On arrival at Victoria Falls Airport, once you have cleared immigration, you can collect your luggage and continue via customs to the arrivals hall. Here you will be met by your transfer driver (please look for your name on a signboard) who will assist you to the waiting transfer vehicle and take you by road to Bayete Guest Lodge.
Bayete Guest Lodge Victoria Falls offers comfortable and affordable accommodation in the heart of the Victoria Falls residential area.
This is a family run lodge which offers 30 rooms set in a lush tropical garden. Central to the lodge is the large teardrop swimming pool, which is hugged by the dining boma and bar. The Tavern is steeped in history and character and is central to the communal area where guests are welcomed to gather, have refreshments and socialize.
Bayete Guest Lodge include a full english breakfast, which is served every morning in the dining boma. A delicious seasonal menu prepared by the executive chef for lunch and dinner are also available on request, and should be pre-ordered on the day.
The Lodge is a quiet oasis far removed from the hustle and bustle of the town, and offer a tranquil and comfortable escape for both work and pleasure orientated travelers. The Lodge offers a fast fiber-optic WiFi connection covering all rooms and areas of the lodge which is available to guests free of charge.
Bayete Guest Lodge has a booking office on site to help you book all your Vic Falls activities, such as the helicopter flights, Tour of the Falls, Sunset Cruises and various other sightseeing, game-viewing and / or adrenaline activities.
Spend two nights at Bayete Guest Lodge
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 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
This morning after breakfast please meet your driver in the main area at the agreed time for your scheduled road transfer to Kasane airport. Please note that you will cross over to Botswana by road and will need to complete immigration and customs formalities en route.
On arrival at Kasane airport, you are met by a representative from Chobe Game Lodge and transferred by road to the camp.
This Eco-Chic lodge is situated on the banks of the majestic Chobe River, inside the Chobe National Park, it is the ONLY property located in this world-renowned Park.
The next 48 hours you will immerse yourself in an all-encompassing safari on land and water in one of Africa’s primary wildlife destinations as the staff here share their passion and explore the diversity of Botswana’s Chobe National Park with you.
Spend two nights at Chobe Safari lodge.
The Chobe River waterfront near the town of Kasane 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 the 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. And of course birdwatching adds another level of enjoyment as you drift downstream, with a cold G&T in one hand and binoculars in the other. For those in the know, there is a Pel’s fishing owl to be seen in the area …
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.
Today your adventure continues as you travel into the Savute plains. Please meet in the main area for your road transfer to Kasane airport, the time of your departure from Chobe Safari Lodge will be advised locally.
On arrival at Kasane airport check-in for your seat in a charter light aircraft flight to Savuti airstrip.
On arrival at the airstrip, you will be met by a representative from camp and transferred a short distance by game viewer to Savute Safari Lodge camp.
Stretching from the Linyanti River all the way to Savute Marsh, the winding waterways of the Savute Channel have pumped life into the western section of Chobe National Park for many thousands of generations. However, this fickle and unpredictable channel, which has a fascinating history of flooding and drying up, independently of good rainy seasons and flood levels elsewhere, has mystified local inhabitants, geologists and others for many years.
Explore the mysteries of this plains and its woodlands on daily game drives throughout the Savute area in open 4×4 safari vehicles. Several trips will incorporate a visit to the Savute marsh to give you a chance to see the historic presence of the Savute channel at the marsh against a backdrop of teeming wildlife. Guests can also enjoy a visit to the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills – a small hilly outcrop which forms a prominent landmark in the otherwise flat landscape.
Savute boasts the second-largest summer zebra migration in Africa; its timing is determined by the rains, but usually occurs between November and December and again between February and April, when the zebras move from the rivers in the north in search of the rain-ripe grasslands and full waterholes in the southwest of the park. The migration is always followed by large numbers of predators.
The rich diversity of the Savute means that there is good game-viewing year-round - not only when zebras are on their migration mission.
Spend two nights at Savute Safari Lodge.
Savute (Savuti) is a vast open grassland famous for massive herds of buffalos and elephants and for the large prides of lions that have learned to hunt them. The area plays host to dramatic scenes during the dry season when elephant breeding herds have to drink from the dwindling surface water, and lions ambush the young and ill members of the herd.
The lifeblood of this western section of Chobe National Park is Savute Marsh, a relic inland lake now fed by the erratic Savute Channel. The channel is fed seasonally with water from the Kwando and Okavango Rivers, but often dries up for many seasons, probably due to tectonic plate movements, and is also thought to flow both ways on occasion.
Wildlife includes four of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo – only rhinos are absent), many antelope species, zebras and giraffes with 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. The area is home to a number of large old bull elephants as well as breeding herds that roam the area. Lion prides and hyena clans grow to large sizes, and large
Please note all flights have a strict baggage weight restriction of 20 kgs (including limited hand luggage) per guest in soft bags. Excess luggage may result in an additional charge or may not accompany guest on the same flight. Guests with heavy camera equipment should ensure that excess baggage arrangements (if required?) are in place prior to any domestic flights, please notify us for guidance and assistance.
