Hwange to Okavango

Arrive into Victoria Falls hotel today and settle in for an evening to rest up from your long journey.

Contact us to arrange additional hotel nights during layovers en route.

Rise early this morning for your tour of the impressive Victoria Falls (please note different flow rates throughout the year). After touring the falls, transfer to Victoria Falls Airport to meet your scheduled light aircraft into Hwange National Park. 

Hwange National Park is home to Zimbabwe's largest elephant herds as well as large numbers of giraffe, zebra, and impala. A healthy population of the endangered wild dogs are thought to be the most sizeable here in all of Africa. Fly today from Victoria Falls Airport to Hwange main airstrip, and enjoy a game drive as you transfer to Linkwasha Camp, your home for the next 2 nights.

Linkwasha is located on a private concession near the famed Ngamo Plains along the eastern edge of the park. These plains offer fantastic wildlife viewing year-round and Linkwasha overlooks its own waterhole that attracts wildlife to its front door. Set out on safari activities this day in Hwange National Park. Enjoy open-air vehicle game drives, walking safaris, and nature walks with your professional guide. Visit the local village for a glimpse into the rural life of the communities located along the edge of the park. These days are yours to plan your activities as you choose.

Leave Hwange today and fly in the late morning on to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and then transfer by land to Livingstone, Zambia. Known by locals as the "Smoke that Thunders", these waterfalls attract visitors from all over the globe who are eager to feel the spray from the falls on their face. An ideal location for spotting game and enjoying a variety of other activities, the area offers excellent fishing, rafting, and other outdoor adventure activities such as bungee jumping. Stay at Toka Leya Camp which overlooks the Zambezi River. Included in your stay are a guided tour of Victoria Falls in Zambia, guided Livingstone tour, game drive in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, or visits to the local village and Mkuni Market. For a nominal additional fee fishing, rhino tracking, or river cruises may be arranged. Helicopter tours, canoeing, jet-boating, and rafting are also activities available this day for additional costs.

This morning you will fly to Kasane and then board a light aircraft to Botswana, where you will transfer to King's Pool Camp.  Located on the Linyanti Concessions near Chobe National Park, the river systems here create an important habitat for wildlife in the dry season. An abundance of wildlife make these unfenced private reserves their home. Large herds of impala, blue wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo, and elephant are found here. Wild dog, lion, leopard, and cheetah also may occasionally be spotted. This vast and untamed wilderness is a fantastic place for spotting game away from the busier crowds of the National Parks.

The Kwando-Linyanti river system is home to a number of private game reserves and safari camps. The habitat is a diverse landscape of forests and floodplains and attracts large concentrations of herds. Go on safari activitites such as day and night game drives and cruises along the Linyanti River when the water levels allow it. Two scheduled safari activities are included this day.

Depart from the Linyanti Concessions and continue on to an island in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Here you find Vumbura Plains Camp North, a luxury camp situated in one of the most complex wilderness environments in Africa. The camp offers nine luxury tents with plunge pools, a wine cellar, and massage, all designed to ensure you the most comfortable stay in this unique area. This is a great way to pamper yourself at the end of the trip.

The habitats here vary from lagoons to Kalahari grasslands, and both land and water experiences are offered from Jao Camp depending on what time of year you visit and the water levels. Boating and fishing take place seasonally. Day and night game drives are also a guest favorite year-round. Try to spot the elusive Sitatunga antelope here along with the African fish eagle, and Pel's fishing owl. Encounter wildlife in one of the world's few inland deltas. The diverse environment of islands and waterways with lush forests and calm waters creates habitat for a diverse range of birdlife and wildlife.

Fly on a charter flight today from the Vumbura Plains North airstrip to Maun, Botswana and connect with your flight out.