Okavango & Chobe

We start our tour early this morning in Johannesburg, as we travel through the North-West Province until we reach the Botswana border. After completing border formalities we’ll carry on through the Trans-Kalahari highway until we reach our overnight accommodation.

As we depart Johannesburg first thing this morning you will need to book at least one night's pre-tour accommodation.

Route: Johannesburg to Kang
Facilities - Camping: Campsite with shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Rooms with en-suite bathrooms

Today, we start the morning travelling deeper into Central Kalahari until we reach the Ghanzi District, where we will be learning about and interacting with the local San people.
Later the day there is the option to join local San guides where we will explore the many of survival techniques needed for the Kalahari Desert – we will also learn about different plants and animals that play a vital role in the everyday lifestyle of the San people.
The day ends off with getting a first-hand experience of the culture, traditions, songs, dances, and stories of the San people.

Route: Kang to Ghanzi
Included Highlight: San Evening Dance Performance
Optional Activity: San Guided Walk (late afternoon or following morning)
Facilities - Camping: Campsite with shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Rooms with en-suite bathrooms

This morning we start early and drive to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. Time and weather permitting there is the option to take a scenic flight over the Delta.
After the flight finishes, you'll be transferred into the Greater Moremi Game Reserve area in smaller safari-style vehicles. In the evening your guides will provide information about the Delta excursions coming up later in the tour.

Note: You will be away from the truck for the next two nights and it's therefore important to pack and gather the personal belongings that you'll need this morning as time may be tight later. Please pack lightly and only take what you'll need for these two nights. The rest of your kit will be stored securely on the truck.

Route: Ghanzi to Maun to Moremi South Gate
Optional activity: Scenic Flight over Okavango Delta
Facilities - Camping: Campsite with shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Two per permanent tent with en-suite bathrooms

We start early today - travelling by safari vehicle to the mokoro polling station where we meet up with pollers who will be escorting us into the Delta, taking us through the beautiful, reed-lined channels which open out into wider lagoons.

After reaching our island destination, a nature walk may be taken with your poller. While these mokoro trips are not predominantly game viewing excursions, a wide variety of game may be spotted, including giralffe, impala, elephant, kudu and zebra. We then return by mokoro back to the mooring station.

After lunch, we take an afternoon game drive in open 4x4 safari vehicles through the Moremi Game Reserve. Your guide will choose the route taken based on recent sightings and the current water levels, as during high flood conditions many roads and tracks may be closed or impassable.

Route: Moremi South Gate - poling station - Okavango Delta - Moremi South Gate
Included Highlight: Morning Delta Mokoro excursion; Afternoon Moremi Reserve game drive
Facilities - Camping: Campsite with shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Two per permanent tent with en-suite bathroom

We start the day bright and early and head for the Savuti Game Reserve. Bordered to the west by the Okavango Delta and to the east by Chobe National Park, Savuti is renowned as being a big game area with one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Southern Africa. We'll spend most of the day today travelling through the Reserve on safari in 4x4 vehicles, looking out for the various species that roam the plains. Savuti features a wide range of habitats incluging open water and wetland, to grasslands and Savannah woodlands, with a corresponding wide diversity of wildlife to see. This afternoon we arrive at the banks of the Chobe River and are reunited with our truck and luggage in the town of Kasane.

Route: Moremi South Gate - via Savuti Game Reserve - Kasane
Included Highlight: Savuti Game Reserve full day game drive
Facilities - Camping: Campsite with shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Rooms with en-suite bathrooms

There is an optional game drive in Chobe National Park this morning, and those taking it will head out early in open 4x4 safari vehicles. After returning to the camp for lunch and a rest, in the afternoon we all head out to explore Chobe National Park from the river. We'll enjoy a leisurely boat cruise which allows for an up and close experience seeing some of the many elephants that frequent the river in the afternoons.

Route: Chobe National Park
Included Highlight: Chobe National Park Boat Cruise
Optional Activity: Chobe National Park Game Drive
Facilities - Camping: Campsite with shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Rooms with en-suite bathrooms

We leave Chobe reluctantly this morning, full of the memories of all the wildlife encounters we've enjoyed over the last few days. It's only a short distance to the border into Zimbabwe and then on to Victoria Falls. You'll have time at your leisure to visit the spectacular falls, known locally as 'Mosi-oa Tunya', or 'the smoke that thunders'. You'll also have time to visit the bustling adventure town of Victoria Falls with its craft markets and coffee shops, as well as numerous options for booking extra activities. Victoria Falls offers a wide selection of options to suit both adrenaline junkies who could take a bungee jump or do some white water rafting, helicopter flights over the falls, or perhaps a High Tea at the Victoria Falls Hotel would be more your style.

Route: Kasane to Victoria Falls
Optional Activity: Visit the Victoria Falls, Bungee Jump, Gorge Swing, Sunset Cruise, Helicopter Flights, Boma Dinner Experience
Facilities - Camping: Pre-erected dome tents with camper beds and shared ablutions
Facilities - Accommodated: Two per Room with En-suite Bathroom

The day is yours free to take on activities that best suits your style - from rafting the mighty Zambezi River or enjoying a scenic flight over the falls below. Additional nights accommodation and departure airport transfers are available on request. A 2-day transit option is also available departing tomorrow to take you back to Johannesburg if you would like to fly out from there, or have further onward travel plans in South Africa.
Optional Activity: Visit the Victoria Falls, Bungee Jump, Gorge Swing, Zambezi Sunset Cruise, Helicopter Flights, White water rafting, Boma Dinner Experience