Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Johannesburg, Pretoria & Soweto Tour

   • On arrival in Johannesburg, you are met by our driver and guide, who will assist you through airport procedures to assemble your luggage.
   • 07:00 - Depart for breakfast in a local Restaurant in Johannesburg or Pretoria
   • 08:00 - Depart for Cullinan Diamond Tour
   • 09:00 - Check-in at Cullinan Diamond   
   • 11:00 - Depart for Apartheid Museum and Hector Pieterson Museum
   • 13:00 - Depart for the legendary Vilakazi Street; this street was once home to not one but TWO Nobel Peace Prize Winners – Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Tata Nelson Mandela; see Mandela House Museum, enjoy dancing and performances by locals along the street, and purchase souvenirs.
   • Lunch at one of the finest township restaurants on Vilakazi Street.
   • 19:00 - Depart for Balalaika or Hilton Hotel (±4 minutes’ drive), check-in, Freshen-ups, dinner. Overnight stay.

2. Day 2: Johannesburg

   • 06:00 - Have breakfast
   • 08:00 - Visit Tactful old colonial buildings like the Rand Club, original post offices, old police stations, historical hotels, farmhouses and shops. Rub shoulders with the Carlton Centre (still Africa’s tallest building at 50 storeys), glitzy shopping malls, five-star hotels, major highways, classy restaurants, art galleries, divine parks, newer historical landmarks, and award-winning museums.
   • Depart for Gold Reef City plus lunch
   • Late afternoon depart for Sandton City, Mandela Square for shopping around (the entire afternoon own leisure)
   • Return to the lodge, showers and dinner. Briefing about the entire tour, arrangements made and other important info. Overnight stay.

3. Day 3: Johannesburg - Victoria Falls

   • Around 05:00, wake up in the heart and atmosphere of Sandton and put language in the vehicle
   • After a delightful breakfast, depart for OR Tambo International Airport for your flight to Victoria Falls.
   • On arrival at Victoria Falls International Airport, meet and greet, you are met by your host guide and transferred by car to your special tented camp or Lodge, located within the safari plant life of the Victoria Falls National Park. Here, you are dropped off at your idyllic retreat, located a few minutes away from the enormous and majestic Victoria Falls
   • You are met at reception on arrival at The Elephant Camp and enjoy a stimulating welcome beverage before being assisted to your Luxury Tented Suite for your Two-night stay.
   • You have the remainder of the day at leisure. You may select to rest in the comfort of your Suite or explore and enjoy one of the activities included in your daily rate:
     • Depart for Majestic Victoria Falls and indulge at Devils Pool.
     • Canopy tours: zipline, bungee jump, gorge swing, white water rafting, crocodile cage diving.
     • Depart for drum and dance experience.
     • Depart for Sunset Cruise.

   Note: Other activities not included in the budget or daily rates can be done at your own expense.

4. Day 4: Splendid Victoria Falls Continues

   • After breakfast, depart for Lion & Wildlife Sanctuary.
   • Victoria Falls-Rural & Cultural Tour: Village Experience.
   • Victoria Falls besides being one of the seven natural wonders of the world and a World Heritage Site, Victoria Falls is the unchallenged adventure capital of Africa, with more than 50 activities available.
   • At 1708 metres wide, Victoria Falls is the most expansive curtain of water in the world and drops more than 100 metres into the sheer Zambezi Gorge. Straddling the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, these Falls and the Zambezi River are the central points in an area of spectacular scenic beauty: from the Falls themselves to the broad, picturesque course of the Zambezi River upstream, the rainforest adjacent and the stark, jagged gorge downstream, the power and timelessness of nature’s forces are evident throughout.
   • After Supper, we go for a safari night drive
   • Return to the lodge and overnight

5. Day 05: Victoria Falls to Chobe National Park

   • Wake up in the atmosphere of Victoria Falls and have a delicious breakfast.
   • This morning, after an early breakfast, you will be collected by your driver and transferred by road to the border of Zimbabwe and Botswana once you have crossed the border (your driver and guide will assist you).
   • Depart for by road to Kasane and the Namibian immigration office on the banks of the Chobe River in Kasane.
   • Once you pass immigration, you will step onto your boat shuttle, which will take you upriver to your lodge in Chobe. Check in, relax, and enjoy the area.
   • Depart for a boa cruise, beverages and lunch packs.
   • Return to the lodge for a sunset safari game drive.
   • Return for dinner, showers and overnight.

