Board the African Dream in Johannesburg and begin a 9-day cruise along the Chobe and Zambezi rivers. Get an up-close experience of South Africa´s wilderness, enjoy authentic traditional cuisine, learn about age-old customs, and in the end of your trip admire the grandness of Victoria Falls. Enjoy land and water safaris, and experience face-to-face encounters with locals to learn about their culture and history.
Highlights
Observe Sedudu Island and its marshes, overflowing with abundant wildlife
Let a local storyteller entrance you with the region´s mysterious legends
Explore the Chobe National Park on specially equipped Jeeps
Join an on foot tour to the falls in Zimbabwe for exceptional views
Activity options vary depending on destination and operator. Activity level is determined by the range and intensity of activities you choose to participate in. Discuss with your Trip Planner which options are best for you.
This morning meet your fellow travelers at the hotel around 11:00 a.m. Afterwards, depart by coach towards Soweto, which came to the world's attention in 1976 with the Soweto Uprising, when mass protests erupted over the government's policy to enforce education in the Afrikaans language rather than English. It has been estimated that one-third of Johannesburg’s population lives in Soweto. All eleven of South Africa’s official languages are spoken here. It is a community of extremes: on the one hand there is abject poverty, and on the other hand there is extraordinary wealth in the suburbs such as Diepkloof Extension and Selection Park.
Have lunch before setting out on a panoramic tour to discover Freedom Park and the unique atmosphere of this well-known neighborhood. Then, enjoy your first dinner and spend the night at a four-star hotel LS.
Today fly from Johannesburg to Kasane, Botswana. Then, be transferred from the airport to your lodge where you must check into your rooms before enjoying lunch. Afterwards, observe Sedudu Island and its marshes, overflowing with abundant wildlife such as hippopotami, Cape buffalos and crocodiles. Later, have dinner and spend the night at the lodge.
In the morning, leave for a visit to the local school to meet the teachers and students. This is a truly unique and enriching face-to-face experience. Afterwards, return to the lodge for lunch. Enjoy some free time this afternoon to take advantage of the activities proposed at the lodge or spend the time relaxing under the trees or by the pool. After dinner tonight, let a local storyteller entrance you with the mysterious legends of the region. Spend the night at the lodge.
This morning, join a trip to an authentic village to discover the culture and customs of the area. Meet the locals and learn about traditional Namibian houses. After lunch at the lodge, enjoy some activities delving into local customs. Dinner is served under the stars this evening, a truly wonderful way to experience the African skies. Spend the night at the lodge.
This morning disembark the ship and leave on an early water safari to try to catch more than a glimpse of the major game animals. Have lunch in your “floating restaurant” in the middle of the river and feast on some local delicacies. Then, be transferred to board your luxury ship, the African Dream. Enjoy lunch after a welcome cocktail. Your first nature and wildlife cruise allows you to observe the different species along the Kasai Channel. Afterwards, return to your private mooring in the heart of the Chobe River. Have dinner and spend the night onboard.
Journey out on your first safari today in Jeeps equipped exclusively with misters for your comfort. Explore the Chobe National Park that is home to more than 1/4 of the total elephant population in Africa. Have lunch before spending the afternoon cruising to the Zambezi River, marking the border between Zambia and Namibia. In the afternoon, leave on small motor boats for a water safari in search of the larger animals. Enjoy a unique, up-close experience with the wildlife that lives on the banks from just a few yards away. Afterwards, have dinner and spend the night on board.
Spend the day cruising to Kabulabula. The Chobe National Park has a myriad of swamps, flooded plains, lakes and rivers, making this cruise the ideal and most-adapted way to set out on unforgettable tours. Along the entire route, discover some of the richest pockets of wildlife in Africa, including zebras, water buffalos, antelopes and an abundance of birds. Have dinner and spend the night on board.
Today leave by coach for Victoria Falls and on an exceptional lunch cruise. This afternoon, join an on foot tour to the falls in Zimbabwe, where the views are among the most exceptional in the world. Observe where the Zambezi River plunges over the cliff to become the widest waterfall in the world, creating the “smoke that thunders.” Tonight enjoy a “Boma” dinner with traditional dance and music. Spend the night at the a four-star hotel LS.
Day 9: Victoria Falls
1 Breakfast
This morming enjoy your last breakfast and join an optional early morning excursion: Soar over Victoria Falls in a helicopter. Then, prepare yourself for your return flight home.
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6 French Balcony Suites 17 m2 (with floor to ceiling sliding windows opening to a railing)
Initial deposit is 25%, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
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The trip might have been the absolute best of our lifetime (thus far). We particularly want to commend our guide Peter in the Guilin area-he was so incredibly attentive, energetic, enthusiastic-and absolutely dedicated to ensuring that our meals were 100% vegetarian.
Jack Charney
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The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
3 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
4 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.