Published on Aug, 2022
We booked this tour for Day 1 of our honeymoon trip to Southern Africa. William, our guide, picked us up at 6:30am sharp. This is a private tour and there were no other passengers. Hwange National Park is about a two hour drive from Victoria Falls. Before arriving at the park we stopped briefly at the Painted Dog Conservatory and heard about the plight of this critically endangered species. We saw two dogs who were permanent residents of the Conservatory. Both had been injured in the wild and could not be released. After that stop, we arrived at Hwange Park. We spent all day driving through the park, spotting animals, and taking photos from the vehicle. William has an excellent eye (and 15 years of experience as a guide) and spotted so many animals that we never would have seen. His enthusiasm, knowledge, and love of the animals made the day even more exciting. We stopped for lunch at a campsite in the park and had samosas, meatballs, and a variety of other foods and cold drinks. We saw so many animals, including a lioness who was one of only ~40 in the entire park (compared to about 50,000 elephants!). We left the park at dusk right as it closed. Even after we left the park, William continued to spot animals along the road and point them out to us. We arrived back in Victoria Falls about 8pm. Overall, this is an excellent tour and we would highly recommend William to anyone interested in a game drive at Hwange.
