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10 day Okavango Delta Experience
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Summary of this Wildlife Safari tour: Accommodation: Camping in 2 person domed tents Safari Activities: Zambezi Sunset Cruise, Chobe Game Drive, 3 Days Delta. Join local villagers / guides on Mokoros (2 man dug out canoes). There is a free day to go white water rafting, canoeing, Elephant riding, bungy jumping and more, optional activities. Destinations: Nata, Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park, Maun, Okavango Delta, Francistown
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What you can expect on this 10 day Okavango Delta Experience:
This 10 day Okavango Delta Experience offers activities that cater for everyone, like adrenalin pumping white water rafting and bungy jumping, to a relaxed sunset cruise on the Zambezi. You can also visit the markets or even do a helicopter flip over the gorge! There will be opportunity to spot African wildlife on game walks.
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Day 1: Nata, BotswanaDeparting Johannesburg, you make your way to the Botswana border. You head northwards to Nata, where your first night is spend camping on the edge of Makgadikgadi Pans. A night around the campfire lets you get to know your fellow travellers. Dinner. |
Day 2: Livingstone (Victoria Falls), ZambiaContinuing north you cross the Chobe River via ferry trip and continue to Livingstone, the town on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls. After setting up camp your first stop are the Falls themselves, aptly named ‘the smoke that thunders’.
You then embark on a sunset cruise on the mighty Zambezi River. As well as enjoying sundowners on the cruise you will have the opportunity to see some of the wild life that inhabits the banks of the river-may be Hippos, Crocodiles or Elephants. Breakfast and Dinner. |
Day 3: Livingstone (Victoria Falls), ZambiaToday is free to partake in optional activities including white water rafting, canoeing, Elephant riding, bungy jumping and more. Victoria Falls is the adrenalin capital of Africa so there is plenty to choose from. Explore the town, visit the wonderful craft markets, a rhino walk in the national park or even do a “Flight of the Angels” over the falls! You may cross the bridge into Zimbabwe and the town of Victoria Falls if you like. Breakfast and Dinner. |
Day 4: Chobe National Park, BotswanaThis morning is free to visit the markets and do some last minute souvenir shopping or to do more activities. You then cross into Botswana where you will set up camp in Kasane on the banks of the Chobe River.
In the late afternoon you have the option of a river cruise, where it is not uncommon to see herds of Elephant swimming across the river as well as Buffalo coming to the water to drink and not to mention the hundreds of Hippos inhabiting the river. Breakfast and Dinner.
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Day 5: Maun, BotswanaThis morning you do a 4x4 game drive into Chobe National Park, home to some of the large herds of migratory Elephants that Botswana is so famous for. A game viewing experience not to be missed. After breakfast you make your way south.
On this drive through the Chobe district it is not uncommon to see Elephants and other wildlife along the side of the road. Late afternoon you arrive in Maun, the gateway to the Delta. You can visit a nearby Crocodile Farm, and you make preparations for your Delta Trip. Breakfast and Dinner. |
Days 6&7: Okavango Delta, BotswanaThis morning you venture into the wild bush of Africa, far from any form of civilisation. Your journey begins by 4x4 and once in the Delta you join local villagers/ guides on mokoros (2 man dug out canoes). You begin your search for abundance of wildlife that inhabits the Delta. Drifting silently through the channels.
You set up camp on islands in the Delta. After a breathtaking sunset, relax around the campfire listening to the magical sounds of the night. The days are filled with game walks, tracking different species and exploring the waterways of the world-renowned Okavango Delta. |
Day 8: Maun, BotswanaYou will leave behind the tranquility and magical memories of the Okavango Delta on your last mokoro trip before transferring back to Maun. In the afternoon you have the option of a game flight over the Delta, giving you a superb view of the waterways and wildlife. Breakfast and Dinner. |
Day 9: Rhino Sanctuary, BotswanaHeading south you have a final game viewing opportunity at the Rhino Sanctuary. A great project designed to reintroduce rhino to Botswana. You get to see close up how it is working. Breakfast and Dinner. |
Day 10: Johannesburg, South AfricaDeparting early you cross the border back into South Africa arriving back in Johannesburg late afternoon. Breakfast. |
Included:All highlights
Meals & accommodation as per itinerary
Camping equipment
Entrance fees as per itinerary
All ground transportation
Service of driver / guide |
Not Included:Visas
Travel insurance
Flights
Departure taxes
Sleeping bag
Items of personal nature
Optional activities |
Optional Activities:Activities Victoria Falls: White water rafting, Canoeing, Bungy, Tandem Kayaking, Jet boat Ride, Rhino Walk, Elephant Ride, Helicopter Flip, Riverboard Combo Activities in Botswana: Delta Game Flight, Chobe River Cruise, Crocodile Farm |
Vehicles:Minibus (no aircon) - Maximum 9 passengers per group Custom built safari vehicle – Maximum 16 passenger per group |
ParticipationClients to erect their tents and help with cooking, washing dishes and vehicle cleanliness. |
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Notes:
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Game viewing from a mokoro
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The mokoro is ideally suited as transport in the delta as in can move quietly through shallow water, being pushed by the boatman using a long pole, moving along the narrow channels or cutting through the long grasses or papyrus.
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Rhinoceros
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After a gestation period of 16 months, a female Rhinoceros will give birth to a single calf weighing about 143 pounds. The calf will stay with its mother until her next offspring is born. If threatened, the mother will stand guard over her baby.
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