Day 1 - Nata, Botswana
Day 1: Nata (Botswana)
We depart early morning from Johannesburg & Pretoria. Your guide will stop en-route for breakfast (own cost) and last minute shopping, before reaching the Botswana border. You will get an opportunity to change money, after crossing the border, from where we head further north to Nata, where we camp the night.
Dinner included
Stage highlights:
Nata
Stage duration:1 day
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Day 2 - Maun, Botswana
Day 2: Maun (Botswana)
The day starts with an early morning breakfast, before heading west along the northern border of the Kalahari Desert to Maun. We stay the night at a great campsite just outside Maun, where you can visit the crocodile farm, and relax by the pool.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included
Stage highlights:
Maun
Stage duration:1 day
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Days 3, 4, & 5 - Okavango Delta
Days 3, 4, 5: Okavango Delta (Botswana)
The Okavango Delta must be one of the best experiences offered in southern Africa, and offers a large variety of mammal, reptile and bird species.
We start the day with a large breakfast, before heading into the Okavango Delta with 4x4 open-sided game viewing vehicles. The local guides (polars) will be waiting for us in the park at the waterline, where we transfer all the equipment and our personal belongings into mokoros (traditional dug out canoes). From here we glide down the water channels deeper into the Okavango Delta, searching for the ideal place to set up camp. There will be no fences, no running water, no showers, no buildings and no electricity. We camp in the wild with only what we take with us. After lunch you cool off by swimming in a natural swim hole in the rivers.
Every day we will do early morning and late afternoon game walks, searching for as many different animal species as possible. The guides will explain more about all the animals, tracks and the Delta during these walks. You will have the opportunity to get as close as possible (safety first) to the wildlife of the Okavango Delta.
After dinners you can relax with the guides around a campfire, while listening to their stories about the bush, animals, their cultures and of course listening to the sounds of animals at night in Africa.
You start your last morning in the Okavango delta with a cup of coffee before doing your final game walk. After the walk you will enjoy breakfast, break down camp, and then return by mokoros to the place where the 4x4 vehicles will meet you.
Your guide will prepare a light lunch on return to camp in Maun. This afternoon you have the opportunity to do an optional one hour flight over the Okavango Delta, during which you are guaranteed to see many large herds of animals, as well as many single or smaller groups of animals.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included
Stage highlights:
Mokoro Trips on Delta
Stage duration:3 days
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Day 6 - Nata, Botswana
Day 6: Nata (Botswana)
This morning we head back to Nata, where you can relax by the pool, visit the shady tree canopy where you will see a large variety of birds, or do an optional quad bike excursion. Late afternoon we do a game drive (included) in the Magadigadi Pans in an open 4x4 vehicle.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included
Stage highlights:
Magadigadi Pans Game Drive
Stage duration:1 day
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Day 7 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Day 7: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
The day starts with an early morning breakfast, before heading north through the Kasane forest area where you are very likely to see elephants and other animal species on and beside the road. We cross the border into Zimbabwe at Kazungula, from which it is only a short but scenic drive to the adventure capital of Africa, Victoria Falls. Your guide will assist you with the changing of money and the booking of optional activities, before we visit one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the amazing Victoria Falls, which is the largest sheet (1700 meters wide) of falling water in the world.
Late afternoon we do a sunset cruise from the Zambian side (visas included) on the third largest river in Africa, the mighty Zambezi River. There are national parks on either side of the river. You stand a good chance of seeing hippo, crocodile, elephant, giraffe, rhino and many more animal species. All beers, wine and soft drinks are included for the duration of the sunset cruise. We enjoy dinner on the river banks, before exploring the vibrant nightlife of Victoria Falls.
Breakfast, Dinner included
Stage highlights:
Victoria Falls and Sunset Cruise
Stage duration:1 day
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Days 8 & 9 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Days 8 & 9: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
You have the opportunity to explore the town, crafts markets, surrounding areas or to do some of the many optional activities like the world's best one day white water rafting, the second highest bungi jump, horse trails, canoe safaris, flights over the waterfall, elephant back safaris, and many more. After dinner (day 8) we join the rafters and the rafting guides to watch the day's action on big screen video and photos. We will go out to one of the local restaurants for dinner (own cost) on day 9.
Day 8: Breakfast, Dinner included
Day 9: Breakfast included
Day 10: End of tour
We break down camp after breakfast, and say our good byes.
Breakfast included
Stage highlights:
Victoria Falls
Stage duration:2 days (stretched)
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Cost includes:-
All transport, accommodation, entrance fees Magadigadi Pans Game Drive, Okavango Delta (Mokoros and Polers), Vic Falls, Sunset Cruise on Zambezi.
Cost Excludes:-
All drinks i.e. water, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, meals not specified and Accommodation upgrade: You can upgrade the accommodation on night 13 to a rondawel in a private lodge, instead of staying at the tribal village.additional excursions i.e. night game drive (approx R70 pp and subject to availability)
Departure dates:-
07/12/2005, 14/12/2005, 21/12/2005, 28/12/2005, 04/01/2006, 11/01/2006, 18/01/2006, 25/01/2006, 01/02/2006, 08/02/2006, 15/02/2006, 22/02/2006
Baggage Limits:-
Sleeping bag, one travel day bag, camera,bag
Age Limits:-
Minimum Age:- 16 Maximum Age:- 60
Passenger Limit:-
20
What to bring along:-
Sleeping bags, sun glasses, cap, camera, mosquito repellant and Spray (Deet)
Price:-
The cost of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 9 Day Safaris is ZAR 6200.00
Local Payment:-
Nil
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