Day 1 & 2: Victoria Falls, Livingstone

Arrive this afternoon in Livingstone, Zambia's gateway to the Victoria Falls. Livingstone’s historical town was founded by the first European explorers to ‘discover’ the impressive Victoria Falls, and is today the tourism capital of Zambia. Mosi-Oa-Tunya is directly translated as ‘the smoke that thunders’, the local name for the Victoria Falls. Included in your stay is a guided tour of Falls, sunset cruise, daytime cruise, fishing, island picnics, guided birding, guided village walk, guided tour of the town and local markets. Livingstone is rated as one of the world’s top destinations for adrenaline and river activities. The most popular of these include (at additional cost) seasonal white water rafting, bungee jumping, gorge swing, microlighting over the Falls, brunch and breakfast canoe trips on the Zambezi and Falls edge dining. The in-house activities are: Tour of Falls, sunset cruise, daytime cruise, fishing, island picnics, guided birding, guided village walk, guided tour of the town and local markets. All other activities offered in Livingstone can be pre booked or booked at the lodge. Two nights Waterberry Lodge. All meals.

Waterberry Lodge

Waterberry Lodge is situated on the banks of the Zambezi River about 22 km from Livingstone towards Kazungula. The main double-story lodge area overlooks the Zambezi River and the game park beyond. Upstairs the main lounge is open to the high thatch with plenty of seating, a well-stocked bar and magnificent views. Meals are served in the dining area or alfresco, on the sun terrace, overlooking the river. A floating pontoon gently sways on the Zambezi River, making it the perfect location for sundowners, fishing or just relaxing and enjoying the view. A large and welcoming swimming pool is set in the centre of our landscaped gardens and has a small plunge pool as well as shallow end, making it safe for children. The comfortable chalets are set around sweeping lawns – some on the riverbank, some overlooking a private dam.

Day 3 & 4: Chobe Forest Reserve

This morning you are picked up and trasnferred about 2 hours to the Botswana border and from there to your lodge in the forest. Elephant Valley Lodge offers two activities per day including game drives into the adjacent Chobe National Park, night drives in the Chobe Forest Reserve as well as boat cruises on the Chobe River. The large elephant population is staggering in the Chobe region and their regular visits to the waterhole are an incredible sight – you barely need to leave the lodge to have a real Chobe elephant experience! Two nights Elephant Valley Lodge. All meals.

Elephant Valley Lodge

Elephant Valley Lodge lies hidden in the Lesoma Valley in the Chobe Forest Reserve, only a few kilometers outside Kasane. The lodge is set amongst massive camel thorn trees and overlooks a large waterhole which attracts regular herds of elephants for around the clock game viewing. There are twenty traditional safari tents with comfortabe furnishings and private en suite bathrooms. The guest areas include of a dining room and bar as well as a beautiful terrace with magnificent views overlooking the waterhole. There is a swimming pool for your enjoyment in the hotter months and spacious grassy grounds in which to relax.

Day 5 & 6: Okavango Delta

After an early morning activity and breakfast (time permitting), you will be transferred to Kwara Camp by light aircraft.This wonderful camp is set overlooking a secluded lagoon in the northern Okavango Delta. This part of the Delta offers a contrasting experience, as its location allows access to the permanent waterways of the Delta as well as expansive dry land areas, which are renowned for the quality game viewing. Kwara Camp is situated on a private concession on the edge of the permanent waters of the world renowned Okavango Delta in Botswana, which shares a common boundary with Moremi Game Reserve. Kwara offers, within the exclusive concession in which it is located, a wide variety of activities. In addition to game drives, both day and night, the camp offers game walks and mokoro trips, as well as power boating and fishing (spinning equipment is provided but fly fisherman need to bring their own equipment). Two nights Kwara Camp. All meals.

Kwara Camp

The eight luxury safari-style tents are built on raised decks within a grove of huge and ancient African Ebony trees. Each tent has an en suite bathroom with the luxury of a bath and indoor/outdoor shower and a private deck with views across the floodplain. There is a lounge, bar and dining area in the central lodge as well as a plunge pool and gift shop. Evenings can be enjoyed around the outside fire area.

Day 7 & 8: Okavango Delta

From Kwata Camp you fly to Pom Pom Island and your camp in a private concession situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta and on the head waters of the Xudum river system. The area lies on the western boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve and offers superb Okavango scenery and a true Okavango wilderness experience. The Delta is one of the last remaining unspoiled wilderness areas of Africa; it is fed by the floodwaters of Central Africa and covers an area of some 16000 square kilometers. These waters fan out into the Okavango Delta forming a wetland system of beautiful palm-fringed channels, lagoons and islands that support a wealth of fauna and flora alike. Explore this area on day and night game drives, mokoros, fishing excursions and bush walks, all taken with local expert guides. Two nights Pom Pom Camp. All meals.

Pom Pom Camp

Pom Pom is located in the heart of the Okavango Delta in a private concession to the west of the Moremi Game Reserve. The camp is classically designed in the style of safari camps of old camp overlooking the lily strewn Pom Pom Lagoon. There are just nine traditional large safari-tents with en suite showers and flush toilets, one of which is a family adjoined tent with shared bathroom. The showers are enclosed, but roofless for a true bush experience. The camp offers a beautiful dining room, lounge area and bar looking out to the picturesque lagoon. In the evenings you can relax around the open fireplace right at the edge of the lagoon. Pom Pom Camp also has a nicely sized plunge pool to escape the midday heat. Activities included in this delta paradise are game drives, night drives, walking safaris and mokoro excursions .

Day 9: Depart

After one last breakfast in the African wilderness, you are transferred by light aircraft to Maun International airport to meet your departing flights. Breakfast.

Land Cost - 2012
Dates Per Person Double Single Supplement
January-March $4060.00 N/A
April-June, November $4498.00 $1098.00
July-October $5690.00 $1580.00

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