Botswana & Zimbabwe Ivory Route lodge reis kleine groep

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Programma

Day 1  VICTORIA FALLS [hotel – – -]
The majestic sight of the mighty Zambezi River plunging over the Victoria Falls, welcomes you to your Zimbabwe and Botswana adventure. We check into our lodge before we explore the falls and tropical rain forest surrounds on foot in the afternoon before heading out to a local restaurant for dinner (own expense).

Day 2 – 3 HWANGE NATIONAL PARK [chalet Bx2, Lx1, Dx2]
(B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner)
Hwange National Park is a wildlife jewel, famous for its big game and large herds of elephant. Hwange is home to a wide variety of habitats, from it’s western regions on the edge of the Kalahari through large grass plains to the forested woodland in east Hwange. Our comfortable lodge for two nights is situated on the private concession on the eastern boundary of the park, our time is spent on a full day game drive, in open 4WD vehicles, in the park in search of big game.

Day 4 – 5 MATOBOS NATIONAL PARK [chalet Bx2, Lx1, Dx2]
The rounded granite boulders and undulating valleys of the Matobos National Park are home to some of the last of the rhino in Zimbabwe. We spend our day on an excursion into the park that includes a game walk to see the rhino, discovering the ancient Bushmen paintings that adorn the rocks, and admiring the landscapes from Worlds View, the site of Cecil John Rhodes’ grave.

Day 6 NATA [chalet B–]
This morning we leave Matobos and head west towards the Botswana border, we cross at Plumtree and we make our way to the Nata area for our overnight stop. In the late afternoon we will head out onto the Makgadikgadi Pans, vast saltpans that seem to stretch on to infinity. We will explore the area and have some fun taking photographs before the sun sets golden over the horizon.

Day 7 MAUN [lodge B–]
Maun’s name is derived from a San word meaning “place of the short reeds” is nestled at the southern end of the Okavango Delta where our lodge overlooks the beautiful Thamalakane River. Here we prepare for our trip into Moremi Game Reserve and our afternoon is free to bird watch along the river, relax around the pool or take a optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta (own expense).

Day 8 – 10 MOREMI GAME RESERVE [2x tented bush camp, 1x lodge Bx3, Lx3, Dx2]
Startling and unexpected contrasts are created as the waters of the Okavango flood into the drier Kalahari creating the magnificently rich wilderness area with amazing wildlife of the Moremi Game Reserve. Rivers, lagoons, savannah, woodland, Moremi offers some excellent game viewing. With over 400 species of birds, Moremi is also a great place to sight leopard, lion, wild dog, elephant, giraffe and a variety of antelope. We spend our time on game drives in Moremi GR and the surrounding concession along the Mababe River where the lagoons attract the thirsty animals to drink in the late afternoon.
Our tented bush camp is on a private concession east of Moremi, where we enjoy our meals while watching the animals drinking and enjoy the wilderness far from civilization.
On the morning of day 10 we have a game drive on the concession before heading back to our hotel in Maun.

Day 11- 12 OKAVANGO DELTA [lodge B–]
We drive around the Okavango Delta, and north to our lodge on the banks of the Okavango Pan handle. From the lodge we’ll explore the Okavango by mokoro and motor boat. Tranquil reed lined rivers, crystal clear water and abundant bird life. Time to rest, relax and enjoy the views of the Okavango Delta.

Day 13 CAPRIVI [chalet B-D]
Crossing out of Botswana into Namibia and the Mahango Game Reserve. We game drive through the reserve to our lodge on the Kavango River. We spend our afternoon exploring on a river cruise.

Day 14 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK [chalet B–]
The Caprivi Strip, Zambezi Region, is a thin wedge of Namibia, which separates Botswana in the south and Angola in the north. We cross the Caprivi, back into Botswana at Ngoma and head to our lodge in the town of Kasane. The Chobe river attracts large herds of elephant as it flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park. Our final afternoon is spent on arguably the best wildlife activity in Southern Africa, the game-viewing cruise. See herds of elephants, large crocodiles, pods of hippo and other wildlife as they quench their thirst at the end of the day. The magnificent river sunset is a photographer’s dream.

Day 15 VICTORIA FALLS ZIMBABWE – TOUR ENDS [-B–]
Enjoy an optional early morning game drive (own expense) before our last breakfast together. We bid a sad farewell before we embark on a road shuttle transfer to either Kasane airport in Botswana, or Victoria Falls airport in Zimbabwe, in time for midday flight departures. Our tour ends at 11:00am.

ACCOMMODATIE

De standaard van accommodatie is in “klassieke” Zuid-Afrikaanse stijl met iets meer comfort, in combinatie met 3-4-sterren lodges, tentenkampen en pensions. Klassieke reizen zijn in een niet-deelnamestijl, u hoeft dus geen keukenklussen te doen of hand en span diensten te verlenen.

REIZEN

• kleine groep van maximaal 12 personen
• vervoer in safari truck en soms Mercedes Sprinter bus met 12 zitplaatsen & sommige game drives in open 4×4 met lokale gidsen
• 14 overnachtingen in klassieke guesthouses, lodges, tented camp op 3/4 sterren niveau
• 14x ontbijt, 5 lunches en 7 diners, waar maaltijden niet voorzien zijn, wordt een mogelijkheid geboden om ergens zelf een maaltijd te kopen
• geen participatie vereist