Self-Drive Botswana Explorer - 13 Days

Arrive at Maun International Airport and pick up your 4x4 vehicle before checking into your lodge for a 1 night stay. Familiarise yourself with your vehicle and stock up on supplies.

Stay at:
Maun Studios or similar (bed & breakfast)

Okavango Delta Add-On options:
The perfect add-on to your Botswana trip is a visit to the water and wildlife wonderland that is the Okavango Delta. This truly magnificent landscape and unique ecosystem attracts animals from kilometres around and creates one of Africa’s greatest wildlife concentrations. Travel Africa can assist you with a number of fantastic options to enjoy this special place:

• A fly-in package to stay at a camp in heart of the Okavango Delta.
• An Eastern Delta mobile camping trip providing a walking and mokoro experience for the more budget conscious traveller.
• A scenic flight over the Delta - Contact us for details.

Travel distance: Approximately 120kms, gravel, sand roads.

Head south to the Deception Valley Private Reserve on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. All meals and activities are included in your stay here.

Enjoy safari drives in search of the unique and fascinating desert wildlife such as oryx and predators including lion, hyena and cheetah. 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. Savour the vast open spaces, clear night skies and uninterrupted beauty.

Stay at:
The Dune Camp or similar (all meals & activities)

Upgrade Option - Deception Valley Lodge or similar (dinner, bed & breakfast and safari activities).
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Travel distance: Approximately 135kms, sand roads.

You will wake up as the sun rises and after a morning activity drive out of the Central Kalahari and head to the Makgadikgadi Pans. You will spend one night at a camp overlooking the Boteti River in Khumaga village. Spend your afternoon either enjoying the view from the camp or enjoy a safari drive along the Boteti River.

Stay at:
Boteti River Camp or similar (dinner, bed & breakfast)

Travel distance: Approximately 300kms, gravel, sand roads.

Leave Boteti and head back north, past Maun and to the Khwai Community Concession, on the edge of the Moremi Game Reserve, a magical wildlife paradise that is renowned as being one of the most beautiful game reserves in Africa. Unique delta scenery combines with mopane forests and open flood plains as you spend a full day searching for animals and birds along the Khwai River. Safari viewing in this area can only be described as superb, with a very good chance of seeing cats and wild dog plus elephant, buffalo, zebra, giraffe and a whole host of smaller antelope species. There is a vast area to explore on your own self-drive game drives (tips and advice on self-drive game drives provided in your detailed itinerary and by the lodge guides), either within the game reserve all the way down to the famous Domba Hippo Pools or along the winding loops that follow the Khwai River in the Khwai Development Trust Concession. During your stay at the lodge you may choose to join a guided safari drive or mokoro trip (additional charges apply). 

Stay at:
Khwai Guesthouse or similar (dinner, bed & breakfast)

Upgrade Option - Sango Safari Camp or similar (dinner, bed & breakfast and safari activities).
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Travel distance: Approximately 160kms, gravel, sand roads.

A long drive today from Khwai, with time to savour the magnificent Savuti Region, before heading to Thobolo's Bush Lodge for an overnight stay overlooking the wildlife-rich Barangwe Pan.

Stay at:
Thobolo's Bush Lodge or similar (dinner, bed & breakfast)

Travel distance: 50 kms sand & gravel roads, good main roads.

After a relaxing morning head further north to Chobe Elephant Camp - a fabulous lodge perched on the edge of the escarpment just to the west of Chobe National Park. From here you can enjoy safari drives into the quieter western side of Chobe as well as boat safaris on the Chobe River. Chobe Riverfront has very high concentrations of animals – especially in the dry season when the animals are drawn to the river. Chobe is famous for its huge herds of elephants which together with massive herds of buffalo often delight visitors. There is over 40 kilometres of riverfront to explore on your own self-drive game drives (tips and advice on self-drive safari drives provided in your detailed itinerary and by the lodge guides), so your opportunities for seeing animals, including lion, leopard, wild dog, zebra, giraffe, puku, impala and much, much more, are excellent.

Stay at:
Chobe Elephant Camp or similar (dinner, bed & breakfast)

Upgrade Option - includes safari activities at Chobe Elephant Camp

On your last morning in Kasane drop your vehicle off at the airport and transfer by road across the border to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.  

The Victoria Falls is a sight not to be missed - the clouds of spray generated by this thunderous descent have resulted in a lush rain forest full of stunning wild flowers. This is truly one of Africa's most spectacular sights and the Victoria Falls village in Zimbabwe is the perfect base from which to appreciate it.

A host of activities are centred on four separate delights: the Falls, the magnificent Zambezi River, the surrounding Zambezi National Park and the Victoria Falls village.

A tour of the Falls is a must, the 'Flight of Angels' helicopter flight gives you the most amazing aerial views of the Falls, and when water levels are low the Devil's Pool will get the most hardened thrill seeker's heart pumping.

The Zambezi River has two characters - the wide gentle river above the Falls is a magic spot for sunset boat cruises or gentle canoeing, whilst below the Falls, the more adventurous can enjoy serious whitewater rafting, jet boating or bungee jumping.

Safari drives, horse riding and conservation safaris are offered in the Zambezi National Park to view elephant and buffalo.

Included during your 3 days in Victoria Falls are a guided tour of the Falls and a sunset dinner cruise on the Zambezi River.

Stay at:
Pioneers Lodge or similar (bed & breakfast)

This morning after breakfast take a transfer to Victoria Falls International Airport for your onward flight.

Victoria Falls Add-On options:
Travel Africa can assist you with a number of fantastic options to further enjoy Victoria Falls and its surrounds:

• For those craving more wildlife and a little touch of luxury to end your trip, why not combine a trip to the Falls with a visit to Hwange National Park - Victoria Falls & Hwange.
• Extend your self-drive into Zimbabwe and combine Victoria Falls with Hwange National Park and possibly Matobo National Park - Contact us for details.