Journeys · Zimbabwe · Zambia
Falls & Fairways
The thunder of Victoria Falls, a round above the gorge, and 30,000 elephants' worth of Hwange — both banks of the Zambezi in one journey.
Highlights
- Victoria Falls from both the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides
- Elephant Hills Golf Course — Gary Player above the Zambezi
- Hwange National Park's great elephant herds
- A sundowner cruise among hippos on the Zambezi River
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
The Falls' spray drifting across your approach shot at Elephant Hills — the only course on earth where the hazard is a natural wonder of the world.
What's on the card — and where you'll sleep
The golf on this journey
- Elephant Hills Golf Course
- Borrowdale Brooke Golf Course (optional routing)
- Lusaka Golf Club (optional routing)
Where you'll stay
- The Victoria Falls Hotel — Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 3 nights
- Somalisa Camp, Hwange — Hwange National Park, 3 nights
- Royal Livingstone Hotel, Livingstone — Livingstone, Zambia, 2 nights
Every property is hand-picked from our register of fifty-two — none paid for, none reciprocated. See the options for this region →
Where you go, and why
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Begin at the wonder itself. Victoria Falls drops a mile-wide curtain of the Zambezi a hundred metres into a basalt gorge; locals named it Mosi-oa-Tunya — the Smoke that Thunders — for the spray column visible thirty kilometres away. Walk the rainforest trail opposite the curtain, brave the lookout at the Knife-Edge Bridge, then play Elephant Hills Golf Course, the Gary Player design above the gorge where warthog families keep the fairways trimmed. Evenings belong to the river: a sundowner cruise gliding past drinking elephants and yawning hippos.
STAY The Victoria Falls Hotel
Hwange National Park
Two hours' drive brings you to Zimbabwe's greatest park — home to some 30,000 elephants and guided by rangers widely considered the best-trained in Africa. From a classic tented camp, watch the evening procession to the waterhole from your own deck, head out on foot with a professional guide, and learn why Zimbabwe safari people are the storytellers of the industry.
STAY Somalisa Camp, Hwange
Livingstone, Zambia
Cross the famous 1905 bridge to the Zambian bank for a different angle on the Falls — literally: the Zambian trails take you to the very lip. Take high tea at the Royal Livingstone's riverside lawn, add a final round at the historic Lusaka Golf Club if you route home through the capital, and leave with the thunder still in your ears.
STAY Royal Livingstone Hotel, Livingstone
Every journey is a starting shape, not a fixed product — add nights, swap lodges, bring the Gallery. Guide price per person sharing, excluding international flights; confirmed precisely in writing before you commit.
Asked before you booked
How much does Falls & Fairways cost?
Guide price is from US$7,900 per person sharing, excluding international flights. For an exact figure, use the Price a Private Version tool — adjust the nights, rounds and experiences and our quoting engine returns your private price, checked by a specialist, usually within one working day.
How many rounds of golf are on this journey?
3 rounds are built in — Elephant Hills Golf Course, Borrowdale Brooke Golf Course (optional routing), Lusaka Golf Club (optional routing). Every round can be kept, swapped or dropped when you price your private version.
Can my non-golfing partner come?
Absolutely — this is the heart of how we design. While the golfers play, the Gallery programme runs parallel experiences (game drives, spas, wine, walks, markets), and everyone reunites for lunch or sundowners. Non-golfers never sit out a day.
When is the best time to take this journey?
Best months are May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep. We will be honest about the trade-offs of any month you are considering — every season has its version of this trip.
Where will we stay?
Exact, named properties at every stop — on this journey: The Victoria Falls Hotel, Somalisa Camp, Hwange, Royal Livingstone Hotel, Livingstone. Every property is hand-picked from our register; none paid for, none reciprocated.
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.
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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