You'll experience the most spectacular features of Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. Enjoy the scenery, wildlife, culture and natural beauty that cannot be compared.
Highlights: Swakopmund, Hi mba Village, Ethos National Park, Okavango Delta, Western Caprivi, Mud National Park, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls.
Group Size: maximum 10 people
Type of Safari: Semi-participation camping & lodge safari
Accommodation: Mid range 2*/3* lodges and value for money fully equipped camping
14 Day Southern/Northern Experience: $1,795 plus local payment of $210, single supplement $330, (Deluxe 5 nights camping / 8 nights lodge)$2,080
Includes:
Use of full camping equipment (except sleeping bags), 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 9 dinners, coffee/tea with the meals, transport on the tour, 8 nights in chalets (nights of which depend on availability and subject to change to below itinerary) and 5 nights camping, activities as per itinerary, game drives as per itinerary.
Excludes:
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary, all personal expenses, insurance for luggage, tips, drinks, laundry.
Detailed Itinerary:
Accommodation, activities and airport pick ups and drop offs before and after this safari can be arranged and booked with Around the World Adventures, Inc.
DAY 1
Swakopmund, Namibia
You will be met in Swakopmund and that evening is spent at a local restaurant and exploring the town.
Accommodation: A-Frame chalets, Swakopmund (with bathroom and hot water). Restaurant, bars, laundry service and Internet cafe in town.
DAY 2
Swakopmund, Namibia
We have the opportunity to explore this quaint German town by day and night. There are a number of activities to enjoy here; sandboarding, quad biking, skydiving and even fishing. You may even dare to brave the Atlantic sea. BL
Lunch Stop: Swakopmund
Accommodation: A-Frame chalets, Swakopmund (with bathroom and hot water). Restaurant, bars, laundry service and Internet cafe in town.
Optional Excursions in Swakopmund
DAY 3
Cape Cross Seal Colony, Skeleton Coast and Brandberg, Namibia
We follow the barren Skeleton Coast on our way out of Swakopmund to visit Africa's largest seal colony after lunch. Leaving the cold Atlantic coastline behind we head inland across the desert planes for Brandberg, the highest mountain in Namibia. BLD
Distance: 270km Departure: 08h00
Lunch Stop: Cape Cross Seal Colony picnic site
Accommodation: Brandberg Desert (tents, no wash rooms).
DAY 4
Twyfelfontein, Burnt Mountain and the Desert Elephants, Namibia
Heading into Damaraland we make our way to the spectacular scenery of Twyfelfontein from where we go for a guided tour of the bushman paintings and rock engravings. That afternoon and early the following morning we set off in search of the Desert Elephants. Our chances of finding them are good, as the local Damara people always seem to know their whereabouts. BLD
Distance: 170km Departure: 08h00
Lunch Stop: Aba Huab Camp
Accommodation: Aba Huab Camp, near Twyfelfontein (tents, wash rooms with hot water and bar).
DAY 5
Petrified Forest, Finger Rock and Etosha National Park, Namibia
An early morning start from Aba Huab takes us from Twyfelfontein to the Etosha National Park. Our first stops are Finger Rock and the Petrified Forest. Lunch is eaten close to the small German town of Outjo where we relax and have the opportunity to visit an Internet cafe. Our final destination for the day is Etosha. As the sunsets and late into the night the group has the opportunity to watch animals drink at floodlit waterholes. BLD
Distance: 313km Departure: 08h00
Lunch Stop: Finger Rock Picnic Site or a picnic spot on route.
Accommodation: Okaukuejo (tents, wash rooms with hot water, swimming pool and convenience stores)
DAYS 6 & 7
Etosha National Park, Namibia
We fill the next 2 days with game drives, including evening game viewing at floodlit waterholes. In the mornings we have the opportunity to take game drive at sunrise. At all three camps, Namutoni, Okaukuejo and Halali you can take a swim in the swimming pool or as the sunsets and late into the night the group can watch animals drink at the floodlit waterhole. BLD.
