VRK10V: Victoria Falls + Chobe + Kruger Park

Day 1

You will be met at Livingstone Airport, Zambia and transferred to your hotel on the banks of the Zambezi River, near the mighty Victoria Falls.

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.

In the late afternoon enjoy a Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River to see hippos, crocodiles and the abundant bird life.

Days 2 and 3

Today explore on foot the mighty Victoria Falls, situated close to your hotel and offering magnificent views.

Later relax by the swimming pool and enjoy the many pleasures of your hotel, or participate in one of the many local activities, such as a helicopter flight over the falls or an elephant-back safari.

Adrenalin seekers can participate in many adventure holiday activities, such as canoeing in the gentler rapids above the falls; white water rafting in the turbulent gorge below the falls (beware: grade 5); or bungi jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge!

There is also an interesting local craft market.

Day 4

This morning you will be collected from your Victoria Falls hotel and transferred 1-hour by road and ferry to the Botswana border at Kasane. After completing immigration formalities, continue 15-min to your luxury game lodge overlooking the great Chobe River.

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.

Days 5 and 6

Chobe National Park is set on the banks of the perennial Chobe River, overlooking the fertile flood plains of both Botswana and Namibia across the river.

It is home to vast herds of buffalo and elephant, as well as numerous other species which roam in profusion and diversity. During the dry season, vast elephant herds migrate from both south and north to congregate in their thousands along the Chobe River – the largest concentration of elephants in the whole of Africa!

Land-based game drives are conducted twice a day (early morning and late afternoon) by experienced lodge rangers in open-top safari vehicles. River-based game viewing is also offered in small shallow draft boats, to give a completely different wildlife perspective, as well as river walks and walking safaris. All game viewing activities are included in your package

Optional angling for ferocious tiger fish and wild bream is available at an extra charge, as well as pampering at the spa.

Each evening relax on the outdoor terrace whilst watching a spectacular sunset over the river. Star gazing presentations are available on request.

Day 7

Return transfer to Livingstone Airport for your return flight to Johannesburg.

You will be met at Johannesburg Airport and transferred to your airport hotel for overnight. Conveniently situated only a few minutes from the airport, your hotel is part of a casino and entertainment complex and has several restaurants on site.

Day 8

This morning you will be transferred to the Kruger National Park, a scenic drive of approximately 5-hours through the Eastern Transvaal.

[Or 45-minute transfer from Mpumalanga Airport]

Enter the world famous Kruger National Park, where game-viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately in this vast 2-million hectare game sanctuary. Hopefully we will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe before we reach camp.

Check in to your luxury private camp, settle-in and relax in your outdoor bushveld surroundings before enjoying your first game drive in an open-top game viewing vehicle accompanied by a lodge ranger. Then enjoy a delicious dinner in the outdoor Boma, as you relax and enjoy the atmosphere that only the African bushveld can provide.

[Exact camp subject to availability at time of booking. Also a few luxury tents, which need to be booked well in advance. When no availability within the greater Kruger National Park, luxury lodges situated just outside are used]

Days 9 and 10

Set off early each morning on an open-top game viewing drive with your lodge ranger, to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day.

Explore the vast Kruger Plains, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities and the highest concentration of lion in the whole of Africa. Hopefully we will see some of the Big Five today - Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino, before returning to camp for breakfast.

The rest of the morning is free for relaxing at camp or beside the swimming pool. Alternatively enjoy a Guided Walk with a lodge ranger, to study some of the smaller animals, insects and trees of the park.

In the afternoon enjoy another open-top game drive with your ranger. With nearly 150 different species of mammals and over 100 species of reptiles in the Kruger Park, we hope to see hippos, crocodiles, cheetah, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, waterbuck, warthogs, baboons, wild dogs and a wide variety of other interesting animals.

With over 500 different bird species in the park, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed - including eagles, vultures, storks, fish eagles and kingfishers.

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.

[NB: Children<12: open top game viewing restrictions may apply. Please enquire when booking]

Day 11

Return transfer to Johannesburg Airport.

[Or return flight from Mpumalanga airport]