Day 1 & 2: Victoria Falls, Livingstone

Meet your guide from Stanley Safari Lodge outside the terminal at Livingstone International Airport. You have two days to relax and explore this beautiful area. The range of activities in the Livingstone area (including the Victoria Falls) is enormous. All of these activities do involve, at least to a certain extent, the Victoria Falls or the Zambezi River. You can see the Falls from across the gorge or from Livingstone Island. Or you can opt for a helicopter flight or micro light to enjoy the Falls from above. Or you might want to go on the river for a sunset cruise, river safari, canoe trip or, for the more adventurous, go rafting on one of the best rafting trips in the world. If you didn’t have enough adventure you can go for a bungee jump, gorge swing or abseil. Alternatively you can enjoy an elephant back safari and take your time getting to know these remarkable animals. (Adventure activities on own account). Overnights Stanley Safari Lodge. All meals & drinks.

Stanley Safari Lodge

Spend your days enjoying the Victoria Falls area, or by the pool, spotting elephants at the nearby watering hole. Evenings can be spent sampling wine from the cellars or unwinding by the hearth. Each of the 7 luxury cottages is individually designed and decorated with local materials. Accommodation ranges from double rooms, to the honeymoon suite - with both its own fireplace and plunge pool. All cottages have their own private garden and dining area. The open-sided design affords a unique view across the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park to the mighty Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls - one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The main house provides the setting for French style cuisine; alternatively dine under the stars on the lawn or in the privacy of your own cottage, whilst enjoying the personal service of the excellent Zambian staff, all with an in-depth knowledge of Livingstone and its environs.

Days 3, 4 & 5: Okavango Delta

After breakfast you will be transferred by road to Kasane airport about 2 hours away for your onward air transfer to the Northern Okavango Delta and your camp on the edge of the renowned Moremi Concession. This region offers a contrasting experience, as its location allows access to the permanent waterways of the Delta as well as expansive dry land areas, admired for their quality game viewing. Kwara offers, within the exclusive concession in which the camp 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. Overnights Kwara Camp. All meals & drinks.

Kwara Camp

The eight comfortable safari 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 boma area.

Day 6, 7 & 8: Linyanti & Kwando Reserve

After breakfast and maybe one last game drive you return to the airstrip for the flight to Lagoon Camp. The camp is situated in the Kwando Reserve, a huge private reserve covering 2,300km in the Linyanti region of Northern Botswana. Most of its western side is dense mopane forest, but along the Kwando River is a band of lush riverine forest, interspersed with open plains. The area attracts superb big game, especially during Botswana’s dry season when elephants may seem to be everywhere. Additionally the Lagoon wild dog pack regularly den close to the camp and the excellent viewing opportunities abound around the denning season in June.

The activities concentrate on open vehicle game drives and boat cruises. A special feature of Lagoon Camp is the river boat experience. The flow of the river enables the double decker boat to drift with the flow in silence, which is perfect for bird watching and game viewing. Game walks are on offer but are at the guides’ discretion due to the concentrations of elephant. Lagoon Camp offers off road and night game drives, offering guests to see the fascinating nocturnal wildlife in the area.Fishing is also a specialty here and those who are keen will have an opportunity to catch the fighting tiger fish, bream, catfish and pike. Fishing can be done from the front of your tent at Lagoon due to its situation, but please note that fishing opportunities vary throughout the year. Lagoon Camp subscribes to the catch and release policy, but exceptions can be made if you wish to eat your fish. Overnights Lagoon Camp. All meals & drinks.

Lagoon Camp

The camp is nestled beneath towering ebony and marula trees and accommodates up to 16 guests in eight traditionally styled 'tents.' The heavily forested site is home to a wide variety of birds and mammals, while elephant and hippo are normally visible from the camp. You can relax on the veranda or take a dip in the plunge pool overlooking the lagoon.

Day 9 & 10: Nxai Pan National Park

Fly from the lush Northern Botswana region to the Arid southern desert today. The Nxai Pan National Park was founded in the early 1970′s, along with the Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve. These two protected areas were joined in 1992, to form the Makgadikgadi National Park, a 7500 km area incorporating Ntwetwe Pan, Makgadikgadi Pans, Nxai Pan, Baines’ Baobabs and Kudiakam Pan. The vast Makgadikgadi Pans areas are the last evidence of a prehistoric super lake that was once found here, and today is a one of the last true wilderness area left in Africa. Famous explorers, who passed through this region on their way to the “interior”, included David Livingstone, James Chapman and Thomas Baines.

Nxai Pan itself is well known for its huge springbok and gemsbok populations, and is the only natural place where one can see impala and springbok living together. Once the summer rains have begun (late November to March) migratory species such as zebra and wildebeest begin to move to the Nxai Pan in the thousands. Hundreds of elephants make their way to the area from the Chobe and Okavango to feed. These large herds of animals attract many predators including lion, cheetah, wild dog, leopard and both spotted and the more elusive brown hyena. White Rhino are also occasionally sighted. Also to be seen are the Livingstone’s eland, greater kudu and red hartebeest. Activities offered at Nxai Pan are game drives, day trips to the famous Baines’ Baobabs and Khama Khama Pan, star gazing, as well as nature walks with Bushman trackers.

Nxai Pan Camp

Nxai Pan Camp is located on the western edge of the fossil pan from which the camp takes its name. The camp faces east over the open grasslands of the pans and accommodates a maximum of eighteen guests in thatched units specially designed to provide a constant and comfortable temperature throughout the year, when seasonal temperatures can fluctuate from below freezing to well over 45 degrees Celsius. Excellent game viewing is possible from the comfort of each room as the water hole in front of the camp draws a multitude of mammal species. The camp is 100% solar powered.

Day 11: Depart

Following the morning activity you will be transferred to Maun by road, for their onward travel arrangements.

Land Cost - 2012
Dates Per Person Double Single Supplement
December 2011-March 2012 $5520.00 N/A
April-June, November $6948.00 $2560.00
July-October $9150.00 $3736.00
Holiday supplement $50 per person per night for travel December 20 2011-January 4 2012

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