 Duration: 14 Days / 13 Nights
Destinations Covered: Johannesburg » Khama Rhino Sanctuary » Maun » Okavango Delta » Moremi Game Reserve » Makgadikgadi Pans » Nxai Pan » Chobe National Park » Victoria Falls » Johannesburg » Sun City » Johannesburg
Day 1: Johannesburg
Arrive Johannes burg International Airport and after going through customs and immigration transfer to your hotel. Check in and relax for the day. Over night at the hotel.
Day 2: Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Leave early morning at 06:30am and head north into Botswana and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary which is situated on the Kalahari sandveld, and has several natural waterholes and provides prime habitat for white rhino, zebra and wildebeest. The 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. Over night at the lodge near the sanctuary.
Day 3: Maun
Drive through the central Kalahari to Maun, which is the gateway to Okavango Delta. Situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River, Maun is a bustling frontier town where you prepare for the delta excursion. Overnight at lodge.
Days 4: Okavango Delta
Drive down to Okavango where an experienced guide will take you deep into the heart of Okavango Delta on Mokoros. The delta is home to a diverse range of wildlife such as red lechwe, sitatunga, elephant, wild dogs, buffalo, lion and as well as the other more common mammals and abundant bird life. Enjoy this excellent wildlife area and game walks, bird watching, learning more about local culture and swimming in beautiful clear water. Overnight at the camp in Okavango.
Day 5:Okavango Delta / Maun
Drive back to Maun in the late afternoon and relax for the day at the lodge.
Over night at the lodge.
Days 6: Moremi Game Reserve
This morning drive down to Moremi Game Reserve that is one of the leading wildlife areas of the world arrive and transfer to an open 4WD vehicle into Moremi for fantastic game viewing. Make sure you carry all cooking and camping equipment including bedding and linen. Grass lands, floodplains, forests, lily lagoons and winding water channels combine to form a variety of game viewing habitats. **Mosquitoes are prevalent throughout the reserve and it is strongly recommended that visitors should take anti-malaria's. Overnight at the camp
Day 7: Moreni Game Reserve/ Makgadikgadi Pans
Morning breakfast and drive down to Makgadikgadi famous for its saltpans. The shimmering saltpans of Makgadikgadi are almost the size of Switzerland and most of the times appear as white, endless plains. The grasslands of this national park are home to a large number of antelope, which attract an impressive range of predators. Weather permitting you could see the beautiful sun setting. Over night at the hotel.
Day 8: Makgadikgadi Pans/ Nxai Pan
One of the smallest saltpans Nxai Pan is an extensive grass plain and towards the northeast is the similar but smaller Kgamagama Pan and to the southeast the beautiful Kudiakam Pan that is edged by a striking group of baobab trees. These trees, towering majestically above Kubu Island, are known as the 'sleeping sisters', the 'seven sisters' and 'Baines baobabs', after a painting Baines did of them in May 1862. The trees with their ghostly arms and fingered branches have supposedly not altered since then. Over night at the hotel.
Day 9: Chobe National Park
Early morning you head into Chobe National Park in a 4WD along side the river which flows lazily along the northern boundary of the national park seeing and attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa, later in the noon for a sundowner cruise as you see the mighty elephants return to the Chobe River to quench their thirst. Over night at the lodge.
Day 10: Chobe National Park/ Victoria Falls
Drive down to Victoria Falls. Arrive and transfer to the hotel.
Enjoy a spectacular walk through tropical vegetation to the very edge of the "Mosi oa Tunya" Victoria Falls.You could go for an optional tour of white water raft on the mighty Zambezi River, Bungy Jump, or take a "flight of angels" .
Day 11: Victoria Falls / Johannesburg / Sun City
Drive to Johannesburg Transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg. Arrive Johannesburg and transfer to Sun city. Rest of the day at leisure to go around this beautiful resort. Over night at the resort.
Day 12: Sun City
An early morning drive to Pilanesberg National Park the unspoilt bushveld sanctuary being home to the Big Five as well as abundant bird life This sanctuary features some of the country's best animal spotting among them Scavenger Hide, an underground hide with glass viewing ports, and bird hide in the middle of Mankwe Dam. Return to your hotel.
Day 13: Sun City
Today day at leisure or you could do some activities like Quad biking, Para gliding, Horse Riding, Clay Pigeon, Archery. Enjoy exploring the magnificent gardens of the Lost City and Kwena Crocodile farm. Overnight at the resort.
Day 14:Sun City /Johannesburg/ Home.
Transfer to Johannesburg International Airport for your return flight back home after a wonderful trip.
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