. There's lots of driving but if you like watching the world go by, it's awesome. Activities and destinations great and our crew of Erellah, Wilson and John went above and beyond. Higjky recommend this trip
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Lucy
Sep 04, 2024
This trip was fantastic. The animal encounters we had were incredible. A leopard encounter so special even the safari drivers were taking photos and we got to watch it hunt. We also saw lots of lions both in the day sleeping and at night looking for prey. The rhino tracking was spectacular - you almost certainly see them and very close. All the encounters also felt pretty ethical - we didn’t get so close as to disturb them and when we saw the lions looking for prey we left them to it so we didn’t scare off the prey. Our guide was excellent, our chef made amazing food (some local dishes for us to try and some more western food)and I made plenty of friends with the amazing people on this trip. The tents were very good quality and let in no light. The only part of this trip that could be improved is some sets of long travel days (three days full on travelling from Great Zimbabwe to South Luanga) could be separated by another activity and there could be a few more authentic cultural experience such as local lunches in villages. Be prepared for long travel days (sometimes longer than in the trip notes thanks to the state of the roads) but the activities in between will be once-in-a-lifetime.
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Michaela
Jun 15, 2024
Excellent trip that open your eyes to the world if you allow it. Offers everything from scenery to cultural experiences and of course some amazing animal viewing.
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Charlotte
Jun 14, 2024
The driving days are (very) long but so worth it! The game drives were phenomenal, as were our wonderful crew of Mambo, Chalo and Ken. Amazing food, amazing company, amazing trip through some largely unvisited spots in Africa.
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Lucy
Dec 19, 2023
If you're thinking of doing this trip just do it you'll never regret it and it's the most amazing experience.
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Shirley
Dec 19, 2023
Don't think twice - book it ! I was jealous of those doing longer trips that connected up to this one. From having never camped before I am a complete convert - mainly because we were so incredibly well looked after by our crew. This is definitely a "journey" rather than a typical "holiday" - fantastic to visit less visited national parks - our sittings felt very special and unique.
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Chelsea
Nov 25, 2023
I really enjoyed this trip. Tip: make sure you purchase a Kaza Visa for Zimbabwe if you plan on viewing the Vic falls from both sides! Our group leaders were excellent, as was our group. I so enjoyed my first Africa trip, and I know I will be returning.