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Highlights...Desert, Okavango, Chobe Houseboat
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Day 1 Northern Chobe
Arrive at Johannesburg International Airport where you will check in for your flight to Kasane Airport in Botswana. Here you will be met by a representative of Chobe Bakwena Lodge, for the transfer to the Lodge, just 20 minutes’ drive away.
Bakwena Lodge lies on the banks of the Chobe River, just 1.5km from the spot where Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana converge.
Day 2 Northern Chobe
Activities at Bakwena Lodge mainly take the form of game drives and boat cruises, although these may be substituted for a guided bird walk at the Seboba Recreational Park, a Caracal World of Wildlife Centre visit, or Fishing (tackle included).
Chobe is home to Africa’s largest elephant population with a daily migration of these magnificent pachyderms from their foraging grounds in the Teak forests, to the mighty Chobe to quench their thirst.
Game Drives: Generally a three hour activity inside the Chobe National Park, early morning offers the best chance to spot some of the shyer big cats, however all times of the day offer unique experiences!
Boat Cruises: Definitely the most sedate method of game viewing. The Chobe River has one of the highest concentrations of bird species in the world, from the elusive Finfoot to the regal African Fish eagle.
Bird watching: By boat, on foot or from the comfort of your own deck; there is a wide variety of species to see including: trumpeter hornbills, crested barbets, weavers, Bishop birds, the pin tailed whydah, collared palm thrush and African fin foot.
Fishing: The Chobe and Zambezi river systems are home to arguably the best fighting fish in the world (pound for pound) – the mighty Tigerfish. The river systems are also home to a number of other worthy angling species, including catfish, pike and Tilapia species.
Guided Bicycle Tours & Village Walks: These are complimentary.
Day 3 Linyanti
After breakfast and a morning activity, you will be transferred back to Kasane Airport, where you will board a light aircraft for your flight into Linyanti airstrip. Linyanti Bush Camp is set on overlooking the Linyanti marshes, in a private concession which borders on the western edge of the Chobe enclave. The camp is therefore away from the main tourist routes.
Linyanti Bush Camp is a small and intimate property, accommodating only 12 guests, in well appointed tented accommodation, with en suite facilities. The bathroom sections have been upgraded and are now separated by a door from the bedroom area. All bathrooms now boast an option indoor/ outdoor feature, with views over the marsh.
Days 4 and 5 Linyanti
You get to explore the area on morning and afternoon game drives, as well as night drives, with spotlight, allowing you to see the nocturnally active species. In addition, there are guided walks, adding to the authentic safari experience that is part of the Linyanti Bush Camp experience.
The area is best known for its large populations of Elephant and buffalo that congregate in vast numbers especially during the dry season. As this is a diverse area, lion, sable, roan, leopard, wild dog, and a number of the plains game can be enjoyed. The rare and elusive sitatunga antelope, red lechwe, hippo and crocodile can be found in the
surrounding marshes.
Day 6 Okavango Delta
After a morning activity you will be chartered to Kadizora Camp, 25 minutes away.
The Okavango Delta represents one of the last truly unspoilt wilderness areas in Africa, and remains one of nature's marvels, characterised by the gentle flooding of endless plains.
The northern regions of the Delta feature larger expanses of savannahs punctuated by lagoons and tributaries, and it is on the banks of one of these that a magnificent site has been selected for Kadizora Camp. Set on the grassy wetlands of the remote Okavango, Kadizora Camp lies in a game-rich private concession. Such a location gives guests the opportunity to enjoy guided walking safaris as well as game viewing by 4X4. It’s also a place to sit back in a mokoro, the local canoe, and let the Okavango float by.
Days 7 and 8 Okavango Delta
Activities at Kadizora Camp include morning mekoro trips (dugout canoes) with island walks, and afternoon game drives. Fishing is offered on request and in season. Boat activities are also offered between April and October. There is the option to arrange a day trip to a traditional village. Visit the church, the clinic, local Primary school and meet family members of the camp staff.
A permanent life giving swamp, the Okavango Delta rises in the Angolan Highlands, and enters Botswana below Namibia’s Caprivi Strip region. It was once a part of Lake Makgadikgadi, but is now home to over 200 000 large mammals, many of which migrate during the summer rains and return during the cooler and dryer winter months.
This part of the Okavango Delta is home to mammals such as: lions, cheetahs, leopards, wild dog, elephants, buffalo, hippo, giraffe, hyena, zebra, kudu, impala and many more! This aquatic region is also home to various bird, insect, fish and plant species - making it a safari paradise.
Day 9 Chobe River
Leaving the Okavango Delta behind, today you will charter to Kasane Airport, where a Chobe Princess Houseboat representative will meet you and assist you with the border crossing by boat, into the Namibian waters of the Chobe River.
As one boards the Chobe Princess, you will enter the accommodation deck, which offers 4 double cabins for guests. Each spacious cabin can be configured as a twin or double room, and has en-suite facilities, with sliding windows opening on to the water. Windows are spanned by transparent mosquito screens. Electricity (220V and 12V) is supplied to each bedroom, ensuring the use of shavers, hairdryers and lights. Cupboards are provided.
