10-Day Safari in Victoria Falls, Chobe and Okavango Delta

Day 1. Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls is also known as Mosi-OA-Tunya, which means "The Smoke That Thunders" in the local Tonga language, highlighting the powerful mist and noise created by the falls. The mist from the falls creates a unique microclimate, supporting a rainforest ecosystem on the surrounding cliffs. You will be picked up at Victoria Falls International Airport and transferred to your overnight accommodation, preparing for the late afternoon dinner cruise.

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Accommodation: Victoria Falls Oasis Hotel / Kabakwe Lodge or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Dinner cruise.

Optional activities: Helicopter flight, gorge swing, and many more.

Day 2. Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered one of the largest and most famous waterfall systems in the world. The area around Victoria Falls is known for various adrenaline-pumping activities such as bungee jumping, white-water rafting, and many more.

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Accommodation: Victoria Falls Oasis Hotel / Kabakwe Lodge or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Guided tour of the Falls.

Optional activities: Helicopter flight, animal interaction (lion, elephant, and cheetah), zipline, Livingstone day visit, and many more.

Day 3. Chobe National Park.

Chobe National Park is renowned for its high population of migratory elephants. A sunset boat cruise is one of the must-not-miss activities in Chobe National Park, as it adds a special touch to your safari. The Chobe River provides a broad habitat for birdlife, and it is possible to see many beautiful species.

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Route: Victoria Falls to Kasane - 2 hours - 90 km.

Accommodation: Tlou Safari Lodge / Two Rivers Hotel or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Afternoon boat cruise.

Day 4. Chobe National Park.

Experience an abundance of wildlife in Chobe National Park. It is home to Africa's largest concentration of elephants, as well as buffalos, impalas, the legendary fish eagle, and more birdlife along the river. As we continue searching for wildlife, the morning and afternoon game drives will meander along the banks of the Chobe River.

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Accommodation: Tlou Safari Lodge / Two Rivers Hotel or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Morning and afternoon game drive.

Day 5. Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.

The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are among the largest salt pans in the world and display a unique expanse of landscape with fascinating natural scenic beauty, featuring a flat, white, baked, and seemingly featureless surface. The area covers a total of 30,000 square kilometers.

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Route: Kasane to Nata - 5 hours - 320 km.

Accommodation: Nata Lodge or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans visit for sunset.

Day 6. Maun.

In the morning, we drive to Maun, Botswana's tourism center, to prepare for the Okavango Delta excursion. There is an opportunity to do an optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta.

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Route: Nata to Maun - 320 km - 5 hours.

Accommodation: Sedia Hotel or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family room.

Optional activities: Helicopter or scenic flight over the Okavango Delta, museum.

Day 7. Okavango Delta.

The Okavango Delta is the world's largest inland delta. The Okavango River has no outlet to the sea, so it empties into the sands of the Kalahari Desert, irrigating some 1600 km. This is a truly spectacular and unforgettable experience where animals are not familiar with people. It is a true wilderness area where both animals and people co-exist. Early in the morning after breakfast, we head off to the Okavango Delta, getting into a 4x4 that drops us at the edges of the Delta. From there, we continue by mokoro, the local transport, taking us to the island where we will stay overnight and also do nature walks.

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Route: Maun to Okavango Delta - 40 km - 4 hours.

Camping: Bush camping.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single and Twin Tent.

Highlights included: Mokoro ride and nature walk.

Day 8. Maun.

Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta, Moremi, and the Kalahari Desert for many tourists in Botswana. It is the administrative centre of Ngamiland District and the seat of power of the Batawana people. After our long morning nature walk and Delta experience, we ride our mokoro back to Maun.

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Route: Okavango Delta to Maun - 3 hours - 30 km.

Accommodation: Sedia Riverside Hotel / Island Safari Lodge or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Nature walk and mokoro ride.

Day 9. Elephant Sands.

Elephant Sands is a conservancy in Botswana. Elephant Sands drills boreholes to provide supplemental water for the animals as they traverse the land, escaping threats of human-wildlife conflict, poaching, and drought. Elephants congregate at the natural waterhole right in front of the lodge.

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Route: Maun to Nata - 6 hours - 370 km.

Accommodation: Elephant Sands Lodge or similar.

Meals: LDB.

Facilities: Single / Twin / Double / Triple and Family Room.

Highlights included: Watching elephants drinking at the waterhole and afternoon game drive.

Day 10. Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls serves as a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, with approximately two-thirds of the falls located in Zimbabwe.

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Route: Nata to Victoria Falls - 7 hours - 340 km.

Accommodation: Own arrangements.

Meals: L.

Highlight included: Tour ends after lunch in Victoria Falls.