12-DAY MAKGADIKGADI, OKAVANGO, CHOBE AND VICTORIA FALLS

Arrival and Transfer to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

The Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve is a salt pan– with an area of 3 900 squire km is situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana. The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadikgadi.
The pans themselves are salty desert whose only plant life is a thin layer of blue-green algae. During the wet season, the pan National Park becomes an important habitat for migrating animals including wildebeest and one of Africa’s biggest zebra populations, together with the large predators that prey on them. The wet season also brings migratory birds such as ducks, geese, and Great White Pelicans.

On arrival at Maun Airport (MUB) you will be met and transferred to the Planet Baobab lodge which is located in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan National Park. Depending on arrival times you will have time for an afternoon game viewing activity.

Dinner and overnight at the Planet Baobab Hotel.

Activities at Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

You will have one early morning game activity in the National Park and have the afternoon free for any one of the optional tours which may include the following;
• Walk with the bush people (the bushmen)
• Quad biking into the pan
• Game walks/Nature walks with a professional guide
• Night game drives
Dinner and overnight at the Planet Baobab Hotel.

You will have the morning free for more optional tours if so desired and you will be road-transferred to Maun in the late morning. You will spend the day shopping for the main safari and site-seeing in this small laid-back town.

Own dinner arrangements overnight in Maun Lodge (or similar).

Okavango Delta game viewing activities

After breakfast, it will be time to depart for the wilderness in our comfortable open-sided safari jeeps and embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
This day you will explore the delta channels on mokoros (traditional dugout canoes) in the morning; rides of which are the highlight of the Okavango delta, lunch at the camp, and another game viewing activity in the afternoon. This will be another mokoro ride along the delta channels to see the delta`s wildlife as they come down for the water. You will be driven back to the camp after sunset.

Overnight camping in the delta with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and refreshments.

Game Viewing Activities in Moremi Game Reserve

After breakfast, we break camp and game drive to the nearby Moremi game reserve. This park is famous for predator sightings and this is one place where one has a realistic chance of seeing the lions, leopard, and cheetah.
Full day game viewing (game drives) and overnight camping in the Moremi game reserve

Overnight camping in Moremi Game reserve.

Game Viewing/Transfer to Savuti National Park

This day we will do one ling morning game drive and return to the camp for refreshments and lunch. When it starts cooling off we will do another game drive. Most predators are active in the early mornings and late afternoon when the temperatures are conducive for hunting. We will follow their feeding timings to maximize the chances of seeing them either hunting or on their kills.

Dinner and overnight at the Camp in Savuti.

Game Viewing Activities in Savuti National Park

The Savuti area borders the Delta to the west and Chobe National Park to the east and is one of Africa's best-known big game areas. It is famous for its predators, especially its resident lion and spotted hyena populations - one place where one has a realistic chance of seeing the cheetah, leopard wild dog, and other predators. The upper Savuti areas are among the most beautiful in Botswana. The game-viewing can be exceptional, and the wide variety of activities makes this an area not be missed. Savuti hosts large herds of buffalo, zebra, elephant, and loads of other plains game.

This day you will game drive to Savuti and you will be at the camp in Savuti game park in the afternoon. After lunch and siesta, you will do the sunset drive - the best time of the day to encounter the Savuti predators as they will be active and hunting again. You will be back at the camp after sunset.

Overnight camping in Savuti Game Reserve with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and refreshments.

Game Viewing/Transfer to Chobe National Park

Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. It is located in the north of the country and is Botswana's third-largest park, after Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Gemsbok National Park. It has one of the greatest concentrations of game in all of Africa. The park is noted for having a population of lions that prey on African elephants, mostly calves or juveniles, but even sub-adults.

This day you will depart Savuti (soon after breakfast) and game drive to the Chobe National Park where you will visit this part of the Chobe that is secretly located away from the peak season crowds at the Chobe riverfront. This is also an area where elephant and buffalo can be seen in their hundreds – an experience not to be missed.
You will be at the camp at around lunchtime and after some rest, you will do a sunset game drive in the upper Chobe area - looking for the Chobe predators.

Overnight camping in with all meals and refreshments.

Game Viewing safari in the Chobe National Park, overnight in Kasane

Chobe is one of the most famous safari lands in Africa and is home to numerous animals. This day we visit the famous Chobe waterfront in search of lion, leopard, hyena, elephant, giraffe, and a host of plains game.
The combination of wildlife, birdlife, and reptiles along the river's edge is a photographer’s dream, and this day's game drives will give you plenty of time to explore it.

We will check-in at the Chobe Safari Lodge and cap the day with a boat cruise on the Chobe River. Most travellers consider this to be one of the trip highlights as loads of wildlife will also be seen from the river and the sunset over the Chobe palm trees is just awesome.

Overnight at the Chobe Safari Lodge.

Transfer to Victoria Falls and guided tour of the falls

You will be picked up at 08h00 for the road transfer to Victoria Falls. This is a two-hour drive (factoring-in the two borders). After check-in, you will be taken on a guided tour of the Victoria Falls – a three-hour trip that will show you the big tree, part of the river before the waterfall, and two hours of walking in the Victoria Falls rain forest.
You will be picked up for the sunset boat cruise at 16h00. This includes refreshments (drinks and snacks) and return transfers. Expect to be back at 19h00.

Own dinner arrangements and overnight at the Elephant Hills resort on B/B.

Optional Tours at Victoria Falls

This will be your free day for optional activities, shopping or just relaxing at the hotel. Your guide will assist with optional activities bookings. Optional Activities may include the following: white water Rafting, Bungee jumping helicopter flight over the Victoria Falls, Zipline, elephant back safari tiger fishing and lots more.

Dinner will be at the award-winning Boma Restaurant. You will be picked up at 19h00 and expect to be back at 21:30

Overnight at the Elephant Hills resort B/B.

This is your last day in Victoria Falls. Your departure times will depend on your flight schedule. You must be at the airport at least two hours before your flight time.