Overview
This is the best wildlife-focused schedule you can find. You can fly right into the best wildlife areas of Botswana and stay in great places the whole way. With two nights at each spot, it moves quickly and has a lot of different things to see. It includes boating, walking safaris, game drives, night drives, canoe safaris, and sunset tours. At the end of the trip, you can see Victoria Falls and enjoy all of its beauty.
Tour Highlights
- Day 1-2: Experience the Kalahari
- Day 3-4: An Exclusive Okavango Retreat
- Day 5-6: Savute is the Wild Heart of Chobe National Park
- Day 7-8: The Chobe River - The Prime Location
- Day 9: Hideaway at Victoria Falls
- Day 10: The Journey Ends
Itinerary
You will take a shared private flight to the Kalahari after landing at Botswana's Maun Airport. Leroo La Tau is a remote camp on the edge of the huge and dangerous Makgadikgadi Pans. It has a view of the Boteti River, which is an important source of food and water for animals in the area. Guides and trackers take guests on game drives and educational walks. Wildebeest and zebras come in big groups from November to May, which attracts a lot of animals that eat them. "Footprint of the Lion" is what the lodge's name really means. Night drives with spot lights and watching birds finish off the picture.
Main Destination: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Botswana)
Accommodation: Leroo La Tau Lodge
Same as above.
Today, you'll take a shared private flight to Xugana Island Lodge and the northern Okavango Delta. This is a real water camp. It is on a private island with big trees. People can walk, boat, or canoe to see this beautiful part of the bay. Start the day with a mokoro (canoe) trip along clear rivers with an experienced guide who will point out birds and frogs. Walking tours that go from island to island show you the amazing variety of wildlife in the delta. Back at camp, you'll enjoy meals under the stars and a friendly atmosphere around a fire.
Main Destination: Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Accommodation: Xugana Island Lodge
Same as above.
Savute is the wild center of Chobe National Park—a patch of grassland and water in a sea of dry woods. You will fly in from Xugana Island Lodge and stay at Savute Safari Lodge. The magnificent chalets overlook the famous Savute Channel, which is a favored water supply for Savute's thirsty elephants. Savute is one of Botswana's top predator hotspots, and the battle between lions and hyenas is well documented. Leopards patrol Savute's rocky highlands, while cheetahs and wild dogs hunt impala in the meadows. Enjoy wildlife drives with expert guides and starry nights with the sounds of the wild all around you.
Main destination: Savuti (Chobe National Park, Botswana).
Accommodation: Savute Safari Lodge.
Same as above.
A short flight north will take you to Kasane Airport on the Chobe River. You'll take a drive into Chobe National Park before checking into Chobe Game Lodge. Guests at this beautiful, Moor-inspired lodge can take advantage of its great location right on the riverbank. Game drives and boat safaris are available, as well as sunset river cruises and specialized birding excursions. The Chobe River is teeming with native game, but it reaches its height in the late dry season, when thousands of elephants congregate to drink. Buffalo herds, lion prides, and an abundance of river life all contribute to the mix.
The main destination is Chobe National Park (Botswana).
Accommodation: Chobe Game Lodge.
Same as above.
Drive overland to Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls, where you will stay at the centrally located Ilala Lodge for one night on a bed and breakfast basis.
An early start after breakfast will get you across the border and into Zimbabwe in time for lunch at Victoria Falls. Your destination is the ever-popular Ilala Lodge, a friendly and well-established hotel in the center of Victoria Falls.
This puts you within walking distance of both the global wonder and markets, restaurants, and stores. With a full day available, you can plan one or two Victoria Falls activities. Aside from a tour of the falls, other popular activities include bungee jumping, scenic flights, elephant-back safaris, and whitewater rafting.
Main Destination: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Accommodation: Ilala Lodge Hotel.
After breakfast at Ilala Lodge, you may have time to make a last-minute souvenir purchase at a local market. Transfer to Victoria Falls International Airport for your onward flight and the conclusion of our safari.
Main Destination: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
