 |
 |
Choose from
(881) Africa travel packages |
| |
|
| Viewing: Johannesburg to Vic Falls via the Delta - 7 days |
Package ID: 1934 |
|
|
| Johannesburg to Vic Falls via the Delta - 7 days |
A perfet 7 day tour leaving Johannesburg, spending time in the Okavango Delta and finishing at Victoria Falls where you can indulge yourself with adventure activities. Local payment of £135 payable.
|
We leave Johannesburg at 8 am on the first day of the trip. We recommend you arrive in Johannesburg at least the day before the trip departs; however if you're there with a few days to spare there's lots to see and do around the city.
Please note that as this trip finishes on the day you arrive in Vic Falls it may be worth arranging flights a few days later in order to stay and enjoy the many activities available in the area.
Day One
Leaving Johannesburg we leave the city behind us and head off into Botswana and the small town of Palapye where we camp for the night. This day includes the border crossing, so passports at the ready.
Day Two
From Palapye we head out across part of the Kalahari Desert, the Magkadikadi and Nxai Salt Pans, a once migration route for elephants. Entering Maun, a small town on the edge of the Okavango Delta, and prepare for the wilderness experience to come.
Day Three
You have the option today to go out into the Delta. Pack up your own kit along with food, water and cooking and camping equipment and you’re off. A short truck ride to the dugout canoes, called Mokoros, and you gently punt out into the delta down reed lined waterways. Find a spot for the night and set up camp. For those not venturing to the Delta, relax around a pool, visit town, go to the crocodile farm and visit the sites.
Day Four
Up early and it’s off for a walk with the guide. This is a rare chance to see game on foot with anything from elephants to herds of grazing zebra. If you’re really lucky you might catch a glimpse of the red lechwe or the incredibly shy Sitatunga.
Day Five
Maybe try learning how to “pole” your mokoro, or try to catch a catfish. The guides make it look so easy, but it’s really not. Then maybe a last swim before heading back to the truck and then the campsite for a well earned shower and a cold drink.
Day Six
An early start and a stunning drive through some very arid landscape and a different perspective from the lush Delta. One turn to the left and the country becomes more bushy and then lush again as we approach the Chobe River, where we head onto a viewing boat for a cruise along the river banks.
Day Seven
Another early start (animals eh?) and around the Chobe National park for a game drive in small 4x4’s then back to pack up camp. A short drive and a border crossing bring us into the Zimbabwe town of Victoria Falls. Mosi-oa-Tunya means the “Smoke that thunders”, and you can see it as you approx the town, and the end of our trip.
Local payment of £135 payable on day 1.
|
|
|
|
|
|
