Southern Africa safari
| country: | Botswana, Namibia, Zambia |
| location: | Kalahari Desert |
| trip type: | A small group adventure |
| departures: | 2009: 26 Nov |
| price: | From £1459 (10 days) excluding flights. Local payment US $300. Optional single supplement £179 |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
Kalahari, Maun, Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Windhoek, Livingstone.
Commencing in Namibia, a truly unique and fascinating country, exploring nature-rich Botswana, and ending in the adventure capital Livingstone, this tour offers some of the best of what Africa has to offer. Explore the flooded plains and wildlife of the Delta, search out the elephants Chobe National Park, visit the powerful Victoria falls, and stay in lovely and comfortable hotels and lodges, this tour is the trip of a lifetime!
Commencing in Namibia, a truly unique and fascinating country, exploring nature-rich Botswana, and ending in the adventure capital Livingstone, this tour offers some of the best of what Africa has to offer. Explore the flooded plains and wildlife of the Delta, search out the elephants Chobe National Park, visit the powerful Victoria falls, and stay in lovely and comfortable hotels and lodges, this tour is the trip of a lifetime!
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrive Windhoek. Arrive in Windhoek at any time. |
| Day 2: | Greater Kalahari (Gobabis). After a morning tour of Windhoek, begin your journey, travelling to the edge of the Kalahari Desert. Visit a San Bushman village to learn about the local desert people, and embark on an included game drive to the Kalahari Forest area in search of kudu, blue wildebeest, and small antelope. (B,D) |
| Day 3: | Maun. Today we cross the border into Botswana, travelling along the northern portions of the Kalahari Desert throughout the day - this is a severely arid, barren, though awesome landscape. After arrival in Maun, the biggest town in the Okavango Delta area, you can pick up any supplies and prepare for your journey into the Moremi. (B) |
| Day 4-5: | Moremi Wildlife Reserve/Okavango Delta . The Moremi area and Okavango Delta Excursion is an experience not to be missed. On our camping safari adjacent to the world's largest inland delta, enjoy game walks and traditional mokoro (dug-out canoe) excursions, marveling at the wide variety of wildlife that call this area their home. This is truly an African experience! (2B, 2L, 2D) |
| Day 6: | Makgadikgadi Area. Travel back to Maun, and continue to one of the villages near the Makgadikgadi Pans, where we take the late afternoon tour to explore the fascinating flat landscape of the salt pans. (B) |
| Day 7: | Kasane/Chobe National Park. Journey to Kasane, your base for a visit to Chobe National Park, home to one of the largest elephant populations in Southern Africa. The best way to appreciate Botswana's largest national park and its thousands of resident elephants, crocodiles, and hippos, is on the included afternoon sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River. (B) |
| Day 8-9: | Livingstone, Zambia. With time for an early morning game drive before departing, today we cross the mighty Zambezi River by ferry into Zambia. Spend the next day exploring the breathtaking Victoria Falls, or try some adventure activities - go white-water rafting or canoeing on Zambezi, take an elephant-back safari, or even fly over the falls for some fantastic views in a "microlight", a motorized hanglider. (2B) |
| Day 10: | Depart Livingstone. (B) |
travellers' tales
Fantastic - really exceeded our expectations on all counts - we didn't want to come home and will certainly return to Africa!
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small group adventure holiday
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places. how this holiday makes a difference
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In order to keep the environmental and negative social impact of travel to a minimum, we operate this tour with a maximum of 16 passengers. The majority of our hotels are small, locally owned and family operated establishments. This tour also includes two nights of participation camping. No area of the world is more suitable for camping and being in touch with your environment than Africa.
 By working with local guides and operators, we provide economic benefits directly to the local people and businesses. Our local guides are experts in flora, fauna, and history and culture, and provide our travellers with insight into local knowledge. Our tour leaders receive special training in low-impact travel and regional conservation issues and projects. They are also provided with a Sustainable Travel Manual. Tour leaders are selected based on their knowledge of, and commitment to sustainable travel. All our tour leaders speak English and have first aid and CPR certification. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |