12
DAY SAFARI ITINERARY
Day 1: Serondela, [Chobe]
Flying
from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls [Zimbabwe] arriving around mid
afternoon. You will be picked up by
road transfer to Kasane [Botswana], where you enter the big game country of
Chobe National Park. We will slowly do a game view to the Ihaha campsite.
Upon
arrival at the Ihaha campsite, we will be following this schedule:
Checking
in
Showering
and dinner
Safety
talk around the fire
The
professional guide or ranger will explain the details of what to expect on the
safari.
Day 2: Serondela [Chobe]
Your
guide will wake you up at 05:30 am by means of African drum. Tea and coffee will be ready, together with some
other breakfast items, followed by morning game drive until about 10:00 am
depending on what you see while in the bush. Brunch will be next, and free time
of discovery [siesta] until we meet again at 2:00pm for high tea. Then we do a
game drive to the boat station, where you will embark on a cruise for 3 hours
on the Chobe River. After our cruise, we do game drive back to camp, followed
by freshening up for diner.
Day 3: Savuti [Chobe]
Early
morning wake up call, followed by tea and coffee and breakfast snack. Then we
continue with our learning and discovery game drive. We will be back at 09:30
am for our meals. We start packing and breaking down our tents. We then
make our way to Savuti for another camp.
Botswana’s
baskets are generally acknowledged to be the finest in the world. Basket
weaving is important as part of Botswana’s culture. As part of your learning
curve, as we drive to Savuti, we will pass through many villages. Along the
way, we will stop at one of the villages called Mabele for 45 minutes to do
more learning and discovery:
How
they make the baskets
How
they get the colors from different trees
How
people in the village live in day to day life
Then
we proceed to Savuti, Which is our next campsite. This is a 3 hour drive.
As we arrive, we set up the camp. If time allows, we will do an
afternoon game drive, following by freshening up for dinner.
Day 4: Savuti [Chobe]
Wake
up call 05:30 am by African drums
Breakfast
Morning
safari game drive
Brunch
at 10:00 am
Siesta
time
High
tea, then afternoon game drive
Freshening
up for dinner
Day 5 – 7: Moremi [Okavango Delta]
Wake
up call 05:30 am by African drums
Breakfast
We
do morning Safari game drive, come back around 09:45 am for the meals.
Pack
everything after the meals and we proceed to Moremi game reserve in the
Okavango Delta for 3 nights. On one of those days we will have a chance to do a
Mokoro activity [dug out canoe] in the Okavango delta.
Everything
will run as per normal.
Day 7 – 10 Kalahari Desert
After
a long drive of 4 to 5 hours, we will arrive in the desert. 2 nights we spend
in the National Park and 1 night outside the National Park. During this 1 night
outside the national park we will have a chance to interact with the Bushmen,
[face to face]. The Bushmen will take us on a walk for cultural learning and
discovery. Every thing will run as usual.
On
Day 10, we leave the desert early in the morning to Kasane, which is about a 6
hours drive. We pass through many
villages to the Zimbabwe border, where you will travel in a bus from the border
to Victoria Falls. We will stay at the
Amadeus Guest House. This is a place to relax.
The following day, which is day 11, is your chance to do the many
activities available in Victoria Falls as well as shopping.
The
Amadeus Guest House management will offer you the following optional
activities.
White
water rafting
Bungee
Jumping
Sedate
river cruise
Elephant
back safari
Small
airplane flight of angels above Victoria Falls
Helicopter
above the Victoria Falls
Micro
airplane flight over Victoria Falls.
Day
12 is the
day to leave for the airport to fly to South Africa, and connect to your
International Flight back home.
ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
Private Safaris are also available
by request.
Private
Safari simply means doing a safari trip knowing everyone on board.
Examples:
Friends
only
Family
only
Honeymooners
only
The
trip will be done at your own pace, but the itinerary runs as per above.
Special Offer
If
you organize 8 people to come on a safari, your trip will be free.
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