Meals

3 meals a day are included. Excluded are: 4x lunch, 2x dinner + if you choose the camping option, then an extra 2x breakfast and 1x dinner is excluded

Guide

All guides are local and highly trained with Botswana Guide Associations and they have plenty of guiding experiece. For Okavango: All guides are born and raised in the Okavango Delta. They are part of the Okavango Delta Polers Trust and rotate for jobs. They are looking forward to showing you their backyard and its beauties.

Transport

Transport to/from destinations included as per itinerary.

Others

all parkfees and tourism levies in Botswana all transfers

Accommodation

We offer this tour as camping in all destinations and we offer it as a mix of lodging and wildcamping. 4 nights is accommodated in a lodge (option: lodging) or camping in town with sometimes shared ablutions (option: camping) 2 nights is WildCamping in 2.5x2.5m² dome tents with twin stretcher beds, pillows and duvet blankets, and en-suite bush bathroom with longdrop toilet and warm-water-bucket-shower. 1 night is camping without tent under open skies (not in wildlife territory): bedroll provided and shared toilet. A Bedroll is a big sleeping bag with blankets inside and a mattress.

Not included:

Insurance

You are required to provide your own insurance (travel, health, etc)

Optional

upgrade of accommodation

Others

parkfees in Zimbabwe Visa fees gratuities meals as mentioned above

Flights

Flights are not included.

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Day 1 Arrival At Victoria Falls
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival At Victoria Falls

We welcome you at the airport and take you to your accomodation in Victoria Falls

(included) where you can relax and unwind from the journey and prepare for the

adventures of the next days.

You can also the craftsmarket in town or you can do additional activities that you

prebooked with us in advance e.g. adrenaline activities such as bungee, rafting,

devils pool visit or a cultural experience such as a traditional village tour.

In the afternoon we take you on a sunset cruise in a motorboat on the Zambezi

River.
Day 2 : Exploring The Victoria Falls – The Smoke That Thunders & Boating In Chobe National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

: Exploring The Victoria Falls – The Smoke That Thunders & Boating In Chobe National Park

A local guide takes you on a guided walking tour through the Victoria Falls

Rainforest. You see the Victoria Falls from different angles. Attention: If you do not

want to get wet, please bring heavy raingear. We will also visit The Big Tree.

We then transfer you to Botswana. You arrive in Kasane in around luchtime / early

afternoon, after check in at your accommodation, we take you on a 3hrs long

motorboating safari in Chobe National Park.

The Riverfront in Chobe National Park is counting the highest numbers of visitors of

all parks in Botswana. Famous for its large herds of elephants Chobe attracts animal

lovers from all over the world. With a bit of luck you can even see the elephants

inside the river and we might also come across animals such as hippos, crocodiles, all

sorts of antelopes and often even the predators such as lion and leopard.
Day 3 Gameviewing In Chobe & Elephant Sands … An Experience Not To Be Missed
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Gameviewing In Chobe & Elephant Sands … An Experience Not To Be Missed

The morning is dedicated to Chobe Riverfront. While you already saw the park from

the water, you are today going on a gamedrive along the riverbed. We then return to

your accommodation for bruch. At 11:00h we continue our journey to Elephant

Sands.

Enjoy the scenery of this unique place. Elephant Sands gives you the opportunity to

observe herds of elephants and other animals from an upclose distance. Sit by the

waterhole and view how the animals interact.
Day 4 Sleeping Under The Stars: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sleeping Under The Stars: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

In the very early morning you have a cup of coffee and/or tea. Then you go on a

guided walking excursion through the bush of the Elephant Sands Game Reserve or

on a game drive.

On return you have a full breakfast and time for a last view on the happenings at the

waterhole before continuing the journey to Makgadikgadi.

After lunch at Gweta Lodge (non included in the tour price) we start the drive into

Ntwetwe Pan.

First stop is at the colony of Meerkats, who live on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt pan.

With a little luck we have the once in a life time opportunity to observe their natural

behaviours and charming personalities from almost touching distance!

