Destinations · Zimbabwe & Zambia

Victoria Falls & the Zambezi

Africa's finest guides, the thunder of the Falls, and golf that runs from a misted mountain forest to the lip of the gorge.

Aerial of Victoria Falls with the gorge zig-zagging away
Why a golf safari here
The guiding

Walking and canoe safaris led by Africa's best

Victoria Falls

Twice the height of Niagara — the continent's great anchor

Mountain to river

Leopard Rock's forest to Elephant Hills' gorge

The wild

The whole reason you come.

Zimbabwe trains the best safari guides on the continent, and Zambia invented the walking safari — between them they hold Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Smoke that Thunders, twice the height of Niagara and impossible to capture on camera. The golf here is full of character: Player above the Zambezi, Matkovich in the mist-belt mountains and the bush outside Lusaka.

Elephants at a Hwange waterhole at dusk

Hwange National Park

Zimbabwe's biggest reserve and home to some 30,000 elephant — uncrowded game viewing and superb camps.

Canoe passing elephants on the Zambezi

Mana Pools & the Lower Zambezi

Wild, remote floodplains — walking and canoe safaris among the finest, most intimate in Africa, on both banks of the great river.

Walking-safari group following a guide, South Luangwa

South Luangwa, Zambia

The birthplace of the walking safari and a phenomenal density of game, led on foot by guides who know every track and bird.

The golf

The rounds we'd play ourselves.

Gary PlayerVictoria Falls

Elephant Hills

Player's design against the Zambezi, where warthog and antelope share the fairways and the Falls' spray drifts on the horizon. We'll be honest about conditioning — you play it for where you're standing.

MatkovichBvumba Mountains

Leopard Rock

Frequently ranked Zimbabwe's finest — a dramatic mountain-forest layout in the misted Bvumba, alive with birdsong and big elevation.

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Royal Harare

A gracious old parkland renovated by native son Nick Price — host to nearly half of all Zimbabwe Opens.

MatkovichLusaka, Zambia

Bonanza

Zambia's clear number one — carved into the bush near Lusaka with bent-grass greens that roll as true as any in Africa, minutes from the airport.

Graeme's tip

The Falls are fullest April to June and the spray soaks you to the skin — take the round at Elephant Hills in the dry months, when the river is gentler and the fairways are yours.

The Ladies' Pick

For ladies' groups here, start with Falls & Fairways — and see our Ladies' Golf Safaris.

From the tour desk
Signature journeys

Four ways we'd build it for you.

Each of these is a starting shape, not a fixed product — add nights, swap lodges, bring the Gallery. Our Journey Designer prices any variation in minutes.

The Falls' curtain from the Knife-Edge bridge
8 nights · Victoria Falls → Hwange

Falls & Fairways

The thunder, the bridge, a round above the gorge — then 30,000 elephants' worth of Hwange from a classic camp.

From US$7,900 pp sharing · guide price

See the journey
Misted fairway at Leopard Rock, Bvumba Mountains
11 nights · Leopard Rock → Mana Pools → the Falls

Mountain to River

Zimbabwe end to end: golf in the misted Bvumba, canoeing past elephant at Mana, the Falls to close.

From US$11,900 pp sharing · guide price

See the journey
Guide pointing out tracks on a walking safari
9 nights · South Luangwa → Livingstone

The Walking Safari

Africa on foot with Zambia's legendary guides, a round at Bonanza, and the Zambian bank of the Falls.

From US$10,300 pp sharing · guide price

See the journey
Royal Harare's tree-lined first fairway
10 nights · Harare → Hwange → the Falls

The Royal Route

Royal Harare's old parkland, Hwange's elephants, and Elephant Hills above the gorge — classic Zimbabwe, hosted properly.

From US$9,600 pp sharing · guide price

See the journey

When to travel: Falls fullest April–June; game best May–October; golf most comfortable April–October.

Good questions

Asked before you booked

Do I need a visa for Zimbabwe and Zambia?

Most nationalities buy a visa on arrival, and the KAZA UniVisa covers both Zimbabwe and Zambia in one — ideal for Victoria Falls trips that cross the bridge. We will confirm the current rules for your passport at booking.

When is Victoria Falls at its best?

Fullest flow is February to May after the rains — maximum thunder, maximum spray. By September to November the water thins on the Zambian side but the Zimbabwean side always shows, and low water is the season for white-water rafting and Devil's Pool. Every month has its version; we will be straight about what yours will look like.

Is the golf in Zimbabwe well maintained?

Honestly: it varies. Elephant Hills has a wonderful Gary Player layout whose conditioning fluctuates — the wildlife and the setting more than repay it — while Royal Harare, Borrowdale Brooke and Leopard Rock are kept to a genuinely good standard.

Can my non-golfing partner come?

Absolutely — while the golfers play, our Gallery programme runs parallel experiences: game drives, spas, wine, walks and markets, reunited for lunch or sundowners. Non-golfers never sit out a day.

How do I get an exact price?

Open any journey and choose Price a Private Version — adjust the nights, keep or drop rounds and experiences, tell us who is travelling, and our quoting engine returns an exact private price, checked by a specialist, usually within one working day.

Are the hotel names confirmed?

Yes — every itinerary on this site names its exact properties, hand-picked from our register of fifty-two. None paid for, none reciprocated.

Tell us how you want to feel when you come home.

We'll build the wild, and the golf, around that — and nothing else.

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