Your holiday starts at the group accommodation in Maun. A single timed transfer from Maun Airport to the group accommodation is provided. The campground in Maun, the gateway to the Okavango is only a short 20 min drive from the airport. The guide will give the group a briefing about the holiday and then we have the rest of the afternoon free to enjoy the campsite pool.

Maun is situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River and Maun is a bustling town where we prepare for our delta adventure.

We will need to repack our bags for the next phase of our tour as we will have limited space for luggage. Taking only what we need for the next 2 nights, we will leave our main bags in Maun. Our guide will brief us on the things we will need. The campsite has an excellent restaurant on site for dinner. Overnight in Maun.

Swimming: Pool at the campsite

Transferring into our open-sided 4WD vehicles, we will drive for approximately 2 hours into Okavango Delta. Every year, over 11,000 cubic kilometres of water flows from the Angolan Highlands into the Delta, making it the worlds largest inland Delta. Okavango’s diversity stretches across 10,000 square miles and provides one the finest arenas to experience Botswana’s wild side.

We meet our local guides with their mokoros, traditional dug-out canoes, at the water's edge and we complete our journey on the river being poled along with the chance to spot the wildlife of the river.

Around midday we arrive at our wilderness camp and in the late afternoon we continue our exploration on foot. Before the walk our guides will give a safety briefing. We may encounter elephants or even lions on the walk and it is important to listen to the briefing and to follow the instructions of the guides. After possible encounters with the local wildlife, we return to our wilderness camp. We aim to leave no trace and the camp here is very simple consisting of dome sleeping tents and a pit latrine.

After the traditional African 'sundowner' all members of the group will assist with the preparation of dinner and afterwards we can settle down for a night in the Delta accompanied by the soundtrack of croaking frogs and the sounds of the bush. Overnight in the Okavango Delta.

Approx transfer time to the Delta: 2 hours.

The best time of the day in Africa is the early morning and with the sounds of the dawn chorus all around us we set out in the relative cool on a nature walk to explore this wonderful wetland.

Returning to our camp for a well deserved brunch we have time to relax during the heat of the day and perhaps take a swim in the clear waters. Depending on water levels and the location of the animals which our guides will know, in the afternoon we may have a mokoro excursion along the river. Being gently poled along in our mokoro, provides the perfect opportunity to move within a safe distance of the wildlife without disturbing them as they go about their daily business.

We can enjoy another beautiful sunset before returning to camp or we may take an another walk. Back at camp there will be an opportunity to take a bucket shower before dinner and spending our second night surrounded by the nocturnal murmurs of the Okavango. Overnight in the Okavango Delta.

We have another short, early morning game walk. Then we return to camp for breakfast , break camp and pack up into the mokoros. We pole back to the vehicles and transfer to Maun. Arriving at our first camp again in Maun we have the afternoon free to relax by the pool or pop into Maun for some souvenir purchasing or a coffee. Overnight in Maun.

Swimming: Pool at the campsite

We depart early this morning for our journey to the Moremi Game Reserve. Consisting of pans, floodplains, lagoons, grasslands, forests and savannahs Moremi was the Batswana tribe’s richest hunting ground before the tribe declared it a game reserve in 1960’s. It is now one of the leading wildlife areas in the world.

We enter the park at the South Gate, and from here we game drive to our campsite allocated by the Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB). This can be anywhere in the reserve, and they are private campsites and the only facilities are the shower and toilets tents that we bring along.

Depending on the location our of site we will go on a late afternoon game drive. We may have viewings of wild dogs, buffalo, elephant and possibly even cheetah during our stay. Overnight in Moremi.

Approx drive time: 6 hours

We make good use of our open-sided 4WD vehicles to feel the essence of African game viewing. Under the guidance of our expert guides, we embark upon two game drives (one in the morning and one late afternoon) to seek out the Big 5. With game in abundance, big cats are a common sighting and prides of lion, cheetahs are often spotted within the reserve.

Combining the more arid regions of Moremi with the wetlands of the Okavango delivers some incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. Raucous hippos make their presence well-known in the lagoons, whilst herds of Elephant can often be spotted leading their young to water to quench the family thirst.

Although game viewing will be dependent on the season, this supreme land of safari experiences should provide the most memorable of wildlife encounters. Overnight in Moremi.

Moving north over the sand ridge and into the Mababe depression we arrive at the conservation area of the Savuti Marsh. This open grassland is within the Chobe Game Reserve and attracts herds of zebra and wildebeest, which in turn draw the large lion prides for which Savuti is famous.

We wild camp in the central Chobe National Park at Savuti or Zwei-Zwei, depending on our HATAB site allocation. Time permitting we will head out for a late afternoon game drive.

Approx drive time: 8hrs (We will be stopping for wildlife viewing etc during this period). Overnight in Savuti.

We have a full day in the Savuti marsh area and the general routine is to enjoy an early morning and afternoon game drive of approximately 3 hours each and to spend some time in camp during the heat of the day for rest, lunch and shower time. Times may differ depending on sightings and group preferences and the location of the HATAB site.

We may choose to spend the whole day on the marsh and have lunch out on the game drive. Overnight in Savuti.

Heading further north east we head to the Chobe National Park. We are likely to spot wild dog, zebra and the endemic Chobe Puku antelope. The Chobe River flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa. During the year the elephant population can vary from 500-50,000 and are most likely to be found on the banks, cooling off.

We arrive in the afternoon and after setting up camp we will enjoy a game drive along the banks of the Chobe River. Approx drive time: 5 ½ hrs (we will be stopping for wildlife viewing etc during this period). Wild camping in Chobe.

Our last morning wild camping we set out for an early morning game drive on the banks of the Chobe river before returning to camp for brunch. We then make our way to Kasane arriving for a late lunch, and we check in to our campsite. Taking to the water in the afternoon, we embark on a sunset safari cruise to optimise our chances to meet the elephant herds. Finishing the safari with the tradition of a sundowner, on our final evening in Botswana.

Approx drive time: 2hrs.
Swimming: Pool at the campsite

We set off and cross the border at the Kasangula border, which is a ferry crossing over the Zambezi River. We should arrive at our campsite near the river in Zambia in the late morning.

In the afternoon we visit the mighty Victoria Falls. This incredible natural wonder is twice as high as Niagara and spans 2km. Over 1000 cubic metres of water flows over the falls every second*, plunging 108 metres into the gorge below. Exploring the ‘Smoke that Thunders’ can be an almost deafening experience! Approaching our vantage point on foot we have excellent views of Victoria Falls in her full glory, including the iconic Victoria Falls Bridge, commissioned by Cecil John Rhodes in 1900, which spans the immense gorge.

*Please note, depending on the season, the water levels of the falls will vary. From late November to early April is the wet season for the upper reaches of the Zambezi and this is when the falls are at their loudest and most impressive. From April the flow gradually reduces, although this mostly affects the Zambia side and there is always a good flow over the rim on the Zimbabwe side of the falls. Overnight Livingstone, Zambia.

Approx drive time: 1 hour (excluding border formalities (which can take 2 to 4+ hours).

We have a free day to enjoy the town and the Falls or to book one of the optional activities available here (rafting, bungee jump, scenic flights, sunset cruises etc). You may choose to meander through the handicraft markets for a last minute souvenir, or simply relax at the campsite pool.

Swimming: Pool at the campsite

Our holiday ends after breakfast at the accommodation in Livingstone (Zambia). A single timed airport transfer is provided.