Zambia And Botswana Safari: Victoria Falls, Linyanti, Moremi Game

Zambia And Botswana Safari: Victoria Falls, Linyanti, Moremi Game Reserve Itinerary

Summary:
Tour Duration: 10 Days | Start: Victoria Falls, Zambia | End: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

Families with children will find this fascinating trip to Victoria Falls and via some of Botswana’s most game-dense areas ideal. There are no age limitations hence children of all ages are welcome and family-friendly lodging provides plenty of privacy and big apartments during your 10-day visit. Starting in Livingstone, Zambia, visiting Victoria Falls guarantees adventurous sports and entertainment on the Zambezi River.

Starting in Botswana, the safari part of your trip starts really and you will get the chance to track the Big 5 and other famous species including wild dog, hyena, hippo, giraffe, zebra and much more. See the Chobe Enclave as well as the well-known Okavango Delta and stay in real, down-to-earth tented camps where you could experience land and water-based safari activities including boating, canoeing, game drives, tracking animals on foot and maybe even a helicopter flip!

A Detailed Zambia And Botswana Safari: Victoria Falls, Linyanti, Moremi Game Reserve Itinerary

Days 1-4: Victoria Falls | 3 Nights

Must-Do Activities in Victoria Falls

Your trip starts at Livingstone Airport in Zambia, where you will be met kindly and driven to Thorntree River Lodge following landing. Built exactly on the brink of the Zambezi River, this elegant modern lodge is only a short drive from Victoria Falls. Take advantage of the family suite with its opulent plunge pool, indoor and outdoor baths.

Here, at the edge of Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, you are near the thrill and adventure of the Falls and may also enjoy the peace of the river, with just birdsong to rouse you each morning. Activities include cultural village tours, sunset river cruises and fishing, guided nature walks, rhino trekking on foot and wildlife drives in the national park, trips to the Falls. Relax around the infinity pool, have a spa treatment, or sample something from the temperature-regulated wine cellar while you are not out savoring Africa’s breathtaking landscape.

Days 4-7: Chobe Enclave | 3 Nights

You will say goodbye to the Zambezi River in the morning of your fourth day in Africa and start your trip to Botswana, long known for stunning landscape, great birdlife and lots of predators. After a road drive to Kasane Airport, you will join a fly to the game-rich Chobe Enclave area of Botswana situated between Chobe National Park and the Linyanti marshes. A pleasant greeting greets when you arrive at the airstrip, and you will be flown to Linyanti Ebony, your second stop. Invest in a roomy tented suite with double and twin beds to comfortably house a family of four.

Built on raised decks overlooking the Linyanti marshlands and river, this real and down-to-earth safari camp allows you to spend peaceful evenings savoring the views surrounding a central fire, good food and stories of the African bush from an intimate dining and lounge area. Wide, perennial rivers lined with hippos and crocodiles, large floodplains, great bird viewing, and varied species including all the big cats as well as uncommon wild dog define the Linyanti area. Game drives, guided nature walks, boating and catch-and-release fishing abound during your visit. When water levels allow, mokoro (canoe) safaris are offered; between April and November, each guest is given to a half-hour helicopter trip, therefore enabling a fresh view of this unspoiled environment from the air.

Days 7-10: Okavango Delta | 3 Nights

Botswana’s Okavango Delta – Heaven on Earth

Following three nights at Linyanti Ebony, you will enter the most famous terrain of Botswana—the magnificent Okavango Delta, located inside Moremi Game Reserve. From Linyanti to the eastern boundary of Moremi, a booked light aircraft flight flies to the Delta. See how the environment changes from savannah to rich woods and wetlands around the Delta. You will then transit from Khwai Airstrip to the lagoon-side Khwai Leadwood.

On the unfenced border between the Moremi and a private community area, you can enjoy the best of both worlds: access to the vast Moremi on day game drives, as well as the possibility to enjoy additional activities on the private conservancy such off-road driving, tracking elusive species on night drives, and exploring the mopane woodlands, grasslands and river banks on guided nature walks. When water levels are high, Mokoro safaris are offered; excursions of the adjacent community let you interact with local way of life and culture.

Under a system of eco-travel and sustainable development, the Khwai area—known for having some of the best game watching in the Okavango Delta—is a site where the community lives happily alongside animals. The camp runs on solar-powered electricity and makes environmentally friendly water consumption. For a little tented camp, it’s perfect for private family holidays. Suites have excellent lagoon views and en suite bathrooms. rnrnIf time allows, you will get up for a last early-morning safari excursion on your last morning in Botswana. Following a full breakfast, you will head for Khwai River Airstrip and catch a quick flight to Maun International Airport.

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