17 Day Botswana and Zimbabwe Safari (Camping)

Tour Details

Tour Style Camping
Length 17 days
Countries Visited Botswana, Zimbabwe
Starts Maun
Ends Victoria Falls
Group Size Max 11
Age Range 12 - 65 and above
Tour SKU CAM4503
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What You'll Experience

  • Deception Valley Private Reserve
  • San Cultural Experience
  • Central Kalahari Game Reserve
  • Makgadikgadi National Park surrounds
  • Victoria Falls
  • Okavango Delta, Mokoro excursions and optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta
  • Moremi Game Reserve
  • Chobe National Park

Why You'll Love this Tour

This 17 Day Botswana and Zimbabwe Safari offers an exciting and memorable travel experience in Botswana, introducing you to one of the local tribes, exploring the Kalahari, the alluring Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, and Chobe National Park. Enjoy semi participating camping as you travel through the beautiful Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Tour Price

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R65,030

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Low Season EURO 3290 | High Season EUR 3480

. Currency fluctuations may occur

Dates Tour Length: 17 days


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Included

  • Meals -  12 Breakfasts, 13 Lunches,  13 Dinners
  • Accommodation -  14 Nights Camping, 2 Nights comfortable lodges
  • Services of a Professional Guide and Camp Assistant
  • Transport in specialised 4x4 safari vehicles custom-built
  • Camping equipment
  • Transfers as per itinerary
  • Filtered Water
  • Deception Valley Private Reserve Game Drives, Guided Nature Walk with a Local San Tracker
  • Central Kalahari Game Reserve Game Drives
  • 1 night at a comfortable lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • Okavango Delta - Mokoro excursions and Guided Nature Walks
  • Moremi Game Reserve - Morning and Afternoon Game Drives
  • Chobe National Park - Game Drives, Morning Game Drive out of the park

Excluded

  • Flights
  • Visas
  • Airport transfers
  • Travel insurance (Get Adventure Travel Insurance)
  • Restaurant meals in Victoria Falls
  • Entrance to Victoria Falls
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenirs
  • Optional excursions
  • Alcohol
  • Soft Drinks
  • Sleeping bag
  • Small pillow
  • Curios
  • Insurance to cover for cancellation and curtailment
  • Medical
  • Baggage
  • Emergency evacuation

Activities

Some of the activities you can take part in on this tour.

Included in Tour Price

  • Deception Valley Private Reserve Game Drives, Guided Nature Walk with a Local San Tracker
  • Central Kalahari Game Reserve Game Drives
  • 1 night at a comfortable lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • Okavango Delta - Mokoro excursions and Guided Nature Walks
  • Moremi Game Reserve - Morning and Afternoon Game Drives
  • Chobe National Park - Game Drives, Morning Game Drive out of the park


Other Activities

Available on this tour at your own expense 

  • Optional visit to the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (extra charges apply)
  • Optional Scenic flight over the Delta

Itinerary

Day 1 – 2: Deception Valley Private Reserve, Botswana

Your exciting journey starts in Maun, where your experienced guide will pick you up at your resort at 7:30 in the morning. To reach a private reserve on the Central Kalahari Game Reserve’s northern edge, you must travel 160 kilometers. After you arrive, you will receive a safari briefing to inform you about the logistics of your trip before setting up camp. Experience the outdoor as you get ready to camp.

The following two days will be spent exploring the area, including safari drives and a wildlife walk conducted by a local San tracker. They will impart detailed bush expertise and provide you with information about their distinctive and fascinating culture. Additionally, safari drives will be included in your exploration of the region, which is home to a diverse array of desert-adapted animals, including oryx, springbok, and eland, as well as predators like lion, brown hyena, and cheetah. Enjoy the huge open expanses, the starry night skies, and the unbroken beauty.

Meals: Breakfast, 2x Lunches, 2 x Dinners
Accommodation: Camp – Deception Valley Private Reserve
Included Highlights: Deception Valley Private Reserve Game Drives, Guided Nature Walk with a Local San Tracker
Route: Maun – Deception Valley Private Reserve
Travel Distance: ±160 km
Travel Time: ±5 hours
Please Note: You will need to pre-night in Maun and buy refreshments for your safari the day before it begins because the first day’s safari begins at 07:30. With pre-safari arrangements (accommodation, transfers), please contact your consultant for additional information

Day 3 – 5: Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana

You will awaken early in the morning and move toward the untamed nature of Botswana’s biggest wildlife reserve. The Central Kalahari Game Reserve’s northern uninhabited wilderness will be explored over the course of the following three days. Camping takes place in a designated, private area with out-of-door restrooms.

Meals: 3 x Breakfasts, 3 x Lunches, 3 x Dinners
Accommodation:  Camp: Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Included Highlights: Central Kalahari Game Reserve Game Drives
Route: Kalahari Private Reserve – Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Travel Distance: 80km, 3-4h (including game drive)

Day 6: Makgadikgadi, Botswana

Your final morning in the Kalahari is today. After breaking camp, you’ll have a leisurely drive to the Makgadikgadi region. In Khumaga hamlet, a camp with a view of the Boteti River is where you will spend the night. It is situated on the edge of the Makgadikgadi National Park. Take a game drive into Makgadikgadi National Park in the afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Comfortable Lodge – Makgadikgadi
Included Highlights: Afternoon game drive into
Makgadikgadi National Park
Route: Central Kalahari Game Reserve – Boteti River Camp
Travel Distance: 180km, 4 – 5 hours (including game drive)

Day 7: – 9: Okavango Delta, Botswana

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast where after you will head to Maun town to buy supplies for the rest of your safari, including drinks. You will encounter your fellow polers from the neighborhood with their mokoro (traditional dugout boats) once you have arrived at the Delta’s edge. During the calm transfer that will take you deeper inside the Delta, you will quietly cruise over reed-lined rivers and floodplains and take in the breathtaking scenery of this special place. On the islands and floodplains of the Okavango, you will spend two days and two nights camping in the wilderness and using the island as a base for guided nature walks and mokoro excursions.

