$2,695 pp (USD)
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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:
- Shearwater Explorers Village
- 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
Exploring Chobe National Park
Exploring Chobe National Park
Today you will wake up in the morning for a light breakfast. Thereafter, you will leave your lodge to spend the day on a safari drive inside Chobe National Park before being taken to your wilderness camp inside Chobe where you are going to spend one (1) night.
Tucked up in Botswana’s far northeastern border with Namibia, Chobe 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.
- Main Destination:
- Chobe National Park (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Chobe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chobe National Park - Savuti
Chobe National Park - Savuti
Leave your camp after breakfast and head southwards to Savuti where you will spend one (1) night.
First, you will take a leisurely wildlife drive through Chobe National Park. This drive is actually meant to be a game drive that provides farewell to the area’s magnificent landscapes and mammals.
Savuti is known for its predators, both big cats (lion, leopard and cheetah) and birds of prey–raptors, vultures and all manner of birds of prey that soar over Savuti’ landscape in search of food. Perhaps the strangest phenomenon of all about Savuti is the 100–kilometres Savuti Channel. At times it will stop flowing and remain dry for years at a stretch. When the Savuti Channel recommences its flow, it changes the entire ecosystem, transforming the Savuti Marsh and Mababe Depression into wetlands and thus creating an oasis that provides water for thirsty wildlife herds and acts as a magnet for a profusion of water birds.
You will spend your days searching for Savuti’s resident wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Savuti (Chobe NP, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Savuti – Moremi/Khwai Concession
Savuti – Moremi/Khwai Concession
Today, after breakfast you will take a slow game drive through Savuti. You will explore the Savuti and its marsh. The Savuti Marsh is a vast expanse of grasslands dotted with dead acacia trees creating an intriguing, almost ghost–like landscape.
Finally, you will head further southwards towards 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
This morning you will go for your usual morning game drive after an early light breakfast.
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
Departure
Departure
Wake up very early on this day to greet the fresh African morning with coffee and some light breakfast. After breakfast you will head out for your last safari drive in the Khwai Concession area as the early mornings normally offer an improved opportunity to view the predators.
You will return to camp at the end of your safari drive to enjoy a light lunch. After this lunch, you will wrap up your safari. You will be given time to collect your belongings and pack them up in the vehicle(s) in preparation for your journey to Maun.
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:
