Victoria Falls - Windhoek Accomodated

Victoria Falls - Windhoek Accomodated

This specially designed two week tour concentrates on the splendour of Southern African wildlife. We start in Victoria Falls, home of the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site, cross the border into Botswana with a visit to Chobe National Park, before continuing onto Namibia, famous for its San Bushmen, stunning scenery and abundantly filled game parks.

Joining instructions shall be emailed to the customer 30 days prior to departure.

Itinerary:

Day 1
Victoria Falls
Your trip starts in the afternoon with a pre departure meeting with your tour leader. In the late afternoon, we shall visit the mighty Victoria Falls for a guided tour. You will also be assisted in booking optional activities for the following day.

Accommodation: The Kingdom Hotel

Included meals: None

Day 2
Today, we have a full day in Victoria Falls for activities such as white water rafting, bungy jumping, or gorge swing? If adrenalin activities are too much for you, how about afternoon tea at the Victoria Falls Hotel, a local school visit, or township tour?

Accommodation: The Kingdom Hotel

Included meals: Breakfast

Day 3
Chobe National Park
Today we head for the famous Chobe National Park. Watch out for elephants as we drive along. On arrival we will embark on a late afternoon game drive into Chobe National Park.

Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 4
Chobe National Park
Today, we have an early morning game drive in Chobe National Park and an afternoon boat ride on the Chobe River where it is possible to see huge herds of elephant and hippo as well as many other types of game coming down to drink. Bird life is fantastic: fish eagles, kingfishers and a number of other species are inhabitants of this river.

Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 5
Okavango Delta Pan Handle
Today, we drive through the Kaprivi Strip to the northern parts of the Okavango Delta. In the afternoon on our way to our camp for the night, we make a stop at the Popa Falls for a tour of the falls. We then proceed to our camp, which is downstream from the falls.

Accommodation: Ngepi Camp

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 6
Okavango Delta Pan Handle
Today, we have the opportunity to embark on mokoros (dug out canoes) and explore the Okavango Delta Pan handle. There is prolific bird life here, and at certain times of year because it is a more open area, we have a good chance of seeing game. There is also an opportunity to visit a local village and meet the community. In the afternoon, we go on a game drive.

Accommodation: Ngepi Camp

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 7
Tree Sleepers, Tsintsabis
Today, we leave the Kavango area behind us, and head for Tsintsabis. At Tsintsabis, we have the opportunity to visit the Bushmen villages and learn how these amazing people have survived for thousands of years in one of the harshest landscapes on earth.

Accommodation: Treesleepers.

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 8
Etosha National Park
Leaving the Bushmen behind, we head for Etosha National Park, entering the park through Namutoni Gate, we can stop at the campsite for some refreshments before going on our afternoon game drive, if time permits. Etosha is a large park (22000 sqkm) based around a huge salt pan, which some claim, can be seen from space. The campsites in Etosha are well equipped and boast floodlit waterholes for viewing game at night.

Accommodation: Namutoni NWR

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 9
Etosha National Park
Today, we have time to really enjoy this fabulous game park. The park is home to a great variety of game, which is easy to find as the animals congregate at different 
times around the waterholes. There are waterholes next to the
excellent campsites, and it is not uncommon for us to spend all night watching a gala performance of animals: wildebeest, zebra, impala, springbok, kudu, elephant, giraffe, lion and even rhino are all common sights here. Sit back, relax, and with lots of patience, you will be rewarded by one of the greatest game spectacles in Southern Africa. The park is also a good place for bird watching with plenty of water birds on the lakes, and weaverbirds and hornbills in the trees.

Accommodation: Namutoni NWR

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 10
Etosha National Park
While still in Etosha, we move our camp from Namutoni to Okaukuejo. The day is spent game driving towards Okaukuejo with a lunch stop in Halali. Depending on where the game is, our itinerary is kept flexible while in Etosha, we may spend our three nights in the park in either Okaukuejo, Halali or Namutoni. These camps also offer optional night game drives which you can book and pay for on arrival.

Accommodation: Okaukuejo NWR

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 11
Twyfelfontein
On the way to Twyfelfontein, we will stop for shopping in Outjo, which boasts an excellent cake shop. Outjo is the unofficial capital of the Herero people and we may be lucky enough to see the Herero ladies in their traditional Victorian dresses. From here we will pay a brief visit to the Petrified Forest before heading to Twyfelfontein. Famous for its rock engravings, we will spend a couple of hours on a guided walk here before heading to the campsite for sunset.

Accommodation: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 12
Waterberg Plateau
Today we take a drive through some stunning scenery back towards Outjo, where we then cut across country to the Waterberg Plateau. There will be time in the afternoon for hiking, and sundowners at the top of the plateau.

Accommodation: Waterberg plateau NWR

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 13
Okonjima Africat Foundation, Outjiwarongo
We have a leisurely morning before departing for Africat, just a short drive away. The Africat Foundation has been doing work to rehabilitate cheetahs back into the wild. In the afternoon, we have the option of visiting the project to get a little closer to these amazing animals.

Accommodation: Okonjima Lodge

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 14
Windhoek
We have a leisurely morning before heading out to Namibia's capital, Windhoek, where you will have an opportunity for some last minute souvenir shopping before heading to the lodge. Dinner tonight will be at Joe's Beer House, one of the more unusual restaurants in Southern Africa, but famous for its game menu.

Accommodation: Arebbusch Lodge

Included meals: Breakfast and lunch

Day 15
Windhoek
Tour ends this morning.

Accommodation: None

Included meals: Breakfast