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This short overland tour starts in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and finishes 6 days later in Maun, Botswana. Cruise the Chobe River to delight in the park’s large herds of elephant that concentrate in and by the Chobe River particularly during dry season, accompanied by other wildlife. Then to Maun for a mokoro safari in the Okavango Delta, a vast wetland teeming with animals and birdlife!
Chobe National Park;Okavango Delta in a mokoro; Maun. If you like to visit the Victoria Falls we recommend to arrive 1 or 2 days earlier
Included:6 nights camping, Meals: Breakfast x 7; Dinner x 6
Minimum age is 18. Average age of the passengers is between 18 – 39 but if you are an open minded person more at age and you don’t mind climbing daily in and out the overland truck you are more than welcome to join!
We arrive into the Falls a few days before departure and can stay on either side of the Falls of the Zambezi, either in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe or Livingstone, Zambia. Some passengers will have travelled down from East Africa on the truck and will be heading onto Botswana with us. It is a great idea then to arrive in early if you can and meet up with everyone, and as well join in as many of the activities as you wish. There is an airport on both sides of the Falls and we can book a taxi transfer through to our camp from either airport. In Livingstone we would recommend Jollyboys Backpackers if you want some time there, and in Victoria Falls we can book rooms at Shoestrings Backpackers where the group currently camps.
Victoria Falls – Maun
Early morning on day of departure.
On our first day we leave the mighty Victoria Falls behind us and enter Botswana.
On the way to our camp at Kasane we often spot wildlife beside and crossing the road heading to the
Zambezi River. Lunch can be arranged in town before our first game activity in Chobe National Park, a
park blessed with abundant game and particularly with large herds of elephant. Zebra, buffalo and many
different antelope species also call Chobe home. The concentration of prey also attracts predators, the area
being known to have “the big cats” – lion, leopard and cheetah.
We take a sunset river cruise on the upper Chobe River, and then game drives deep into the park the
following morning early. On the cruise we can enjoy elephants, crocodile and hippopotamus as well as of
the other game drawn to the river, daily access to water being an essential to many species, particularly in
dry season. As the sun sets the colours across the landscape can be absolutely glorious.
Our early morning game drive in open landcruisers is for three hours ensuring a good amount of time to see
wildlife and particularly cats that are active early morning as well as at night.
Our camp for two nights is set by the Chobe River and is a bird paradise. It is also within the game corridor
and wildlife can come in to the camp which is patrolled. There is time for a swim in the river before enjoying
the evening meal and a big campfire with marshmallow toasting.
Please note the pretour meeting is held the afternoon before departure. We ask that you have arrived in
Victoria Falls in time for this. As we leave on day one we also do recommend you arrive in allowing for time
to see the waterfalls as well as any activities that you might wish to enjoy in and around the Zambezi and
Victoria Falls.
Distance, Day 1: 87 kms
Est. Drive Time, Day 1: 3 hours (depending on the border)
Meals: X2 Breakfasts, X2 Dinners
Included wildlife activities: Chobe National Park – game drive and game cruise.
Optional excursions: Additional game drives in Chobe National Park
Departing from Kasane we travel to the town of Maun via Nata. The drive on the Nata Highway is within
the game corridor and regularly we see elephant, giraffe, zebra and a lucky day, the very special painted
dog which is highly endangered. Passing the Makgadikgadi Pans, the endless open flood plains come in to
view. We have a briefing for our three day traditional canoe safari in the Okavango Delta.
Distance: 666 kms
Est. Drive Time: 9 hours incl. stop for lunch
Meals: X1 Breakfast, X1 Dinner
We now take a three day safari into the wilds of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro, the traditional dugout canoe of the Delta boatmen. In our mokoros we are poled deep into the Delta by trained guides, a truly relaxing way to travel and to spot the rich bird life and unusual flora of the Delta, as well as elephant, hippo, crocodile and the special sitatunga and lechwe. Our camp for the night is on one of the small islands in the Delta. During our time here we can also take guided game walks, swim in the clear waters, take a sunset mokoro ride and perhaps even learn the difficult art of poling. After your safari in the Delta we have one final night relaxing at the camp in Maun.
Distance: 0 kms
Est. Drive Time: 0 hours
Meals: X3 Breakfasts, X3 Dinners
Included activity: Okavango Delta guided mokoro safari
Optional excursion: flight over the Delta
General note: itineraries are given as a guide only. A safari is a journey and true journeys in Africa
unfold and are of an adventurous nature. The unexpected can arise, so do allow for this. Feel free to
give us a call about your overland safari plans. We look forward to your further enquiries
