Arrival at Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, where your guide who will escort you on your journey to Etosha.
Etosha is Namibia's flagship national park. The park’s main characteristic is a salt pan so large and can be seen from space. Yet there is abundant wildlife that congregates around the waterholes so we would recommend a self-drive to one of the many, giving you almost guaranteed game sightings. At the same time Etosha National Park is one of the most accessible game reserves in Namibia and Southern Africa.
During the dry season, staking out a position at a waterhole viewpoint is a rewarding way to watch game without moving from one spot. A veritable 'Noah's Arc' of species queue up to take a drink, with elephants hogging the lion's share. Game such as zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, springbok, impala and eland abound in great numbers on the grasslands and congregate at waterholes in the dry season. Herds of fifty elephants are not unusual and often walk right down the middle of the road giving people in cars an incredibly close and thrilling encounter. Lions and hyenas must be searched for, but silver-backed jackals trot around almost oblivious to you. The desert dwelling oryx, upon which the mythical unicorn must surely be based, will certainly be seen here along with the impressive curly horned kudu. Etosha also contains endangered black rhino and unusual species like the black faced impala - a larger and darker subspecies found only in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia.
Etosha boasts a wonderfully diverse birdlife with every kind of feathered friend.
Once having entered the Park, entrance fees (not included in the paid-up reservations) must be paid at one of the camps before proceeding through the Park:
- N$ 150.00 per adult per day.
- Children 9 – 16 years: N$ 100.00 per child per day.
- Children younger than 8, free of charge.
- Vehicles with less than 10 seats, N$ 50.00 per vehicle per day.
- A deposit of NAD 500 per room has to be paid at reception.
- Gates at entry points and the resorts are open from sunrise to sunset. As the resorts must be reached before sunset, the necessary travelling times between resorts and/or gates must be considered.
- The distance between Halali and Namutoni or Okaukuejo is in both cases about 75 km.
- The speed limit in the Park is 50 km per hour.
- Day visitors have to leave the Park before sunset.
- The following are strictly prohibited: plastic bags, drones, pets, motorcycles, persons traveling on open vehicles or open loading bays, leaving indicated roads, leaving the vehicle, pellet guns, catapults or unsealed firearms and disturbance of game.
You will explore the National Park with your guide in the tour vehicle today.
En route to your next accommodation your guide will drive through the National Park and stop at several waterholes. With a little luck, you may even see the "Big 5".
Your journey takes you to the Fiume Bush Camp, which is situated in northern Namibia, northeast of Grootfontein and spread over a small Kalahari dune, overlooking a pan in the middle of the bush.
Today you will spend some time with the Ju/Hansi Bushmen, giving you a small glimpse of who they are.
Onward you travel today to the Divava Okavango Lodge & Spa, where luxury and wilderness come together, creating a surreal experience on the banks of the Okavango River. At only 1km away from the Popa Falls you get a natural soundtrack of these rafts in the background.
In the morning, you will visit the Bwabwata National Park with your guide in the tour vehicle. Later in the afternoon you will enjoy a boat ride on the river.
Your journey takes you to the Kazile Island Lodge today. The lodge is situated on a private island on the banks of the Kwando River, in the Bwabwata National Park, in the heart of KAZA, in the Zambezi Region. Kazile Island is a special paradise that can only be reached by boat.
Today you will go on a boat cruise and game drive.
You leave Namibia today - your travels take you to Botswana. The Chobe Bush Lodge is located directly on the border of the Chobe National Park, where the four countries border: Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
Over the next two days you can partake in the various activities such as boat trips, game drives, fishing trips, walking safaris, cultural activities and boat and game drives specializing in photography.
The Chobe National Park is in the northwest of Botswana and covers an area of 10 698 km2. The park offers strong contrasts and a variety of wildlife experiences. Here you will find a wide variety of vegetation types and geological conditions - from the almost tropical Linyanti marshes to the almost desert-like Savute landscape.
Chobe Activities
A transfer company will drive you to the Victoria Falls Hotel. The Edwardian-style hotel, built in 1904, was splendidly redecorated in 2013 to combine its traditional majesty with modern sophistication. For more than 110 years The Victoria Falls Hotel has been a luxury icon in Africa.
You have come to the end of you safari. A transfer company will drive you to the Victoria Falls International Airport where you check in for your flight home. Earliest departure from Victoria Falls International Airport is 18:00.
Take care of all formalities and we wish you a safe journey home.
