6 DAY BOTSWANA HIGHLIGHTS ADVENTURE

Day 1 - Victoria Falls

Your tour begins today in the town of Victoria Falls, home to the spectacular Victoria Falls.  The bustling adventure town of Victoria Falls also offers a range of optional activities for those wanting a dose of adrenaline. For the more relaxed traveler, there are craft markets to explore and delicious high tea is on offer at the Victoria Falls Hotel.                     

• Accommodation: Shearwater Explorers Village: room with en-suite bathroom
• Meals: Lunch, Dinner                                            

• Optional Activity: Visit the falls, bungee jump, gorge swing, sunset cruise, helicopter flights, boma dinner experience, dinner cruise

Day 2 - Victoria Falls – Kasane

This morning you will have the opportunity to participate in the many optional activities on offer in the town of Victoria Falls.  After lunch, we travel the short distance to the Botswana border, crossing into Botswana, and will arrive at our accommodation in the late afternoon,  to set up camp on the banks of the Chobe River.

• Accommodation: Thebe River Safaris: room with en-suite bathroom
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Route: Victoria Falls to Kasane                                           

• Optional Activity: Visit the falls, bungee jump, gorge swing, sunset cruise, helicopter flights, boma dinner experience, dinner cruise

Day 3 – Kasane – Chobe National Park

For those that opt to participate in the optional game drive in Chobe National Park, you will be collected early from camp and will venture out in open 4x4 safari type vehicles.  You will return to camp in time for lunch and a quick siesta before we head out in the afternoon to explore the Chobe National Park from the river, enjoying a leisurely boat cruise which allows us an up close and personal experience with the many elephants that frequent the river in the afternoons.

• Accommodation: Thebe River Safaris: room with en-suite bathroom
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Route: Kasane to Nata
• Included Highlight: Chobe National Park Boat Cruise
• Optional Activity : Chobe National Park Game Drive

Day 4 - Savuti Game Reserve

The Savuti Game Reserve is a unique area bordered by the Okavango Delta to the west and Chobe National Park to the east.  Savuti is renowned as a big game area and known for having the largest concentrations of wildlife in Southern Africa.  Today we will spend most of our day traveling through the Savuti Game Reserve in search of the species that roam the plains.  Offering habitats from wetland, open water to the grasslands, and Savannah woodland, we hope to see as many species of fauna and flora as possible.  This afternoon we will arrive at our camp in the Greater Moremi Game Reserve Area. 

• Accommodation: South Gate Camp: tent with en-suite bathroom
• Route: Kasane via Savuti Game Reserve to Moremi South Gate
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Included Highlight: Full Day Game Drive through Savuti Game Reserve in 4x4 safari vehicles

Day 5 - Greater Moremi Game Reserve Area

Heading out early, we transfer by safari vehicle, to the poling station, where we will meet the polers who will be escorting us into the Delta.  The polers will steer us through the serene area of narrow, reed-lined channels which open out onto beautiful lagoons.  Reaching one of the many islands, a nature walk may be taken with your pole and after the walk, we return by mokoro through the channels back to the poling station. 

While the mokoro trail is not primarily a game viewing activity, a variety of game may be spotted in this pristine wilderness area, including elephant, giraffe, kudu, impala, and zebra.   After lunch, we will return to Moremi Game Reserve for our afternoon game drive which will be conducted in open 4x4 safari vehicles.  The game viewing routes chosen during the afternoon by the professional guide may vary especially when high floods are experienced as certain roads may be closed or impassable.

• Accommodation: South Gate Camp: tent with en-suite bathroom
• Route: Moremi South Gate - poling station – Okavango Delta – Moremi South Gate
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Included Highlight: Okavango Delta Morning Mokoro Excursion / Moremi Game Reserve Afternoon Game Drive 

Day 6 Maun

We will depart early this morning in our 4x4 vehicles and make our way to Maun, where upon arrival you will have the opportunity to go on an optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta (time and weather permitting).  After you optional scenic flight, your tour will come to an end.  

• Accommodation: Own Arrangements
• Route: Moremi South Gate to Maun
• Meals: Breakfast
• Optional Activity: Okavango Delta scenic flight