Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Arrival in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
This safari officially starts in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. A representative of Moonstroll Safaris will meet you at Victoria Falls Airport upon your arrival and transfer you to your lodge where you are going to spend the first night of your safari vacation on dinner, bed & breakfast basis.
Note: The rest of the afternoon today is left for you to spend at leisure or to participate in some of the numerous activities (own cost) on offer in Victoria Falls.
- Main Destination:
- Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
- Accommodation:
- Bhejane Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Victoria Falls - Kasane, Botswana
Victoria Falls - Kasane, Botswana
Today after breakfast, you will go for a guided tour of the Victoria Falls.
The Victoria Falls is known as the largest sheet of falling water in the world. You will enter the Victoria Falls rain forest to explore the magnificent plant and birdlife of this unique rain forest—created by the constant spray of the thundering Falls falling on the surrounding area. On reaching the edge of the Falls, you will explore the gorge through various view/vantage points.
You will leave Zimbabwe after your guided tour of Victoria Falls and cross the border into Botswana where you will spend a further one (1) night of your safari vacation.
Chobe River boat cruise
Another highlight today is a boat cruise in the Chobe River. This boat cruise gives you the chance to experience the animals of Chobe from another perspective. You might therefore, get up close and personal with hippos, crocodiles and a mind–boggling array of water birds.
- Main Destination:
- Chobe River (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Wild View Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Explore Chobe National Park
Explore Chobe National Park
Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast before heading out into Chobe National Park for your morning game drive.
Tucked up in Botswana’s far northeastern border with Namibia, Chobe National Park is one of the great wildlife destinations of Africa. At approximately 11 900sq km, Chobe is made up of rich ecosystems and pristine landscapes consisting of savanna plains, river, swamps and scrubs. It is the ultimate haven for vast herds of elephant. As many as 120,000 animals depend on the Chobe River’s life–sustaining waterways when the dry season kicks in.
Other resident game species are large herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, the rare puku, roan and sable antelope. These are normally trailed by the notoriously fearless lions of the Chobe, leopard and cheetah.
You will return to your lodge around noon for your lunch. You will head out again into Chobe National Park in the afternoon for your game drive and return to your lodge just before sunset.
- Main Destination:
- Chobe National Park (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Wild View Resort
Wildlife in Chobe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Kasane - Savuti
Kasane - Savuti
You will leave your lodge after breakfast today and head southwards to Savuti to spend one (1) night.
Savuti has a reputation for raw, dramatic game viewing thanks to its open landscapes, abundant wildlife and a full cast of predators, especially its resident lion and spotted hyena populations.
Also, birding in Savuti is an attraction by itself. The kori bustards can be seen preying on snakes and rodents found amongst the grass. Korhans can be heard giving out their mating cries while flipping themselves into the air simply to attract attention from a potential mate.
Perhaps the strangest phenomenon of all about Savuti is the 100–kilometres Savuti Channel. At times it stops flowing and remains dry for years at a stretch. When it recommences its flow, it changes the entire ecosystem, transforming the Savuti Marsh and Mababe Depression into wetlands. This creates an oasis that provides water for thirsty wildlife herds and acts as a magnet for a profusion of water birds.
- Main Destination:
- Savuti (Chobe NP, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Savuti – Khwai Concession
Savuti – Khwai Concession
Wake up this morning and freshen up as usual. Thereafter, you will be served with a hearty breakfast.
Once you are through with your breakfast, you will take a leisurely game drive through Savuti as the early mornings normally offer an improved opportunity to view the predators. Finally, you will leave Savuti behind and travel further southwards to Khwai Concession for a two (2) night stay.
At about 1800–square kilometres large, the Khwai is situated in the northeastern Okavango next to Moremi. It is a wildlife–prolific and varied ecosystem dominated by a patchwork of lagoons, grasslands, permanent flood plains and large areas of Mopane woodland forests. Khwai has a marvelous selection of predators such as lion, leopard, wild dog, cheetah, serval, African wild cat, etc.
In the afternoon you will go for your game drive and possibly watch the sunset unfold over the Khwai River.
- Main Destination:
- Khwai Concession (Okavango Delta, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Khwai Concession
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Exploring Khwai Concession
Exploring Khwai Concession
Wake up for an early breakfast this morning and thereafter, go for your usual morning game drive.
Your journey will follow the Khwai River’s watercourse weaving from the riverside and floodplains into the mophane veld and woodlands that make Khwai one of the most scenic areas of the Okavango.
The Khwai area boasts an excellent population of African Elephant, both solitary bulls and breeding herds. The swampy areas are home to Red Lechwe. Other resident species includes the Southern Giraffe, bufallo, Burchell’s Zebra, Tsessebe, the Greater Kudu, Impalas and various other nocturnal species. Khwai is also one of Botswana’s birding Mecca’s. As such the raptors and water birds are particularly abundant and make for some great photography.
Mokoro Excursion
The highlight today is a mokoro excursion along the Khwai River-part of the Okavango Delta system. During this mokoro excursion you should have some great encounters with aquatic birds and several species of mammals.
- Main Destination:
- Khwai Concession (Okavango Delta, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Khwai Concession – Moremi Game Reserve
Khwai Concession – Moremi Game Reserve
Leave your camp today, after breakfast and head southwards to Moremi where you are going to spend the last night of your safari vacation.
Moremi is situated in the central and eastern areas of the Okavango Delta and covers about a third of the total land area of the Okavango Delta. Moremi is made up of luscious landscapes from lily-studded lagoons, to undulating floodplains, vast open grasslands, mopane woodland and acacia forests teeming with birdsong. When visiting Moremi therefore, be ready for close encounters with everything from elephant, buffalo and antelope, followed closely by predators; lions, leopards, wild dogs, etc.
You will arrive at your camp just before sunset to have a shower. Then gather around a campfire to enjoy dinner while you watch an African sky exploding with stars. You will finally go to bed enveloped by the symphony of the bush – perhaps listening to a chorus of frogs, a lion bellowing to his pride across the savanna or a pack of hyenas’ giggles, etc.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Moremi GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Departure
Departure
You will leave your wilderness camp in Moremi and head towards Maun this morning after your breakfast. By taking a leisurely safari drive through Moremi, you might take some time to marvel at territorial hippos ‘yawning’ at each other in the lagoons or watch African Jacanas pick weightlessly over waterlily pads as they search for food, while a fish eagle calls melodically from above.
Our safari ends upon arrival in Maun today. You will be dropped off at Maun Airport for your onward travel or to your lodge where you will relax and rest. This will give you ample time to prepare for the next leg of your safari vacation or journey back home.
- Main Destination:
- Maun Airport (Maun, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
