OKAVANGO DELTA TO VICTORIA FALLS

Day 1: GABORONE – CENTRAL KALAHARI

Departure from Gaborone in the morning  and drive via Kanye to Ghanzi

Ghanzi is also known as 'The capital of the Kalahari' and is situated amongst a flat and featureless terrain, with bushes, thorn trees and grasslands coming alive in the rainy season.it has an altitude od about 900m above the sea level, It is some 200km to the Namibia border post to the east or 300km to Maun to the west. The tarred roads are excellent and Ghanzi is served by its own airfield. Ghanzi is also a stopover point for travellers en-route to the Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve.

Employment in Ghanzi centres around cattle farming that supplies the Botswana Meat Commission with most of the required beef produce. There are also several RAD (Remote Area Development) settlements in the area, providing basic social services like schools and health facilities.

Bushmen (Basarwa) once dominated the region. Their survival strategies had been perfected over the centuries for living in such an inhospitable environment. They were joined later by the Bakgalagadi and gradually left to live in the Kalahari villages such as Ncojane, Matsheng and Kang.

After the Bushmen, it was the turn of Hottentots to settle in the Ghanzi area, tending large herds of cattle. In 1874, the first white settlers arrived, led by Hendrik van Zyl, a flamboyant character whose legend lives on in Ghanzi, as does the remains of his once magnificent house. Boer trekkers followed in the late 1890's, lured by attractive business propositions. It turned out that the farm leases had been fraudulently acquired from Tawana Chief Moremi in Maun by Cecil Rhodes' 'legal 

Trip Highlight;Bushman Walk,Bushman Traditional Day Around Camp Fire

Accommodation: Typical Bushman Huts
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner(Restaurant)
Distance Covered: 500km
Approximate Driving :Half Day

Day 2:  Ghanzi  Central Kalahari – Maun

In the morning before our Breakfast we have a Nature Walk 1hrs 30mins with the Bush( Basarwa) Into the interior of the  Central Kalahari ,Basarwa Bushman will point out to you different plants with eg  different medicinal properties ,succulent plants and some fruits trees which they eat ,After our breakfast will drive  to Maun,on this day will internet friends and relatives  that we a still fit and sound above all about our African experiences . In the afternoon there is sufficient time available  to do Scenic flight over the Okavango Delta (OPTIONAL) We a also going to do our shopping for the Delta.

Trip Highlight;Scenic Flightover the Delta ( OPTIONAL)
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance Covered: 300km
Approximate Driving :4Hrs

Day 3 – 4  Maun to Okavango Delta

Mokoro to the Delta           Elephants of the Delta                                      

After our morning Breakfast we get into 4 x 4 vehicles for 1hrs 30mins  drive heading to the Delta with our Tents and our supplies for two nights and three days .In the Delta its very Natural they a no standard bath room of which you a not going to shower .your local Guides will show you very safe places where you can swim. When we arrive at the Pole stations the Polers a going to load our Camping material into the Dag out Canoe they a very experienced.  The Okavango Delta is one of the largest inland deltas in the world, made up of an intricately woven network of crystal clear channels and lagoons lined with papyrus reeds and palm fringed islands. It is a unique wetland that not only supports and sustains a huge diversity of wildlife, providing excellent game viewing throughout the year, but it is beautiful and awe inspiring in itself .Whilst the emphasis of a Botswana safari is often on large mammals, of which there is a prolific amount in the Okavango, there are many other specialized  animals and birds to be enjoyed. The islands and lagoons of the delta are a haven for birds and aquatic life - as many as 580 bird species have been recorded in Botswana and more than 80 fish species identified in the Okavango.It is the sense of wilderness, of a pristine ecosystem, that you will remember from your Okavango Delta safari .We a going to Canoe for about 2hrs before we get to our Camping site ,after the coolest hours of the day will do a walk in the interior of the Moremi Game Reserve with our local Guides .Moremi Game Reserve is concentrated with lots of big and small game  Elephants, Buffalos, Lions, Hippopotamus ,Zebras ,Kudu  and ,Impalas,

Trip Highlight;Okavango Delta,Moremi Crossing with Mokoro
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance Covered: 60km
Approximate Driving :3Hrs

Day:5 Okavango  Delta to Maun

 We leave in the morning from Okavango Delta to Maun, sleep over there…time to recap all experiences and a lot more info from the guide on general information about Botswana and other day forth coming excursions

Trip Highlight;
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance Covered: 60km
Approximate Driving :3Hrs

Day: 6 Maun – Nata

After breakfast we  drive  through  Nxai Pan Park, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park and Gweta to Nata. After arrival you will have time to relax. In the afternoon with our 4 x 4 will drive to the nearby pan area for a nature drive and capture our African sunset

Trip Highlight;Makgadikgadi Pan,
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance Covered: 300km
Approximate Driving :4Hrs

Day 7: Nata – Kasane

After breakfast the tour will proceed northwards through the Sibuyu Forest Reserve, the Kazuma Forest Reserve and the Kasane Forest Reserve Extension to Kasane. After our  lunch at an agreed time around 15:30pm   will go on a Game Boat Cruise in  Chobe National Park.

