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Overland: Namibia + Botswana + Victoria Falls
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14 NIGHTS
FROM $2,711
International flights quoted separately
This overland adventure tour starts in Swakopmund in Namibia and journeys through Kaokoland and Etosha Game Reserve to Windhoek, continuing through the Kalahari to the Okavago Delta, staying in rest camps & chalets. The tour finishes at the spectacular Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. If over 65, you will need a doctor's certificate confirming you are fit for overland travel.
HIGHLIGHTS
Namibia Botswana Overland Tour Okavango Delta Botswana Victoria Falls Zimbabwe Overland Tours
• Swakopmund • Kaokoland • Himba Village • Etosha Game Reserve
• Windhoek • Kalahari Bushman • Okavango Delta • Chobe Game Reserve
• River Cruise • Victoria Falls
Day 1
You will be met at Windhoek Airport and transferred 3-hours through scenic desert landscapes to the charming seaside town of Swakopmund, with its old lighthouse and easy access to the sand dunes and activities of the Namib Desert.  
  
Swakopmund is situated on the Atlantic Coast where the cold Benguela Current sweeps up from Antarctica, releasing no moisture into the prevailingly onshore winds – hence the very low rainfall and desert conditions. Fog is common along the coast in the early mornings and late afternoons and this is what gives life to the desert-adapted flora and fauna of the region. The cold current is also highly oxygenated, causing it to teem with marine life. Check into your hotel and relax on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
Day 2
At leisure to relax at the beach resort of Swakopmund.
 
As this is Namibia’s adventure playground, there are a wide variety of activities on offer, including quad biking, sandboarding and tandem sky diving. Alternatively simply relax at a quaint coffee shop or walk along the sandy beaches.
 
Lunch & dinner are not included today, as there are many restaurants in Swakopmund.
 
Day 3
This morning you will be collected from your Swakopmund hotel for your group adventure tour departing 08.00 and travelling in a rugged 4x4 overland truck.
 
We travel inland 8-hours towards Kamanjab in north-west Namibia. Here you can visit a traditional Himba Village to observe their ancient nomadic way of life, which remains unspoilt, and learn about their customs through an interpreter.
 
Kaokoland is also home to the rare desert elephant and black rhino that roam free, as well as much other wildlife.
 
Regardless of hotel meal plan, all meals whilst on tour are included and are prepared & served from the overland vehicle except for optional dinners in Swakopmund, Windhoek & Victoria Falls. Alcohol is not included. Accommodation varies and includes lodges, hotels, hostels, chalets, permanent tented camps and traditional huts. Bedding is provided, but you do need to bring your own towel. Group size on tour averages 14 (with minimum of 4 & maximum of 18).
Day 4
Enjoy game viewing from our truck today as we travel southeast for 4-hours through starkly beautiful landscapes to one of Africa’s largest wildlife sanctuaries – the famous Etosha National Park.
 
Etosha owes its unique landscape to a vast shallow depression – the Etosha Pan.  During the dry season it becomes an expanse of white cracked mud, shimmering with mirages and spiralling dust devils, with its open pans offering magnificent game viewing. Etosha is home to over a hundred different species of mammals, including cheetah, leopard, lion, elephant, rhino, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest.
 
After checking into our Etosha Rest Camp, there is the optional opportunity of a game drive with an experienced local ranger.
Day 5
As we travel to our next rest camp, enjoy the abundant wildlife of the famous Etosha National Park - one of the largest wildlife conservation areas in Africa, surrounding an enormous salt pan that is the size of the Netherlands.
 
The vast Etosha Pan offers magnificent game viewing opportunities including springbok, oryx and black-faced impala. A series of waterholes throughout the park and at your rest camp guarantees rewarding game viewing, with Etosha being renowned for its vast arrays of plains game and its “great cats” which are more easily seen on the open pans.
 
