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Combine the best of Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls
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Activity adventure | Natural world | Safari | Wildlife
Along the way you'll stay in the finest luxury accommodation, provided by &Beyond who, aside from running Botswana's best safari lodges, have conservation and sustainability as two of their core values. The safari spends six amazing nights in Botswana before finishing at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe for a couple of nights of well deserved relaxation at one of Africa's true icons of nature.
Day by day itinerary
Day
1
Depart UK
Depart the UK on an overnight flight.
Days
2-3
Okavango Delta
Arrive at Maun airport, Botswana where your adventure begins. Board a light aircraft to a private airstrip in the Okavango Delta, the world’s largest inland delta comprising of waterways, channels and islands and is a tranquil oasis in the otherwise arid Kalahari Desert. There is great game viewing in the delta region and prolific bird life. A popular game activity is exploring the wetlands in a mokoro (dug-out canoe).
Please note: Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp is closed between 3rd January and 11th May – during this time, you will stay in Xaranna Camp (Deluxe) instead.
Stay: &Beyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp (Deluxe)
Meals: B L D
Days
4-6
Okavango Delta
Transfer to the Chitabe concession area, beside the Santandibe River, a deep wide channel that leads to a number of beautiful lagoons and covers 28,000 hectares of wilderness. Spend the days tracking elephant, giraffe and zebra, as well as the semi - aquatic lechwe and situtunga antelop. Experience the thrill of day and night safaris, bush walks, as well as mokoro and powerboat cruises.
Stay: &Beyond Sandibe Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta (Deluxe)
Meals: B L D
Days
7-8
Chobe National Park
Board a light aircraft to the Chobe National Park. Savute, a remote and wild corner of the Chobe National Park, is situated south of the Chobe River, an area of open savanna grassland. Today, the channel and marsh are usually dry except after heavy rains, but several artificial waterholes offer breathtaking wildlife viewing. Chobe National Park is home to one of the largest concentrations of elephant on the African continent.
Stay: &Beyond Savute Under Canvas, Chobe National Park (Superior)
Meals: B L D
Days
9-10
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Finish your Botswana adventure in style by flying up to Victoria Falls for two days of relaxation after your safari. The falls are located on the Zambia/Zimbabwe border, and the best views onto the front of the world’s largest single sheet of falling water are from the Zimbabwe side.
Stay: The Elephant Camp, Victoria Falls (Superior)
Meals: B L D
Day
11
Departure
Your adventure ends and you will be transferred to Victoria Falls Airport for your overnight flight to the UK.
Meals: B
Day
12
Arrive UK
Arrive back in the UK after your overnight flight and continue your onward journey home.
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Pricing
Any element of this itinerary can be adjusted to suit your needs. Just contact us to find out more.
Accommodation rating:
12-day tailor-made holiday
from £10,255 pp incl. flights
Deluxe
Low Season
from £10,255 pp. incl. flights
High Season
from £20,125 pp. incl. flights
Includes:
- Complimentary UK airport lounge access
- Return flights from London to Maun and from Victoria Falls airport to London
- Domestic flights between camps
- Private airport transfers at Victoria Falls
- 9 nights accommodation in 5* (Deluxe) lodges on a full-board basis including local drinks
- Twice-daily shared game activities, park fees and the services of a game ranger
Terms & Conditions
Prices are per person based on two people sharing a twin/double room; prices are subject to availability and possible change; normal booking conditions apply.
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