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12D Cross border Safari
Duration: 12 days / 11 nights
Cross three countries for an exciting holiday visiting of some of the greatest parks and wonders of the world that Southern Africa has to offer. The tour starts in Namibia with the visit of Windhoek, the largest city in the country, offering a cultural overview of the country’s history, with its old colonial houses and modern buildings of the post-independence Namibia. The journey continues in Namibia with the exploration of Etosha National Park, consisting of 22,270 sq km of saline desert, savannah and woodlands. Visitors will be able to go to Rundu before arriving to Bwabwata National Park, where rivers, woodland and typical African savannah forms part of the scenery. The journey ends with the visit of two famous sites - the Chobe National Park in Botswana with its hundreds of bird species and the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
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DAY 1 // ARRIVAL WINDHOEK
Meet and greet with your tour guide, departure to Windhoek and check-in at the Safari Court Hotel with a welcome drink. Afterwards, we go on a city tour through Windhoek. The city is considerably enhanced by stately historic buildings in German architectural style of the turn of the century. You can visit the old buildings, which lend a singular charm to the city, including the historic seat of government, also known as the Tintenpalast, which means ‘palace of ink’ in German. The Christuskirche, which is right next to the Tintenpalast, with its graceful sphere provides the city with a striking landmark. The white-walled Alte Feste, which was once a fort and now a museum, reflects the history of the country.
Overnight stay:
Windhoek
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 2 // WINDHOEK - ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
After a hearty breakfast, we drive via Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, and Outjo to reach the Etosha National Park. En route, we visit the wood carvers market in Okahandja.
Overnight stay:
Etosha Safari Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 3 // ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Whole-day game viewing through the Etosha National Park. See vast herds of game with this eerie “great white place of dry water” as a backdrop which makes the Etosha experience unique. A total of 114 mammal species are found in the park, including several rare and endangered, such as black rhino and black-faced impala. About 340 bird species inhabit the park, of which approximately a third are migratory, including the European bee-eater and several species of waders.
Overnight stay:
Etosha Safari Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 4 // ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK - RUNDU
Another full-day game viewing as we drive across the park to exit at the east gate. Afternoon check-in at your next overnight accommodation.
Overnight stay:
Mokuti Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 5 // RUNDU
After breakfast, we depart via Tsumeb and Grootfontein to Rundu for a tour of the area visiting the Kavango River, the derelict settlement of Calai in Angola and Namibia’s well-known Kavango woodcarvers.
Overnight stay:
Nkwazi Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 6 // RUNDU - CAPRIVI STRIP - BWABWATA NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast and departure through the Caprivi strip to the Bwabwata National Park. En route, we visit the local Popa Falls. The name Popa Falls conjures up images of a raging waterfall, so little wonder that first-time visitors are disappointed when the “falls” turn out to be nothing more than a series of rapids. A quartzite ledge that obstructs the flow of the river across its 1.2km width creates the rapids. Here, the river splits into numerous channels, separated by small islands, to form a series of cascades with a total drop of about 4 m. Arrival at lodge and boat cruise on the Kwando River.
Overnight stay:
Namushasha Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 7 // BWABWATA NATIONAL PARK
In the morning, we take part in a game drive in open vehicles. 430 species of bird have been recorded in the Mudumu National Park, which is nearly 70% of Namibia’s total. Visitors can expect to see buffalo, elephant, zebra, antelopes, hippopotamus, crocodile and the rare sitatunga and red lechwe.
Overnight stay:
Namushasha Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 8 // BWABWATA NATIONAL PARK - CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast we depart via Ngoma Bridge and Kasane to the Chobe National Park in Botswana. Sunset river cruises, photo safaris, swamp safaris, boating, a trip in a mokoro or dugout canoe and game viewing either in 4x4 vehicles or by boat are available for holidaymakers in this region. One boat cruise is included on the itinerary for today.
Overnight stay:
Chobe
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 9 // CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Another day at Chobe National Park. Today, one game drive is included for the activities.
Overnight stay:
Chobe Safari Lodge
Board basis:
Half-board
DAY 10 // CHOBE NATIONAL PARK - VICTORIA FALLS
After breakfast, we depart via Kazangula to the mighty Victoria Falls located in Zimbabwe. For the next two days, we will visit the Victoria Falls where the entrance fee is inclusive only once.
DAY 11 // VICTORIA FALLS
Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, is the largest sheet of falling water. In full flood, some 500 million litres of water cascade downwards at a speed of 100 meters per minute, causing a thunderous roar and towering columns of spray, hence the local name Mosi-oa-Tunya meaning the ‘smoke that thunders’.
DAY 12 // DEPARTURE VICTORIA FALLS
Transfer to the Victoria Falls Airport and proceed on your return flight home.
Included
- 11 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION - In accommodation detailed
- or similar
- MEALS - 11 x breakfast and 11 x dinner
- DRIVER GUIDE - Local English speaking
- TRANSPORTATION - In an air-conditioned vehicle and fuel
- ENTRANCE FEES AND ACTIVITIES
- - As stipulated in itinerary:
- Full Day Game Drive in open vehicle in the Etosha National
- Park
- Boat Cruise on the Kwando River
- Game Drive in open vehicles in the Bwabwata National Park
- Game Drive in open vehicles in the Chobe National Park
- Boat Cruise on the Chobe River
- Entrance fee x 1 of the Victoria Falls
- TIPS AND PORTERAGE - At airport and hotels
- TAX - 15% VAT, service fee and 2% tourism levy
Not included
- TIPS - For meals that are not included
- VISA FEES
- MEALS AND DRINKS - Not listed
- PERSONAL EXPENSES
- TRAVEL INSURANCE
- ENTRANCE FEES AND ACTIVITIES
- - Not included in the itinerary
- FLIGHTS