Trip Highlight;
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Distance Covered: 300km
Approximate Driving :4Hrs

Day 8 Kasane

Early morning start after a light Breakfast of only Coffee and Rucks will start a morning Game Drive for 3hrs back to the Camp ,another Safari after the coolest hours of the day for 3 hrs again.

Chobe National Park is located in the Northern  Region  of Botswana .is an out standing  wildlife wilderness area ,which is 11000sqin size and offers enormous wildlife diversity. The Chobe is watered principally by Chobe and  Savuti  Rivers ,attracting huge concentrations of game particularly Elephants and Lions in some of the highest densities in Africa.

Trip Highlight;Chobe FullDay Game Drive
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 9 Kasane  to   Hwange National Park

In the morning leave we Kasane and head for the worlds famous Hwange National Park - Zimbabwe's largest and best known game reserve, which is home to 400 bird species and 105 species of mammals including the ‘Big Five’. Once the royal hunting grounds to the Ndebele warrior-king Mzilikazi, Hwange was set aside as a National Park in 1929. The park covers an area of over 14,600 sq km and is particularly known for it's elephant populations and its concentrated with lots of animal species and amazing Bird life. Overnight in the Park  Campsite , Main Camp 

Zimbabwe officially  the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between theZambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare.

What is now Zimbabwe was historically the site of many prominent kingdoms and empires, as well as a major route for migration and trade. The present territory was first demarcated by Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company during the 1890s, becoming theself-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923. In 1965 the conservative white minority government unilaterally declared independence as Rhodesia. The unrecognized state endured international isolation and a 15-year civil war between the government and black nationalist forces; this culminated in a peace agreement that established universal enfranchisement and de sovereignty in April 1980.

An ethnically diverse country of roughly 13 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages,[3] with English, Shona and Ndebele being most common. President Robert Mugabe is head of state and government, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Renowned as a champion for the anti-colonial cause,[11] Mugabe is also viewed as authoritarian[12][13] responsible for Zimbabwe's problematic human rights record[14] and substantial economic decline.[15] He has held power since 1980: as head of government until 1987, and head of both state and government since then.[11

Trip Highlights:

Night Game Drive  
Accommodation:   Main Camping inside the Park
Meals Included:   Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner,
Distance Covered: 300kms
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Day: 10 Hwange National Park 

Today in the Morning we start with a very exciting excursion A nature Walk in the Park with a Professional Ranger  Will also have an opportunity  to visit the Hwange Wild Dog project. Here we see the efforts made to rehabilitate and release injured and orphaned wild-dogs. This is extremely valuable work on a species thought to number a mere 3000 remaining individuals in all of Africa.

Trip Highlights: Nature Game Walk, Painted WildDog Research
Accommodation: camping 
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner
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Day 11: Hwange National Park To Kwa-MPISI Village

This day mark the true sense of being in Africa,will sleep in this typical African village Hut ( Rondavals) of the Ndebele Clan which is a direct offshoot  of Zulu ,you will meet self styled Village man called MPISI who is going to tell us everything about African Culture,social and economical structure,A Herbalist by profession

Trip Highlights:

Typical African Village Tour 
Accommodation:   Rondoval
Meals Included:   Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner,
Distance Covered: 180kms
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Day: 12 Kwa-Mpisi to Victoria Falls.

 ,Victoria Falls a very vibrant City indeed those who a adventurous this is the best place to do adventurous activities such as White Water Rafting ,Canoeing ,Helicopter, Bunging Jumping ,Elephant Back Safaris,Lion Walk

 Trip Highlight;,Boat Cruise

Accommodation: charlet
Meals Included:Breakfast/,Dinner
Distance Covered: 2okm
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DAY: 13 Victoria Falls

This is the best day to do adventurous activities we have a full day in Victoria Falls,Ingugama representative will help you book the activities of Choice (Optional)

Trip Highlight;Victoria Falls

Adventurous Activities Optional
Accommodation: charlet
Meals Included:Breakfast, 
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Farewell dinner in one of local Restaurant (Not Included)

Official the Tour is finished

Day 14 Victoria Falls to Airport (TRANSFER)

Transfer to the airport after Breakfast.