BEST OF BOSTWANA & ZIMBABWE

The Mighty Victoria Falls also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya which means “The Smoke That Thunders” in the local Tonga language, highlighting the powerful mist and noise created by the falls. The mist from the falls creates a unique microclimate, supporting a rainforest ecosystem on the surrounding cliffs.

Accommodation: Insika Lodge /Shearwear Explorers Village / Bayete Lodge / A’zambezi River Lodge or similar.

Highlight included: Dinner cruise.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and considered one of the largest and most famous waterfall system in the world. The area around Victoria Falls is known for various adrenaline pumping activities such as bungee jumping, white-water rafting and many more.

Accommodation: Insika Lodge /Shearwater Explorers Village / Bayete Lodge / A’zambezi River Lodge or similar.

Highlights included: Falls guided tour.

Optional Activities: Rafting, gorge swing, bunji jump.

Hwange National Park Is the largest natural reserve in Zimbabwe, 14600 square kilometers total covered of sandy soils, grasslands, acacia woodlands and teak forests. It lies in the northwest of the country.

Route: Victoria Falls to Hwange – 200km – 3hours.

Accommodation: Miombo Lodge/ Hwange Safari Lodge or similar.

Highlight included: Village tour and painted dogs project.

It is known for one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa, especially elephant and buffalo, and for its yearly –round wildlife viewing.

Accommodation: Miombo Lodge/ Hwange Safari Lodge or similar.

Highlights included: Full day game drive.

Matopos is a place of secrets, hidden valleys, concealed caves and forgotten passages. It is a place of refuge and has been used as such by man and animals. Currently it is set aside as a sanctuary for rhinos since its more central and easier to control poaching of rhinos. Route: Hwange to Bulawayo – 350km -4hours.

Accommodation: The Big Cave Lodge / Matopos Hills Lodge or similar.

Highlights included: Full day at Matopos.

Highlights included: Seal Colony.

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe. Within the city are country main museum, excellent art galleries, theatres and splendid recreational park.

Accommodation: Travellers Guest House/ Bannff Lodge or similar.

Highlights included: City tour

After our early morning breakfast, we will depart from the city of Kings and head for Botswana via the plumtree border post. The largest salt pans in the world and displayed a unique expanse landscape with fascinating natural scenic beauty with expanse of flat white baked featureless surface. It covers 30000 square kilometers total area covered.

Route: Bulawayo to Nata – 500km -7hours.

Accommodation: Nata Lodge/ Planet Baobab Lodge or similar.

Highlights included: Pan drive.

It’s the gateway into the Okavango Delta, Moremi and Kalahari for the main tourists in Botswana. It is the administrative Centre of Ngamiland district and the seat of power of the Batswana people.

Route: Nata to Maun – 320km -4hours.

Accommodation: Sedia Riverside Hotel / Island Safaris Lodge or similar.

Highlights optional: Scenic flight over the Okavango Delta.

The Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta. The Okavango River has no outlet to the sea, so it empties into the sands of the Kalahari Desert, irrigating some 16000 square kilometers. This is a true wilderness area where both animals and people co-exist.

Route: Maun to Okavango Delta – 30km -3hours.

Accommodation: Bush camping in the Delta.

Highlights included: Mokoro ride, nature walks.

After our long morning nature walk, we ride Mokoro back to Maun.

Route: Okavango Delta to Maun – 30km – 3hours. Accommodation: Sedia Riverside Hotel / Island Safaris Lodge or similar.

Highlights included: Nature Walk and Mokoro ride.

Elephant Sands is a conservancy in Botswana. Elephant Sands drills boreholes to provide supplemental water for the animals as they traverse the land escaping threats of human-wildlife conflict, poaching and drought. Elephants congregate at the natural waterhole right in front of the lodge.

Route: Maun to Nata – 370km – 5hours.

Accommodation: Elephant Sands /Chobe Mopani bush Lodge.

Highlights included: Watching elephants drinking at waterhole.

Chobe national park is renowned for its high population of migratory elephants. Not to miss on your bucket list is a sunset boat cruise in Chobe national park since it has got a say to your safari. Chobe River provides a very broad habitat for bird life and it is possible to see many beautiful species.

Route: Nata to Chobe -270km – 4hours.

Accommodation: Kwalape Safari Lodge / Tlou Safari Lodge / Two Rivers Hotel or similar.

Highlights included: Sunset boat cruise.

Experience an abundance of wildlife in the Chobe national park. African largest concentration of elephants, buffalos, impalas, legendary fish eagle and more bird life along the river. As we continue searching for wildlife by doing morning and afternoon game drives we will meander along the banks of the Chobe River.

Accommodation: Kwalape Safari Lodge / Tlou Safari Lodge / Two Rivers Hotel or similar.

Highlights included: Morning and afternoon game drive.

Victoria Falls serves as a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, with approximately two-thirds of the falls located in Zimbabwe.

Route: Kasane to Victoria Falls -90km – 2hours.

Accommodation: Own arrangement.

Highlights included: Morning game drive.

Tour ends after lunch.