9-Day Victoria Falls, Chobe Safari to Okavango Delta

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Victoria Falls Airport pick-up and Dinner cruise

Once you arrive at Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA), you will be picked up and transferred to your place of accommodation. It is important that you let us know your flight details beforehand, as the collection time will depend on the arrival time of your flight. At 16:00 you will meet with your driver-guide for a pick-up to the dinner cruise. Experience the beauty and the excitement of one of Africa's most stunning destinations on this Zambezi River dinner cruise. Get an up-close look at iconic Victoria Falls and enjoy Zambezi-style cuisine as you float along this popular river. Enjoy world-class service and meals prepared by an executive chef.

Main Destination:

Victoria Falls Town (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

Accommodation:

Pioneers Victoria Falls

• Mid-range lodge located at Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Guided tour of the falls, night game drive and bush dinner

Day 2 commences with a morning pick-up at 8:30 am from the hotel reception for a guided tour of Victoria Falls. You will be picked up by a driver guide. The experience takes you through parts of the Victoria Falls rainforest to the cliffs opposite the massive cascade. At 4:00 pm, you’ll be taken to a private reserve located approximately 7 miles from the center of town. Here you will enjoy a late afternoon game drive until sunset. Meander in an open, well-kitted 4x4 vehicle through a changing landscape of scenic basalt plains, to the Kalahari sands and teak forests of the Nakavango Private Game Reserve. At sunset, you will stop at a splendid vantage point to enjoy some drinks and snacks, stretch your legs and chat about the afternoon’s adventures with fellow travelers. At dusk, the spotlight comes out to give you the opportunity of seeing what happens at night in the African bush. You will then have a 3-course BBQ meal complemented by wine, cold beer, and light refreshments.

Main Destination:

Victoria Falls Town (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

Accommodation:

Pioneers Victoria Falls

• Mid-range lodge located at Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Transfer from Victoria Falls, Chobe game drive and safari boat cruise

At 7:30 am, you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to Chobe National Park in Botswana. You will go to the Kazungula border where the Botswana guide will meet you. From there, you'll proceed straight to the river where you will spend the morning game viewing along the Chobe River. Tea, coffee & biscuits are provided. All your luggage will be loaded in a back-up vehicle and our driver guide will help you to check in after the full-day tour. The morning cruise ends at around 12.30 pm and you will then be taken to a hotel on the riverbank for lunch. After lunch, you will board a safari vehicle for an afternoon game drive in the Chobe National Park where you will have the opportunity to enjoy an abundance of wildlife. After the game drive, you will be transferred to your hotel and do the check-in process.

Please note: Depending on the previous night’s sightings, the order of the activities might change, i.e. start with a game drive and finish with the boat cruise.

Main Destination:

Chobe National Park (Botswana)

Best Time To Visit August to October (Best at the riverfront area)

High Season July to October (The park gets crowded)

Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Chobe NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

HippoAbundant

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HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

CheetahRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Chobe Safari Lodge (Botswana)

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Chobe NP (Botswana)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Morning Chobe game drive, transfer to Elephant Sands Lodge and Afternoon game drive

Guests will do a morning game drive at 5:30 am. The pick-up time is early so that we enhance the chances of seeing cats when they will still be hunting. The game drive will take 3 hours, which will allow more opportunity to see wildlife which includes elephants, antelopes, buffalos, impalas, and many others. Tea is served during the game drive. After the activity, guests will have their breakfast at the lodge.

We will drive to Elephant Sands Lodge which is approximately 260 km from Kasane. The lodge is located in the park which is home to elephants as the name suggests. On arrival, we will check in and in the afternoon we'll do a game drive either in the private concession or the park, depending on the guide's recommendation.

Main Destination:

Elephant Sands Private Game Reserve (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Elephant Sands

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Elephant Sands GR (Botswana)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfers To Planet Baobab and Bush walk

You will arrive at the Planet Baobab Lodge in Gweta early in the morning. You will drive across the vast grasslands, past lonely baobab sentinels to the edge of Ntwetwe Saltpan. Along the way, your guide will explain the incredible adaptations of the species that are unique to the Kalahari Desert environment. After settling into your cosy and comfy hut, you'll take a stroll with your guide through the surrounding baobab forest, while he explains the local ecology, geology, and of course, the unique biology of the baobabs, which are in fact, not trees but, the largest succulent in the world. You will enjoy a flaming Botswana sunset with a cool drink over a campfire as your guide explains the fascinating geological origins of the Makgadikgadi. This vast saltpan desert, an area that is bigger than Switzerland, was once the largest expanse of fresh water on the planet!

Main Destination:

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Botswana)

Best Time To Visit All year (Areas are best at different times)

High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy)

Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot)

Wildlife in Makgadikgadi Pans NP

GiraffeCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

ElephantOccasional

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

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HyenaOccasional

CheetahRare

HippoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

Accommodation:

Planet Baobab

• Mid-range bungalow located just outside Makgadikgadi Pans NP (Botswana)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer to Maun, Meerkats tour and explore Ntwetwe salt pans and Okavango Aerial flight

You will get up close and personal with a resident gang of habituated meerkats. See how these social, superbly adapted animals interact with each other and their environment. You'll also get the chance to view the desert through the eyes of a meerkat. Despite the fact that it’s only a foot off the ground, is a pretty spectacular vantage point, and definitely one of the most special and memorable game experiences you will encounter in Botswana. You’ll explore the vast nothingness of the Makgadikgadi, a place where the vast expanses of sparkling saltpan extend as far as the eye can see. In the green season, you may be lucky enough to see the zebras and wildebeests of Africa’s second-largest migration. After the Meerkats you will be transferred to Cresta Maun Lodge and you will do a helicopter scenic tour over Okavango Delta.

Main Destination:

Maun (City, Botswana)

Accommodation:

Cresta Maun

• Mid-range hotelin Maun (City, Botswana)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Moremi National Park game drive safari

Guests will do a full-day Moremi National Park game drive. The activity will give an opportunity to see more wildlife. There are more cats, for example lions, cheetahs, leopards, and other wildlife such as antelopes, zebras, kudus, and elephants. A packed lunch is served while doing the game drive. At 4:00 pm, the game drive will end and guests will be transferred back to the hotel.

Main Destination:

Maun (City, Botswana)

Accommodation:

Cresta Maun

• Mid-range hotelin Maun (City, Botswana)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mukoro dug-out canoeing experience

Today, guests will do the full-day mukoro adventure. The activity will allow an up-close opportunity to learn more about the culture and also the animals that live along the delta waters. Guests will do the tour on a dug-out canoe. The activity enhances the support of the community, as people in the surrounding areas provide this service. The transfer pick-up time is at 7:00 am and the expected time of arrival is 5:00 pm.

Main Destination:

Maun (City, Botswana)

Accommodation:

Cresta Maun

• Mid-range hotelin Maun (City, Botswana)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maun International Airport drop-off

After breakfast at 8:30 am, guests will prepare to check out from the hotel at 10:00 am. An airport transfer will be arranged so that guests will arrive at the airport in time for their flights - either to Johannesburg, Cape Town or Kasane.

Main Destination:

Maun Airport (Maun, Botswana)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.