Namibia, Chobe and Victoria Falls holiday
Solo travellers are also welcome but a single supplement may apply.
Including necessary shared transfers, 4x4 hire car rental and activities as stated.
Description of Namibia, Chobe and Victoria Falls holiday
Witness the diversity of Namibia's landscapes, iconic wildlife in some of the world's greatest national parks and the mighty Victoria Falls waterfall in this 12-night, part self-drive adventure.
An easy and great value trip fit for anyone, from families visiting Africa for the first time, to safari regulars.
The itinerary can be carried out in either direction but we recommend starting in Windhoek, Namibia and beginning with the self-drive element of the trip.
After an overnight in Namibia's capital city you start heading north and just a few hour from Windhoek is the Okonjima Nature Reserve, where you stay for one night. This will be your first taste of a safari experience and also a chance to learn about the conservation work carried out by the AfriCat foundation.
Then travel onwards to Etosha National Park for two nights in the eastern realms of the park in a private reserve adjacent to the park itself. From eastern Etosha you will drive north-east into the Zambezi Region. Watch how the landscape changes from a primarily arid country to an environment dominated by rivers, forests and floodplains. Enjoy four nights crossing this thin strip of land before you reach the border with Botswana. Here you will say goodbye to your hire car and meet a transfer to Chobe National Park for a final two nights on safari in one of the most diverse and wildlife dense areas on the planet.
Finally, you will be taken across another border into Zimbabwe to finish at the magnificent Victoria Falls - the largest continuous falling sheet of water in the world!
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Solo travellers are also welcome but a single supplement may apply.
Including necessary shared transfers, 4x4 hire car rental and activities as stated.
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5 Reviews of Namibia, Chobe and Victoria Falls holiday
Reviewed on 27 Sep 2025 by Gill Snowden
Excellent. Lived up to and even exceeded our expectations. Extremely well organised, everything ran like clockwork. Loved the differing places we stayed, really great choices of a variety of lodges, landscapes etc Read full reviewReviewed on 22 Sep 2025 by Caroline Dean
Excellent. Oh so many to choose from - The hot air ballooning, the kayaking with seals, Spitzkoppe camping, safari in Etosha. Really well organised by Josh and he was in contact the whole time. Read full reviewReviewed on 15 Feb 2025 by Margo Carlock
Viewing the wildlife up close! An absolutely amazing adventure with a great mix of luxe lodging and tent safari camps. Read full reviewResponsible Travel
Planet
CARBON REDUCTIONThis itinerary has been designed without the need for any internal flights in order to reduce the carbon impact of the itinerary. It also includes shared shared rather than private transfers where possible.
A number of accommodations included in this suggested itinerary are powered by renewable energy. For example both Nkasa Lupala and Chobe Bakwena are run entirely from solar power.
ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
Chobe Bakwena is one of the most eco-conscious lodges in the Chobe area. When the lodge was built they sourced as much of the building material as possible from local and sustainable or renewable natural sources. This includes the sand for the wall in-fills as well as the thatching grass for the roofing, which comes from nearby Pandamatenga. The close proximity and use of natural materials not only accounts to a financial saving but is an integral part of maintaining a low carbon footprint. All decking is pine, sourced from sustainable plantations. Where furniture has been made, for example the beds and tables; these have been made on site using only sustainably sourced wood. As well as this the treatments used on all wooden surfaces are not harmful to the environment as they are made from natural oils and plant extracts. The walls are treated and finished with ‘green paints’.
The Okonjima Nature Reserve is home to the AfriCat Foundation, which is one of the best known wildlife charities in Namibia. The foundation focuses on educating Namibia’s youth and on research projects which are essential in accomplishing its mission of the long term conservation of Namibia’s wildlife in their natural habitat, but in an enclosed conservation area.
People
LOCAL ECONOMYChobe Bakwena is proudly Batswanan and all the staff, including the owners, are from nearby villages and wherever possible materials used in the lodge are sourced locally.
Nkasa Lupala Lodge is a joint venture (JV) enterprise between the 2,000+ members of the Wuparo Conservancy and private investors. The JV Agreement is a very detailed financial agreement that commits the lodge to pay a monthly fee and a annually significant ?percentage of net revenue to the conservancy. 95%+ of the lodge employees are from the local community.
EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY
RiverDance Lodge has a close relationship with the local community and has a development project called MEYU which focusses on pre-school education and creating a clean water supply. The goal of MEYU is to build every local village a kindergarten and to drill a borehole for the water supply. So far this has been successful in two villages. The projects are funded by the lodge and private donors, therefore a stay at the lodge directly contributes to the outcome of MEYU and their ability to carry out this important mission.
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