6. Day 06: Magnificent Chobe Continues

   • Chobe National Park, on Botswana’s northwest border, is a pristine wilderness of open plains, baobab trees, ancient woodland, swamps, and flood plains. It is home to the greatest concentration of game in the entire southern African subcontinent.
   • One of Africa’s most beautiful rivers, the Chobe River, forms the Park’s northern boundary. The Chobe Riverfront area is most famous for its large herds of elephants and buffalo, which come down to the river in huge herds to drink during the dry winter months. During this season, one may see hundreds of elephants at one time.
   • Other species include waterbuck, lechwe, puku (this is the only part of Botswana where they can be seen), giraffe, kudu, roan and sable, impala, warthog, bushbuck, monkeys and baboons, along with the accompanying predators’ lion, leopard, hyena and jackal. Over 460 bird species have been recorded in the park, making it one of Africa’s premier venues for bird Safaris. A highlight of Chobe is taking a river cruise, which allows you to get up close with hippos, crocodiles and a mind-boggling array of water birds. You also get really close to animals that come down to the river.
   • Depart around 0500 for Sunrise Safari Guided Walk  
   • Return to the lodge, showers and breakfast. Relax at the Lodge.
   • Depart for a Day Boat Cruise to get close to Hippos and crocodiles with lunch packs and beverages. Return to the lodge and freshen up.
   • Depart for a safari sunset drive. Return to the lodge and overnight.

7. Day 07: Chobe to Savuti

   • Wake up in the nature and wildlife of Chobe
   • After your morning game drive and breakfast, you will be relocated by boat and road to Kasane airport, where you will meet your pilot, who will fly you by light aircraft to your lodge in the Savute section of Chobe National Park.
   • Check-in and enjoy Savuti sightseeing and wildlife
   • Depart for a Safari Day Drive 
   • Return to the lodge, lunch and freshen-ups 
   • Depart for Bushmen paintings and Baobab Excursions. Return to the lodge and relax.

8. Day 08: Savute Marsh

   • Stretching from the Linyanti River all the way to Savute Marsh, the winding waterways of the Savute Channel have pumped life into the western section of Chobe National Park for many thousands of generations. However, this fickle and unpredictable channel, which has a fascinating history of flooding and drying up, independently of good rainy seasons and flood levels elsewhere, has mystified local inhabitants, geologists and others for many years.
   • The Savuti area offers great game viewing at certain times of the year. The annual Zebra migration is closely followed by many Lion prides. Good sightings of the Cheetah and Leopard are possible, and the endangered Wild Dog also occurs here. Savuti is famous for its large concentrations of Elephants that congregate around the waterholes, making game-viewing exceptional.
   • Birdlife is also amazing, with Secretary Birds and Kori Bustards often seen around the Savuti Marsh. Summer migrants and water birds include Abdim’s Storks, Carmine Bee-eaters, and Fish Eagles. Red-billed Queleas, which gather in their thousands, are a spectacular sight as they wheel and turn in unison.
   • Depart around 05h30 for Sunrise Safari Game Drive in search of Lions, Cheetah, and leopards are possible including the endangered Wild Dogs. And Birdlife, including water birds, include Abdim’s Storks, Carmine Bee-eaters, Fish Eagles. Red-billed Queleas, which gather in their thousands, are a spectacular sight as they wheel and turn in unison.
   • Return to the lodge, showers and breakfast. Relax at the Lodge.
   • Depart for a Day Drive with your guide.
   • Return to the showers and lunch. Relax at the lodge, story telling about the history of the area.
   • Depart for a safari sunset drive. Savuti is famous for its large concentrations of Elephants and other general game that congregate around the waterholes, making game-viewing exceptional. Return to the lodge, dinner and overnight.

9. Day 09: Savute to Okavango Delta

   • This dawn, after your game activity and breakfast, you will be driven to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Maun and onwards to your lodge in the Okavango Delta.
   • Check-in at Okavango Delta Lodge 
   • Depart for a boat cruise with lunch packs and beverages.
   • Return to the lodge and supper.
   • Around 19:00, depart for a safari night drive. Return to the lodge and overnight.

