9 Day Private Victoria Falls and Botswana Safari

9 Day Private Victoria Falls and Botswana Safari

This amazing tour starts and ends in the adventure capital —Victoria Falls. You'll tour the main highlights of Botswana including the Chobe National Park, the Salt Pans, the Okavango Delta, and Elephant Sands before wrapping it off in Victoria Falls. Chobe National Park hosts the largest herd of elephants and other animals including cats. Okavango Delta is known for its sprawling grassy plains, which flood seasonally, becoming a lush animal habitat.

Itinerary

Includes :

Park fees (For non-residents)

All activities (Unless labeled as optional)

All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)

A professional driver/guide

All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)

All Taxes/VAT

Roundtrip airport transfer

Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excludes :

International flights (From/to home)

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)

Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Drinks
Arrival ,Check In & Sunset Cruise

Upon arrival, you will be met by a Zambezi Expedition Travel and Tours representative and transferred to Shongwe Lookout Lodge. Upon your arrival at Victoria Falls Airport, you will be met by your shuttle vehicle and transferred to your hotel. Victoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Suns
Tour of the Falls & Optional Activities

The day starts with a visit to the famous Victoria Falls. The majestic waterfall, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is impressive in full flood (February to the end of May) and even in low season (October and November). After your walking tour, there are many optional activities to choose from for the rest of the day.

Victoria Falls is an adrenalin junkie's dream playground, equip yourself with a pick of the below
optional activities.
-Full/half-day white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi.
-Bungee Jump 100 m off the bridge.
-Zipline and gorge swing.
-Helicopter flight.
-Lion and elephant walks.
-Get an understanding of how the local people live by taking up a village tour.
-Visit the local craft market.
Transfer to Chobe (Botswana)

You will get picked up from the resort town of Victoria Falls at 9:00 am and head north towards Kasane, a village on the edge of Chobe National Reserve. Your time is spent in the Northern Chobe, a park that is incredibly rich in game due to the Chobe River providing water all year round. Large herds of elephants are frequently seen walking to and from the river. Due to the high density of herbivores in this area many predators, such as lions and leopards, can be found.

An included highlight is an afternoon boat cruise.
Chobe Full Day Safari

You will have an early start today with a cup of coffee and embark on a morning game drive safari. You'll experience exciting game drives and feel awed by the beauty of Africa on wonderful boat safaris on the majestic Chobe River. You will marvel at the beautiful afternoon light and the reflection of the sun as you peacefully glide over the river while enjoying your favorite drink and observing hundreds of elephants along the shores of the river — bathing, drinking, playing, and cajoling. This is one of the most memorable safari experiences you will ever have!

Included Highlight: Morning and afternoon game drive.
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

The Makgadikgadi Pan, a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, is one of the largest salt flats in the world. The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadikgadi, which once covered an area larger than Switzerland, but dried up tens of thousands of years ago.

Included Highlight: You will visit the Salt Pans and have a chance to see different bird species.
Okavango Delta- Bush Overnight Experience

After an early breakfast today, you will leave the hotel for a 2-day 1-night safari in the Okavango Delta. There is no better way of coming closer to hippos. Meals are served in the middle of the delta while observing different animals coming for a drink or just exploring their world before an overnight camping safari. You also have an option of a full day in the delta but return to the hotel for a night.

Your accommodation will be camping in the Delta Facilities with bush ablutions.
Meals will be on full board.
Included highlights are a 2-day 1-night safari, Mokoro rides (dug-out canoe), and nature walks.
Maun Town

After our nature walk in the Delta, you will travel back to Maun right in time for lunch. You'll arrive at your hotel in the afternoon with enough time to embark on an optional activity (flight over the Okavango Delta).

An optional highlight is a flight over the Okavango Delta.
Elephant Sands Private Game Reserve

Today after breakfast, you will bid farewell to Maun for a drive to Elephant Sands Private Game Reserve. You will have an amazing experience of seeing elephants up close and personal from the bar patio or the front porch of the chalets surrounding the waterhole.

Included highlight: Elephant Sands Private Game Reserve game drive.
Transfer to Victoria Falls

You will depart the Salt Pans today and drive back to the adventure Capital of Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, where you will wrap up your safari on arrival.

There is a myriad of activities to choose from to perfectly wrap up the safari or an airport drop-off for those wishing to fly back home.

Optional activities:

White water rafting bungee jumping elephant interactions lion interactions.
Aerial views of the Victoria Falls sundowner cruises.
High-wire adrenaline (gorge swing and zipline).