Tour Highlights

Find custom tours in: Botswana, South Africa, 

• Experience one of the foremost natural wonders of Africa – majestic Victoria Falls, also known as Smoke that Thunders
• Go on safari in Botswana’s Linyanti Wildlife Reserve with game viewing can be done both day and night and in hides as well as from vehicles 
• Explore the watery world of Jacana Camp by mokoro (canoe), on foot and by vehicle
• Enjoy a taste of authentic safari life in the small, private tented camps on [private reserves that are vital to the well being of the ecosystems and the animal that move through them
• Big Five partners with responsible ecotourism and conservation companies that share our views of sustainable travel, and take their stewardship of the land, animals and local communities seriously.  Camps in this itinerary, for example, offer educational and employment opportunities to local residents; with 85% of camps’ staff from neighboring communities

 
Day 1:  Arrive Johannesburg, South Africa
Welcome to Southern Africa.  You are privately transferred to your hotel set on a lush hillside.
Westcliff – Luxury Room

Day 2:  Johannesburg / Victoria Falls, Zambia
Fly to Livingstone and your tented camp.  Ten luxury thatched chalets overlook the Zambezi River.  The Zambezi national park is just across the river.  Each tent offers guests uninterrupted views of the Zambezi River.  Activities include a croquet court, boule pit, a running track, all weather tennis court, sundowner cruises plus visits to the Falls, Simonga Village, local markets and Livingstone.  The River Club – Tented Room (B,L,D)

Day 3:  Livingstone – Victoria Falls
Discover the breathtaking natural wonder of Victoria Falls, the Smoke that Thunders.”  Enjoy optional adventure activities such as white water rafting, bungee jumping, abseiling, and helicopter and mirco-lite flights over the falls.  With the Zambezi National Park just across the river, hippo and elephant are regularly heard and seen at your camp, and birdlife is particularly rich.  Tiger fishing is a challenge for keen fishermen.  The River Club – Tented Room (B,L,D)

Day 4:  Livingstone / Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, Botswana
Drive to Kasane and fly to northern Botswana to Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, bordering the western edge of Chobe National Park.  The camp is built on raised boardwalks under a shady grove of mangosteen trees, overlooking a large hippo-filled lagoon on the Linyanti waterways.  The source of the Savute Channel is close to the camp and game drives along the Savute are one of the highlights.  This is a haven for wildlife.  Duma Tau Camp – Tented Room (B,L,D)
 
Day 5:  Linyanti Wildlife Reserve
Safari activities allow guests to spend time on the water (if water levels permit), and on land, occasionally on foot.  Day and night game drives are conducted in open 4x4 vehicles along the Savute Channel and the banks of Linyanti River.  There are many hides in the area where guests can enjoy wildlife viewing up close and away from a vehicle.  One of the best hides is right at the source of the Savute and many species of wildlife and birdlife can usually be enjoyed from this hide.  The area is famous for its elephant concentrations in the winter months and for the great general game viewing all year.  All the predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and wild dog feast on the prey species in the area including impala, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, lechwe and tsessebe.  Duma Tau Camp – Tented Room (B,L,D)

Day 6:  Linyanti Wildlife Reserve / Moremi Game Reserve
Fly to your camp in Moremi Game Reserve, near Okavango Delta. Jacana Camp is a truly water-oriented camp and offers mokoro and walking safaris (on request prior to travel) all year.  Game drives are also offered year round; with night drives possible from about September to May as water levels restrict this activity when the flood is in.  The camp is set in one of the most densely populated wetland areas for sitatunga and red lechwe.  Jacana Camp – Tented Room (B,L,D)

Days 7 & 8:  Moremi Game Reserve – Okavango Delta
Continue to engage this famed wetland region, both on water and on land.  Wildlife concentrations depend on the water flow and volume and thus change from season to season but all the big animals can be found in the area.  Jacana Camp – Tented Room (B,L,D)

Day 9:  Moremi Game Reserve / Johannesburg / Depart
Today you fly to Johannesburg and connect with your onward flight home.  (B)

Rates / Departures

Departure Dates:  Jan 6 to May 31, 2012

Land price, per person, double occupancy:  Starting from $5475

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