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Kruger, Falls, Bots & Cape
USD 10800
JAN-DEC
14 NIGHTS
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We are able to vary the price of this trip considerably, simply by swapping out the lodges that it contains. This is likely to have a very significant effect on the level of polish of the trip, but in all cases it will remain cool and authentic. Make your selection here and the lodges will automatically change in the itinerary below.
USD 10800 per person
This trip includes very cool, well-located and relatively well-priced lodges, suitable for more adventurous, easy-going and outdoorsy travellers.
Trip Summary
Start location : Johannesburg ORT
Johannesburg
Klaserie Reserve
02 : River Rock Lodge
03 : River Rock Lodge
04 : River Rock Lodge
05 : River Rock Lodge
Victoria Falls Town
06 : Batonka Guest Lodge
07 : Batonka Guest Lodge
08 : Batonka Guest Lodge
Okavango Sekwana
09 : Sama Camp
10 : Sama Camp
11 : Sama Camp
Okavango Ranns
12 : Mokolwane Camp
13 : Mokolwane Camp
14 : Mokolwane Camp
End location : Maun Airport
Johannesburg
Set to the northeast of South Africa, Johannesburg is the great commercial heart of the country and the main transport hub, a sprawling mess of a place, scarred through its heart by the gold mines. It is not somewhere safari travellers tend to linger too long, although the Cradle of Mankind may be worth a visit.
Day 1
Arrival : Johannesburg ORT
lodge
City Lodge Hotel OR Tambo
Klaserie Reserve
Set in the northeast of South Africa, Klaserie is a substantial private reserve to the west of Kruger National Park, an up-and-coming area with an increasingly wide range of well-priced lodges.
Day 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Fly : Johannesburg ORT to Hoedspruit HDS
lodge
River Rock Lodge
River Rock Lodge is located in the Klaserie Reserve in the Kruger area.
The camp is centred on a deck above the river ...
... with a small swimming pool ...
... and backed by a substantial main building.
Guest accommodation is in just five traditional rondavels ...
... each with a conventional indoor bathroom.
Activities include vehicle safari, walking safari and night vehicle safari.
Superb walking safaris are personally guided by owners Warren and Craig Howson ...
... and often include the deliberate tracking of elephants, rhinos, buffaloes and lions.
Vehicle safari ranges over a large area, a good proportion of which is completely private.
Wildlife levels are comparable with those in the better-known Sabi Sand area.
Victoria Falls Town
Set in the northwest corner of Zimbabwe, across the river from Zambia, Victoria Falls is one of the most alluring locations in Africa, surprisingly pleasant and undeveloped, with guest accommodation in around 20 diverse hotels and lodges, offering a very wide range of safari, cultural and adrenaline-based activities.
Day 6 , 7 , 8
Fly : Nelspruit MQP to Victoria Falls
lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge is located in Victoria Falls town.
The lodge is centred on a very nice Colonial Era bungalow, leading out to a nice swimming pool.
Guest accommodation is in a total of 27 rooms ...
... some of which are arranged around the swimming pool.
The Flame Lily Wing is independent accommodation with 5 rooms, making it a good option for families or small groups.
Activities are centred on visits to the Victoria Falls, scenic flights, vehicle safari, motorboat safari, canoe safari and white-water rafting.
A visit to the falls themselves is surprisingly interesting and impressive.
Scenic flights over the falls can be done by helicopter, light aircraft or micro-light.
The are various high adrenaline options for bungee jumping, gorge swinging and zip-lining.
The gorge below the falls is one of the best locations in the world for white-water rafting.
Motorboat safari on the languid river above the falls can be surprisingly good for wildlife.
This is also a great location for canoeing, with the "Smoke that Thunders" beyond.
Some modest vehicle safari is available in various reserves in the area.
Walking safari is also possible in some locations.
Okavango Sekwana
Set in the north of Botswana, the Sekwana Concession is an up-and-coming sector of the Okavango Delta, with guest accommodation in a handful of diverse camps and offering a range of wet and dry safari activities. Relatively well-priced.
Day 9 , 10 , 11
Fly : Kasane to Okavango Kadizora
lodge
Sama Camp
The camp is centred on a modest tented mess.
Guest accommodation is in eight tents, each with an attached outdoor bathroom.
Okavango Ranns
Set in the north of Botswana, the Ranns Concession is a scenic private sector of the Okavango Delta, with guest accommodation in a handful of diverse camps and offering a range of wet and dry safari activities, especially renowned for leopards.
Day 12 , 13 , 14
Fly : Sama Camp to Mokolwane
lodge
Mokolwane Camp
Mokolwane Camp is located in the Ranns Concession.
The camp is centred on a very simple mess building, leading out to a campfire.
Guest accommodation is in around eight elevated tented rooms.
Activities include vehicle safari and mokoro canoe safari, and night vehicle safari.
Vehicle safari tends to be best in this area during the low water months of Nov-Mar.
Day 15
Departure : Maun Airport
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