12-Days Ultimate African Quest Of Zambia, Zimbabwe And Botswana From Livingstone
Description
Head out for a safari to spot buffalos, elephants and hippos. See the mighty Victoria Waterfalls, embark on a cruise on the Chobe River, have a sundowner on the salt pan, try to spot the rare Meerkat and fly over the Delta. Meet the Poller people and learn about their culture.
Highlights
- Explore the Majestic Victoria Falls
- Cruise along the Chobe River at sunset, where the waters teem with wildlife such as buffalos, elephants and hippos
- Experience the thrill of tracking wild meerkats in their natural habitat in Gweta
- Immerse Yourself in the Okavango Delta
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
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Day 1: Livingstone expand_more
Start the tour after a meet and greet with the Livingstone tour guide at 18:00 hrs. Please note that there are no meals included. However, you may choose to go out for dinner as a group.
Accomodation: Fawlty tower or similar
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Day 2: Falls tour expand_more
Start the day by visiting Victoria Falls in both Zambia and Zimbabwe. This can be a full-day activity as you might cross the borders from Zambia to Zimbabwe and back. Please ensure that you purchase the KAZA visa from the airport on the day of arrival, as it allows you to visit two countries at no extra charge and also saves time at the border. Please bring a rain suit for the falls tour.
Meals included: Breakfast
Included Activity: Tour of the falls
Entrance fee to the falls not included
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Day 3: Kasane expand_more
Cross the Zambezi River on a ferry to Kasane. This is where the borders of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana meet. Kasane is also home to Chobe National Park
Embark on a sunset boat cruise in the Chobe River, where you may spot game such as buffalos, elephants, hippos and crocodiles outside the water.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner
Included Activity: Chobe boat cruise
Accomodation: Kwalape Safari Lodge or similar
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Day 4: Chobe National Park expand_more
Start the day early in the morning on an open safari vehicle, trying to catch the big cats while still active. The park is also known for its large population of elephants
In the afternoon, walk around the town, take another boat cruise or head for a game drive. Otherwise, sit by the side of a pool.
Meals included: Breakfast and dinner
Included activity: Morning game drive
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Day 5: Nata expand_more
Drive 300km from Chobe to Nata, where you will visit the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, the biggest salt pan in Botswana.
Get to see a variety of birdlife in the salt pan, such as flamingos and pelicans.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner
Included Activity: Salt pan visit
Accomodation: Nata Lodge or similar
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Day 6: Meerkat expand_more
Leave the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan and check into a village called Gweta. There, you will stay at Rondavels, which are round African huts with open-air showers.
In the afternoon, you will have the option of leaving the lodge to track the meerkats. Please note that Meerkats are wild, and only a small number still exist in Africa.
Learn about the Baobab trees during the journey.
The host might entertain you at night with African music and dances.
Swimming pool and wifi available
Meals included: Breakfast and dinner
Meerkat tracking is optional, as the lodge provides it
Accomodation: Gweta Lodge
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Day 7: Maun expand_more
Drive to Maun through the park and stop to spot the animals nearby.
Arrive at Maun and get a chance to go for a scenic flight over the Okavango delta which is approx USD 350 for 45 minutes. This varies by 3/5/7 seater aircraft.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner
Optional activity: Scenic flight over the delta
Accomodation: Sedia hotel, Thamalakane or similar
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Day 8: Full day Okavango delta experience expand_more
Transfer to the Polling Station to meet the Poller people. These are the people who navigate the delta without the use of GPS. Some of them are born in the delta. They will take you deep into the delta on the Mokoro ‘dug-in’ canoes.
Go for a bushwalk with them and learn more about their culture.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner (Please order packed lunch from the hotel as there are no shops in the delta)
Accomodation: Sedia hotel
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Day 9: Moremi/Savuti Safari expand_more
Head for a 3-day, 2-night mobile safari in the Moremi, Savuti and Khwai concessions. If possible, bring safari clothing for only three days. Moremi lies on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta and was named after Chief Moremi of the Batawana tribe.
Meet another local guide/camp assistant who will pick you up in the morning in an open safari vehicle to be used for the safari in the park.
Meals included Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Included activity: game drives
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Day 10: Moremi/Savuti Safari expand_more
This concession covers an area of more than 11,700 km*, almost a third of the delta. This makes it impossible for us to do the whole Park in two nights. However, depending on the sightings, you may have to move from the Moremi section on the East to the Savuti area on the western side along the Khwai River, which will mean two different campsites in the Park.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner
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Day 11: Moremi/Savuti concession expand_more
Birds, life, and animals make the concession a prime game-viewing area. You will have a chance to cover the tracks for animals you didn’t see in the past two days before heading back to Maun
Get a proper shower after arriving back at the lodge. You can have a free afternoon or opt to do the scenic flight again
In the evening, your guide will take you out for the last dinner as a group.
Wifi and swimming pool available
Meals included: Breakfast
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Day 12: Maun expand_more
End the trip after having breakfast.
What's Included
11 breakfasts, two lunches and eight dinners
LeKaRo purified water (you can only buy water once you run out from your guide)
Chobe game drive and boat cruise
Makgadikgadi Salt Pan
Safari vehicle
African tour guide/driver
Fuel/Toll and border fees for the vehicle
Local knowledge
Okavango Delta experience
Mobile safari
Accommodation
What's Excluded
Scenic flight over the delta
Meerkat tracking done by Gweta Lodge
Drinks
Gratitude for Pollers and guides
Know before you go
Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park, Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, Okavango Delta and Moremi-Savuti Safari
During rainy season Okavango delta is full of mosquitoes because is wet. Visit your doctor before coming down and take malaria medicine as per your doctor’s advice.
Let the guides know if you have any optional activity that you will like to be booked for you and add in the price as some people prefer to pay for everything back home.
Headlights needed.
Let the guides know if you want any transfers from the airport.
Open safari Jeep /vehicle will only be used on Safari, as you need a more comfortable vehicle for long drives.
Victoria Falls entry fee may not always be the same due to the unstable economy in Zimbabwe.
Meeting Point
Livingstone, Zambia
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Persons | |
1 To 6 | USD 3000 Per Person |
This is a private tour |