Southern Africa Safari Experience

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Overview
Highlights
- Meet with an expert on National Geographic’s Okavango Wilderness Project to learn about ongoing conservation projects in the delta.
- Enjoy dinner at a family homestead in Zimbabwe, and hear from local storytellers in Botswana.
- Go on safari with a researcher from the Cheetah Metapopulation Project, part of National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative.
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Destinations
Activities
Trip includes
- Accommodation: Hotels (6 nts), safari lodges/camps (6 nts), comfortable safari tent (2 nts), comfortable tent or chalets (2 nts), bush camp (1 nt).
- Transport: Plane, air-conditioned touring vehicle, open safari vehicle, 4x4, boat, mokoro.
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Carnivore Conservation Experience, Karongwe Private Game Reserve
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Zimbabwean Family Dinner, Victoria Falls
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Painted Dog Conservation, Hwange National Park
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Okavango Wilderness Project Experience, Okavango Delta
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Botswana Storytelling and Traditional Dinner, Maun
- Your Foodie Moment: Traditional South Africa Braai (Barbecue), Johannesburg
- Your Discover Moment: Victoria Falls
- Arrival transfer
- Panorama Route scenic drive
- Private nature reserve wildlife safari drives in open vehicles
- Open-vehicle wildlife safari drives in Kruger, Hwange and Chobe National Parks
- Tour of Victoria Falls
- Chobe boat safari
- Wildlife excursions by boat and on foot in the Okavango Panhandle
- Internal flights
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Accommodations: Malikana Guesthouse BB/ Braai (or similar)
Arrive at any time and transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a traditional South African braai (barbecue) for dinner tonight.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Muluwa Lodge (or similar)
Set out towards Kruger National Park via the magnificent Panorama Route, one of the world’s most picturesque drives. Make stops at the dramatic Blyde River Canyon and Bourke's Luck P...
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Muluwa Lodge (or similar)
Rise early and climb aboard an open jeep for a full-day safari in Kruger National Park—home to an extraordinary array of large mammals. Spot elephants, lions, giraffes, and perhaps e...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Karongwe Private Game Reserve - Lodges (or similar)
Travel to the Karongwe Private Game Reserve, a pristine wildlife sanctuary located in the Greater Kruger area. Meet with a researcher from the Endang...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Karongwe Private Game Reserve - Lodges (or similar)
Spend the day exploring Karongwe on morning and afternoon safaris with our local guides. Search for Africa's famed "big five" as we drive through the shrublands of the bushveld. Back at camp, relax on deck or take a walk around the grounds.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Malikana Guesthouse (or similar)
Embark on one last safari this morning, keeping a lookout for Karongwe’s iconic inhabitants. Then head back to the city, where you’ll enjoy dinner in our local guest house.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Cresta Sprayview Hotel (or similar)
Catch a flight to the town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, named after one of the most powerful waterfalls on Earth. Visit a nearby village and go grocery shopping in the bu...
Meals: Breakfast
Optional Activities:Canoeing the Zambezi, Victoria Falls Helicopter Ride - 15min, Victoria Falls Helicopter Ride - 25min, Victoria Falls Whitewater Rafting, Zambezi Bungee Jump, Zambezi River Sunset Cruise
Accommodations: Cresta Sprayvie...
Meals: Breakfast
Optional Activities:Bridge Swing over the Zambezi, Chobe National Park Day Trip , Victoria Falls Helicopter Ride - 15min, Victoria Falls Helicopter Ride - 25min, Victoria Falls Visit, Victoria Falls Whitewater Rafting, Zambezi Bungee Jump, Zamb...
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Optional Activities: Victoria Falls Guided Tour , Victoria Falls Helicopter Ride - 15min
Accommodations: Ivory Safari Lodge & Khulu Lodge (or similar)
Explore Victoria Falls at leisure this morning, and opt to tak...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Ivory Safari Lodge & Khulu Lodge (or similar)
Set out on a full-day safari through the sweeping grasslands of Hwange National Park. Track the park’s resident elephant and buffalo herds, as well as ...
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodations: Chobe Safari Lodge (or similar)
Depart Hwange and head north, crossing the border into Botswana and arriving in Kasane—the gateway to the stunning Chobe National Park. Settle into your lodge and embark on a b...
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Optional Activities: Chobe River Photo Safari
Accommodations: Chobe Safari Lodge (or similar)
This morning, continue your exploration of Chobe National Park, home to one of Africa’s largest elephant populations. On a ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Mopiri Camp (or similar)
Catch a flight to the Okavango Panhandle in Botswana, the narrow arm of the Okavango River that feeds into the famed Okavango Delta. Check in to our remote lodge, and enjoy a b...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Mopiri Camp (or similar)
Explore the breathtaking Okavango Panhandle with expert local guides. Navigate the wildlife-rich channels of the Okavango River aboard a mokoro, a traditional dugout canoe, and...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Mopiri Camp (or similar)
Continue exploring the Okavango Delta’s untamed habitat on foot and by mokoro, spotting herons, storks, egrets, and other wading birds. Return to the lodge later this afternoon and opt to relax by an open fire, or take a swim.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodations: Cresta Maun (or similar)
Fly to the frontier town of Maun for an evening of storytelling and traditional foods with celebrated local author Bonty Botumile. Born in Maun, Bonty’s work is dedicated to pr...
Meals: Breakfast
Depart at any time.
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