On arrival at Victoria Falls Airport please clear immigration and collect your bags before proceeding via customs to the arrivals hall. Here you will meet your friendly transfer driver and fellow travellers for your shared road transfer to Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.
This lofty and impressive, well-run hotel offers comfort at the edge of Victoria Falls, away from the hustle and bustle and at the doorstep of Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. This ideal location, overlooking waterholes, bush, the Zambezi and nestled in attractive gardens, is conveniently connected to the Victoria Falls by a complimentary transfer shuttle, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. This short distance makes it very easy to access all the historical sites, restaurants and activities available in Victoria Falls. The friendly and attentive staff of this welcoming hotel makes sure that your visit is perfect in every way.
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River is one of Africa’s most iconic destinations and deservedly on many safari bucket lists. That awe-inspiring vertical drop of 108m into the chasm below, as well as the mist spray curtain during the full flood that can be seen and heard from afar (its local name is ‘Mosi-oa- Tunya’, which means ‘the smoke that thunders’), make for a truly unforgettable experience. Just wandering the streets of this quaint town is a special experience as you negotiate for souvenirs, dodge warthogs (and elephants!), hang out with locals and sample a range of restaurants and bars.
Victoria Falls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It’s also an adventure centre of note. You could stay for ages and enjoy a different activity every day, from bungee jumping, gorge swinging and white water rafting, to helicopter and microlight flights (a.k.a the flight of angels), sunset boat and steam train cruises, horse riding, game drives, canoe trips, and so much more.
During your safari on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls, walk across the bridge and also visit the Zambian side, which offers an exhilarating walk across the ‘Knife-edge Bridge’, a close-up view of the ‘Boiling Pot’ (a scary whirlpool at the base of the falls) and, for the really adventurous, a dip in the famous ‘Devil’s Pool‘.
**October and November can be an ideal time to plan a visit Devil's Pool Victoria Falls, as those months provide the best odds for water levels being lower, which is necessary. Visitors must plan a trip to Devil's Pool based upon lower water levels in the Zambezi River
Your days are at leisure to enjoy the many activities offered in Victoria Falls, we highly recommend a guided tour of the falls, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi, and no visit to Victoria Falls would be complete without dinner at the Boma Restaurant.
If you are visiting when there is a full moon, we highly recommend the Lunar Rainbow Tour.
Spend 2 nights at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge
This morning after breakfast please check out and meet at the agreed time for your shared road transfer to Muchenje Safari Lodge. Please note that this transfer includes a border crossing into Botswana, please keep your passport handy.
This beautiful down-to-earth lodge is perched on the edge of a rocky ridge overlooking the famous Chobe River. The camp has been built to take advantage of the incredible views overlooking the sweeping floodplains while offering a comfortable refuge from the harsh African conditions.
Built from the same red Kalahari sands that dominate the northern part of Botswana, this eco-friendly lodge is ideally positioned to take advantage of everything this incredible destination has to offer. Be it the spectacular wildlife that the Chobe River is famous for, or the opportunity to interact with the local Sibuya Tribe who live within this wildlife haven, here you will find a true African adventure.
The Chobe River waterfront attracts massive herds of elephant and buffalo in the dry season, offering fantastic photographic opportunities as they bathe and drink in the late afternoon sunlight.
Perhaps the most relaxing way to spend your safari afternoon, after hours in the game drive vehicle exploring the river banks and deeper into Chobe National Park, is to take a sunset cruise down the river in pursuit of that perfect photograph and to look for Chobe bushbuck, a localised race of the more common bushbuck.
Wildlife includes four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo – only rhinos are absent), many antelope species (including the only population of puku in Botswana), zebras, giraffes and good populations of cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs, as well as a plethora of smaller species such as serval, aardwolf, pangolin, aardvark and bat-eared fox.
Birding in northern Chobe can be rewarding, with over 450 species including slaty egret, Bradfield’s hornbill, wattled cranes, pennant-winged nightjar, broad-tailed paradise whydah, collared palm-thrush, miombo rock-thrush, Allen’s gallinule, lesser jacana, rock pratincole, Schalow’s turaco, racket-tailed roller and rosy-breasted longclaw.
Spend 2 nights at Muchenje Safari Lodge
Today your adventure continues as you travel to Sango Safari Camp in the Khwai area. Please meet at the agreed time after breakfast and check out for your shared road transfer to Kasane Airport. At Kasane Airport check-in for your light aircraft charter flight to Khwai Airstrip.
On arrival at Khwai Airstrip, you are met by a representative from the camp and transferred by game drive transfer to the camp (about a 30-minute drive)
WELCOME TO SANGO SAFARI CAMP! A traditional tented camp set amongst one of the greatest regions to observe Botswana's spectacular wildlife.
Sango Safari Camp is nestled in the shade of the trees overlooking the Khwai River. Situated on the outskirts of the traditional village of Khwai and bordering Moremi Game Reserve, the camp offers guests the perfect base from which to explore the wildlife and culture of this unique habitat. This intimate safari camp was named after the Sango Family – some of the original inhabitants of the Khwai area.
Khwai is a wildlife-rich 200,000 ha gem on the fringes of the Okavango Delta – sandwiched between Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park. This is one of the best places in Botswana to see wild dogs and other predators and, with no fences separating any of these areas, you are likely to see just about everything that northern Botswana has to offer.
The Khwai River flows through the concession and in places spreads out to form marshy areas and in others is a mere narrow channel that animals step across as they migrate between Moremi and the Linyanti section of Chobe National Park, via Khwai. The water channels have good populations of hippos, crocodiles, waterbuck and lechwe, and the dry woodlands away from the river host good populations of sable and roan antelopes, zebras, impalas, giraffes, buffaloes and many other species. As is the case with most of northern Botswana, elephants can be found everywhere, and lions, leopards and hyenas are commonly seen. Wild dogs often den in the area during the winter months and can then be seen with pups.
The 200,000 ha (2,000 km²) Khwai area consists of the small Khwai Community Concession (NG19) and the much larger Khwai Private Reserve (NG18). The tourism core of this area lies along the banks of the Khwai River and its tributaries with associated floodplains and woodlands, as much of the area north of the rivers is remote and dominated by mopane woodlands and open floodplains.
Most importantly, Khwai Community Concession – which receives the majority of visitors – is owned and run by the local community, with camps and lodges renting the privilege of operating in this exquisite space. For visitors, that means knowing that the proceeds of their trip directly benefit the local people in the area, which in turn is vital for the survival of any conservation area. A visit to Khwai village, situated in the concession itself, also offers the opportunity to meet some of Botswana’s charismatic citizens and to appreciate their history and culture that is so intricately entwined with the wilderness around them.
Spend 2 Nights at Sango Safari Camp
Each passenger is allowed up to a MAXIMUM OF 20 KG OF SOFT SIDED LUGGAGE on internal flights, and this includes hand luggage and camera bags.
Your journey home begins today. After breakfast and time permitting, a final activity, please meet in the main area for your shared game drive transfer (30 minutes) to Khwai Airstrip. On arrival at the airstrip please board your light aircraft charter flight to Maun.
On arrival at Maun Airport please collect your bags and check-in for your onward flight.
The Africa Geographic team trusts you have enjoyed your experience, wish you a safe onward journey and hope to welcome you back in future to make more African inspired memories with us!
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