On arrival into Cape Town, you will be greeted and transferred to your chosen Cape Town hotel for a four night stay.

The V&A Waterfront has a great selection of restaurants, boutique shops and art galleries, and Long Street a wonderful antiques arcade, eateries serving worldwide specialities and a vibrant nightlife.

A cable car ride up Table Mountain is almost compulsory, to soak in the stunning view of the city and Atlantic Ocean, whilst a visit to the spectacular Cape of Good Hope or Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, comes highly recommended. Likewise, spending at least an afternoon on the beautiful beaches in Camps Bay or Clifton.

Cape Town hotel

On arrival into Maun International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

The rest of the afternoon may be spent at leisure enjoying one of the many activities available at the Lodge. This evening you will meet your guide and the rest of your group at the lodge at 18h00 for your pre-departure meeting.

Thamalakane River Lodge or similar

After breakfast, head to Etosha 13, on the western border of the Okavango Delta. Unlike other deltas, it flows into the Kalahari Desert without reaching the coast, which makes it unique.

The next day is spent exploring the network of water pathways through thick vegetation in mokoros (traditional dugout canoes), discovering a variety of birds and wildlife. We have the opportunity to stop at a secluded island to take a 1½ hour guided walk hoping to spot elephants, waterbuck or other animals living in this water-filled paradise.

Guma Lagoon Camp or similar

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

After breakfast, we head south travelling via Maun to our camp which is situated in a private concession in the Greater Moremi area. This large area is renowned for its concentration of mammals and it is not unusual to see many different types of wildlife during just one game drive.

Game viewing is seasonal; depending on the time of the year you may see different species in different areas. The best time for game viewing is the end of the dry season or spring from August to November. During this season, in order for us to offer the best game viewing possible, extra driving may be required due to the animals migrating closer to the river. In the summer, birdlife can also be viewed in abundance with exceptional sightings of wildfowl and raptors.

Mogogelo Safari Lodge or similar

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

We have the opportunity to spend the day on game drives. In our open 4×4 vehicle we will explore the Greater Moremi area on morning and afternoon game drives hopefully spotting a variety of game that frequent this region.

After dinner, your guide will take you on a night drive, and you will hopefully be able to spot some rare nocturnal animals.

Mogogelo Safari Lodge or similar

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Today we head into the famous Moremi Game Reserve, known as one of the most beautiful and varied reserves in Africa with an unprecedented concentration of wildlife. The full day is spent in the unspoiled nature of the Moremi Game Reserve.

Mogogelo Safari Lodge or similar

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Leaving the bush behind us, we travel east towards the Makgadikgadi Pans, once a large river fed lake which has become saline and empty. This area incorporates a multitude of salt pans and vast grass plains dotted by palm islands and forms the Great Makgadikgadi which comprises the largest area of salt pans in the world, covering some 37,000 square km overall. We arrive at our lodge in the late afternoon.

Nata Lodge or similar

Breakfast

We head off to the Nata Bird Sanctuary in the morning, which offers us the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent view over the Sowa pan, which is part of the Greater Makgadikgadi Pans. A visit to the pans is subject to the road conditions and water levels as well as time constraints. A breakfast pack prepared by the lodge is enjoyed on the road as the journey continues north to Kasane, the gateway to the Chobe National Park.

Chobe, which is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square km, has one of the greatest concentrations of elephant found on the African continent. The afternoon is at leisure to partake in optional activities or to relax by the pool.

Start your morning of day 9 with a spectacular game drive in Chobe National Park. You will return to the lodge for a late breakfast and relaxation until our boat cruise on the Chobe River which starts around 3 pm. Here we can watch elephants, hippos, crocodiles and a variety of birds, making for excellent up close photo opportunities.

Chobe Safari Lodge or similar

Breakfast, dinner

Today we make our way across the border into Zimbabwe and onto our lodge located in a private concession near to Hwange National Park, where we will spend the next three nights in this wildlife-rich area. This afternoon you can partake in an optional game drive if time allows.

Over the following two days, we will have plenty of time to explore this vast wilderness on game drives. Hwange National Park is one of Africa’s finest havens for wildlife and is home to massive herds of elephant, buffalo, zebra and has a very large concentration of giraffe. It is also home to many predators and endangered species of birds. There will be a visit to the Painted Dog Conservation Centre to witness the work that is done to protect these endangered species.

Sable Sands or similar

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

After breakfast its time to head to Victoria Falls where the rest of the afternoon may be spent at leisure enjoying one of the many activities available in the area.

The next day your guide will take you on a tour of the mighty Victoria Falls where you will be able to observe the waters plummeting over the precipice into the gorge below. In the afternoon, embark on a relaxing sunset cruise on the mighty Zambezi River, basking in the afterglow of the day.

Shearwater Explorer Village or similar

Breakfast

Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport for your onward flight taking away with you many fond memories.