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14 DAYS BOTSWANA AND ZIMBABWE TOUR

 

DAY 1: Victoria Falls to Chobe National Park, Botswana 80 kms
After breakfast you will depart from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to Botswana. Cross and proceed to Chobe national park. Chobe national park is 10,566 square km. It’s a home to about 440 species of birds and 15 different species of animals which live in the mopane woodland, mixed combretum, sandveld, floodplain, grasslands and riverine woodland. Chobe National Park is the second largest national park in Botswana. The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with its lush plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east; the Savuti Marsh in the west; the Linyanti Swamps in the north-west the hot dry hinterland in between. There are various activities that will be done according to your choice. These activities include game cruises, game drives where you will spot animals like buffalo, zebras, lechwe, bushbuck, puku antelope, lions, Hyena, leopard, giraffe, kudu, roan and sable, impala, warthog, monkeys, baboons, jackal and waterbuck, bird watching where you will spot birds like African fish eagles, Sacred ibis, Egyptian Geese, Spur-winged Geese, pel’s Fishing Owl, carmine Bee-eaters, Fish Eagle, Martial Eagle, finfoot and the halfcollared kingfisher, Visiting the hot springs , cultural tours and much more. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

DAY 2: Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana 410km
After breakfast you will head south to Planet Baobab and stop at the Makgadigkadi Pans. Take a drive to the Pans and enjoy the drive and later proceed to Planet Baobab. Take a Bush walk the rest of the afternoon, dinner and overnight at the lodge.

DAY 3 and 4: Maun 350km
Maun is situated in the Northwest corner of Botswana and administrative capital of Ngamiland District, Maun is the fifth largest town of Botswana. Maun has developed into one of Botswana’s main tourist areas as it’s the gateway to the country’s chief national parks and attractions. You can visit any of the following, Pottery Art at Maun, Thamalakane River, and Wildlife Viewing at Maun Wildlife Educational Park, Okavango Swamps Crocodile Farm, Bayei Cultural Tours, Sixaxa Village Tour, Nhabe Museum, and Arts And Crafts Sibanda's Crafts. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

 

DAY 5: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 150km
You will transfer to Moremi Wildlife Reserve which covers an area of more than 5,000 square kilometres in the north-eastern corner of the Okavango Delta. The vegetation in this game reserve includes savannah, reeds, palm-covered islands, thick forest, waterways, lagoons, pools, pans, grasslands, riparian, riverine, woodland, acacia forests mophane forests and lush, lily-covered lagoons. The reserve is home to over 400 bird species and some animals. You can view all these animals by walking through the park. The wildlife of Moremi is nothing short of spectacular and the reserve includes some of Africa’s best wildlife areas including Mombo, Khwai and Xaxanaxa. On arrival you will do game viewing where you will spot animals like the Impala, Tsessebe, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, sitatunga, lechwe antelope, Lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, Black and White Rhino, leopard, giraffe, hyena and jackal and birds like the African fish eagles, Sacred ibis, Egyptian Geese, Spur-winged Geese, pel’s Fishing Owl, carmine Bee-eaters, Martial Eagle, finfoot and the halfcollared kingfisher. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 6: Maun, Botswana 90km
After our game experience's you will head back to Maun. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 7: Okavango Delta, Botswana 290km
After breakfast you will fly to Okavango Delta.  Okavango Delta is about 15 000 square kilometers in size in the sands of the Kalahari. Okavango is called a swamp, but its waters are clear. In good years, a fraction may remain to flood Lake Ngami in the south and feed the Boteti River, which runs into Lake Xau in the west and eventually into the huge depression of the Makgadikgadi Pan. The vegetation includes groves of wild date palm, papyrus, forest and lagoons covered with floating water lilies where you will spot more than 400 species of birds and about 200,000 large mammals. On arrival in the afternoon explore the surrounding Okavango channels by motorboat, where you will spot various animals Hippos, Nile crocodile. You might spot various water birds too. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 8: game drives
Today you will have a full day of game viewing. You will spot birds like the African Fish Eagle, Pel's Fishing Owl, Crested Crane, Lilac-breasted Roller, Hammerkop, Ostrich, and Sacred Ibis. And various animals like buffaloes, lechwe, Chobe bushbuck, African Bush Elephant, Tsessebe, Sitatunga, Blue Wildebeest, Giraffe, Nile crocodile, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Hyena, Greater Kudu, Sable Antelope, Black Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, Plains Zebra, Warthog and Chacma Baboon, mongoose, spotted genets, monkeys, bush babies, wild dog among others. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

DAY 9 - 10: Mahangu National Park and Popa Falls, Namibia 200 km
After breakfast you will leave the lush verdant wetlands of the Delta, Botswana and enter Namibia. En route we visit the Tsodilo Hills and take a short walk to view the rock paintings. We then make our way to Mahangu Lodge where we spend the night. The next morning we go on a game drive in Mahango National Park which lies on the western banks of the Okavango River and is one of Namibia's most captivating and species-rich conservation areas. Main features of the Mahango are enormous baobab trees, flood plains with large herds of elephant, buffalo and red lechwe. After lunch at the Popa Falls, we head back to the park for an afternoon game drive, hoping to spot some of the parks highlights. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 11 - 12: Kwando River and Mudumu Park, Namibia 250 km + 23 km
Today we drive along the Caprivi Strip to our camp on the Kwando River. En-route we'll spend the afternoon on a game drive through Susuwe National Park. The rest of the day you can relax. On day 12 make your way to Mudumu National Park, (1010 km2) which has the Kwando River as its western border and the Linyati swamp to the South. In contrast to the rest of Namibia, the area is lush with riverine forest, marshes, dense savannah and mopane woodland.

Day 13: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 340 km
Today you will leave Namibia for Victoria Falls. Spend the afternoon visiting the Victoria Falls and you also have the opportunity to partake in optional activities like white water rafting, bungee jumping Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 14: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe departure
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your departure flight

END OF BOTSWANA ZIMBABWE SAFARI

 

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