HIGHLIGHTS
Why you’ll love this trip?
- Explore Botswana’s diverse landscapes and wildlife-rich parks.
- Experience the vastness of the Magadikgadi pans.
- Navigate the Okavango Delta via traditional dug-out canoes.
- Encounter abundant wildlife in Moremi Game Reserve.
- Cruise through Chobe National Park by boat.
- Marvel at the magnificent views of Victoria Falls.
What’s the Activity level?
- Suited for individuals with a moderate level of activity and in good health
- Ideal for those seeking an authentic wilderness experience in Botswana
- Full itinerary with a few longer driving days
- Road conditions through wilderness areas may be rough, leading to slow and dusty travel
- Remember to hold on and enjoy the unique journey!
What’s the transport and accommodation like?
- Custom made vehicles ensure comfortable, safe touring with latest safety standards.
- Enjoy comfortable 2-3 star lodgings, mostly with en-suite bathrooms.
- Active involvement in tasks like setting up tents and packing.
- Tour leaders handle meal prep; clients help with washing up.
Departs most Mondays. Please enquire for more availability
*All our tours are non-smoking
TRIP SUMMARY
Duration: 13 Days from Maun to Victoria Falls
Trip focus: The amazing wildlife of Botswana, with game drives to maximise sightings
Accommodation: 10 Nights Lodges/Tented lodge or Chalet and 2 nights tented camp
Transport: Mini bus, Safari Truck 4WD
Group size: Maximum 12 + 2 x Safari tour guide
Local Payment: US$300
Single supplement: $1,436 – If you are traveling on your own, and wish to share, you will room with another same gender client. You do not pay extra when booking as a single person. If however you request a single room, then you’ll pay the single supplement.
Operator: This tour is run by one of our trusted local partners
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Meals as stated in itinerary
- All park Entrance fees
- All accommodation and transport within the tour
- English speaking driver and local tour guide
- Local game trackers and guides
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
- All items of a personal nature, laundry, drinks, souvenirs etc
- Optional activities
- Meals not stated in the itinerary
- Local payment if required to be paid on day 1 of your tour to your guide
- International flights and internal flight departure taxes
- Travel insurance, visas and vaccinations
- Tips for your tour leader and driver
ARRIVAL:
This tour departs at 1700. We recommend that you fly into Maun Airport MUB in Botswana on the day the tour starts. But if you would like to book additional nights accommodation pre-tour, please indicate this when you submit your booking form. This tour can also be started in Johannesburg a day or 2 earlier and you would drive from there to Maun.
PAYING LOCALLY:
Most of our adventure tours involve a local payment. Paying locally allows us to keep the overall cost of our tours competitive and pass the savings on to you. These funds are put towards local expenses. In some developing countries the transferring of funds is at times problematic so this is a way to help us serve you, whilst saving you money. Payment is to be made to your leader upon arrival in cash.
All prices are approximate and subject to currency fluctuations until final payment has been made.
DAY 1 – ARRIVAL DAY MAUN
Today you will meet up with the group at the lodge in Maun at 17:00. Since Maun’s founding in 1915 as the capital of the Batawana people, it has had a reputation as a hard-living ‘Wild West’ town helping the local cattle ranching and safari operations. The name Maun is derived from the San word ‘maung’, which translates ‘the place of short reeds’
Meals Included: None
DAYS 2 & 3 – OKAVANGO DELTA
We drive into the Okavango Delta to the launch station where we boat accross to our tented camp in the heart of the largest inland delta in the world. This amazing environment has large numbers of red lechwe, buffalo, elephant and birds, particularly kingfishers!
Meals Included: 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches and 2 Dinners -Provided by tour leaders with help from the group.
DAYS 4 to 7 – MOREMI
We take an open 4WD into Moremi Game Reserve for fantastic game viewing! Chief’s Island is the largest landmass within Moremi and was the Botswana tribe’s richest hunting ground, before being declared a game reserve by the tribe. We spend 4 days on game drives watching the abundant wildlife including elephant, hippo, buffalo, lion & other game, both in Moremi Game Reserve and in private concession reserves surrounding the park. We return to Maun midday on Day 7 for an evening restaurant meal (own expense).
Meals Included: 4 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 3 Dinners – Provided by lodge and tour leaders
DAY 8 – MAKGADIKGADI PANS
We have time for an optional game flight over the Okavango before we head to Nata (own expense). The shimmering saltpans of Makgadikgadi appear as a glaring white, endless plain. When the rain comes a dramatic change takes place as thousands of wildebeest and zebra migrate to the sweet nutritious grasslands and clouds of flamingo feed in its algae rich waters. It is an area of low rainfall so this spectacle only lasts a short while.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
DAYS 9 & 10 – CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
The Chobe River is a stunning feature of Botswana and will be the focus of our lodge stay. The Chobe River flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa. An Early morning 4WD game drive in the Chobe National Park and an afternoon game viewing “sundowner” cruise to see the mighty elephant herds return to the Chobe River to quench their thirst.
Meals Included: 2 Breakfasts and 2 Lunches
DAYS 11 & 12 – VICTORIA FALLS
We visit “Mosi oa Tunya” or “the smoke that thunders” – Victoria Falls. These magnificent falls are one of the seven natural wonders of the world. A rich and fertile rain forest, fed by the spray or “smoke”, surrounds the falls attracting colourful birdlife. Opportunities to white water raft on the mighty Zambezi River, bungi jump, or take a “flight of angels” (own expense).
Meals Included: 2 Breakfasts
DAY 13 – DEPARTURE DAY
Tour ends after breakfast at 8am
Meals Included: Breakfast
HIGHLIGHTS
DATES
| Start Date | End Date | Availability | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Oct 2024 | 26th Oct 2024 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,480 |
| 28th Oct 2024 | 9th Nov 2024 | LIMITED AVAILABILIYT | NZ$5,480 |
| 4th Nov 2024 | 16th Nov 2024 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,480 |
| 18th Nov 2024 | 30th Nov 2024 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,480 |
| 25th Nov 2024 | 7th Dec 2024 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,480 |
| 2nd Dec 2024 | 14th Dec 2024 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,480 |
| 23rd Dec 2024 | 4th Jan 2025 | AVAILABLE | NZ$5,480 |
| 3rd Mar 2025 | 15th Mar 2025 | AVAILABLE | NZ$5,730 |
| 17th Mar 2025 | 29th Mar 2025 | AVAILABLE | NZ$5,730 |
| 24th Mar 2025 | 5th Apr 2025 | AVAILABLE | NZ$5,730 |
| 31st Mar 2025 | 12th Apr 2025 | AVAILABLE | NZ$5,730 |
| 7th Apr 2025 | 19th Apr 2025 | AVAILABLE | NZ$5,730 |
| 14th Apr 2025 | 26th Apr 2025 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,730 |
| 28th Apr 2025 | 10th May 2025 | GUARANTEED DEPARTURE | NZ$5,730 |
