Botswana Wild Parks Safari

Day 1: Johannesburg to Khama Rhino Sanctuary

• Departing Johannesburg at 06:30 am we head north into Botswana and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary
• The Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust is a community-based wildlife project established in 1992 to assist in saving the vanishing rhino, restore an area formerly teeming with wildlife to its previous natural state and provide economic benefits to the local Botswana community through tourism and the sustainable use of natural resources
• This reserve situated on the Kalahari sandveld has several natural waterholes and provides prime habitat for white rhino, zebra and wildebeest
• Chalets - LD

Day 2: Maun

• We drive through the central Kalahari to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta
• Since Maun's founding in 1915 as the tribal capital of the Batawana people, it has had a reputation as a hard-living 'Wild West' town helping the local cattle ranching and safari operations
• The name Maun is derived from the San word 'maung', which translates 'the place of short reeds'
• After preparing for the delta excursion, we have a relaxing afternoon by the pool
• Lodge BL (dinner is own expense)

Days 3 - 5: Okavango Delta

• The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta in the world and an experience not to be missed
• The delta environment has large numbers of rare animal populations such as red lechwe, sitatunga, elephant, wild dogs, buffalo and wattled crane
• Our local guides will take us deep into the Okavango Delta on Mokoros (dugout canoes)
• We will overnight on remote islands, enjoy game walks and swim in beautiful clear water
• We return to Maun late in the afternoon on day five an evening at the lodge and a restaurant meal
• Tented camp x2, lodge x1 Bx3 Lx3 Dx2

Days 6 - 8: Moremi Game Reserve

• After a relaxing evening, we take open 4WD Land Rovers into Moremi Game Reserve for fantastic game viewing!
• Chief's Island is the largest landmass within Moremi and was the Botswana tribe's richest hunting grounds, before being declared a game reserve by the tribe
• We spend three days on game drives watching the abundant wildlife including elephant, hippo, buffalo, lion & other game, both in Moremi Game Reserve and in private concession reserves surrounding the park
• We return to Maun on the final night for an evening at the lodge
• Lodge Bx3 Lx3 Dx2

Day 9: Makgadikgadi Pans

• We have time for an optional game flight over the Okavango before we head towards Nata to watch a magnificent sunset over the Makgadikgadi Pans
• The shimmering saltpans of Makgadikgadi appear as a glaring, white, endless plain
• When the rain comes, a dramatic change takes place as thousands of wildebeest and zebra migrate to the sweet, nutritious grasslands and clouds of Flamingo feed in its algae rich waters
• It is an area of low rainfall, so this spectacle only lasts a short while
• Tented lodge or chalets BL

Days 10 - 11: Chobe National Park

• The Chobe River is a stunning feature of Botswana and will be the focus of our lodge stay
• The Chobe River flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa
• Early morning 4WD game drive in the Chobe National Park and an afternoon game viewing "sundowner" cruise to see the mighty elephant herds return to the Chobe River to quench their thirst
• Lodge BL

Days 12 - 13: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

• Staying at the Victoria Falls Rainbow Hotel, we visit "Mosi oa Tunya" or "the smoke that thunders" - Victoria Falls
• These magnificent falls are one of the seven natural wonders of the world
• The Victoria Falls Bridge was commissioned by Cecil John Rhodes in 1900 and was completed by 1905, although Rhodes never lived to see it
• It spans the impressive gorge, and the famous adrenalin pumping Victoria Falls bungee jump is done from this bridge, with a terrifying drop of 360ft (111m)
• Opportunities to white water raft on the mighty Zambezi River, bungee jump, or take a "flight of angels" (own expense)
• Chalets Bx2

Day 14: Botswana Wild Parks Safari Ends

• The safari, unfortunately, comes to an end after breakfast
• B