9 Days Wilderness Botswana and Victoria Falls from Windhoek (Lodging)

Day 1:  Windhoek To Ghanzi 526.0km

Accommodation: Ghanzi Trial Blazers/ Similar

Clients will be picked up in Windhoek at their accommodation or at Airport and depart to west side if Namibia passing by the cattle town Gobabis where they will get lunch at a shopping mall and then continue their drive going to Botswana Ghanzi. After arrival clients will visit the San (Bushman) Village

Meals: Dinner

Included Activity: Visit to San Village

Overnight: Ghanzi Trail Blazers        

Ghanzi Trail Blazers caters for visitors who wish to have a genuine glimpse of a fast disappearing unique and ancient culture. It offers a number of activities to interact with the San Bushman, and to discover how they survived in the Kalahari. Ghanzi Trail Blazers is located approximately 5.6 km away from the main road, far enough away to capture the real African bushveldt.

Day 2: Ghanzi to Maun Accommodation 285.1km

Accommodation: Island Safari Lodge, Maun / Similar    

Clients will grab early Breakfast and then take a short drive to Island Safari Lodge situated in Maun. After checking in and freshening up the client/s will meet the guide at the reception area where they will discuss everything regarding the itinerary and arrangements ahead.

 In the Afternoon the clients will depart for a Mokoro Excursion (for 2 hours) After this activity clients will get back and the lodge and get ready for Dinner.

Included Activities: Mokoro Excursion with canoe

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Overnight: Island Safari Lodge          View iBrochure

Island Safari Lodge is set on a 300 acre private island reserve, and is just 10 km away from Maun Airport. It is situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River under a canopy of beautifully lush and green Okavango trees. The lodge overlooks a floodplain of fields and water that are frequented by an abundance of birdlife and the occasional Hippo. The lodge offers a tranquil bush setting that is complimented by the river view, a pool and the iconic tranquil call of the African Fish Eagle. The accommodation is comfortable and set in the lodge gardens. The lodge comprises of 12 Chalets, 6  Heritage Rooms and 6 Heritage Family Rooms all with en suite showers, DSTV and air conditioning.The lodge has a main bar and restaurant area with seating indoors or out in the gardens. You are able to choose from a la carte menu for lunches and dinners accompanied by our wine list.  It is an ideal place to relax alongside flowing waters, or beside one of the swimming pools, using the free WI-FI services and ordering refreshments from the restaurant. For those active bush loving visitors who are interested in adventure, there are many recreational excursions and opportunities available.

Day 3 - Maun to Khwai Community Area 123.7 km

Accommodation: Khwai Guest House/ Similar

After breakfast the clients will depart to Khwai Guest House situated in the Moremi. Throughout the drive to Khwai clients will have the opportunity to see and take pictures of animals rooming freely.

The Khwai area of the Okavango lies along the northern boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve.  This is an unfenced boundary allowing wildlife to move freely between the woodlands in the wet season when water is plentiful and back to permanent rivers and lagoons in the dry season.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Included Activity: Moremi Game Drive (Afternoon)

Overnight: Khwai Guest House        

Tucked in the heart of the friendly rural village of Khwai, at the doorstep of the Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai Guest House opens the door to a true African experience, offering a pristine immersion into Botswana’s unique nature and culture.

Welcoming guests in 6 en-suite bungalows, Khwai Guest House offers a cozy nest from which to experience the traditional lifestyle of this small community set among one of the most spectacular wilderness locations of Botswana.

Guests have the choice between being completely independent, making use of the communal cooking area and exploring this stunning destination on their own, or enjoying the homely restaurant and joining some of the many activities on offer: game drives for half a day or a full day in Moremi Game Reserve or in the Khwai concession, traditional dugout canoe (Mokoro) excursions on a channel bordering the game reserve, night drives, cultural tour and encounter of the Khwai community.

Day 4: Khwai Community Area to Chobe National Park 117km

Accommodation: Linyanti Camp/ Similar

Clients will have a game drive throughout Chobe and its beautiful landscape across the challenging Magwikwe Sand point, which was the shoreline of the ancient inland sea, visit the Makgadikgadi Lake. Its deep sand, so in the wet season, it becomes impassable.  After arrival clients will check in and prepare for dinner.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Included Activities: Game Drive

Day 5: Chobe National Park

Accommodation: Linyanti Campsite

Clients will wake up for breakfast and then have a full day game drive in the Chobe National Park. Expected animals to see are lion, wild dog, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, bushbuck, blue wildebeest, and huge numbers of hippo.

Clients will return around 17h00 after a long day of game viewing and will have a goodnight sleep after long day.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Overnight: Linyanti Campsite          

Nestled at the furthest corner of the Chobe National Park, Linyanti Campsite is very secluded and uncrowded. The campsites lie along the breathtaking perennial Linyanti River. There are five campsites overlooking the river. The Linyanti Campsite caters for those seeking tranquility and a more remote camping site. Access to the camp is by 4X4 vehicle, as the road to Linyanti from Savuti is covered in very heavy sand.

Day 6: Chobe to Kasane 120 km

Accommodation: Lesoma Valley Lodge, Kasane Forest Reserve / Similar

Clients will depart from Chobe to Kasane which is in the central district of Botswana and is the last destination of the tour. On this day clients will visit the African Arts,Crafts & cultural centre where they will learn about the cultures in Botswana and have time to buy surviniors that they can take along home

Meal: Breakfast and Dinner

Included Activity: African Arts,Crafts & Cultural centre

Overnight: Lesoma Valley Lodge     

The Lesoma Valley Lodge is located at Lesoma village approximately 20 km away from Kasane, within the forest reserve. The lodge is well positioned between the Chobe National park and the Matetsi Safari area in Zimbabwe, allowing guests to see game long after the parks close.

Day 7: Kasane To Victoria Falls 85.1km

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Rest Camp, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe       

Clients will depart from Kasane to Victoria Falls which is in the largest water Fall in the world  Resting on the southern banks of the Zambezi River at the western end of the eponymous falls, this popular tourist town is compact enough to walk around and makes an ideal base for travellers exploring the seventh wonder of the world, the unfathomably vast Victoria Falls. After arrival clients will go on the game drive and get back for dinner.

Meal: Breakfast and Dinner

Included Activity: African Arts,Crafts & Cultural centre

Day 8 : Victoria Falls area

Clients will have early breakfast and have a visit to Victoria falls and get back before lunch and after lunch have some leisure time for themselves.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Included Activity: Visit to Victoria Fall

Overnight: Victoria Falls Rest Camp

Victoria Falls Self Catering and Camping Accommodation at the Vic Falls Restcamp is the best budget accommodation available in the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The Rest Camp is situated right in the middle of Victoria Falls town in Zimbabwe making it a perfect place to be based with all amenities within walking distance. The Restcamp is only 2 km from the falls making it the closest campsite to the Victoria Falls.

The security around the camp is a top priority with high stainless steel fences and electric fences making it first-class. The rest camp boasts numerous well maintained grass areas and an abundance of different varieties of trees making the surroundings in the camp very enjoyable.  It makes this restcamp very popular for families as children have a safe and secure scenic environment to play in.

Day 10:  End of the Tour

Clients will grab breakfast and depart to the airport