Botswana Wildlife Breakaway Safari
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- Enjoy the magnificent views over the Sowa pan, which is part of the Greater Magkadigkadi Pans
- Visit the Painted Dog Conservation Centre
- Enjoy the game drive in the Greater Bwabwata National Park
- Watch elephants, hippos, crocodiles and a variety of birds making for excellent up close photo opportunities.
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- Accommodation as mentioned or similar, including hotel taxes
- 37 Meals* as mentioned (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- All game drives and transfers by 4 x 4 loose top jeeps
- Services of local English speaking guides cum drivers
- Entrance fees to museums, sites & game parks included in the itinerary
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Upon arrival at Victoria Falls Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is free till 6PM when we have a meeting with our safari guide and other participants and get a briefing of the exciting safari ahead of us. Overnight: A’Zambezi River Lodge (1 night) (rooms with en-suite bathrooms, swimming pool, bar & restaurant)
Take off from Victoria Falls town and drive towards Hwange National Park where we spend the next three nights. Time permitting, you can partake in an optional game drive. Overnight: Sable Sands (3 nights) (B, L, D) (chalets with en-suite bathroom, swimming pool & bar area)
We explore this vast wilderness on game drives. Hwange National Park is one of Africa's finest havens for wildlife and is home to vast herds of elephant, buffalo, and zebra and has a very large concentration of giraffe. It is also home to many predators and endangered...
An early morning departure. This is a long day’s drive. We leave Hwange National Park and drive through the Matetsi safari area en-route to Botswana. Cross the border to Botswana. The drive is very scenic, with the chance of spotting game along the way. We arrive Nata...
After breakfast, we head off to the Nata Bird Sanctuary and get the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent views over the Sowa pan, which is part of the Greater Magkadigkadi Pans. (Please note a visit to the pans is subject to the road conditions and water levels as wel...
An ideal opportunity to spend the day on game drives in the Khwai area. In our open 4x4 vehicle, we explore the Khwai River region on a full-day game drives hopefully spotting a variety of game that frequents this region. After dinner, your guide will take you on a night drive in search of spotting some rare nocturnal animals. (B, L, D)
Today we head to the famous Moremi Game Reserve is known as one of the most beautiful and varied reserves in Africa with an unprecedented concentration of wildlife. The full day is spent in the unspoiled nature of the Moremi Game Reserve. (B, L, D)
This morning we travel to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. The afternoon is yours to spend at leisure, either relaxing next to the pool at the lodge or if you are keen for some excitement, why not book an optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta. Overnight:Guma Lagoon River Lodge (2 nights) (B, L , D) (permanent tents with en-suite bathrooms, bar area)
Early in the morning, we leave Maun and drive to the Western Delta and onto Etosha. From here we head into the largest inland delta in the world, another highlight of Botswana, the Okavango Delta. Unlike other deltas, it flows into the Kalahari Desert without reaching...
Today we leave the lush verdant wetlands of Botswana and enter Namibia. Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Greater Bwabwata National Park, which extends from the Kavango River in the west to the Kwando River in the east and incorporates the Mahangu Game Reserve. Ele...
After a night spent at the Mahangu Lodge, we continue our journey through the Caprivi Strip, crossing the border back into Botswana until we reach our destination, Kasane, the gateway to the incredible Chobe National Park. Overnight: Chobe Safari Lodge (2 nights) (B, L, D) (rooms with en-suite bathroom, swimming pool & bar)
Start the morning with a spectacular game drive in Chobe National Park. After lunch at the lodge, there is time to relax before the boat cruise on the Chobe River which starts around 3pm. An interesting cruise as we watch elephants, hippos, crocodiles and a variety of birds making for excellent up close photo opportunities. (B, D)
Today we leave Botswana behind us and re-enter Zimbabwe and head for the majestic Victoria Falls for a guided tour of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The balance of the day is free. VFA offers many activities and is worth staying an extra 2 days. Overnight: A’Zambezi River Lodge (1 night) (B) (rooms with en-suite bathrooms, swimming pool, bar & restaurant)
Our safari ends as we are transferred to Victoria Falls Airport for our departure flight. (B)
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