10. Day 10-11: Okavango Delta

    • Wake up in the beautiful atmosphere of the Okavango Delta, located in northern Botswana. The Okavango River is a unique natural phenomenon – flowing more than 1,000 km (620 miles) from its source in Angola, this river disappears beneath the sands of Botswana, creating a lush inland delta in the midst of this otherwise arid country.
    • The Okavango Delta is in a constant state of flux, expanding and contracting according to the rainy season. While some parts of the Delta remain permanently flooded, others only experience high water levels from May to September, when rainwaters from Angola reach the outer stretches of the Okavango.
    • Renowned for its abundant wildlife, the Okavango Delta and the areas surrounding Okuti are home to a large number of species, including many predators, as well as a number of species adapted to the semi-aquatic lifestyle, such as the elegant red lechwe and shy sitatunga. Lion pride, cheetahs, leopards and African wild dogs may be encountered, while families of hippos hide in the deeper channels and lagoons. The area supports the continent’s largest surviving concentration of elephants and buffalo while roan and sable antelope roam the open woodlands.
    • Early Morning Safari Game Drive. Return to the lodge, freshen-ups.
    • Depart for the river cruise with lunch packs and drinks
    • Sunset Safari Game Drive. Dinner and overnight stay.

11. Day 12: Okavango Delta to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park & Boteti River

    • At daybreak Safari Game Drive. Return to the lodge, showers and breakfast.
    • After you check out, you will be flown to Maun airport, where you will meet your pilot for your light aircraft flight to your lodge on the western side of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. Check in and enjoy the area.
    • Depart for a half day day drive for general game and birdlife
    • Cultural Village Walks. Dinner and overnight stay.

12. Day 13: Outstanding Makgadikgadi Pans Continues

    • The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, a salt pan– with an area of 3 900 sq. km, is situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana. It is one of the largest salt flats in the world. The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadikgadi. Lying southeast of the Okavango Delta and surrounded by the Kalahari Desert, Makgadikgadi is technically not a single pan but many pans with sandy desert in between, the largest being the Sua (Sowa), Nwetwe and Nxai Pans. Your lodge is on the western border of the pans – near Nxai Pan.
    • The pans themselves are salty deserts whose only plant life is a thin layer of blue-green algae. Very little wildlife can exist here during the harsh dry season of strong hot winds and only salt water, but following a rain, the pan becomes an important habitat for migrating animals, including wildebeest and one of Africa’s biggest zebra populations, and the large predators that prey on them. The wet season also brings migratory birds such as ducks, geese and Great White Pelicans.
    • Enjoy the splendid Pan’s wildlife on a boat, Mokoro, safari guide walks, and safari drives, along with delicious cuisine, snacks, and beverages.
    • Early Morning Safari Guided Walk with the Bushmen.
    • Return to the lodge, showers and breakfast.
    • Depart for Nata Bird Sanctuary.
    • Depart for a day drive to Chapmans or Baines' Baobab and the pans with lunch packs and drinks.
    • Sunset drive, return to the lodge and overnight.

13. Day 14: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park to Central Kalahari Game Reserve

    • After Sunrise Safari Drive and breakfast, you will be transported to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Maun.
    • On arrival, you will be met by your pilot for your light aircraft flight to your lodge in the Central Kalahari. You will be met off of your flight and transferred through to your lodge.
    • Check in at the lodge, relax and have lunch 
    • Depart for a day drive. Return to the Lodge and Supper
    • Depart for night drive and stargazing. Return to the lodge and overnight

14. Day 15: Central Kalahari Game Reserve

    • The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) is the largest, most remotely situated reserve in Southern Africa and the second-largest wildlife reserve in the world. Waist-high golden grasses seem to stretch interminably, punctuated by dwarfed trees and scrub bushes. Wide and empty pans appear as vast white stretches of saucer-flat earth, meeting a soft, blue-white sky. At night, the stars utterly dominate the land; their brilliance and immediacy are totally arresting.
    • The park contains wildlife such as, bush elephant, white rhino, cape buffalo, spotted hyena, brown hyena, honey badger, meerkat, yellow mongoose, warthog, South African cheetah, caracal, Cape wild dog, black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, cape fox, African leopard, Kalahari lion, blue wildebeest, plains zebra, common eland, sable antelope, gemsbok, springbok, steenbok, impala, greater kudu, aardvark, cape ground squirrel, cape hare, cape porcupine, chacma baboon, red hartebeest and ostrich. The land is mostly flat and gently undulating, covered with bush and grasses covering the sand dunes and areas of larger trees. Many of the river valleys are fossilized with salt pans. Four fossilized rivers meander through the reserve, including Deception Valley, which began to form around 16,000 years ago.
    • Depart for Safari Sunrise Guided Walk with Bushmen Guides and birding
    • Return to the lodge, showers and breakfast
    • Depart for a Cultural Walk and have lunch
    • Day drives, Night Safari Game Drives and Stargazing, and overnight

15. Day 16: Central Kalahari Game Reserve to Johannesburg

    • This morning, after your morning safari game drive and brunch, you will be flown by light aircraft to Maun Airport to connect with your flight to Johannesburg in South Africa and your international flight home. Goodbyes with host guide