8-Day Gonarezhou Backpacking Safari Experience

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer Bulawayo to Gonarezhou National Park

Guests will be collected at Bulawayo International Airport and road transferred to the Gonarezhou National Park. As soon as guests have familiarised themselves with the camp chores we have time to go over our pack list and gear for the next few days of hiking. You will be carrying your own gear and setting up your own lightweight tents (should you require them).
We ae heading off into the wilderness and we need to be well prepared.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (During the Dry season)

High Season June to August (The park is rarely busy)

Best Weather April to September (Rains are extremely rare)

Wildlife in Gonarezhou NP

ElephantCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

GiraffeOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

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HyenaOccasional

White RhinoVery Rare

Black RhinoVery Rare

LionRare

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Gonarezhou National Park

Your professional guide will ensure you are well prepared. We are driven to our start point a few hours from Chipinda camp. We check our gear and have a chance to go over safety aspects of the backpacking trail. We hike 3 to 4 hours down a river tributary of the Runde River. We have access to natural pools along the way. There are no access roads on our wilderness trail and we explore far from the public access points in our own piece of true wilderness. We camp under the stars and immerse ourselves in nature. Guests will need to set up their own tents and help with some camp chores.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

On the trail in Gonarezhou

We have worked out our daily routines and have our gear nicely packed and can enjoy the daily rhythm of breaking camp early, hiking to our next camp and enjoying all that nature has to share with us. We will see many animals on our trail. Our camps are close to permanent water and we can view animals from a safe vantage point when they come down to drink.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

On the trail in Gonarezhou National Park

As we move from camp to camp we will see so many things of interest along the way that we can talk about. We will have safe close encounters with all the large mammals that are found in the park. The park has recently relocated Black rhino into the park.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Exploring Gonarezho National Park

Some of the best game viewing is early in the morning. Your guide will make sure you see as much as possible. Our packs should be getting lighter as we eat some of the food we have been carrying. We are getting used to the pack weight and we can enjoy all that is around us.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gonarezhou National Park

We will be approaching the famous Chilojo cliffs on this day. We have chance to have great views underneath them and we will hike all the way to the top and spend our last night of the trail camping on top of the cliffs. The sunset view is too brilliant.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gonarezhou National Park

We watch the sunrise on top of the cliffs, another spectacular view. After breakfast we break camp and drive leisurely back to Chipinda pools where we spend our last night. We have warm shower and soft beds for the last night and another chance to reminisce on all the great nature we have seen.

Main Destination:

Gonarezhou National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Gonarezhou NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Chipinda to Bulawayo

On our last day there will be no time for a morning activity. After breakfast we will road transfer to Bulawayo, where you will be dropped off at your requested hotel. The drive should take about 7 hours from the Chipinda to Bulawayo.

Main Destination:

Bulawayo (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.