After visiting the Meerkats we then continue to the vast Ntwetwe salt pan, which

forms part of one of the largest salt pans in the world, likened to being on the

surface of the moon, the sight of the salt pan is truly one to behold!

Today we are up for a special treat: We will sleep under the stars in the vast open

landscape of the salt pans (no tent). With the sky like a semi-globe above and

around us, we enjoy this awe-inspiring moment and endulge in stargazing.

You can sit around the camp fire until you get in your bedroll and close your eyes for

your last night in the wild.
Day 5 Meet The San People
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Meet The San People

Wake up in the salt pan to an unforgettable sunrise. Enjoy the moment and a cup of

coffee. And after breakfast we hope to meet the san people who take us on a bush

walk where we can learn about their culture and traditions.

Around lunchtime we are back in civilization and we start our journey to the

Okavango Delta. Half way we have a lunch stop in Maun, where you can have a meal

e.g. at the Okavango Craft Brewery and taste our local craft beer and the Okavango

Gin.

We then proceed our journey into the Okavango Delta. We might already see some

animals as we get closer to our wildcamping spot. In the evening we arrive in camp

on the side of a river channel where our team already awaits you. Before your first

bush dinner you can freshen up. Sometimes we even have time to include a

gamedrive on the first day. After dinner, you sit around the campfire sharing the

stories of the day.

It is also possible to fly by helicopter from Maun into the Okavango Delta. Then there

is definately time for a gamedrive on the first evening.
Day 6 In The Channels Of The Okavango Delta
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

In The Channels Of The Okavango Delta

You are woken up with a warm “Dumela“ (That is the Setswana word for “Hello“)

and a light breakfast waiting for you. After coffee, tea and breakfast your guide takes

you on a gamedrive to a local village inside the delta, where you meet your poler, a

local villager, who will take you on an unforgettable journey through the channels of

the Okavango. Born and raised in the Okavango Delta, our polers and guides show

you their home which they are very pationate and knowledgable about. Our

experienced polers take you on a journey deep in the watersystem. Enjoy the peace

of the delta in a Mokoro, the traditional onetree-canoe. For lunch you stop on an

island, where you enjoy a packed lunch and then endulge in a walking safari. In the

afternoon your guide takes you on a gamedrive back to our wildcamping spot.

When returning to camp you have the opportunity to enjoy a delightful bush shower

– an experience on its own. Afterwards you will be served dinner in the bush. Enjoy

the delicious meal cooked over the bushfire by our experienced bush chef and share

the experiences of the day in the evening sitting around the bushfire before falling

asleep in your comfortable tent with the noises of animals and the bush around you.
Day 7 On The Islands Of The Okavano Delta
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

On The Islands Of The Okavano Delta

Enjoy a last DugOut Canoe tour or a gamedrive (your guide will let you know

depending on local circumstances) before heading back to town. Before sunset you

will be back in Maun, where you can sink in your hotel bed dreaming about your

experiences of the last days.

This is the best way of exploring the Okavango Delta! A real authentic experience of

the delta ecosytem and a unique experience to meet and interact with locals on a

personal and non-touristy basis.
Day 8 End Of Tour At Maun Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

End Of Tour At Maun Airport

After breakfast we transfer you to Maun Airport where it is time to say goodbye. With

plenty of pictures in your bags and memory, you start your journey back home …

hopefully taking a part of Africa with you.

8 days tour

8 Day Highlights Of Botswana & Victoria Falls

This tour includes:

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Itinerary of your trip 8 Day Highlights Of Botswana & Victoria Falls

Arrival At Victoria Falls

: Exploring The Victoria Falls – The Smoke That Thunders & Boating In Chobe National Park

Gameviewing In Chobe & Elephant Sands … An Experience Not To Be Missed

Sleeping Under The Stars: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Meet The San People

In The Channels Of The Okavango Delta

On The Islands Of The Okavano Delta

End Of Tour At Maun Airport

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