​Botswana Baobabs with the Mighty Victoria Falls

• Fast Facts

  Travelling to:

  Maun, Guma Lagoon, Moremi Game Reserve, Savuti - Chobe National Park, Kasane, Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

                  
  duration:
                  
  15 Days - 14 Nights
                

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• There are few experiences in the world like spending time in the Botswanan wilderness. This classic 14 night itinerary offers a lodge and luxury camping combination making it a very cost effective way to explore this stunning part of the world rich with game.

  The lodges are beautiful, comfortable & make for a great adventure safari though the world-famous parks including the Okavango Delta, Moremi, Savuti and Chobe National Parks before ending the journey at the magnificent Victoria Falls.

  This small group tour with a maximum of 8 passengers allows you to get the very best that Botswana has to offer with 2 knowledgeable guides. The accommodation throughout is of a decent 3+ star style and are chosen not only for their service and comfort level but also for their wonderful locations and local wildlife viewing opportunities. All rooms have private en suite facilities and for 4 nights you stay in mini meru tents. Each tent has twin camp beds with linen and en suite toilet and bucket shower with hot water off the fire.

Highlights

            
Outline Itinerary
            
Detailed Itinerary
          

• Day 1 - Travelling

  Take the flight to Johannesburg.

   

  Day 2 - Maun

  Staying at: Sedia Riverside Hotel

  Met on arrival and you will be transferred to the nearby hotel. This safari starts at the hotel in Maun where we have an evening meal at a local restaurant.

   

  Days 3 & 4 - Guma Lagoon

  Staying at: Guma Lagoon Camp

  The Okavango Delta is an extraordinary wilderness environment that needs no introduction. A vast wetland paradise in the center of the Kalahari Desert, fed by rivers from Angolan highlands and seasonal rains. It is an ever changing kaleidoscope of waterways, reed beds, islands and dry land that grows and shrinks each season like a living creature itself, supporting a breathtaking range of wildlife. Hippos, elephants, lions and buffalo, the shy Sitatunga antelope and the abundant birdlife – a truly amazing wildlife experience. We drive around the Okavango through small villages, skirting the extremes of the flood to Etsha, where we follow thick sands tracks into the Okavango Delta panhandle. Your room overlooks a beautiful lagoon and you’ll enjoy a morning mokoro excursion and a sunset motorboat cruise.

   

  Day 5 & 6 - Moremi Game Reserve

  Staying at: Sunways Moremi Camp

  Moremi Game Reserve is the jewel of Botswana and arguably one of the best wildlife viewing destinations in Africa. Moremi’s wide variety of habitats makes it a birdwatchers paradise. Surrounding Moremi is a vast wilderness consisting of open grasslands and forest and abundant wildlife and our camp is set on a concession bordering the east of the reserve. Our days are spent on open 4WD game drives in Moremi GR and on the wildlife concession along the Mababe River watching the abundant wildlife including elephant, hippo, buffalo, lion & other game, both in Moremi Game Reserve and in the private concession reserves adjoining the park.

   

  Days 7 & 8 - Chobe National Park

  Staying at: Sunways Savuti Camp

  We head north from Moremi to the renowned Savuti section of the Chobe National Park. This is an excellent area for big predators with frequent sightings of lion and leopard, elephant and plains game. We spend our time on game drives through the dramatic open plains dotted with Acacia, and along the Savuti channel where we hope to see the lions and hyenas that make Savuti an outstanding wildlife destination. We overnight in our serviced tented camp. After dinner in our dining tent, fall asleep to the sounds of the African bush.

• Days 9 & 10 - Kasane

  Staying at: Chobe Safari Lodge

  Our next destination is Chobe National Park. We depart Savuti and head north through the remote wilderness of Botswana to the small town of Kasane and our lodge on the banks of the Chobe River. The following day we explore the national park on a morning game drive and spend the rest of the day on the river, enjoying lunch on our cruise boat with spectacular wildlife viewing. This is possibly the most satisfying and relaxing game viewing activity in Southern Africa. We get close to the herds of elephants, and have amazing sightings of crocodile, hippo, fish eagle and many more. As the sun sets we head out of the park with some amazing wildlife and sunset photographs.

   

  Day 11-13  - Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

  Staying at: Phezulu Guest Lodge

  We leave Botswana behind and cross into Zimbabwe and make our way to Victoria Falls. The mighty Zambezi River thunders 100m over the gorge creating a magnificent spectacle. The spray from the waterfall sustains a rainforest surrounding the falls which is abundant with birdlife and protected in a National Park. We explore the Victoria Falls on foot with a local guide bringing the Falls to life with tales of the explorers of these ancient lands.

   

  Day 14 - Departure

  Check out this morning. Later you will be transferred back to the airport in time for the flight back to the UK.