Distance: Approx. 150km of game drives Departure: 10h00
Lunch stop: At one of the camps
Accommodation: Namutoni, Okaukuejo, Halali (tents, wash rooms with hot water, swimming pool and convenience store).
DAY 8
Etosha to Kavango River, Namibia
Leaving Etosha we head to Rundu and onto n'Kwazi River Camp, which is on the banks of the Kavango River over looking Angola. A sunset cruise, horse riding, traditional dancing in the evening are optional or you can just put your feet up and relax on the banks of the river as the sunsets. BL
Distance: 362km Departure: 08h00
Lunch Stop: A picnic site en route to n'Kwazi
Accommodation: n'Kwazi River Camp (tents, wash rooms with hot water, swimming pool and laundry service available)
DAY 9
Kavango River to N'gepi Camp, Namibia
Leaving n'Kwazi River camp we make our way onto N'gepi camp where we set up camp and relax in the bar overlooking the Okavango River. BLD
Distance: 230km Departure: 12h00
Lunch Stop: At n'Kwazi or at N'gepi camp
Accommodation: N'gepi Camp (tents, wash rooms with hot water and bar).
DAYS 10 & 11
Kavango River to Makwena Lodge River Camp - Okavango Delta, Botswana
We leave Namibia for Etsha, on the western border of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. From here, 4x4 vehicles and motorboats transfer us to Makwena Camp (1½ hours) where we spend the night. The next 2 days are spent exploring the network of water pathways through thick vegetation in mokoros (traditional dugout canoes) and speedboat. The Delta is a well-preserved gem of Africa with a vast oasis of crystal clear lake lets, lagoons and palm-fringed islands. On our last evening at Makwena Lodge we feast with a braai (barbeque). BLD
Day 10
Distance: 130km (20km in 4x4) Departure: 09h00
Lunch Stop: Etsha 6 or at Makwena Lodge
Accommodation: Makwena Lodge River Camp (tents, wash rooms with hot water and bar).
Day 11
Distance: 20km by motorized boat Departure: 08h00
6km by mokoro / about 5km walk in Delta
Lunch Stop: On Fly Camp (an island in the Delta)
Accommodation: Makwena Lodge River Camp (tents, wash rooms with hot water and bar).
DAY 12: Western Caprivi, Namibia
Leaving Botswana, we drive we drive up the Western border of the Okavango Delta before crossing over into Namibia and driving through the Caprivi to our camp on the banks of the Kwando River. In the afternoon you will go on a game drive to the famous Horse Shoe area. This is the closest water available to the Caprivi National Park and at times can be one of the best places to see vast herds of Elephants and other game. BLD
Distance: 270km Departure: 08h00
Lunch Stop: At a picnic spot on route.
Accommodation: Namushasha Lodge (tents, wash rooms with hot water, bar and swimming pool).
DAY 13: Chobe National Park, Botswana
The next morning we depart Namushasha Lodge, head along the Caprivi and cross the border back into Botswana to drive through Chobe National Park to our camp on the Chobe River. In the afternoon you will go on a sunset cruise along the banks on the Chobe National Park. We spend the night camping on the banks of the Chobe River listening to the calls of Africa. BLD
Distance: 230km Departure: 10h00
Lunch Stop: A picnic spot en route.
Accommodation: Thebe Safari Camp (tents, wash rooms with hot water, bar and swimming pool).
DAY 14: Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls, Zambia
A mid morning departure takes you from Chobe to Livingstone in Zambia by ferry across the Zambezi. The tour finishes here where you'll be dropped off at your lodge of choice. The Victoria Falls can be seen from Livingstone in Zambia. B
Distance: 110km Departure: 08h00
Accommodation: A variety of lodges in Victoria Falls.
Accommodation and activities before and after this safari can be arranged and booked by our office.
Please note that the itinerary may change due to the time of the year or circumstances out of Around the World Adventures, Inc's control.
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