Beautiful Botswana: Desert to Falls - 11 Days

The safari begins in Maun where your guide will meet you at 14.30 at Maun Airport. You will travel to the Deception Valley Private Reserve on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Upon arrival you will be given a safari briefing and settle into your comfortable camp.

You will explore the area for the next two days, enjoying game drives and participate in a nature walk led by a local San tracker. They will share their intricate bush knowledge and give you an insight into their unique and intriguing culture. You will also do game drives explore the area, home to a fascinating variety of desert specialised wildlife such as oryx and predators including lion, hyena and cheetah. Savour the vast open spaces, clear night skies and uninterrupted beauty.

Distance: Maun to Deception Valley Private Reserve: 160 km | Travel Time: 4 hours

Stay at:
The Dune Camp or Deception Valley Lodge

You will wake up as the sun rises and do a short game drive before heading to the Makgadikgadi Pans. You will spend one night at a camp, an oasis on the edge of the Makgadikgadi National Park, overlooking the Boteti River in Khumaga village. Arriving for lunch at the camp you will have time for a short siesta and then enjoy a game drive along the Boteti river in the late afternoon.

Distance: Deception Valley Private Reserve to Boteti River Camp: 120 km | Travel time: 4-5 hours

Stay at:
Boteti River Camp

After breakfast you will make your way west, stopping in Maun where you will enjoy lunch (at own expense) at a local restaurant. Your journey proceeds to the Khwai River area, on the border of the Moremi Game Reserve - one of the best wilderness areas of Botswana with very high concentrations of game. The next three days will be spent searching for the wide variety of wildlife and birds that this area is renowned for, while absorbing the sounds and beauty of this region. Enjoy game drives in the early morning as the sun rises and late afternoon as the sun sets. You will also have an opportunity to do a mokoro excursion into a community-managed concession area. Your guide will take you on a scenic drive to the mokoro station where you will meet your mokoro poler/guide, who will share with you hidden secrets of this water system.

Distance: Boteti River Camp to Khwai: 340 km | Travel Time: Approx. 6 hours (excluding lunch stop)

Stay at:
Khwai Guest House

The safari then heads north towards a rustic camp at the edge of Chobe National Park. You will spend the full day on a driving through the game-rich Savuti area of the Chobe National Park. You will have your lunch break en-route and arrive late afternoon at your lodge.

You will spend the next 2 days exploring the northern reaches of Chobe, a park which is incredibly rich in game due to the Chobe River providing water all year round. Large herds of elephant and buffalo are frequently seen. Due to the high density of herbivores in this area many predators, such as lions and leopards, can be found. While staying at Chobe Elephant Camp you will do a game drive and boat cruise within the Chobe National Park where you immerse yourself into this incredible area from both land and water.

Distance: Khwai to Chobe: 200 km | Travel Time: 10 hours (including game drives)

Stay at:
Chobe Elephant Camp

Today the journey takes you to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe (Visa required) where you will spend your last two nights.

There are a wide variety of activities on offer in Victoria Falls including a sunset dinner cruise on the Zambezi River, whitewater rafting down the Zambezi Gorge, canoeing on the upper Zambezi, helicopter flights over the Victoria Falls and more - ask us for details.

Distance: Chobe to Victoria Falls: 160 km | Travel Time: Approx 3.5 hours driving time (plus border crossing)

Stay at:
Pioneers Lodge

Your safari officially ends at 10.00am today.

Travel Africa is happy to arrange post-tour accommodation, activities and transfers to Victoria Falls airport or lodges at an additional cost.