An accommodated safari through Botswana. Experience the vast Magadikgadi pans, the Okavango Delta by traditional dug-outs and the abundant wildlife of Moremi game reserve. Explore Chobe NP by boat and enjoy wonderful views of Victoria Falls!
Limited participation:
On our accommodated adventures we will require a limited amount of participation from you. The guides will, when required, do the meal preparation and will ask for you for a bit of help cleaning up afterwards (on rotation). Where restaurant meals are included in the itinerary, obviously these will be served by the lodge and do not require your assistance. When everyone gets involved in the safari it makes the entire tour more successful.
Details
Overview
Itinerary Highlights
- Khama Rhino Sanctuary – game viewing
- Okavango Delta – mokoro excursion and bush walks
- Moremi Game Reserve – 3 day 4WD game viewing
- Chobe National Park – 4WD game viewing and river cruise
- Victoria Falls – adventure activities
Itinerary in Brief
- Day 1: Johannesburg to Khama Rhino Sanctuary
- Day 2: Maun
- Day 3 - 4: Okavango Delta
- Day 5 - 8: Moremi
- Day 9: Makgadikgadi Pans
- Day 10 - 11: Chobe National Park
- Day 12 - 13: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
- Day 14: Victoria Falls - Tour Ends
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Day 1: Johannesburg to Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Departing Johannesburg at 06:30am we head north into Botswana and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. The Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust is a community based wildlife project established in 1992 to assist in saving the vanishing rhino, restore an area formerly teeming with wildlife to its previous natural state and provide economic benefits to the local Botswana community through tourism and the sustainable use of natural resources. This reserve situated on the Kalahari sandveld, has several natural waterholes and provides prime habitat for white rhino, zebra and wildebeest.
Day 2: Maun
We drive through the Kalahari to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. Since Maun’s founding in 1915 as the capital of the Motswana people, it has had a reputation as a hard-living ‘Wild West’ town helping the local cattle ranching and safari operations. The name Maun is derived from the San word ‘maung’, which translates ‘the place of short reeds’.
Day 3 - 4: Okavango Delta
We drive into the Okavango Delta to the launch station where we board our mokoro’s and pole to our tented camp in the heart of the largest inland delta in the world. This amazing environment has large numbers of red lechwe, buffalo, elephant and birds, particularly kingfishers! One of the best experiences in the Okavango Delta is to be poled along reed-lined channels in a mokoro (dug-out canoe). Sit back and relax as the water gurgles gently under the mokoro while your skilled poler points out the fauna and flora.
Day 5 - 7: Moremi
We take an open 4WD into Moremi Game Reserve for fantastic game viewing! Chief’s Island is the largest landmass within Moremi and was the Batswana tribe’s richest hunting ground, before being declared a game reserve by the tribe. We spend 4 days on game drives watching the abundant wildlife including elephant, hippo, buffalo, lion & other game, both in Moremi Game Reserve and in private concession reserves surrounding the park. For an extraordinary wildlife experience we have a session in an underground hide. As the only water source in the area, wildlife is attracted to this waterhole, particularly the large bull elephants. You are so close these magnificent creatures that you can hear them breathing.
Day 8: Moremi
We return to Maun midday on day 8 for an evening restaurant meal (own expense).
Day 9: Makgadikgadi Pans
We have time for an optional game flight over the Okavango (own expense) before we head to Nata. The shimmering saltpans of Makgadikgadi appear as a glaring white, endless plain. When the rain comes a dramatic change takes place as thousands of wildebeest and zebra migrate to the sweet nutritious grasslands and clouds of flamingo feed in its algae rich waters. It is an area of low rainfall so this spectacle only lasts a short while. (Please note due to high rainfall in the area over the last few years that there is water in the section of the pans we visit)
Day 10 - 11: Chobe National Park
The Chobe River is a stunning feature of Botswana and will be the focus of our lodge stay. The Chobe River flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa. Early morning 4WD game drive in the Chobe National Park and an afternoon game viewing “sundowner” cruise to see the mighty elephant herds return to the Chobe River to quench their thirst.
Day 12 - 13: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
We visit “Mosi oa Tunya” or “the smoke that thunders” - Victoria Falls. These magnificent falls are one of the seven natural wonders of the world. A rich and fertile rain forest, fed by the spray or “smoke”, surrounds the falls attracting colourful birdlife. Opportunities to white water raft on the mighty Zambezi River,bungi jump, or take a “flight of angels” (own expense).
Day 14: Victoria Falls - Tour Ends
Tour ends after breakfast at 08:00am.
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** Prices are per person based on twin / shared accommodation.
** Single supplements may apply
Suggested Accommodation
| City | Accommodation |
|---|---|
| Serowe | Khama Rhino Sanctuary or similar |
| Maun | Island Safari Lodge or similar |
| Okavango Delta | Wilderness Tented Camp - Sunway Safaris or similar |
| Moremi Game Reserve | Elephant Pools Lodge or similar |
| Nata | Nata Lodge or similar |
| Chobe National Park | Thebe River Safaris or similar |
| Victoria Falls | Shearwater Explorer Village or similar |
Whats included?
- Accommodation in camps or hotels and lodges
- Park/entrance fees
- Activities as specified
- Services of a professional guide
- Land transportation
- Meals as specified
What’s not included?
- Airfares
- Arrival/departure taxes or reciprocity fees, visa fees where applicable
- Compulsory local payment of US$300 pp collected by the tour leader on departure.
- Optional activities (please ask us for full details)
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- Any items not listed as included
Notes
This tour operates with a maximum number of 12 passengers.
The minimum age is 12 years.
Please note: Accommodation specified in the itinerary is a guide only and is subject to availability.
*Local Payment
A local payment of US$300.00 per person is required on this safari. This will be collected by your tour leader at the start of the tour. The local payment forms part of your overall tour cost, and must be taken into consideration when booking your safari. It will be used by your tour leaders to pay for some of the operational costs incurred on safari.
- Limited participation:
On our accommodated adventures we will require a limited amount of participation from you. The guides will, when required, do the meal preparation and will ask for you for a bit of help cleaning up afterwards (on rotation). Where restaurant meals are included in the itinerary, obviously these will be served by the lodge and do not require your assistance. When everyone gets involved in the safari it makes the entire tour more successful.
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