Southern African Desert Rivers and Wildlife

What's Included

• Accommodation
  13 nights hotel/lodge/guesthouse

• In 2022 - 13 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 10 dinners. In 2023 - 13 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 10 dinners.

• English speaking local guide

• 13 nights in 3-4 star hotels, lodges and guesthouses on a twinshare basis

• Chobe River game cruise

• Private transport in custom built expedition vehicle

• Game drives and sightseeing as listed in itinerary

• National park and conservation fees valued at US$55

• In 2023 - Arrival and departure transfers are included; (NOTE - Transfers are NOT included in 2022)

• Okavango Delta excursions

• 13 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 10 dinners

• Arrival and departure transfers are included in Windhoek and Victoria Falls on Days 1 & 14. (NB - Victoria Falls Airport Zimbabwe (VFA) only; and NOT Livingstone Airport Zambia).

What's Not Included

• International flights

• Optional activities

• Entrance into Victoria Falls National Park

• All lunches and any dinners not noted in the itinerary

• Bottled water, aerated and alcoholic drinks

• Items of a personal nature such as phone calls, laundry, etc.

• Tips

• Airport and departure taxes

• Visas

• Travel Insurance

• In 2022 - Arrival and departure transfers are NOT included

• Local cash payment of 2500 South African Rand payable to tour guide on day 1 of all trips

• Arrival and departure transfers to/from Livingstone Airport (LVI) Zambia, or on any other day other than Days 1 & 14, are NOT included

• Arrival and departure transfers to/from Livingstone Airport (LVI) Zambia, or on any other day other than Days 1 or 14, are NOT included

Accommodation

13 nights hotel/lodge/guesthouse
All accommodation for this tour is in 3 to 4 star comfortable safari lodges and permanent tented camps full of character, based on twin share rooms with private ensuite facilities.
Note that a single supplement is compulsory for this trip if you are travelling alone. If you prefer to share, please advise us at time of booking and we will try to match you with another person of the same gender and also willing to share. This is rarely possible but if a match does happen we will be able to refund the single supplement approx 4 weeks prior to departure.

Grading

Although there is no commitment to extended walking on this journey we nonetheless want to keep the ‘accent on the active’. We therefore advise that any physical training you complete before undertaking the trip will be to good effect. Although our day walks are optional there is no shortage of advantages of packing as much into your time in Southern Africa as possible. Whether this includes climbing the sandunes in Namibia or taking part in the adventure activities at Victoria Falls, the fitter you are the more this will enhance your experience.

What You Carry

In your daypack you will need to carry extra warm clothing (it can be very cold on early morning activities), a rainjacket, water bottle, camera gear, valuables and personal items such as sunscreen, lip balm etc.

Wildlife

The wilderness areas of Africa are populated by large numbers of wild and potentially dangerous animals. The trip aims to view these animals in their natural habitat, uncontrolled by fences. Your experienced guides will make every effort to ensure the safety of the group at all times. Please be aware that all safari travel, including vehicle safaris in the proximity of wild animals is never entirely without risk. By travelling into wild areas in search of wild animals, all participants accept that they are choosing an adventure that includes an element of risk and this is an inherent aspect of the enjoyment of this style of travel.