Lions, Hippos & Zebras, Oh My! An African Safari With Your Family
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- I like to spend much of the day exploring
- Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
- Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
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Hotel check-in from 2:00 p.m.
Check in at the hotel and relax before the welcome dinner.
Orientation: The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the program theme, the up-to-date Daily Schedule and any c...
Getting on/off motorcoach; drive about 70 miles round trip, about 1 hour each way. Walking up to 1 mile on uneven pathways; slight inclines/declines encountered; periods of standing.
Boarding our motorcoach, we will be driven to Lesedi Cultural Village, a multi-...
Getting on/off motorcoach; driving a total of 100 miles, approximately 2.5 hours total. The beginner bush skills course consists of walking in the bush, on potentially uneven ground. The pace and distance covered during the course are gentle, and are dictated by the g...
Getting in/out of open-air 4x4 vehicles. Game drives 3 to 4 hours each.
Early this morning, we will embark on our first interpretive game drive of the program. We will move slowly through the reserve in open-air, 4x4 vehicles in search of the wildlife, birds, an...
Getting in/out of open-air 4x4 vehicles. Game drive 3 to 4 hours. Bush walk is over uneven, dirt ground and involves inclines/declines; exact route and length are dependent on group's ability.
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Getting into/out of motorcoach and open-air 4x4 vehicles; getting on/off boat. Drive time from Plumari to the airport is 1.5 hours; 70 miles. Flight from Johannesburg to Kasane is 1.5 hours. Drive from Kasane Airport to Chobe Game Lodge done in open-air 4x4 vehicles, ...
Getting in/out of open-air 4x4 vehicles. Game drives 3 to 4 hours each.
This morning, we will depart on an early-morning game drive in Chobe National Park in search of any lion or leopard kills made during the night. We will travel through the plains in our open...
Getting in/out of open-air 4x4 vehicles. Game drives 3 to 4 hours each.
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Getting into/out of minibus. Total transfer time to Livingstone approximately 2.5 hours including border crossing; about 65 miles.
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Following breakfast, we...
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Drive time 30 minutes; about 7 miles. Flight time 1.5 hours.
Following breakfast, we will transfer to the Livingstone Airport for our commercial flight to Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport.
We will arrive in Johannesburg in the mid-afternoon ...
Early morning arrivals in North America.
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