9-Day Okavango Delta, Makgadikgadi, Chobe & Victoria Falls

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 Moremi Game Reserve.

Look out for the large herds of African elephants in the Mophane scrub, the elusive African wild dogs, lions, leopards, etc.

Finally, you will head northeast towards the 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.

Wake up today for an early breakfast. After your breakfast you will head out to explore the Khwai wilderness area. 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.

Depart from your wilderness camp after breakfast on a leisurely safari drive to appreciate one last time, the Khwai wilderness area-one of the most scenic reaches of the Okavango.

Finally, after your safari drive through Khwai you will head back to Maun.

Upon arrival in Maun you will be taken 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.

You will be picked up from your lodge after breakfast. Leaving Maun, you will head for Makgadikgadi Salt Pans as you take the A3 road to Gweta village. Here we will make a short stop to have a much–deserved lunch.

Once you are done with your lunch, your journey will take you across gravel roads and winding tracks across stretches of salt pans. We expect to arrive at our wilderness camp in the afternoon where we are going to spend one (1) night.

These salt pans span over 16,000 square kilometers in the Kalahari Basin. They are the largest network of salt pans in the world. For the true lover of remote experiences, by standing in the middle of these vast, flat, dusty, endless and salt-encrusted pans, you will experience true remoteness and pure isolation.

At night the vast Makgadikgadi landscape feels like a planetarium. Therefore, you should look out for the stars, as they utterly dominate the land and their brilliance and immediacy are totally arresting.

Today, we have a very long driving day ahead of us as we leave the Makgadikgadi landscape for Kasane. Therefore, after breakfast we will retrace our steps and travel towards Nata village. Here we will make a short stop to have a much–deserved lunch and also to stretch our legs.

After this lunch, we will continue on the A33 road from Nata to Kasane. We expect to arrive in Kasane in the afternoon and will drive straight to our lodge to check in. We will spend a total of two (2) nights at this lodge.

Day 6: Chobe River boat cruise

The highlight today is an afternoon boat cruise in the Chobe River. This boat cruise gives you a chance to experience the animals of Chobe from a different perspective and therefore you might get up close and personal with hippos, crocodiles and a mind–boggling array of water birds.

After your boat cruise you will be taken back to your lodge to freshen up and ready yourself for dinner at one of the nice restaurants found in Kasane.

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.

You will leave your lodge the first thing in the morning and head to Chobe National Park for your last safari drive.

Return to Kasane after your game drive. On arrival, you will be taken out to lunch at one of the nice restaurants found in Kasane.

Day 8: Transfer to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Our transfer vehicle(s) will pick you up after your lunch for a transfer across the border to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Once across the border, you will be taken to your lodge in Victoria Falls where you are going to spend the last night of your safari.

Note: The rest of the day today is left for you to spend at leisure or to participate in some of the numerous activities on offer in Victoria Falls. Participation in any of these extra activities is at the guest’s own expense.

Today after breakfast you will first leave your lodge and go for a guided tour of the Victoria Falls.

Day 9: Guided tour of Victoria Falls

The highlight of your tour today is a guided tour of Victoria Falls locally known as “Mosi–oa– Thunya” and loosely translated “The Smoke that Thunders”.

Described in more modern terms as ‘the greatest known curtain of falling water’. Victoria Falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Your tour of the Falls will be on the Zimbabwean side. On reaching the edge of the Victoria Falls, you will explore the gorge through various view/vantage points.

Your safari with us ends immediately after your tour of Victoria Falls.

Note: Transfers to Victoria Falls Airport can be arranged for you at an extra cost.