The Wild

Season 2027

Exploring Zimbabwe by Air

Hwange National ParkLake KaribaVictoria Falls

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ScrollSeven nights · Three private flights · Sixteen guests at most

Prologue

Some journeys are measured in miles. This one is measured in water.

Seven nights through three of Zimbabwe's great waters: the waterholes of Hwange National Park, where the wildlife comes to you, the slow gold of Lake Kariba, and the thunder of Victoria Falls. Three short private flights join them, so the days belong to the places themselves.

Elephants at the waterhole beside the fire pit at The Wild at Iganyana

The flight

Three short flights. No long roads.

Day 1 · About 40 minVictoria Falls to Hwange National ParkThen 10 minutes by game vehicle to camp

Day 4 · About 25 minHwange National Park to DekaThen 20 minutes by road to The Zambezi Trader at Msuna

Day 7 · About 35 minDeka to Victoria FallsThen a last night at Insika Lodge

Keep scrolling to fly the route. Flying times and map positions are approximate.

Chapter I · Days 1 to 4

Where the wildlife comes to you.

A 40 minute flight from Victoria Falls to Hwange National Park Airport, then ten minutes by game vehicle to The Wild at Iganyana: eight luxury tents on a private concession, set on a waterhole that draws elephant to within metres of the pool deck.

Days 1 and 2The concession

Two drives a day, and the waterhole between.

An afternoon drive on arrival, then morning and afternoon drives with guides who know the concession's waterholes and its residents. Middays for the pool, the library or the spa (treatments at additional cost), and evenings at the fire boma.

Stay: The Wild at Iganyana
Meals: All meals and house drinks

Days 3 and 4Hwange National Park

Breakfast in the bush.

A half day in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe's largest, with breakfast and lunch set out in the bush, then a quiet afternoon at camp. On the fourth morning, one final drive, then a 25 minute flight to the Deka airstrip.

14,600Square kilometres, about

8Tents at camp

The Wild at Iganyana

Lamplight, firelight, starlight.

A painted dog standing on a rock in evening light — Painted dog

A bush breakfast table set out on the vlei — Bush breakfast

Guests on a game drive with their guide — Game drive

Chapter II · Days 4 to 7

Three nights on the water.

The Zambezi Trader, docked at Msuna on Lake Kariba, twenty minutes by road from the Deka airstrip. You stay on her upper C-deck: eight cabins with en suite bathrooms and views over the water, and the C-deck's own bar and lounge, dining room and pool deck.

Day 5The lake

A day with nowhere to be.

Tender boats take you along the shoreline to watch game coming down to drink, and out on the water to fish. Fishing is catch and release. In the evening, sundowners on deck.

Stay: The Zambezi Trader
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6Lake Kariba

Into the drowned forests of Kariba.

The Zambezi Trader cruises into the western reaches of Lake Kariba, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, where drowned forests still stand in the water. Tender boats and fishing by day, then the lake turns to copper at sunset.

Life on board

Decks, dinners and long light.

A C-deck cabin on The Zambezi Trader, with a view over the lake — **The cabins**Eight on the C-deck, en suite, with views over the water.

The C-deck bar and lounge on The Zambezi Trader — **Bar and lounge**The C-deck's own, with the lake beyond the glass.

The C-deck dining room set for dinner at sunset — **The dining room**Long dinners as the sun goes down.

The C-deck pool deck at sunset — **The pool deck**A swim before sundowners.

A guest holding a glass of red wine as the sun sets over Lake Kariba — **Sundowners**The lake at dusk.

A tender boat with guests on Lake Kariba — **Tender boats**Out to the shoreline for game and fishing.

The Zambezi Trader lit up on the lake at night — **After dark**The boat lit up on the lake.

The water sets the pace. You simply follow.

Chapter III · Days 7 and 8

The smoke that thunders.

Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Falls are called locally. The journey ends where the Zambezi drops into its gorge, with a last night in Victoria Falls and the Falls themselves before the flight home.

Day 7The last night

A last night, and dinner on the river.

A 35 minute flight from Deka brings you back to Victoria Falls and Insika Lodge, beside the National Park and 3.6 km from the Falls. As the light turns gold, a sunset dinner cruise on the upper Zambezi.

Stay: Insika Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8The Falls

Close enough to feel the spray.

On the last morning, a guide leads you along the rainforest path to the viewpoints over the main falls. Then the transfer to the airport for your onward flights.

1,708Metres wide

108Metres high

Insika Lodge

A last night by the waterhole.

Opened in 2023 beside the National Park, 3.6 km from the Falls: forty rooms, 14 Signature and 26 Luxury, with air conditioning and free WiFi. Below the 18 metre horizon pool, a waterhole and salt lick draw game close to the lodge.

The pool and deck at Insika Lodge at sunset — **The horizon pool**Eighteen metres, above the waterhole.

Insika Lodge from the air, with the Zambezi beyond — **From the air**The lodge, with the Zambezi beyond.

A Signature room at Insika Lodge — **The rooms**14 Signature and 26 Luxury, air conditioned.

The dining room at Insika Lodge set for dinner — **Fine dining**With a bar, a wine cellar and an art gallery.

The pool at Insika Lodge lit up at night — **After dark**The pool lit up, and the spa close by.

Day by day

Eight days, Three Waters.

Guests on a game drive at The Wild at Iganyana

Day 1 · Victoria Falls to Hwange National Park

Arrival, then into the wild

Met at Victoria Falls International Airport for the first of three private flights: about 40 minutes to Hwange National Park Airport, then ten minutes by game vehicle to The Wild at Iganyana. An afternoon game drive, then dinner at camp.

7Nights

3Stays

3Private flights

16Guests at most

Reserve

One seat, a party, or the whole plane.

Rates are per person sharing, sixteen guests at most on each departure. Choose your departure, tell us who is travelling, and we will hold your places while you decide.

Rates 2027

Shoulder season, March to June
SADC USD 4,150 · International USD 5,250

In season, July to October
SADC USD 4,980 · International USD 6,300

Rates per person sharing, 7 nights. No deposit: full payment upon booking. Single occupancy and rates for children on request.

Early bird special: USD 3,700 per person sharing for clubs and special interest groups. Two seats per departure, shoulder season only (March to June). Offered on a first-come basis until fully booked.

Walking and horseback safaris are optional add-ons, not included in the price.

Departures 2027

Choose a departure, or stay flexible.

Gold outline: in season (July to October). Seventeen departures in 2027, from March to October, seven nights each.

Private charterAll three flights

Seven nightsThe camp, the houseboat, the lodge

Every mealAnd house wines, beers and spirits

All park feesActivities and transfers too

Hwange National Park

Lake Kariba

Victoria Falls