VRM7V: Victoria Falls + Chobe + Okavango

Day 1

You will be met at Livingstone Airport, Zambia and transferred to your hotel on the banks of the Zambezi River, near the mighty Victoria Falls.

Check in, settle-in and relax whilst you catch your first glimpses of the magnificent Smoke That Thunders first discovered by Dr. David Livingstone and still one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. The flow of water over the Victoria Falls is greatest during the wet months (February to June) but the falls are a magnificent sight at any time of year.

In the late afternoon enjoy a Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River to see hippos, crocodiles and the abundant bird life.

Days 2 and 3

Today explore on foot the mighty Victoria Falls, situated close to your hotel and offering magnificent views.

Later relax by the swimming pool and enjoy the many pleasures of your hotel, or participate in one of the many local activities, such as a helicopter flight over the falls or an elephant-back safari.

Adrenalin seekers can participate in many adventure holiday activities, such as canoeing in the gentler rapids above the falls; white water rafting in the turbulent gorge below the falls (beware: grade 5); or bungi jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge!

There is also an interesting local craft market.

Day 4

This morning you will be collected from your Victoria Falls hotel and transferred 1-hour by road and ferry to the Botswana border at Kasane. After completing immigration formalities, continue 15-min to your luxury game lodge overlooking the great Chobe River.

Check in to your safari lodge, settle in and relax in Botswana’s premier wildlife reserve – surrounded by vast endless landscapes, open plains, baobab trees and the abundant river-based wildlife of Chobe National Park.

Day 5

Chobe National Park is set on the banks of the perennial Chobe River, overlooking the fertile flood plains of both Botswana and Namibia across the river.

It is home to vast herds of buffalo and elephant, as well as numerous other species which roam in profusion and diversity. During the dry season, vast elephant herds migrate from both south and north to congregate in their thousands along the Chobe River – the largest concentration of elephants in the whole of Africa!

Land-based game drives are conducted twice a day (early morning and late afternoon) by experienced lodge rangers in open-top safari vehicles. River-based game viewing is also offered in small shallow draft boats, to give a completely different wildlife perspective, as well as river walks and walking safaris. All game viewing activities are included in your package

Optional angling for ferocious tiger fish and wild bream is available at an extra charge, as well as pampering at the spa.

Each evening relax on the outdoor terrace whilst watching a spectacular sunset over the river. Star gazing presentations are available on request.

Day 6

This morning you will be transferred to Kasane Airport for your light aircraft flight to your small luxury safari lodge situated on a remote island in the heart of the permanent Okavango Delta in Botswana.

You will be met at the landing strip, which is a short 5-minute walk from your lodge. Check in to your luxury tented or reed camp, then settle in and relax in this pristine water wilderness under spectacular blue African skies

[Please note that only soft sports bags are allowed on light aircraft flights with a strictly enforced luggage limit between 12kg-20kg, depending upon the size of the aircraft. Surplus luggage can be stored by prior arrangement]

Day 7

The seasonal Okavango Delta is flooded annually by the great Okavango River, which flows inland from Angola into the vast Kalahari Desert – never finding the sea but instead forming a great inland delta, whose waters are absorbed by the dry Kalahari Desert, making it one of the great natural wonders of the world and an amazing water wilderness and wetlands ecosystem.

Comprising 6,000 square miles of crystal clear channels, serene lagoons and a myriad of islands, the Okavango Delta is a natural oasis in the middle of the Kalahari for a vast variety of wildlife and birds of all descriptions.

Activities at your lodge centre on game viewing and bird watching expeditions, all conducted by experienced resident naturalist guides and included in your package. These include exploring the delta by mekoro canoe and river craft, as well as guided nature walks on the islands of the delta to track some of the larger species that inhabit this water wilderness such as buffalos, hippos and elephants.

Optional angling for ferocious tiger fish and wild bream is available at an extra charge.

In the evening, relax by the bar before dining in the boma around a blazing fire under balmy African skies.

Day 8

Return light aircraft flight to Kasane Airport and land transfer to Livingstone Airport for your return flight to Johannesburg.