Legendary safari guide Stretch Ferriera stands 6'9" and has been guiding in Mana Pools National Park for 30 years. His familiarity with the wildlife, and them with him, allow for a more intimate, confident and informed experience of the resident elephant herds, leopards, and hyenas.

Canoe with Stretch Ferreira’s team to Wilderness Safaris Chikwenya, an elegant lodge with seven tents that face an open floodplain—an incredible way to experience this wild river, navigating the resident hippos with expert guides.

Live like a local on a private houseboat floating through scenic Lake Kariba, which sits adjacent to the pristine Matusadona National Park; fish for kapenta and bream, watch elephants come to the shore to drink, and end the day with a G&T sundowner.

Take high tea at the Victoria Falls Hotel, a grand dame built in 1904 by the British as a place to house workers of the Cape-to-Cairo railway with historian Clive Wakefield, who will offer context on the history of Victoria Falls, back to the time when it was a small, malaria-filled trading post called the Old Drift.

A helicopter flight over Victoria Falls is now called a Flight of Angels, named after David Livingstone’s famous words upon seeing them in 1855: “…scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight.” Start over Zambezi National Park and head over to Victoria Falls for an unparalleled close-up glimpse at one of the world’s seven natural wonders.