Days 10 and 11 Chobe Princess
The days are entirely yours and you are free to spend it as you like. You can laze around the sun deck just watching the constant coming and goings of the wildlife and birds around you. You can take a tender boat with a guide and go looking for up close and personal sightings of the game and get extraordinary photo opportunities. Or you can go off fishing to try and catch (and then release) the elusive Tiger fish.
Generally breakfast is served at 08h30 and lunch at 13h00 but the boat is very flexible so if you would like to re-arrange these times to suit you better you would just need to let the Managers know at dinner the night before (i.e. if you want to get up really early and then come back for brunch at 10h30 or 11h00 this would be perfectly fine with them).
Activities include
Game Viewing: by boat into the Chobe National Park, where huge herds of elephants come down to drink, together with all manner of other game such as buffalo, giraffe, leopard, lion, kudu, waterbuck, lechwe, etc. Evening cruises offer the sublime Chobe sunset.
Bird-watching: a year round pleasure, with over 400 recorded species, including both water and woodland birds.
Fishing: the excellent guides have success in landing Tigerfish, especially when fly-fishing. Other species include Tilapia, Largemouth bream, Catfish and Squeakers. The boat has access to over 30km of Chobe River, over 120km of Zambezi River, as well as kilometres of waterways in the Kasai and Indibe wetlands. Each offers a different fishing experience. Guests have access to quality boats with large motors, including a jet boat for the rapids and rocky areas. The major fishing attraction is Tigerfish. Traditionally the best time for Tigerfish will be from September to February, with a window period during June. Bream are also caught and Barbel too, and fishing is done from the banks and rocks in the rapids. All guests are allocated a guide and boat upon arrival.
Day 12: Kasane
After breakfast, you will transfer by tender boat from the Chobe Princess Safariboat at 09h00 to the customs office on Impalila Island to exit out of Namibia. From there you will again cross the Chobe River to enter into Botswana at the Kasane immigration. You will be met here by your Guide, who will transfer you to Kasane Airport (10 minutes), in time to check in for your return flight to Johannesburg International Airport.
Arrive at Johannesburg International Airport where you will check in for your flight to Kasane Airport in Botswana. Here you will be met by a representative of Chobe Bakwena Lodge, for the transfer to the Lodge, just 20 minutes’ drive away.
Bakwena Lodge lies on the banks of the Chobe River, just 1.5km from the spot where Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana converge.
Day 2 Northern Chobe
Activities at Bakwena Lodge mainly take the form of game drives and boat cruises, although these may be substituted for a guided bird walk at the Seboba Recreational Park, a Caracal World of Wildlife Centre visit, or Fishing (tackle included).
Chobe is home to Africa’s largest elephant population with a daily migration of these magnificent pachyderms from their foraging grounds in the Teak forests, to the mighty Chobe to quench their thirst.
Game Drives: Generally a three hour activity inside the Chobe National Park, early morning offers the best chance to spot some of the shyer big cats, however all times of the day offer unique experiences!
Boat Cruises: Definitely the most sedate method of game viewing. The Chobe River has one of the highest concentrations of bird species in the world, from the elusive Finfoot to the regal African Fish eagle.
Bird watching: By boat, on foot or from the comfort of your own deck; there is a wide variety of species to see including: trumpeter hornbills, crested barbets, weavers, Bishop birds, the pin tailed whydah, collared palm thrush and African fin foot.
Fishing: The Chobe and Zambezi river systems are home to arguably the best fighting fish in the world (pound for pound) – the mighty Tigerfish. The river systems are also home to a number of other worthy angling species, including catfish, pike and Tilapia species.
Guided Bicycle Tours & Village Walks: These are complimentary.
Day 3 Linyanti
After breakfast and a morning activity, you will be transferred back to Kasane Airport, where you will board a light aircraft for your flight into Linyanti airstrip. Linyanti Bush Camp is set on overlooking the Linyanti marshes, in a private concession which borders on the western edge of the Chobe enclave. The camp is therefore away from the main tourist routes.
Linyanti Bush Camp is a small and intimate property, accommodating only 12 guests, in well appointed tented accommodation, with en suite facilities. The bathroom sections have been upgraded and are now separated by a door from the bedroom area. All bathrooms now boast an option indoor/ outdoor feature, with views over the marsh.
Days 4 and 5 Linyanti
You get to explore the area on morning and afternoon game drives, as well as night drives, with spotlight, allowing you to see the nocturnally active species. In addition, there are guided walks, adding to the authentic safari experience that is part of the Linyanti Bush Camp experience.
The area is best known for its large populations of Elephant and buffalo that congregate in vast numbers especially during the dry season. As this is a diverse area, lion, sable, roan, leopard, wild dog, and a number of the plains game can be enjoyed. The rare and elusive sitatunga antelope, red lechwe, hippo and crocodile can be found in the
surrounding marshes.
Day 6 Okavango Delta
After a morning activity you will be chartered to Kadizora Camp, 25 minutes away.
