Day 1 & 2: Victoria Falls, Livingstone

You will be met at the Livingstone Airport by your guide and transferred by vehicle and motorboat to the private Sindabezi Island and your honeymoon chalet. Spend the next two days exploring this beautiful area, including a visit to the mighty Victoria Falls. Other activities are canoeing on the Zambezi, island lunch floating candlelit dinner, sunrise and sunset boat excurisions, visit to Simonga Village, guided bush walks, fishing, game drives, or a trip to Maramba Market.  All park fees and museum entrance fees are on own account. Overnights Sindabezi Island Lodge. All meals and drinks.

Sindabezi Island is idyllic, exclusive camp on a private isle on the Zambezi River and it is the only luxury bush camp from where Victoria Falls can comfortably be explored. Experience the large number of activities in the area during the day and return to a tranquil haven, a thousand light years away from the bustle at night.  Sindabezi has only five open-sided thatched cottages, allowing guests to soak up the sights and sounds of the African bush in the perfect, pristine setting. Views across the flood plains of the Zambezi and into the nearby National Park complete the experience.

Day 3-5: Okavango Delta

This morning you will be transferred by motor boat back to the mainland and then by road (about 2 hours) to the Kasane Airstrip in Botswana.  From here you will transferred by light aircraft to Baine’s Camp in the Okavango Delta. The camp is located on the Boro River, set amongst the shady trees and water of the Okavango Delta, on a 260 000 acre private concession neighboring the renowned wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve.

The camp offers informative walking safaris with an armed professional guide, wonderful game drives in open-sided 4X4 vehicles as well as motor boating & mokoro excursions, subject to water levels. The unique and educational elephant interaction is available where guests have the opportunity of interacting with a herd of 3 semi-habituated elephants in their natural environment. The afternoon is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing activity on offer. All meals, drinks, laundry and game drives/walks are included.

Baine’s Camp

The camp, named after the famous 19th century explorer Sir Thomas Baines, features five luxurious suites set on elevated platforms in the tree line with wooden decks that offer expansive views over the permanent water of the river and a lagoon teaming with life. The elevated suites feature a luxury bedroom, en suite facilities and private viewing deck. The four-poster beds are fully mobile, giving guests the choice to slumber under star laden skies. Each room is equipped with a hairdryer, ceiling fan, in-room safe as well as a personally stocked mini-bar. Avid astronomers will delight in stargazing from the privacy of their own deck. The main area features an oversized deck for outdoor dining and views over the permanent water of the lagoon. There is a rim flow swimming pool with two thatched salas on either side for refreshing sunbathing and relaxation.

Day 6-8: Makgadikgadi Pans

Today you will be transferred by light aircraft to Jack’s Camp located deep in the Kalahari Desert on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the largest saltpans in the world. After the rains (December to April), there can be enormous herds of wildebeest, zebra and springbok, along with the accompanying predators, on the open grasslands.  The summer rains also leave a warm shallow layer of water that entices waterfowl and flamingos. Activities are conducted in open 4×4 vehicles custom designed for this terrain and accompanied by knowledgeable guides. In the dry winter months, all-purpose ATV vehicles (a four wheeler motorcycle/Quad bikes) available, allowing guests to travel across the saltpans.  Walks with a Bushman tracker and a visit to Chapman’s Baobab, the historical baobab tree used by Livingstone, Selous and other early explorers are also available. Overnights Jack’s Camp. All meals, drinks, laundry and game drives/walks are included.

Jack’s Camp

This beautiful camp is located deep in the Kalahari Desert on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the largest saltpans in the world. Ten green roomy and stylish canvas tents with en suite bathrooms and indoor and outdoor showers (for those who want to feel the Kalahari breeze on their skin) have been fashioned in classical style and are set into a palm grove creating an oasis of civilization in what can be the harshest of stark environments. Persian rugs underfoot and cool cotton sheets form a striking contrast with the rugged wilderness viewed from the comfort of one’s own verandah. Facilities include a mess tent for dining and a tea tent with Persian carpet cushions for socializing.

Day 9: Depart

Today you depart for Maun and onward connections or continue to the Victoria Falls. Breakfast.