Wild Namibia

Fly overnight from London Heathrow via Johannesburg to Windhoek.

Transfer to Kifaru Luxury Tented Lodge for two nights (4hrs), a natural idyll enhanced by its ethos of eco-tourism. Afternoon at leisure.
(D)

Morning Rhino Tracking to introduce you to the protected wildlife of the reserve, where rhinos are the focus of conservation projects. Afternoon at leisure or optional activities can be booked locally.
(B, D)

Travel to the southern gate of Etosha National Park, and traverse through the park on a game drive to Etosha King Nehale Lodge for two nights.
(B, D)

Morning Game drive through the park in open game drive vehicles. Afternoon Game drive to the private waterhole of King Nehale Lodge situated in the Etosha National Park.
(B, D)

A 4-hour road trip to Rundu marks your entry to the long pan-handle of the lush Zambezi Strip. Take to the water for an afternoon cruise on the Okavango, sharing the river with hippos and crocodiles. Overnight at Taranga Safari Lodge.
(B, D)

Continue eastward to Mahango National Park, where wetlands and riverine forests give refuge to water-loving species which could not survive elsewhere in Namibia. A sundowner river cruise makes a leisurely end to the day. Two nights at Shametu River Lodge.
(B, D)

A morning game drive within Mahango, perhaps spotting cranes, kingfishers and African fish eagles among the myriad birdlife; and buffalo, wildebeest and impala on the plains. Afternoon visit to Popa Falls on the Okavango River, where rocky rapids form a series of cascades.
(B, D)

Visit a traditional village and enter Bwabwata National Park, its broad savannah, lily-studded wetlands, and ancient Kalahari woodland lining the riverbanks. Afternoon boat cruise on the Kwando River. Two nights at Namushasha River Lodge.
(B, D)

Morning Game Drive in the Erindi Game Reserve. Afternoon we undertake a relaxing cruise through the Kwando-Linyanti system.
(B, D)

Travel (3 hours) to Chobe, Botswana’s first National Park; considered to be one of Africa’s great wildlife parks for its concentration of game and unrivalled population of elephants. Afternoon at leisure. Two nights at Chobe Safari Lodge.
(B, D)

Spread around the banks of the Chobe River, the park’s floodplains and mahogany forests are home to waterbuck, zebra herds and 450 species of birds. An early morning, open-vehicle game drive is followed by an afternoon river cruise.
(B, D)

The last leg of this awe-inspiring safari takes you to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Zambezi River’s 110m high cataract which forms the fantastic Victoria Falls. Two nights at the 5-star Victoria Falls Hotel, a member of the exclusive ‘Leading Hotels of the World’.
(B)

More evocatively known as Mosi-oa-Tunya – ‘the smoke that thunders’, this is the widest cascade of water on earth; its constant spray creating a thriving rainforest. With a morning guided walk of the Falls and a sunset Zambezi River cruise, there is also a bird’s-eye-view option of a helicopter flight (12 minutes, £170). 
(B)

Transfer to Victoria Falls airport for your overnight return flight to London via Johannesburg.
(B)

Arrive London Heathrow.