Private Camping Safari - Starts Maun (Botswana) - ends Livingstone (Zambia) (Low season)

Day 1: HEATHROW/JO’BURG 1930/0730 (next day)
Day 2: JO’BURG/MAUN 1000/1140 Moremi
Days 2, 3 and 4: Kwhai area of Moremi Game Reserve
Days 5 & 6: Savute area of Chobe National Park
Days 7 & 8: Chobe River area of Chobe National Park
Days 9, 10 & 11: Zambezi Sun, Livingstone
Day 12: LIVINGSTONE / JO’BURG 1615/1805 JO’BURG / HEATHROW 2005/0625 (next day)

Day 1: HEATHROW / JO’BURG - direct, overnight flight

Day 2: JO’BURG / MAUN

Days 2, 3 and 4: Camping, Khwai Community bordering Moremi Game Reserve On arrival in Maun you are met by your private guide, there is time for a quick refreshment and visit to the local shops before heading out to Moremi Game Reserve by road. The trip is approximately 3 hours and after one hour you will be in a wildlife area so you can enjoy a scenic game drive through to your private campsite in the Khwai community area bordering Moremi Game Reserve. On arrival the guide and camp assistant set up camp as you relax with a drink and adjust to the sights and sounds of the bush. Accommodation is in spacious dome tents with bedrolls (mattress, pillow, sheets and duvet/blankets) and a bush shower & toilet is erected.

Moremi Game Reserve is one of the prime wildlife areas in Southern Africa, hosting a wide range of habitats from open savannahs to dense mopane forests. Wildlife to be found in the area includes lion, leopard, wild dog, giraffe, zebra, elephant, impalas and much more. Yourr days will be spent exploring this rich and rewarding area, returning to camp for siesta and meals. One of the benefits of camping just outside the park is the additional activities we can enjoy, including a guided walk, which offers a welcome leg stretch, and the opportunity for a night drive or just the flexibility of returning to camp after sunset. In addition you will enjoy a day trip to the Xakanaxa area where we go motorboating up through the waterways and lagoons of the Okavango Delta, a birder's paradise.

In the evenings, return to camp to enjoy a hearty dinner cooked over an open fire and after dinner it is time to relax around the dancing flames and glowing embers of the campfire. All meals, drinks, national park fees and activities are included whilst camping.

Days 5 & 6: Savute area/Chobe National Park Depart camp early and drive up through the Mababe Gate to Chobe National Park, the drive is taken at a leisurely pace and the change in landscape is fascinating. Upon arrival in Savute your guide and camp assistant again set up camp whilst you relax with refreshments and enjoy the contrast of the Savute landscape. This afternoon and the following day will be exploring the dynamic Savute area where the vegetation and wildlife changes through the seasons. The Savute Channel has been dry for many years but a series of waterholes & pans provide water for the wildlife that migrates through the area. ‘Sundowners’ at the pans in Savute can be a real event as the elephants, antelope and lions vie for access to the pans to quench their thirst as well. All meals, drinks, national park fees and activities are included whilst camping.

Days 7 & 8: Chobe River area/Chobe National Park After breakfast drive through the Chobe National Park to Kasane, approximately 5 hours from Savute with game viewing en-route – the landscape changes as you travel north toward the permanent water supply of the Chobe River.

Camp is set up on arrival - spend the next two days exploring the northern parts of Chobe National Park. Game activities will be taken privately which include a Chobe River cruise and game drive in Chobe National Park . This area of Chobe is famous for it's large elephant population and game viewing is excellent along the river, particularly in the drier months when water is scarce in areas away from the river. In addition to elephants, hippos and crocodiles, you may see large buffalo herds or encounter the resident lion pride and very friendly warthogs amongst other animal and birdlife. All meals, drinks, national park fees and activities are included whilst camping.

Days 9, 10 & 11: Zambezi Sun, Livingstone/Victoria Falls After breakfast and an early morning game drive you will drive to the Kazungula border crossing to depart Botswana and enter Zambia across the Kazungula Ferry (a true African experience) where you will be introduced to a Bushtracks representative who will assist you through Zambian customs (including the visa waiver) and drive you through to the Zambezi Sun in Livingstone (the private guiding ends and he will return to Maun).

The Zambezi Sun is a family oriented hotel adjacent to the Royal Livingstone, situated on the Zambezi River with access to the Mosi O Tunya National Park and the majestic Victoria Falls. It is a welcome break from camping and accommodation is in hotel style rooms with en-suite bathrooms and the hotel grounds offer a swimming pool, restaurants/bars, telephone and televisions in the rooms, internet access, an activity booking office and more. There are many activities to enjoy in Livingstone which you can book on arrival. Some activities are full day, so plan your days accordingly and allow half a day to visit the Falls.

Whilst you are at the Zambezi Sun you are booked on a bed and breakfast basis, in addition the transfer from the Kazungula border, and a transfer to Livingstone airport are included. Aside from this all other meals, all beverages and all extras (activities, phone calls, activities etc) are for your own account.

Day 12: You will be transferred from the hotel to Livingstone Airport . LIVINGSTONE / JO’BURG. JO’BURG / HEATHROW

Day 13: Arrive UK early morning.

Cost: based on 4 people sharing a vehicle = £2050.00 + airport taxes/fuel surcharges PER PERSON (subject to availability).

Flight timings may alter

Inclusions:
All flights listed, transport between Maun (starting point) and Livingstone (ending point) by road (and ferry across the Botswana/Zambian border).
Zambian visa waiver (provided all passport details are provided and subject to any government regulation changes)
All accommodation, meals and activities as per the itinerary
Specified drinks

Camping:
Camping equipment (2.4m bow tents with bedrolls/bedding & towels provided)
Bush Showers and Bush Toilets
All national park entrance and camping fees
All activities as per the itinerary (game drives, Okavango boat cruise, Chobe River cruise)
All meals on safari included

Drinks included: bottled water, squash mix, soft drinks, beer, table wine, tea, coffee, South African wines are provided (red and white), local brand beer.

Zambezi Sun Hotel: bed and breakfast only (twin rooms). Being residents of the hotel you have free access to view The Falls.
Airport transfers

Exclusions:
Items of a personal nature (clothing, toiletries, binoculars, cameras etc)
Non specified drinks on safari and all beverages at Zambezi Sun
All other meals at Zambezi Sun/Livingstone
Any optional activities or transfers in Livingstone
Tips/gratuities
Travel insurance – essential for a safari holiday
Spirit drinks on safari - take advantage of duty free shopping

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