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9-Day Victoria Falls & Botswana Big Game Safari

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Your journey begins at Victoria Falls where you’ll stay an easy 10-minute walk from the Falls. This central location also puts you close to the many activities on offer in the area. Next, explore Botswana’s top game reserves where safari highlights include Chobe’s famously large herds of elephant, game drives in predator-rich Moremi Reserve and mokoro rides in the peaceful channels of the Okavango Delta.

Tour Summary

You'll go to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana &

You'll visit Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Chobe NP, Moremi GR, Okavango Delta & Maun Airport

This tour starts and ends in Johannesburg - Getting there

Tour Features

Luxury tour

This luxury tour uses lodges and tented camps.

Private tour

This tour will be run exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.

Can start any day

If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.

Can be customized

You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.

Not for solo travelers

Solo travelers cannot book this private tour.

Suitable for all ages

This tour is suitable for children of all ages.

Activities & Transportation

Activities: game drives, walking safaris (with an armed guide) & canoe/mokoro safaris

Game drives: open-sided 4x4 vehicle

Getting around: open-sided 4x4 vehicle & air transfer

This operator can help select your international flights, but you'll have to book them yourself help

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Accommodation & Meals

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Day	Accommodation	Meals
1-2	Ilala Lodge Hotel Luxury lodge in or near Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)	Breakfast Included
3-4	Chobe Game Lodge Luxury lodge inside Chobe NP (Botswana)	All Meals Included
5-6	Camp Moremi Luxury+ tented camp inside Moremi GR (Okavango Delta, Botswana)	All Meals Included
7-8	Camp Okavango Luxury+ lodge inside Okavango Delta (Botswana)	All Meals Included
9	End of tour (No accommodation)	Breakfast Included

Next:Day by Day

Arrival

(See Getting there for more details)

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

Day 1 Arrival & Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River

On arrival at OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) you’ll be met by our representative and assisted with check-in for your Victoria Falls flight. Arriving in Victoria Falls you’ll again be met and driven to Ilala Lodge. Just a few minutes’ walk from Victoria Falls, this lovely lodge overlooks the Zambezi River, and has families of warthogs grazing their neatly cropped lawns. End your first day in Africa with a sunset cruise. This upper stretch of the Zambezi (above the falls) lies within a national park so expect to see pods of hippo, huge crocodiles, and elephant gathered at the water’s edge. Drinks and snacks are provided as you relax in comfortable chairs out on the deck, toasting the orange-red sunset.

Main Destination:	Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
Accommodation:	Ilala Lodge Hotel Luxury lodge located in or near Victoria Falls
Meals & Drinks:	Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

Day 2 Get Drenched by the Spray of Victoria Falls

After breakfast set off on a guided tour of Victoria Falls. Around two thirds of the falls (including the Mains Falls) lies on the Zimbabwe side, so look forward to views of rainbow-lit mist and thundering sheets of falling water. Your guide will explain how the falls were formed, and chat about the local customs and traditions that surround them. In the afternoon you’re free to pick from the many optional activities available. We’d highly recommend the spectacular “Flight of Angels” helicopter flip. Other popular things to do include horse riding in the national park, shopping for African crafts at the local market, or sitting down to an elegant high tea on the shaded patio of the Victoria Falls Hotel.

Main Destination:	Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
Accommodation:	Ilala Lodge Hotel Luxury lodge located in or near Victoria Falls
Meals & Drinks:	Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

Day 3-4 Game Drive & River Cruises in Chobe

The next morning you’re driven across the border into Botswana, and on to Chobe Game Lodge - the only permanent lodge set within Chobe National Park. This larger property still has plenty of quiet corners including a fantastic boardwalk along the river with tucked-away seating that’s perfect for watching wildlife come and go at the water’s edge. The lodge’s prime position allows game drives to start before the park gates open and other visitors arrive. Chobe Game Lodge offers three safari activities daily so you can experience both game drives (the best way to seek out the park’s predators) and river cruises. There’s nothing like drifting up close to Chobe’s famously large herds of elephant or seeing them swim across the river – their trunks held up like snorkels!

