Botswana Wild Parks

JOHANNESBURG to KHAMA RHINO SANCTUARY

Departing Johannesburg at 06:30am we head north into Botswana and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. The Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust is a community based wildlife project established in 1992 to assist in saving the vanishing rhino, restore an area formerly teeming with wildlife to its previous natural state and provide economic benefits to the local Botswana community through tourism and the sustainable use of natural resources. This reserve situated on the Kalahari sandveld, has several natural waterholes and provides prime habitat for white rhino, zebra and wildebeest.

Sisältyy: Day 1: Breakfast is not includedDay 1: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 1: Dinner provided tour leaders with the help of the group

MAUN

We drive through the Kalahari to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. 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’.

Sisältyy: Day 2: Breakfast provided tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 2: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 2: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant

OKAVANGO DELTA

We drive into the Okavango Delta to the launch station where we board our mekoro and pole 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! One of the best experiences in the Okavango Delta is to be poled along reed-lined channels in a mokoro (dug-out canoe). Sit back and relax as the water gurgles gently under the mokoro while your skilled poler points out the fauna and flora.

Sisältyy: Day 3: Breakfast provided by the lodgeDay 3: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 3: Dinner provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 4: Breakfast provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 4: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 4: Dinner provided by tour leaders with the help of the group

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 Batswana 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 8 for an evening restaurant meal (own expense).

Sisältyy: Day 5: Breakfast provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 5: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 5: Dinner will be a set meal provided by the tented campDay 6, 7: Breakfast will be provided by the tented campDay 6, 7: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 6, 7: Dinner will be a set meal provided by the tented camp 

MAUN

Return to Maun on midday for an evening restaurant meal (own expense).

Sisältyy: Day 8: Breakfast will be provided by the tented campDay 8: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 8: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant

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.

Sisältyy: Day 9: Breakfast provided by the lodgeDay 9: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 9: Dinner will be an own expense meal

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.

Sisältyy: Day 10: Breakfast provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 11: Breakfast provided by the lodgeDay 10, 11: Lunch provided by tour leaders with the help of the groupDay 10: Dinner will be an own expense mealDay 11: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group

VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE

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, bungee jump, or take a “flight of angels” (own expense).

Sisältyy: Day 12: Breakfast provided by the lodgeDay 12: Lunch will be an own expense mealDay 12: Dinner will be an own expense mealDay 13: Breakfast provided by the hotelDay 13: Lunch will be an own expense mealDay 13: Dinner will be an own expense meal

VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE – TOUR ENDS

Tour ends after breakfast at 08:00am.

Sisältyy: Day 14: Breakfast provided by the hotel