Overview

Flight - 1 night
Victoria Falls - 2 nights
Chobe NP - 3 nights
Okavango Delta - 3 nights
Victoria Falls -1 night
Flight - 1 night

VICTORIA FALLS TO THE OKAVANGO

From the widest cascade of water on Earth, Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls; to the pools, pans, and plains of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, and mahogany forests of Chobe National Park

This brilliant tour in Zimbabwe and Botswana is bookended by one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Victoria Falls, twice as wide and twice as deep as Niagara, where 600 million litres of water per-minute crash over the Zambezi cataract. From here we drive to Botswana’s Chobe National Park, home to the world’s largest population of elephants.

The wild and wonderful Okavango Delta is the setting for the Dinare concession, at the edge of Moremi National Park. The first reserve in Africa established by local people, to preserve the wildlife, this paradise is visited by numerous bird species; hippos, elephant herds, plains game and predatory big cats. Combining land-based game drives with ‘mokoro’ canoe safaris, the tour is a tale of two seasons, the lush landscapes of January to May, and the dry May to October, when animals gather at waterholes in Chobe and the Delta.

Key Features

Wildlife & Natural Wonders
Jules Verne Sightseeing
5-Star Historic Hotel
No Single Supplement

Day 1 Fly overnight from Heathrow, via Addis Ababa, to Victoria Falls.

Day 2 Transfer to the 5-star Victoria Falls Hotel, a member of the ‘Leading Hotels of the World’, and Zimbabwe’s grandest and oldest luxury hotel, gazing out from its gardens to the spray cloud from Victoria Falls. Two-night stay.

Day 3 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, £150). (B)

Day 4 Transfer to Kasane, at the north-eastern edge of Chobe, Botswana’s first national park; famed as one of Africa’s great wildlife parks for its concentration of game and unrivalled population of elephants. Three nights at Chobe Bush Lodge or adjoining Chobe Safari Lodge. (B, L, D)

Day 5 Spread around the riverbanks, the park’s floodplains and mahogany forests are home to impala, giraffe, zebra herds, majestic kudu, and 450 species of birds. An early morning game drive is followed by an afternoon river cruise. (B, L, D)

Day 6 Rise early for a morning game drive, perhaps seeing the wild dogs, buffalo and big cats; and look out for hippos and crocodiles on an afternoon cruise of the Chobe River. (B, L, D)

Day 7 Fly from Kasane to the Okavango Delta, where water channels link blue lagoons, cloaked with lilies and punctuated with papyrus and palm islets. Enjoy a game drive en route to the boutique Mma Dinare Lodge. Afternoon game drive. Three-night stay. (B, L, D)

Day 8 Take to the region’s ‘mokoro’ traditional canoes, where your guide propels the craft through the channels with a long ‘nkashi’ pole, for early morning game and birdlife viewing from the channels of the delta (replaced by land-based safari if water levels are low); and enjoy an afternoon game drive. (B, L, D)

Day 9 Enjoy a morning game drive or optional helicopter flight above the wilds of the Okavango (30 minutes – £385, bookable locally). Afternoon game drive. (B, L, D)

Day 10 Fly to Kasane and transfer to the Victoria Falls Hotel for an overnight stay. (B)

Day 11 Transfer to the airport for the return flight via Addis Ababa. (B)

Day 12 Arrival at London Heathrow.

  • Key
  • B - Breakfast
  • L - Lunch
  • D - Dinner

 

 

Notes

Some travel is on unmade, bumpy roads and it is sometimes necessary to ‘climb’ into the safari vehicle. 

A luggage allowance of 20 kg per person in soft or small bags is applicable for internal flights.

2023

Mondays
per person in a twin/double room
Ethiopian Airlines from Heathrow

Date Price
June 19 £5995
July 10 £6595
August 28 £6995
September 11 £6845
September 25 £6845
October 2 £6795
November 13 £6045

2024

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No Single Supplement

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Supplements per person

Single Supplement

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
(limited availability)
Jul 10, Oct 2, Nov 13

Single supplement £695

Flight Options

London/Victoria Falls/London
Ethiopian Airlines Business Class - On request
British Airways from Heathrow - On request

Optional Excursions

Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls £150
Helicopter flight over the Delta £385

Extension Options

Extra nights – Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls Hotel
(per night) £295
Single supplement £215
Departure transfer add £20

Extension - Hwange (not available Aug 28 & Sep 11)
2 nights £1095
Single supplement £195

Privately Guided

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Tour Only

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Arrival or departure transfer add £20

Price Includes
Air travel and taxes, transfers, 9 nights' accommodation, breakfast daily, 6 lunches and 6 dinners, park fees, itinerary as described, services of guides and local representatives. If our specially negotiated airfares are unavailable at the time of booking, a supplement may apply.

Not Included
Travel insurance, optional excursions, visa procurement, tipping, any government taxes or compulsory charges introduced after publication.

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