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 National Park (Botswana) Elephant Abundant Giraffe Common Lion Common Buffalo Abundant Zebra Abundant Hippo Abundant Hyena Common Leopard Occasional Cheetah Occasional Wildebeest Occasional Wild Dog Rare White Rhino None Black Rhino None
Accommodation:	Chobe Game Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Chobe NP
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 5-6 Tented Camp in Game-Packed Moremi

After breakfast you’ll be driven to Kasane Airport for your scheduled air transfer to Camp Moremi. This comfortable camp is sheltered under giant ebony trees on the bank of the Xakanaxa Lagoon, in Moremi Wildlife Reserve. Sleep under canvas in one of 12 comfortable tents, each with an en-suite bathroom and lovely private deck with a view. Camp Moremi’s experienced guides lead morning and afternoon game drives; keep an eye out for leopard in the branches of the Mopane trees and lion camouflaged in the tall grasses. Motorboat safaris on the lily-fringed lagoon and surrounding channels are an excellent way to see the incredible birdlife from fish eagles to colourful malachite kingfisher, and even the rare Pel’s Fishing Owl.

Main Destination:	Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta, Botswana)
Best Time to Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing) High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy) Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day) Wildlife in Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta, Botswana) Elephant Abundant Giraffe Common Buffalo Common Zebra Common Wildebeest Common Hippo Abundant Lion Occasional Leopard Occasional Hyena Occasional Wild Dog Occasional White Rhino Rare Black Rhino Rare Cheetah Rare
Accommodation:	Camp Moremi Luxury+ tented camp located inside Moremi GR
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 7-8 Mokoro & Walking Safaris in the Okavango

Following breakfast you’re driven to the airstrip for your flight to Camp Okavango. This peaceful tented camp lies on a remote island deep in the Okavango Delta. The largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango is an undisturbed wilderness best explored in the quiet, old-fashioned way in a traditional mokoro (dugout canoe). Experienced guides expertly navigate the meandering waterways; enjoy the silence as you glide past beautiful water lilies and brightly patterned frogs. Motorboats take you out onto deeper channels to see hippos and crocs while guided bush walks on nearby islands track land-based big game such as elephant, Cape buffalo, lechwe antelope and lion. The birding is outstanding and anglers can cast for bream and tiger fish.

Main Destination:	Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Best Time to Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing) High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy) Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day) Wildlife in Okavango Delta (Botswana) Elephant Abundant Giraffe Common Buffalo Common Zebra Common Wildebeest Common Hippo Abundant Lion Occasional Leopard Occasional Hyena Occasional Wild Dog Occasional White Rhino Rare Black Rhino Rare Cheetah Rare
Accommodation:	Camp Okavango Luxury+ lodge located inside Okavango Delta
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 9 Leaving the Okavango Delta

This morning after a final breakfast at the lodge, you’re taken to the airstrip to board you scheduled light aircraft flight to Maun Airport in good time for your international flight back home.

Main Destination:	Maun Airport (Botswana)
Accommodation:	No accommodation
Meals & Drinks:	Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

End of tour

(See Getting there for more details)

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

Next: Rates

Important to Know

This tour is not available to solo travelers.
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour must be paid in US dollars (USD). The ZAR rates shown are converted for information purposes only. Disclaimer
This tour accepts children of all ages.
Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.

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Start dates	Solo 1 room	2+ people Sharing rooms

Dec 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019	n/a*	$4062
Jan 6, 2020 - Jan 31, 2020	n/a*	$4015
Mar 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020	n/a*	$4015

Apr 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2020	n/a*	$4677
Jul 1, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020	n/a*	$5613
Nov 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020	n/a*	$4677

Dec 1, 2020 - Dec 19, 2020	n/a*	$4015