This circular safari offers some of the countries
most spectacular highlights, and includes: Makwenna, Tsodilo
Hills, Okavango River, Caprivi, Victoria Falls, Chobe National
Park, Savuti, Moremi Game Reserve This
Safari starts and ends in Maun
Your Itinerary
Day
1 We will depart Maun mid morning and head
north to Nguma Lagoon. We reach our campsite set
under the towering Mangostein trees in time for
a late lunch. Afternoon at leisure before relaxing
around the campfire for sundowners and dinner. Overnight Nguma Lagoon
Campsite.
Day
2
A 45 minute motor boat ride transfers us through
a maze of channels to the open floodplains of the
Mokoro Island area. Here you meet the polers of
the mokoros (dugout canoes), and spend the day in
the tranquil waters of the Okavango, moving along
papyrus-fringed channels with your poler. A game
walk and picnic lunch is included during the day.
Return to our campsite for dinner. Overnight
Nguma Lagoon Campsite.
Day
3
We will depart Makwena on a day excursion to the
Tsodillo Hills where hundreds of bushman paintings
can be seen. We will depart further towards Shakawe
to arrive at our campsite at Drotsky’s. The
Okavango River is at its widest in this area. A
walk down to the river from the campsite offers
the opportunity of bird watching. An abundance of
bird life nest in the high papyrus fringing the
river’s edge and we look out for the shy Sitatunga,
the antelope who live here, and feed off the papyrus.
Overnight Drotsky’s Campsite.
Day
4
Spend a leisurely, relaxed day along the Okavango
River. Enjoy a morning’s boating excursion
on the Okavango River. Sundowners back at our camp
around the campfire before dinner is served.
Overnight Drotsky’s Campsite.
Day
5 & 6
Today we cross the border into Namibia at Mohembo
and spend some time in Mahango National Park before
continuing to Divundu. Refuel with enough time for
a possible visit to Popa Falls (rapids). Lunch served
en route to Kongola. We arrive at Susuwe National
Park in the early afternoon, where we spend two
nights exploring the area along the Kwando river. Overnight Susuwe.
Day
7
We make an early start and travel via Katima Mulilo
to Kasane to clear customs at the border before
spending the rest of the day enjoying the magnificent
Victoria Falls and surroundings.
Overnight Hotel in Victoria falls BB.
Day 8
You will have the opportunity to enjoy a number
of optional excursions after breakfast.
- A full day or half day’s exhilarating white
water rafting on the gorges below the falls.
- A full day or a half-day’s canoeing and
walking trails on the upper Zambezi.
- Afternoon cruise on the Zambezi River
- A visit to a traditional village
- Micro lighting or a helicopter flight over the
Zambezi
Clients preferring to explore the Falls again can
do so at leisure. (Please note that all activities
and additional meals are for own account) Overnight
Victoria Falls BB.
Day
9
After breakfast we leave Victoria Falls and clear
customs at the Kasane Border. We will enter the
Chobe National Park, and we should see the breeding
herds of elephant and large herds of buffalo for
which this park is famous. Set up camp and enjoy
game drives along the length of the
Chobe River.
Overnight Chobe floodplains.
Day
10
Enjoy game drives in the Park where you can expect
to see huge concentrations of elephants and possibly
a big herd of buffalo. In the afternoon a boating
excursion on the Chobe River offers a new dimension
to
game viewing.
Overnight Chobe floodplains.
Day
11
We leave the Chobe River Front and our route takes
us on an interesting day’s drive Southwards
to Savuti. We stop en route for lunch. Afternoon
visit to Pump Pan famous for its Bull Elephants.
Enjoy sundowners before returning to camp for dinner.
Overnight Savuti.
Day 12
Early morning game drive to the Savuti Marsh in
search of predators, and well known for its bull
elephants. We visit the Rhino Vlei and Marabou Pan
waterholes. The Savuti waterhole offers an ever-changing
spectacle of birds and wildlife. Return to camp
for brunch after which we take and afternoon visit
to the Bushman Paintings Hill. Overnight
Savuti.
Day
13
We leave Savuti and travel south past Mababe depression.
We cross the famous sand ridge and drive along Khwai
river where excellent bird and wild life can be
found. The vegetation is mainly low, but has thick
Mopane forest with a lot of elephant activity. With
lunch en route we will arrive at North Gate in the
late afternoon.
Overnight Khwai River area.
Day 14
Early morning and afternoon game drives exploring
the Khwai River area should reveal a variety of
game. Leisure time to relax at camp during the heat
of the day. Overnight
Khwai River area.
Day
15
After early breakfast we will slowly make our way
out of the Moremi Game Reserve.We will arrive in
Maun to connect with your outbound flight.
