7 Days Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour

Your extraordinary Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour begins with an early morning pickup from Maputo International Airport, followed by a scenic 6-hour drive (approximately 520 kilometers) north to Gorongosa National Park in Sofala Province. This inaugural day of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour takes you through diverse landscapes of coastal plains and interior savannah to reach one of Africa's greatest conservation success stories, known locally as "Parque Nacional da Gorongosa." Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour experience starts immediately upon arrival with lunch at the eco-lodge, followed by an afternoon orientation game drive through the park's restored floodplains, where you'll witness the remarkable return of wildlife to this once war-torn paradise.

Dawn breaks on your second day of the Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour with an early morning game drive through the 4,067-square-kilometer Gorongosa ecosystem, focusing on the Urema Valley's seasonal floodplains. Your immersive Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour continues with guided bush walking safaris led by local rangers who share stories of the park's incredible restoration, where over 200,000 animals have been reintroduced since 2004. The afternoon segment of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour includes visits to local communities participating in conservation programs, followed by an evening game drive targeting the park's growing populations of elephants, lions, and the recently reintroduced wild dogs in the area known as "Vale do Urema."

Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour transitions today with a 4-hour drive (approximately 380 kilometers) southeast to Vilanculos, gateway to the pristine Bazaruto Archipelago Marine National Park. This exciting phase of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour includes a scenic boat transfer to the archipelago, where coral reefs support incredible marine biodiversity including whales, dolphins, and endangered dugongs in waters known locally as "Arquipélago do Bazaruto." Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour Day concludes with snorkeling adventures among vibrant coral formations and lunch on pristine beaches, followed by sunset dhow sailing while watching for marine megafauna in these protected waters that span over 1,400 square kilometers.

Today your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour returns south with a morning flight from Vilanculos to Maputo (approximately 1 hour), followed by a 2-hour drive to Maputo National Park, also known as "Parque Nacional do Maputo," located 78 kilometers south of the capital. This wildlife-focused day of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour explores the 1,040-square-kilometer coastal park famous for its large elephant herds and diverse antelope species including suni, red duiker, and reedbuck. Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour experience includes guided game drives through the park's unique sand forest and grassland ecosystems, followed by visits to turtle nesting sites along the pristine coastline where loggerhead and leatherback turtles nest seasonally.

Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour embarks on an epic cross-border journey today, beginning with a 6-hour drive (approximately 550 kilometers) from Maputo through Swaziland to the Zimbabwe border at Beitbridge, known locally as "Mubridge." This transitional day of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour includes border formalities and customs procedures before continuing north through Zimbabwe's spectacular landscapes toward the Zambezi River region. Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour adventure continues with lunch en route and afternoon arrival in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, where you'll overnight and prepare for the final destination of your remarkable journey through southern Africa's diverse ecosystems and wildlife havens.

The penultimate day of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour begins with a 5-hour scenic drive (approximately 440 kilometers) from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls, passing through rural Zimbabwe's granite formations and traditional villages. Your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour reaches its spectacular climax with arrival at the mighty Victoria Falls, where you'll enjoy a guided tour of the 1.7-kilometer-wide waterfall system known locally as "Mosi-oa-Tunya" (The Smoke That Thunders). This highlight of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour includes walking through the rainforest opposite the falls, experiencing the thunderous roar and refreshing spray of the 108-meter cascade, followed by optional activities such as sunset cruises on the Zambezi River or helicopter flights over the falls and Batoka Gorge.

Your unforgettable Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour concludes with a leisurely morning at Victoria Falls, offering final opportunities to witness the spectacular cascade and perhaps purchase souvenirs from local artisans at the nearby craft markets. This final day of your Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour includes checkout from your accommodation and a short 25-minute transfer to Victoria Falls International Airport for your onward journey. As your remarkable Mozambique Tour and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Tour comes to an end, you'll carry home lasting memories of Mozambique's successful conservation achievements and Zimbabwe's natural wonder, having traveled approximately 2,000 kilometers through diverse landscapes that showcase the very best of southern African wildlife and scenery.