Explore the islands and canals of the Okavango Delta on mokoro expeditions and nature hikes.

You will start moving away from the Okavango Delta’s waterways and toward its drier areas, where you will camp and rest before entering the reserve the following day. Lunch can be had at the campsite. You can choose between a 30-minute ride in a helicopter without windows or doors and a 45-minute scenic flight over the Delta in the afternoon, both of which provide breathtaking views. Both activities must be reserved during the safari and paid for in USD solely in cash, your guide will confirm the rates. You get a bird’s-eye view of the area when flying over the Okavango, and it’s even possible to see big game creatures like elephants, giraffes, and hippos. You will spend the night at a campsite with permanent restrooms just outside of Maun.

Please Note: It is important that you must pack a smaller bag with everything you’ll need for the two days on the island and leave your larger luggage in the trailer. Mokoro, which are unable to hold large baggage, are used to transport passengers from the mainland to the island where they will be staying. While you are on the island, your major luggage will be kept securely.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Boteti River Camp: Okavango Delta
Included Highlights: Mokoro Experience, , Guided Nature Walks
Optional Activities: Scenic Flight over the Delta
Route: Boteti River Camp – Okavango Delta
Travel Distance: ±210km
Travel Time: ±5 hours

Day 10 – 12 : Moremi Game Reserve (Xakanaxa Area/3rd Bridge and Khwai), Botswana

Get ready to experience the best of Botswana’s wilderness! After an early breakfast, journey to the Moremi Game Reserve, a stunning area known for its diverse habitats and abundant wildlife. Over the next three days, immerse yourself in the beauty of this region, embarking on morning and afternoon game drives in search of incredible animals and birds. Enjoy two unique campsites within the reserve, both offering private designated camping with bush ablutions.

Meals: 3 x Breakfasts, 3 x Lunches, 3 x Dinners
Accommodation: Camp: Moremi Game Reserve
Included Highlights: Morning and Afternoon Game Drives
Route: Okavango Delta –Moremi
Distance: ±90km
Travel Time: ±5 hours

Day 13: Southern Chobe National Park (Savuti/ Zwei Zwei), Botswana

Prepare to be captivated by the diverse landscapes of Chobe National Park! Journey into the Savuti region, a land of dynamic ecosystems and abundant wildlife. Encounter majestic bull elephants roaming the plains and explore the fascinating interplay of waterholes, dry river channels, and marshes that attract a wide array of animals. Each game drive in Savuti promises a thrilling and unpredictable adventure, with the chance to witness incredible wildlife interactions. Enjoy the comfort of private designated campsites with bush ablutions as you immerse yourself in this captivating wilderness.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping:  Southern Chobe National Park
Included Highlights: Chobe National Park Game Drives
Route: Moremi – Savuti
Distance: 120km
Travel Time: ±7 – 8 hours (Transfer and Game Drive)

Day 14: Northern Chobe National Park, Botswana

From the Southern Chobe National Park to the Chobe River Floodplain, take a transfer game drive to tour the northern Chobe National Park.

Journey north to the Chobe River, where your game drives will follow its winding banks, accompanied by the calls of the African Fish Eagle. Discover a unique river environment teeming with diverse wildlife, from puku and Chobe bushbuck to an array of stunning birdlife. Experience the thrill of encountering these animals in their natural habitat as you explore Northern Chobe National Park.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camp: National Chobe National Park
Included Highlights:Chobe National Park Game Drives
Route: Savuti – Chobe River
Distance: 170km
Travel Time: ±5 – 6 hours (Transfer and Game Drive)

Day 15: Northern Chobe National Park, Botswana

Embark on unforgettable game drives and witness the diverse wildlife of Northern Chobe National Park, including its stunning floodplain teeming with animals.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camp: National Chobe National Park

Day 16: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

You will travel to Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwean side after a brief morning game drive (a visa is necessary), where you will spend the night at a cozy lodge. There will be time to view the rumbling Victoria Falls and go shopping in the afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Comfortable Lodge: Victoria Falls
Included Highlight: Morning Game Drive out of the park
Route: Chobe River – Victoria Falls
Distance: 100 km
Travel Time: ± 3 hours (Excluding Border Crossing)

Day 17: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Finally, after a delectable breakfast, your unforgettable safari comes to an end. For further information about activities in Victoria Falls, such as white water rafting down the Zambezi Gorge, canoeing on the upper Zambezi, and helicopter flights over the falls, ask your tour guide.

Meals: Breakfast

Onward Travel Plans

Due to circumstances beyond our control while on tour (such as border crossings, traffic, breakdowns and delays, etc), the end time on the last day cannot be guaranteed. Therefore we strongly recommend you stay the night and fly out the next day. Please consult with your booking consultant.

FROM

R65,030

Price Disclaimer: Tour is Priced

Low Season EURO 3290 | High Season EUR 3480

. Currency fluctuations may occur

Currency estimated. Base currency is South African Rand (ZAR)

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