After arriving at Kasane Airport in Botswana, you will be transferred to the Chobe River where a delicious lunch awaits you on the Zambezi Queen. The houseboat provides a unique vantage point from which to spot some of the myriads of wildlife which call the Chobe National Park home. You’ll be able to get closer to some of the animals than you can on a normal safari when you join the guide in a tender boat for an afternoon water-based safari. Under the vast and star-laden sky, accompanied by the night chorus of hippos grunting, lions roaring and night birds calling, you can enjoy a delicious dinner and then fall asleep in your luxurious suite to be ready for the adventures of tomorrow.
Overnight: Zambezi Queen or similar
- Make sure to have your passport stamped at Kasane Airport on entry to Botswana. You will then be met by a representative who will help with your luggage and transfer you to the Kasane Botswana Immigration Office. Here you will be assisted with passport control formalities as you exit Botswana. The representative will then transfer you to the Namibia Immigration Office via a tender boat and assist you with passport formalities as you enter Namibia. As you can see, wearing comfortable shoes will help.
- During Autumn and Winter (March to November), the weather is drier, and the animals are more mobile as they search for food and water, which means it also the best time for game viewing on the Chobe River.
- In Summer (November to March) and Spring (September and October) the landscape bursts into life after the first rains of the season providing you with unique game viewing and photography opportunities.
Transfer from Kasane Airport to Zambezi Queen
Lunch and Dinner
If you enjoy going on game drives, then staying on the Chobe River on the Zambezi Queen will be the best game drive you’ve ever had. Or should that be game float? Being on the river, in the heart of the Chobe National Park which boasts the highest concentration of wildlife for its size in Africa, will be one of the memorable experiences of your life. Especially if you’re lucky enough to see whole herds of elephant frolicking in the water or even swimming across it. Taking short trips on the river in the tender boat will bring you even closer to the wildlife as they come down to the river to drink. Every animal has to drink so the riverbank is the perfect place to see baboon, gentle giraffe, hyena, impala, lechwe, majestic kudu, puku, sable, solitary leopard, lion, warthog, waterbuck, the rare painted wild dog, blue wildebeest, and zebra among the many other species that live in the Chobe. At night you can watch hippos leave the river and stroll around on land looking for succulent grass to eat. While the bush on land can sometimes seem quiet, at night the river is a veritable wild orchestra. A houseboat is the ultimate luxury safari and to be able to sip sundowners while you cruise one of the big rivers in Africa through one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is an unmatched experience.
Overnight: Zambezi Queen or similar
- Chobe is known as a photographer's paradise and for good reason. The soft early morning light, and the sunsets at dusk, combined with striking animal behaviour, provide dramatic and unusual photo opportunities.
- Before your game viewing excursion, remember to apply sunscreen and wear a hat, as temperatures can reach over 40 degrees centigrade. You should also bring along a jacket for the chillier temperatures in the early mornings and evenings.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After your breakfast cruise, you’ll leave the Zambezi Queen and be transferred to Kasane Airport for your flight home or your flight onward to another adventure.
Transfer from Zambezi Queen to Kasane Airport
Breakfast