The Okavango Delta represents one of the last truly unspoilt wilderness areas in Africa, and remains one of nature's marvels, characterised by the gentle flooding of endless plains.
The northern regions of the Delta feature larger expanses of savannahs punctuated by lagoons and tributaries, and it is on the banks of one of these that a magnificent site has been selected for Kadizora Camp. Set on the grassy wetlands of the remote Okavango, Kadizora Camp lies in a game-rich private concession. Such a location gives guests the opportunity to enjoy guided walking safaris as well as game viewing by 4X4. It’s also a place to sit back in a mokoro, the local canoe, and let the Okavango float by.
Days 7 and 8 Okavango Delta
Activities at Kadizora Camp include morning mekoro trips (dugout canoes) with island walks, and afternoon game drives. Fishing is offered on request and in season. Boat activities are also offered between April and October. There is the option to arrange a day trip to a traditional village. Visit the church, the clinic, local Primary school and meet family members of the camp staff.
A permanent life giving swamp, the Okavango Delta rises in the Angolan Highlands, and enters Botswana below Namibia’s Caprivi Strip region. It was once a part of Lake Makgadikgadi, but is now home to over 200 000 large mammals, many of which migrate during the summer rains and return during the cooler and dryer winter months.
This part of the Okavango Delta is home to mammals such as: lions, cheetahs, leopards, wild dog, elephants, buffalo, hippo, giraffe, hyena, zebra, kudu, impala and many more! This aquatic region is also home to various bird, insect, fish and plant species - making it a safari paradise.
Day 9 Chobe River
Leaving the Okavango Delta behind, today you will charter to Kasane Airport, where a Chobe Princess Houseboat representative will meet you and assist you with the border crossing by boat, into the Namibian waters of the Chobe River.
As one boards the Chobe Princess, you will enter the accommodation deck, which offers 4 double cabins for guests. Each spacious cabin can be configured as a twin or double room, and has en-suite facilities, with sliding windows opening on to the water. Windows are spanned by transparent mosquito screens. Electricity (220V and 12V) is supplied to each bedroom, ensuring the use of shavers, hairdryers and lights. Cupboards are provided.
Days 10 and 11 Chobe Princess
The days are entirely yours and you are free to spend it as you like. You can laze around the sun deck just watching the constant coming and goings of the wildlife and birds around you. You can take a tender boat with a guide and go looking for up close and personal sightings of the game and get extraordinary photo opportunities. Or you can go off fishing to try and catch (and then release) the elusive Tiger fish.
Generally breakfast is served at 08h30 and lunch at 13h00 but the boat is very flexible so if you would like to re-arrange these times to suit you better you would just need to let the Managers know at dinner the night before (i.e. if you want to get up really early and then come back for brunch at 10h30 or 11h00 this would be perfectly fine with them).
Activities include
Game Viewing: by boat into the Chobe National Park, where huge herds of elephants come down to drink, together with all manner of other game such as buffalo, giraffe, leopard, lion, kudu, waterbuck, lechwe, etc. Evening cruises offer the sublime Chobe sunset.
Bird-watching: a year round pleasure, with over 400 recorded species, including both water and woodland birds.
Fishing: the excellent guides have success in landing Tigerfish, especially when fly-fishing. Other species include Tilapia, Largemouth bream, Catfish and Squeakers. The boat has access to over 30km of Chobe River, over 120km of Zambezi River, as well as kilometres of waterways in the Kasai and Indibe wetlands. Each offers a different fishing experience. Guests have access to quality boats with large motors, including a jet boat for the rapids and rocky areas. The major fishing attraction is Tigerfish. Traditionally the best time for Tigerfish will be from September to February, with a window period during June. Bream are also caught and Barbel too, and fishing is done from the banks and rocks in the rapids. All guests are allocated a guide and boat upon arrival.
Day 12: Kasane
After breakfast, you will transfer by tender boat from the Chobe Princess Safariboat at 09h00 to the customs office on Impalila Island to exit out of Namibia. From there you will again cross the Chobe River to enter into Botswana at the Kasane immigration. You will be met here by your Guide, who will transfer you to Kasane Airport (10 minutes), in time to check in for your return flight to Johannesburg International Airport.
Included:
Not Included:
- Scheduled flight from Johannesburg to Maun Airport
- Air charter from Maun Airport to Leroo la Tau Camp
- 3 Nights at Leroo la Tau Camp in an en-suite tent, fully inclusive basis
- Air charter from Leroo la Tau Camp to Xugana Island Lodge
- 2 Nights at Xugana Island Lodge in an en-suite chalet, fully inclusive basis
- Air charter from Xugana Island Lodge to Mapula Lodge
- 3 Nights at Mapula Lodge in an en-suite chalet, fully inclusive
- Air charter from Mapula Lodge to Kasane Airport
- Transfer to the Chobe Princess Houseboat
- 3 Nights on board the Chobe Princess in an en-suite cabin, fully inclusive basis
- Return transfer to Kasane Airport
- Scheduled flight from Kasane back to Johannesburg International Airport
Not Included:
- Travel and medical insurance
- Visa requirements
- Gratuities and items of a personal nature