Etosha is also a bird watchers paradise, with hundreds of recorded bird species and many migrants during the summer months. In the evening, enjoy the balmy weather and pristine stars of the Southern Sky and Milky Way, as you have never seen them before – including the spectacular Southern Cross.
Day 6
A full day on the road today as we travel 9-hours through central Namibia to Windhoek. Along the way we stop at a local craft market where you can buy authentic African carvings and paintings.
 
After a short tour of Windhoek, check into your hotel and relax under warm blue Namibian skies. Dinner is not included this evening, as there is the option of dinner out.
Day 7
A full day on the road today as we cross the border into Botswana and travel 9-hours through the arid Kalahari to Ghanzi.
 
After checking into our lodge, the local San Bushman community will entertain us with some traditional tribal dancing. There is also an optional Bushman walk.
Day 8
Today we continue 5-hours through the vast Kalahari to the small town of Maun - the gateway to the Okavango Delta.
 
Relax and enjoy the natural beauty of this marvellous wildlife area.
Day 9
This morning we transfer to Maun Airport for our light aircraft flight into the Okavango Delta.
 
You will be met at the landing strip and transferred to your Okavango Delta lodge. Settle in and relax in this pristine water wilderness and enjoy game viewing under spectacular blue African skies before dinner.
Day 10
The seasonal Okavango Delta is flooded annually by the great Okavango River, whose waters flow inland from Angola into the vast Kalahari – never finding the sea, but instead forming a great inland delta whose waters are absorbed by the desert.
 
Comprising 6,000 square miles of crystal clear channels, serene lagoons and a myriad of islands, the Okavango Delta forms a natural oasis that sustains a vast variety of wildlife and birds of all descriptions. The waters are at their height from July to October, forming an amazing wetlands ecosystem that is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.
  
Activities at your lodge centre on game viewing and bird watching, with experienced local guides. These include exploring the delta by mekoro canoe and river craft, as well as guided nature walks on the islands of the delta to track some of the larger species that inhabit this water wilderness - including buffalo, hippo and elephants.
  
In the evening relax around a blazing fire under balmy African skies, whilst exchanging notes about your game sightings!
Day 11
After some final game viewing in the Okavango Delta, we transfer to the airstrip for our light aircraft flight back to Maun.
 
Here we rejoin the truck and travel 4-hours to Gweta, where our accommodation is set amongst majestic "upside down" baobab trees and the endless lunar landscape of the Makgadikgadi Pans. Here there is an optional baobab nature walk.
Day 12
Today we travel northwards for 8-hours on the 4x4 road through Chobe National Park, uniquely situated at the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers where four African countries meet – Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
 
Check in to your safari lodge, settle in and relax in Botswana’s premier wildlife reserve – surrounded by vast endless landscapes, open plains, baobab trees and the abundant river-based wildlife of Chobe National Park. In the late afternoon a special highlight is a game viewing sunset cruise on the Chobe River.
Day 13
After an optional early morning game drive, we leave Chobe and cross the border into Zimbabwe. After completing immigration formalities, we continue 2-hours to our hotel near the mighty Victoria Falls, where your tour ends after breakfast the following mroning.
 
Check in, settle in and relax whilst you catch your first glimpses of the magnificent Smoke That Thunders first discovered by Dr. David Livingstone and still one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. The flow of water over the Victoria Falls is greatest during the wet months (February to June) but the falls are a magnificent sight at any time of year.
 
Optional adventure activities at Victoria Falls include bungee jumping, white water rafting & elephant or lion encounters.
Day 14
Today we recommend an optional tour to explore on foot the mighty Victoria Falls, which offers magnificent views. Afterwards you participate in one of many local optional activities such as a helicopter flight over the falls or an elephant-back safari, or simply relax by the swimming pool and enjoy the facilities of your hotel.
 
In the late afternoon we recommend an optional Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River to see hippos, crocodiles and the abundant bird life.
Day 15
Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport for your flight home.