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 Club
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.
**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.
On the guided tour of the Falls you will be accompanied through the Rainforest by a qualified guide who will give a brief history of the Falls, as well as detailing the flora, fauna and other points of interest. Stop at lookout points along the way to marvel at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
On the sunset cruise, it is your turn to sit back, relax and soak up the last rays of the African sun as you gently drift along the Zambezi River above the Falls with a gin and tonic in hand and enjoying delicious snacks. Look out for elephant, hippo, crocodile, magnificent birds and other wildlife.
The finale of the cruise is the unforgettable sight of the sun setting over the Zambezi River, turning the sky into a myriad of reds, oranges and pinks and casting shadows and silhouettes all around.
The Boma restaurant offers a unique cultural experience. Excellent cuisine, including a variety of game meats and traditional Zimbabwean dishes, is accompanied by entertainment throughout your meal from traditional dancers, the Sangoma (storyteller) and a local fortune teller who is available for fortune-telling. The Boma is open for dinner from 7.00 pm until late 365 days of the year.
The Boma nestles in a Gusu Forest and is partly open to the spectacular African night skies. A feast of nightly entertainment incorporates Shangaan dancers and singers and a local fortune teller. Guests are welcomed with a traditional greeting in Shona and Ndebele, the local languages. They are invited to take part in a hand washing ceremony before sampling traditional beer and snacks, as a prelude to dinner.
After dinner, guests are invited to while away the evening with the restaurant’s very own Sangoma – a traditional storyteller to learn more about the country’s folklore, culture, and heritage.
If you are visiting when there is a full moon, we highly recommend the Lunar Rainbow Tour.
Spend 2 nights at Victoria Falls Safari Club
Shearwater Devil's Pool High Tea
This morning after breakfast please check out and meet at the agreed time for your shared road transfer to Chobe Game Lodge. Please note that this transfer includes a border crossing into Botswana, please keep your passport handy.
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.
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 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 Chobe Game Lodge
Today your adventure continues as you travel to Sable Alley. 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 Banoka Airstrip. Please note that as this is a light aircraft flight your luggage allowance is 20 kg's in soft bags only.
On arrival at Banoka Airstrip, you are met by a representative from the camp and transferred by game drive transfer to the camp.
Sable Alley is a piece of light, bright and beautiful luxury amid the game-rich floodplains of Khwai, and the best news is that it’s as sustainable as it is sophisticated. Partnering with the local communities in Khwai, the proceeds from staying at Sable Alley go straight back into the Khwai Village community projects.
And what about the wildlife? Located right on the banks of a lily-covered lagoon, home to harrumphing hippo and a favourite drinking spot for elephant and buffalo, the big game quite literally comes to you at Sable. But as tempting as it is to stay in camp, venture out you should, for Khwai offers one of Africa’s greatest and most exclusive safari experiences. Have your binos at the ready for lion, leopard, wild dog, buffalo, elephant and hundreds of dainty antelope as you drive through the diverse landscapes.
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 of the easily accessible concession area (Khwai Community Concession) is open to the public and mobile safari operators, and so wildlife sightings can be crowded during the prime safari season of July to September. This concession hosts lodges and campsites, and prices range from budget to luxury. On the other hand, Khwai Private Reserve has several mid and upmarket lodges, and access is restricted to guests.
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 Sable Alley
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 Banoka 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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