Chinhoyi Caves Day Trip

This is a +5 hrs trip starting in Harare (travelling to and from consumes much of the time because of the distance). The road trip is 115k one way. Pickup will be from city hotels. Traffic along the route is heavy within the city perimeters, and getting lighter on the outskirts. The Caves are located on the route to Lake Kariba and Chirundu in the North, a journey of approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. The route is surrounded by farmlands.

On arrival we book entry into the cave at the National Parks entrance.
The guide will brief you on the tour, the geology and history of the cave.

These are a cave system composed of limestone and dolomite. They comprise of cobalt blue water in the main cave, known as the Sleeping Pool or Chirorodziva, the submarine passage leading from the Bat Cave, a sub chamber of the Dark Cave, to another area known as the Blind Cave. This site is often visited by diving expedition teams of technical divers that perform ultra deep diving.

The tour within the caves will take about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Some tourists take their time to explore every detail, these stay a little longer. Some take a quick glimpse and pictures, these take a short time.

Upon completion of the tour, the clients have a choice to purchase lunch at the Chinhoyi Caves Motel, or at any of the fast-food restaurants in the town. The tour includes refreshments and entry fees.

After lunch the journey takes off towards Harare, approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Traffic becomes heavy as we approach the city.