African Quadripoint Experience

Transfer after breakfast across the border to Zimbabwe. Traversing the Zambia-Zimbabwe border provides an opportunity to cross the famous bridge with a fantastic view over the Victoria Falls. Arrive at your next luxurious accommodation, the iconic Victoria Falls Hotel. This prestigious 5-star hotel is Zimbabwe’s grandest and oldest luxury hotel. Check into your classic guest room with views of the expansive gardens. On day four you will enjoy a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River. Spend 2 hours floating upstream witnessing pods of hippos in the water and elephants on the river banks.

Today, you will be transferred to Victoria Falls International Airport for your scheduled 20 minute light aircraft flight to Kasane International Airport, Botswana. On touch down, a lodge representative will meet you and accompany you through Namibia immigration across the Chobe River. Let’s leave the conventional behind. We’re reinventing the safari and taking to the water. Much like its well-regarded cousin to the south, the Okavango Delta, the Caprivi strip strikes an alluring balance between road and river safari styles. This wetland lodge is located where two rivers meet and is at very tip of Namibia. In the middle of the Chobe River during this boat transfer, is the exact place where the African quadripoint is located.

The elephants know all of the top spots. That’s why today we’re following them to one of their favorites: Moremi Game Reserve. Moremi sits in the heart of the Okavango Delta and covers 3,900 square kilometers of floodplains, swamps, and mopane forest. Not only is Moremi Game Reserve one of the most biologically diverse areas on the continent, it was also the first game reserve to be established by local residents. Visitors to the park bolster Botswana’s legacy by contributing to Botswana’s commitment to environmental protection. Without exception, Chief’s Island is one such place where tourism and conservation intertwine. The largest dry island in Moremi, Chief’s rises out of the floodplains acting as a dry retreat for animals escaping the flooded swamp. The pure density of wildlife, not to mention the incredible scenery, allows for one of the most exceptional game viewing opportunities in Africa. Not surprisingly, Chief’s Island also houses some of Africa’s most exclusive lodges. Sanctuary Chief’s Camp is your home for the next two days; your launchpad and entry point into this vast ecosystem. The camp does not compromise elegance for effectiveness and is widely recognized for its influential rhino conservation project.

If the Okavango Delta is an outdoorsman’s paradise, Moremi Game Reserve is his muse. Today is dedicated to exploring the intricate, twisting loops and overgrown trails of Chief’s Island. Start by game vehicle, traversing bumpy roads and secluded nooks in search of antelope and predators hidden in the thicket. But to truly experience the delta, there is one mode of transportation that trumps the rest: navigating the narrow pathways of the floodplains by mokoro. Mokoro paths trace routes carved by elephants and hippos wading through the tall grass. At water-level you can truly immerse into the delta’s environment. Guests can also dig deeper into Chief’s Camp’s efforts to protect critically endangered rhinos in Botswana. The camp’s intensive rhino relocation project has been successful in increasing rhino numbers.