11-Day Luxury Botswana and Victoria Falls Safari
- Duration
- 10 nights / 11 days
- Starts at
- Maun, Botswana
- Ends at
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe OR Livingstone, Zambia (your choice)
- Itinerary and duration is customisable?
- Yes
It is easy to combine Botswana with Victoria Falls. This trip idea combines 4 of Botswana's top safari destinations with 2 nights at Victoria Falls. The duration of the trip is flexible, and you can easily stay an extra night at any of the destinations on this trip.
Day 1-3:
Arrive in Maun and take an easy two hour road transfer to Leroo La Tau game lodge, overlooking the Boteti River in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. During the dry season (from May to October) the Boteti river attracts thousands of animals to the remaining waterholes here. You can expect large herds of zebra, wildebeest and other animals coming to the waterhole right in front of the camp to drink. Lions are in abundance here, and the chances of seeing lions on a kill are very good. Leroo La Tau has access to a private concession area where night drives and off-road driving are permitted. Spend two nights at Leroo La Tau, in a luxury chalet overlooking the Boteti riverbed.
Day 3-5:
Transfer by road and then by air to Camp Moremi, in the heart of the Moremi Game Reserve, on the edge of the Okavango Delta. From Camp Moremi you can do morning game drives in the Moremi Game Reserve on an open 4x4 safari vehicle, and afternoon boat trips into the beautiful Okavango Delta. An alternative option here is to stay at a camp which is even deeper in the Okavango Delta, where only water-based activities are offered. Spend two nights here and explore the wonders of the Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve.
Day 5-7:
A short flight brings you to Savute Safari Lodge, overlooking a waterhole in the Savute channel. Here the scenery is different again, and you can expect to see an abundance of wildlife including elephants, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, various antelope species and of course lions. Other predators that can be seen here include wild dogs, hyenas, leopards and sometimes cheetah. During the dry season at Savute, you can sit on the deck and watch the animals come down to the waterhole in front of camp. Game drives in the Savute area are usually very good, concentrating on the wildlife-rich areas around the Savute marsh and Savute channel.
Day 7-9:
Another short flight and transfer brings you to Chobe Game Lodge, on the banks of the Chobe river in the far north of Botswana. This is the best game viewing area in the Chobe National Park, and the activities include open vehicle game drives as well as game viewing by boat. The Chobe river offers the best boat-based game viewing in the world and you can expect close-up, unobstructed views of hippos, crocodiles, herds of elephants, buffalo, sable antelope, lechwe, giraffe, zebra and various other animals. Lions, leopards and wild dogs are often seen in this area. Chobe Game Lodge is a luxury lodge and features a game viewing deck with spotting scope, swimming pool, two bars, a full size snooker table, star-gazing by telescope from the astronomy deck, a gym and a spa. This is a great destination to end the Botswana leg of your trip.
Day 9-11:
Less than two hours by road from Chobe Game Lodge are the mighty Victoria Falls. You can visit them from the Zambian or Zimbabwe side, and we can safely recommend both sides. If you opt for the Zambian side, you will cross the Zambezi river by ferry and then stay at any of the hotels in Livingstone. For the Zimbabwe side, it is a 90 minute road transfer to the town of Victoria Falls. For this trip idea, we would recommend the David Livingstone Hotel on the Zambian side, or the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge on the Zimbabwe side. Spend your final two nights here on bed and breakfast basis (dinner can be included if you wish), and explore the breathtaking Victoria Falls. A huge variety of activities can be done in the area.
Fly out from Victoria Falls Airport, Zimbabwe or from Livingstone Airport, Zambia.
Customize this trip idea:
This is a travel idea, not a fixed itinerary. You can spend an extra night at any of the destination suggested, and you can easily drop or add destinations to this itinerary. This is an African safari that will not disappoint, especially in the dry season from May to October.
Approximate cost:
From about $4350 per person sharing in low season, to about $6500 per person sharing in peak season (2009).
This approximate rate is intended as a guideline only and includes all local flights, accommodation, meals and game drives. Your final quoted rate may differ depending on date of travel, choice of lodge, room type and exchange rate fluctuations.
Related LocationsBotswana
Botswana is arguably the world's best safari destination. Here you will find some of Africa's largest and wildest game reserves, and landscapes ranging from semi-desert to forests, and from dry savannas to watery swamps, all teeming with wildlife.
Botswana is known for its huge herds of animals, especially elephants, congregating at the main water sources in the dry season. There are hundreds of safari lodges in Botswana, most of them situated in prime safari areas and priced in USD.
The top game reserves and wildlife areas in Botswana include the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe Game Reserve (including Savute), the Kwando and Linyanti regions, the Makgadikgadi Pans, and the Kalahari.
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Related LocationsVictoria Falls
Victoria Falls is the most spectacular sight you will see anywhere in Africa. One of the seven wonders of the natural world, this huge curtain waterfall is situated between Zimbabwe and Zambia, where the mighty Zambezi river plunges 108m down into a narrow gorge, creating a waterfall that is a mile wide.
A visit to Southern Africa is not complete without having seen the Victoria Falls. The falls can be visited from the Zambian side or from the Zimbabwe side. The town on the Zambia side is called Livingstone, and the town on the Zimbabwe side is called Victoria Falls. Both locations are safe, popular tourist destinations with good infrastructure and a variety of accommodation options.
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Related LocationsMoremi Game Reserve
The Moremi Game Reserve is one of Botswana's best wildlife destinations. The lodges in the Moremi Game Reserve typically offer a combination of 4x4 game drives as well as boat trips on the waterways of the Okavango Delta. Moremi is a Big Five reserve, although currently only Chief's Island deep in the delta has rhinos, after a successful rhino reintroduction program. In other parts of Moremi, you can expect to see elephants, buffalo, lions and possibly leopards and wild dogs as well. Cheetahs are rare but they do occur here. General game includes giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, kudu, lechwe, puku, hartebeest, sable antelope, impala, waterbuck, baboons and monkeys, warthogs and of course hippos and crocodiles, to name just a few.
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