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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 19550 per person
This trip includes really good quality properties, perhaps without the intense polish of the very top lodges, but also without the premium price tag.
Trip Summary
Start location : Johannesburg ORT
Johannesburg
Timbavati Reserve
02 : Simbavati Hilltop
03 : Simbavati Hilltop
04 : Simbavati Hilltop
05 : Simbavati Hilltop
Victoria Falls Town
06 : Victoria Falls Hotel
07 : Victoria Falls Hotel
08 : Victoria Falls Hotel
Linyanti Kwando
09 : Lebala Camp
10 : Lebala Camp
11 : Lebala Camp
Okavango Kwara
12 : Splash Camp
13 : Splash Camp
14 : Splash 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
Timbavati Reserve
Set in the northeast of South Africa, Timbavati is a very strong private safari reserve to the west of Kruger National Park, containing a full range of safari wildlife and hosting a very strong range of relatively well-priced lodges.
Day 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Fly : Johannesburg ORT to Hoedspruit HDS
lodge
Simbavati Hilltop
Simbavati Hilltop Lodge is located on the Timbavati Reserve in the Kruger area.
The lodge is centred on a dramatic main building, leading out to a swimming pool with panoramic views.
Activities are centred on vehicle safari, walking safari and night vehicle safari.
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
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel is located in Victoria Falls town.
The hotel is everything you would expect of a Victorian property of this stature.
Guest accommodation is in a total of 161 rooms, in a range of different specifications ...
... including classic rooms ...
... standard rooms ...
... Executive Suites ...
... and with one Royal Suite.
Activities are centred on visits to the Victoria Falls, vehicle safari, motorboat safari, canoe safari, scenic flights 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.
Linyanti Kwando
Set in the north of Botswana, Linyanti Kwando is a prime private safari area, with guest accommodation in two earthy camps and offering a range of intense safari activities. Superb guiding and awesome wildlife.
Day 9 , 10 , 11
Fly : Kasane Airport to Linyanti Kwando
lodge
Lebala Camp
Lebala Camp is located in the vast Kwando Concession.
The camp is centred on a collection of simple thatched buildings around a central campfire.
Guest accommodation is in eight large Tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms and outdoor showers.
Activities include vehicle safari, walking safari and night vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari ...
... supplemented with some unusually strong night vehicle safari.
Okavango Kwara
Set in the north of Botswana, Kwara is a prime private sector of the Okavango Delta with guest accommodation in a handful of good earthy camps and offering a range of wet and dry safari activities. Superb safari guiding and very strong wildlife sightings.
Day 12 , 13 , 14
Fly : Linyanti Kwando to Okavango Kwara
lodge
Splash Camp
Splash Camp is located in the Okavango Kwara Concession.
The camp is centred on a thatched main building, leading out to a campfire area.
Day 15
Departure : Maun Airport
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