This morning after breakfast and time permitting a final activity in the area, please meet in the main area at the agreed time for your game drive transfer to the airstrip. At the airstrip board your seat in a charter scheduled light aircraft flight to Savuti Airstrip.
On arrival at the Moremi airstrip, you are met by a representative from the camp and transferred to Camp Moremi enjoying a short game drive on your approach
You have arrived at the right place if a classic African safari experience is what you are after. Located within the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve, you will have the privilege of enjoying morning and afternoon game drives throughout the many different ecosystems that the Moremi Game Reserve has to offer or the possibility to explore the Xakanaxa Lagoon and its surrounding channels by boat. This blend of activities allows for access to incredible landscapes, impressive wildlife as well as the opportunity to enjoy the picturesque waters of the Okavango Delta.
The professional guides will introduce you to a whole new world of wildlife; watch a leopard stretched out lazily in the branches of a mopane tree, herds of elephant grazing under a canopy of green or a pride of Lions camouflaged in the long grass. Moremi Game Reserve’s incredible wetlands support a vast number of antelope, including impala, kudu and waterbuck. Birdlife is prolific and the majestic fish eagle and vivid malachite kingfisher are frequently seen and even the rare pel’s fishing owl makes an occasional appearance, to the delight of guides and guests alike.
Spend two nights at Camp Moremi.
Situated in the east of the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve ranks as one of the most beautiful reserves in Africa. It covers more than 4871 square kilometres of pristine wilderness, and the varied terrain includes savannah, winding waterways, and dense forest. This diverse ecosystem supports an incredibly wide spectrum of wildlife, ranging from large herds of buffalo, wildebeest and zebra, to the rare sitatunga and lechwe antelope, lion, cheetah and packs of wild dog in the open grasslands. The birdlife is prolific and includes most of the 550 bird species recorded on Botswana’s national bird list.
Please note all flights have a strict baggage weight restriction of 20 kgs (including limited hand luggage) per guest in soft bags. Excess luggage may result in an additional charge or may not accompany guest on the same flight. Guests with heavy camera equipment should ensure that excess baggage arrangements (if required?) are in place prior to any domestic flights, please notify us for guidance and assistance.
This morning you are transferred by road to the airstrip for your seat in a charter scheduled light aircraft flight Camp Moremi to Leroo La Tau Airstrip. Please note that the time of this flight will be advised locally.
On arrival at Leroo La Tau, you will be met by your driver/guide and transferred the short distance to the Camp.
Your safari Finale will be at Leroo La Tau, situated on the western bank of the Boteti River, northwest of Khumaga Village and about 140 kilometres southeast of Maun. The eastern bank of the Boteti forms the boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, which stretches away from the riverbank towards its interior of scrubland and mineral-rich grasslands.
Guide game drives in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park focusing on the exceptional wildlife sightings along the Boteti River is at the order of the day. Depending on the water level, boat activities are also provided. Optional cultural excursions can be arranged to Khumaga Village.
Leroo La Tau translates as ‘lion’s paw’ but, although the surrounding area features abundant lion, zebra and wildebeest, it also boasts Chobe bushbuck, leopard, cheetah, brown and spotted hyena, impala, kudu, jackal, porcupine, genet and caracal, to name but a few.
Please note: Owing to their remote location within the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, the Makgadikgadi Pans themselves are not visited on daily scheduled activities from Leroo La Tau.
Spend two nights at Leroo La Tau
Situated in northeastern Botswana, the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park covers an impressive 3900 square kilometre area and is brimming with natural wonders including the largest tree in Africa, a world-famous 5300-year-old Baobab. Game viewing is at its best during the wet season when the plains teem with an extraordinary diversity of wildlife. The rains transform the salt pans into a magnificent lake attracting an abundance of wildlife and, most spectacularly, large flocks of gloriously pink flamingos. The area is renowned for its massive herds of wildebeest and zebra which migrate to the park en masse followed by a variety of predators including lion, cheetah and hyena. Popular activities include game drives, bird watching, exploring the salt pans on 4WD or quad bikes, tours of Gweta Village, and fascinating bush walk to historic sites guided by experienced Bushmen trackers.
Please note all flights have a strict baggage weight restriction of 20 kgs (including limited hand luggage) per guest in soft bags. Excess luggage may result in an additional charge or may not accompany guest on the same flight. Guests with heavy camera equipment should ensure that excess baggage arrangements (if required?) are in place prior to any domestic flights, please notify us for guidance and assistance.
Today, your journey home begins.
After breakfast and time permitting, a final morning activity, depart camp with a short transfer to Leroo La Tau Airstrip for your onward flight to Maun.
On arrival at Maun Airport, check-in for your departure 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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Please note all flights have a strict baggage weight restriction of 20 kgs (including limited hand luggage) per guest in soft bags. Excess luggage may result in an additional charge or may not accompany guest on the same flight. Guests with heavy camera equipment should ensure that excess baggage arrangements (if required?) are in place prior to any domestic flights, please notify us for guidance and assistance.
