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A Backpackers Way Through <strong>Zimbabwe</strong><br />
Welcome to <strong>Zimbabwe</strong>, a world of wonders! This is truly a home away from home. Every<br />
experience you will have here is a memory you will carry for the rest of your life. I am<br />
Thandeka, your local ambassador in <strong>Zimbabwe</strong>, and I can´t wait to show you what my<br />
country has to offer. This itinerary is the perfect travel route if you are a backpacker<br />
that wants to see a lot as possible with as little cash as possible. Put on your backpack,<br />
and get ready to visit my country where you don´t feel at home, you are at home!<br />
PST! Look out for text bubbles around<br />
the itinerary for personal tips and<br />
tricks from me to you! I hope you love<br />
<strong>Zimbabwe</strong> as much as me. See you!<br />
#KiwanoTravel<br />
info@kiwanotravel.com | +47 33 33 34 35 | Rådhusgaten 4, 3126 Tønsberg, Norway<br />
KIWANOTRAVEL.COM
Day 1 - Welcome to <strong>Zimbabwe</strong>!<br />
Meals included: dinner at the Boma<br />
After arriving at the Victoria Falls International Airport, you will be<br />
met by our <strong>Zimbabwe</strong>an team and transported to your home for a<br />
few days: Shoestrings Backpackers lodge. This is a locally owned<br />
logde, with superfriendly staff, a huge garden, swimming pool,<br />
resturant and everything you might need for a most pleasant stay.<br />
The lodge is close to the city centre, so you can walk around here and<br />
choose from the many good resturants in the area – or if you are tired<br />
you can eat at the shoestrings café! After getting to know the area,<br />
you will go and get ready for an experience out of the ordinary! The<br />
Boma Experience is a culinary and cultural event, where everyone<br />
gets to be a part of the entertainment. All the guests are given a<br />
drum each in their seats, and are taught how to play drums like a<br />
local whilst eating from a high-standard buffet with everything from<br />
lovely vegan pots to marinated buffalo and a worm-eating challenge!<br />
You will stay at : Shoestrings Backpackers Lodge (We have included<br />
the price of a dorm in your budget, but if you would like to upgrate to<br />
a single or double room you are more than welcome to contact our<br />
team and make changes!)<br />
Day 2 – The smoke that thunders!<br />
The smoke that thunders, or The Victoria Falls, is one of life's most<br />
captivating and enchanting experiences. The falls are one of the<br />
seven natural wonders of the world, and is the major waterfall on<br />
the Zambezi River in Africa. The day begins by having a rainforest<br />
walk to see the falls – where the name “rainforest walk” couldn´t<br />
be more fitting.<br />
After lunch, you will take a trip to the local Inkomasa<br />
market with your local ambassador, to see how the<br />
locals do their shopping. If you are on a low budget, I<br />
would recommend bying your groceries here to make<br />
your very own dinner at the Shoestrings kitchen in the<br />
evening!<br />
To end the day we will go on a game drive in the<br />
Zambezi national park, where if you are lucky you<br />
might be able to see the big 5 of Africa!<br />
You will stay at: Shoestrings Backpackers Lodge<br />
PST! Bring or borrow a<br />
raincoat if you don´t<br />
want to get wet!<br />
PST! If you go to the shops, bring an international<br />
card, as the shops do not take dollars. Also, you<br />
should test out the “Maheu” drink – a local maize<br />
drink sold in every shop!<br />
Meals included: no meals included in price
Day 3 – Hit the road!<br />
Bulawayo is <strong>Zimbabwe</strong>'s second capital city, filled with warm and<br />
loving people. Today you will say goodbye to Victoria Falls and head on<br />
to the next city. I recommend taking the bus, as this is cheaper and a<br />
really fun way to see how locals travel. Ask the Kiwano team for bus<br />
prices before travelling, as this changes by the week in <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> due<br />
to economical issues. When you arrive Bulawayo, you will check in at a<br />
local homestay in a township where you will get to refresh, enjoy local<br />
food and rest for the night.<br />
You will stay at: Shoestrings Backpackers Lodge<br />
Meals included: no meals included in price<br />
Day 4 – Vakatsha!(Ndebele word for “Visit!”)<br />
After waking up, you will walk around the township you arrived in last<br />
night to get a sense of the community. You will visit shops, beer<br />
gardens and old fruit markets, as well as seeing arts and crafts at the<br />
herbal market. You will get to talk to the local community and hear<br />
stories from their everyday life, before visiting sangomas – meaning<br />
a traditional healer/fortune teller. In the evening it will be dinner with<br />
the Amawumbo Dancers.<br />
You will stay at: a homestay of the Amawumbo Dancers<br />
Meals included: dinner included in accommodation<br />
Did you know that <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> has 16 official<br />
languages – where the dominant ones are<br />
shona, ndebele and english? In Victoria Falls<br />
and Bulawayo you will hear more of the<br />
Ndebele language. To say hello, you say<br />
”Sabona!” and put on a big smile!<br />
Day 5 – Giya! (Ndebele word for “dance!”)<br />
Let´s dance! The Amawumbo dance company are ready to offer you<br />
dance classes on traditional dances. You will learn shona dance,<br />
kalanga, zulu and much more. To start off the show you will get a full<br />
presentation of dances, before joining in yourself. Later on you will<br />
get to practice your drumming skills in a drumming lesson, before<br />
going back to your homestay in the evening.<br />
You will stay at: a homestay of the Amawumbo Dancers<br />
Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6 – Thunga! (Ndebele word for “sew!”)<br />
Last day in the village! Today you will get to learn how to make the<br />
dance costumes you have seen the last few days. You will also learn<br />
how to make drums and sleeping mats. Later on you will learn how to<br />
cook traditional foods, and enjoy it with your friends before leaving<br />
the village and travel back to Victoria falls in the evening.<br />
You will stay at: Shoestrings Backpackers Lodge<br />
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch<br />
Day 7 - Goodbye <strong>Zimbabwe</strong>!<br />
It is time to wave <strong>Zimbabwe</strong> goodbye. I hope you have had a lovely stay, made memories to<br />
remember and friends for life. You will be transferred to the airport, or to the border of your<br />
next destination. See you again soon!
The Price will be NOK 9000/per person<br />
Included<br />
• All activities mentioned in the itinerary<br />
• All accommodations<br />
• Meals mentioned in the itinerary<br />
• Ambassador expenses<br />
Excluded<br />
• Food if not mentioned above<br />
• Flights, visas and insurance<br />
• Personal expenses<br />
• Transportation<br />
• Meals not mentioned in the itinerary<br />
• Tip<br />
Please note that insurance is not included in the price. We strongly recommend<br />
you to NEVER travel without insurance. Please check if you have a valid insurance<br />
before travelling.<br />
When should I travel?<br />
<strong>Zimbabwe</strong> has a comfortable all-year-around climate; however, the temperature and the<br />
amount of rainfalls vary depending on the different seasons of the year, as well as where in<br />
the country you are. The rain season, which is the warm and wet period with temperature up<br />
to 33 degrees Celsius, is from November to March. In this period there will be heavy, but<br />
short rainfalls which normally disappears as quick as they appear.<br />
The least recommended time<br />
if you think about the heat levels is the winter months of June and July, as it can get<br />
extremely cold, and October – which is the hottest month and can lead to temperatures over<br />
40 degrees.
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