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Botswana Wild Parks

Botswana Wild Parks

HIGHLIGHTS

Okovango Delta, Victoria Falls, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park

FROM

NZ$5,480

DURATION

13 Days

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 – or you can request to share with someone of the same gender
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
SightseeingWildlife WatchingCultural ExperiencesPlaneNature

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Okavango Delta – Mokoro excursion and bush walks
  • Moremi Game Reserve – 3 day 4WD game viewing
  • Chobe National Park – 4WD game viewing and river Cruise
  • Victoria Falls – Adventure activities

DATES

Start Date End Date Availability Cost
27th May 2024 8th Jun 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
24th Jun 2024 6th Jul 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
8th Jul 2024 20th Jul 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
29th Jul 2024 10th Aug 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
19th Aug 2024 31st Aug 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
9th Sep 2024 21st Sep 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
30th Sep 2024 12th Oct 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
14th Oct 2024 26th Oct 2024 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE NZD$5,480
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