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 awaiting transfer vehicle. Scheduled transfer by road to Victoria Falls River Lodge.
Nestled on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, within the Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls River Lodge offers wonderful wildlife viewing opportunities and easy access to the historic town of Victoria Falls and the opportunity to visit the world-famous Falls and explore this incredible natural wonder on foot. Guided visits to the falls are easy to arrange, and you are a mere 10 minute drive from them.
For game viewing enthusiasts, Victoria Falls River Lodge offers the best way to experience the Zambezi National Park on one of its morning or afternoon ame drives (included in the accommodation fee) and/or on foot on a guided bush walk (the latter may be arranged at an additional cost).
Or if this lodge is the last stop in your itinerary, and relaxing is all you want, the lodge offers unbeatable views of the Zambezi River and all its resting wildlife sunbathing around it. Chilled river cruises in the AM or PM, a gamut of spa treatments, a well-stocked bar and crystalline pool, and all the chill, peace and calm you could wish for.
If you are visiting when there is a full moon, we highly recommend the Lunar Rainbow Tour.
Spend two nights at Victoria Falls River Lodge
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River is one of Africa’s most iconic destinations and deservedly on many 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 stay 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 it is time to check out. Please meet your driver in the main area at the agreed time for your road transfer to Chobe Game Lodge. Please note that you will be transferring into Botswana and this transfer includes a border crossing. Please have your passports and the required documents ready.
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 2 nights at Chobe Game 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 comes to an end. After breakfast please check out and meet at the agreed time for your shared transfer to Kasane Airport. 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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