8 Day Classic Botswana Small Group Tour (Accommodated)

Day 1: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

The Victoria Falls waterfalls in Zimbabwe is the first highlight of your trip! You will be met by your transfer driver at the Victoria Falls airport and transported to your accommodation, Batonka Guest Lodge. Upon checking in, unpack, and settle in, you can take a moment to relax. Your safari guide will also be waiting for you here. Your guide takes you on a tour of the Victoria Falls after you check in. It has a width of 1.7km and a height of 108m, making it the world’s largest waterfall. What a great experience! Victoria Falls is a small town with a big souvenir market and a lovely walking trail. You enjoy dinner in town (at your own expense) with your guide and the other participants. The Batonka Guest Lodge is where you spend the first night of your journey.

Please Note: You will need to plan for an additional night if you intend to participate in activities like scenic flights, boat cruises or bungee-jumping at Victoria Falls.

Meals: Dinner will be at your own expense
Accommodation: Batonka Guest Lodge
Included Highlights: Victoria Falls Waterfalls

Day 2: Victoria Falls – Kasane – Chobe Region, Botswana

We make our way to Botswana today. After reaching Kasane, your 4×4 Land Cruiser safari vehicle is waiting for you to go and explore Chobe National Park. The elephant population in this park is unparalleled in any other park. Approximately 40,000 elephants call Chobe National Park home, making it the area with the highest elephant density in the world. Due to this reason, Chobe National Park is often referred to as “The Land of Giants”. Your guide will share fascinating facts and anecdotes about the park’s animals. After leaving Chobe National Park on the western side, you drive to the Chobe Elephant Camp, where you will spend the next two nights.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Chobe Elephant Camp
Included Highlights: Game Drive in 4×4 Safari Vehicle
Distance: ± 150 km
Driving Time: 3-4 hours plus game drives

Day 3: Chobe National Park, Botswana

Before you depart for your safari, enjoy a delicious breakfast. As you enter the Chobe National Park with your guide by your side and in the optimal 4×4 safari vehicle, you are accompanied by your guide. You spend the entire morning in the park, admiring lions, buffalos, antelopes and other small creatures as well. You can return to your lodge for lunch and spend some time relaxing by the pool since your lodge is within walking distance of the park. Following lunch, you take a boat cruise down the Chobe River. A bit of luck may allow you to see elephants playing in the water, drinking and splashing in the river. A second night is spent at the Chobe Elephant Camp.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Chobe Elephant Camp
Included Highlights: Morning Game Drive, Boat Cruise on the Chobe River

Day 4: Chobe Region – Chobe National Park – Chobe Forest Reserve, Botswana

There will be plenty of opportunities for you to view wildlife during the day. On your game drive today, you will travel from Kasane to Ngoma along the Chobe River. Upon entering the Chobe National Park again, you continue your journey where you left off the previous day. As the elephants splash around in the water, you can observe them drinking, cooling off and playing. On today’s morning game drive, keep an eye out for the water-loving red lechwe and the rare puku antelope. The Chobe Forest Reserve is reached after leaving the park at the Ngoma gate. A picnic lunch is enjoyed along the way in the lovely outdoor setting. Mid-afternoon finds you arriving at your lodge, Thobolo’s Bush Lodge, with a number of new safari impressions. On the viewing deck, enjoy a cool sundowner while watching elephants, buffalos and other wildlife arrive for a drink at the waterhole.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Thobolo Bush Lodge
Included Highlights: Game Drive in 4×4 Safari Vehicle
Distance: ± 50 km
Driving Time: 2 hours plus game drives

Day 5: Chobe Forest Reserve – Savuti – Moremi Region, Botswana

Having enjoyed a delicious breakfast, you begin your journey towards the Savuti and its surrounding concessions. There is no doubt that the Savuti and Moremi Game Reserve area is one of the best game viewing areas in southern Africa. With its high populations of elephants and buffalos, as well as leopards and lions, it is home to the Big Five. Spotting a rhino in the wild is an extremely rare and rewarding experience. So, keep your eyes open when you are out on your game drive and you may very well encounter all of the Big Five. Having trained eyes, your guide will be able to point out things that you may otherwise not have been aware of. The mysterious Savuti channel shaped and continues to shape the surreal Savuti landscape. There have been many instances where the channel flowed for many years, bringing water to the region, and then it suddenly dried up and remained dry for an indefinite period of time. Despite this, nature always finds a way to demonstrate its impressive resilience. There is something fascinating about every safari in the Savuti. As you leave Savuti through the Mababe Gate, you may see many new species of wildlife. You arrive at Mmatsebe Camp after a long and rewarding day of game viewing, where you will enjoy a tasty dinner and rest well.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mmatsebe Camp
Included Highlights: Savuti Game Drive

Day 6: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

A new safari day awaits us. The Moremi Game Reserve is one of Botswana’s most iconic wildlife areas, and today you will be able to take part in one of the most unique game drives of your life. Wildlife, including the Big Five, can be found in abundance in the region. Aside from this, it is also a very good location for observing African wild dogs. These rarely seen animals require wide-open spaces in order to roam freely within the Moremi and its surrounding private concessions. Besides the tsessebe antelope, you may also encounter a roan or sable antelope, as well as lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, and cheetahs if you are fortunate. Having a well-trained guide who has excellent spotting skills will help make your safari an unforgettable experience. You return to camp in the afternoon. Watch the animals come to drink at the local watering hole as the sun sets on another memorable day from the camp’s lookout deck. A second night is spent at the Mmatsebe Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Highlights: Moremi Game Drive
Distance and driving time: Depends on the route chosen on game drive

Day 7: Moremi Region – Maun, Botswana

Taking advantage of the cool morning temperatures, you embark on another morning game drive around your camp. There is a possibility that you may encounter something that you have never seen before today. As you travel through the bush landscape of Botswana, you will primarily follow a southerly direction. Your accommodation, the Thamalakane River Lodge, will be available to you early in the afternoon, so you can enjoy the afternoon at your leisure. You are invited to take a refreshing swim in the lodge’s swimming pool, which is located on the banks of the Thamalakane River, just outside of Maun. Consider taking a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta as an afternoon activity if you will not be continuing your travels into the Okavango Delta. We will be happy to provide you with further information if this is the case. Before relaxing around the campfire and overlooking the river, conclude this wonderful day with another delicious dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Highlights: Morning Game Drive in Moremi Game Reserve
Optional Activity: Scenic Flight over the Delta
Distance: ± 150 km
Driving Time: ± 3-4 hours plus game drives

Day 8: Maun, Botswana

The time has come to pack your bags after a hearty breakfast. As you say your goodbyes, your guide or transfer driver will take you to Maun Airport. It is from here that you can begin your return journey or continue your adventure by flying into the Okavango Delta. Feel free to contact us if you need further assistance. Regardless of your choice, we are confident that your time amongst Botswana’s wildlife and nature will leave a lasting impression on you, and we look forward to seeing you again in the future!

Meals: Breakfast
Distance: ± 20 km
Driving Time: ± 30 minutes

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.