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Vic Falls, Bots & Cape
USD 9350
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 15300 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 : Victoria Falls Intl Airport
Victoria Falls Town
01 : Victoria Falls Hotel
02 : Victoria Falls Hotel
Okavango Kwara
03 : Splash Camp
04 : Splash Camp
05 : Splash Camp
Linyanti Kwando
06 : Lebala Camp
07 : Lebala Camp
08 : Lebala Camp
Cape Town
09 : Four Rosmead
10 : Four Rosmead
11 : Four Rosmead
12 : Four Rosmead
Franschhoek
13 : La Cle Lodge
14 : La Cle Lodge
End location : Cape Town International
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 1 , 2
Arrival : 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.
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 3 , 4 , 5
Fly : Kasane Airport 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.
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 6 , 7 , 8
Fly : Okavango Kwara 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.
Cape Town
Set in the Western Cape of South Africa, Cape Town is a fabulous, fascinating city, tucked in the folds of a very beautiful national park, where you are never short of a view and never more than a short walk away from an epic hiking trail. There's so much to see and do that a few nights will only enable you to scratch the surface.
Day 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Fly : Linyanti Kwando to Maun
Fly : Maun to Cape Town
lodge
Four Rosmead
Four Rosmead is located in the Oranjezicht area of Cape Town.
The lodge is centred on a large 1903 house, set in a pretty garden.
Guest accommodation is in three rooms on the lower floor, two in a separate garden annex ...
... and two on the upper floor of the main house.
Activities include sight-seeing, beaches, hiking, horse-riding, mountain-biking, surfing, snorkelling, diving, kayaking and sailing, plus whale, dolphin and seal watching.
In Cape Town you are never more than a couple of minutes away from a great hiking trail.
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is a popular area full of stores, restaurants and museums.
The trip out to the Apartheid prison on Robben Island is surprisingly authentic and moving.
The City Centre is surprisingly compact and easy to explore on foot.
To the west there are some really gorgeous cold water beaches.
The botanical gardens at Kirstenbosch are truly spectacular and not to be missed.
Constantia contains the Cape's oldest wineries, a couple of which are open to the public.
The Cape of Good Hope makes for a really good day trip.
The route is usually best done anti-clockwise, first heading south to Hout Bay.
The dramatic Chapman's Peak Road.
The broad beach from Noordhoek to Kommetjie.
The sleepy settlement of Scarborough.
Entering the national park, we approach Cape Point.
Returning north along the eastern side of the peninsular.
The naval port of Simons Town.
The famous penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
The broad view across the Cape Flats from Muizenberg.
Franschhoek
Set in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Franschhoek is a beautiful and relaxed village and a very popular place for our guests to stay, with a wealth of high class wineries, restaurants and hotels, plus options for shopping, mountain hiking and biking.
Day 13 , 14
lodge
La Cle Lodge
La Cle Country Lodge is located in the village of Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands.
The lodge is centred on a restored Huguenot farmstead in pretty gardens.
Guest accommodation is in just five suites.
Activities include wineries, fine dining, mountain-biking and hiking.
The village of Franschhoek is a pleasant place to explore, packed with fine wineries and restaurants.
There are also excellent options for mountain and road biking in the area.
The valley contains several superb wineries that are open to visitors.
There are also some hiking options in the hills above the village.
Day 15
Departure : Cape Town International
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