Zambezi Island & Botswana Safari

Your first morning in Botswana will start with an early wake-up call for your three-hour game drive. Before departing with your expert guide you’ll be able to tuck into a full English breakfast. Then your Delta adventure properly kicks off. Moremi is celebrated for its big cats and wild dogs and that’s exactly what you’ll be tracking down across the reserve. After a morning coffee on the vast plains of the Okavango Delta, you’ll head back to the lodge for an early lunch on the main deck under the trees. After lunch you have time to relax before you set out on your mokoro safari. Skilled guides will lead you through the tranquil waterways of the Okavango with the chance of encountering elephants, hippos and crocodiles.

Follow that up with an evening game drive with gin and tonics and canapes for sundowners. You end the day with pre-dinner drinks around the boma at the lodge and dinner under the stars.

Your second full day at Chief’s Camp once again starts with a strong brew and a hearty breakfast before you set off for your morning game drive. On returning to camp you can decide to spend your day at leisure at the swimming pool or indulge in Chief’s Camp’s famous wood-fired pizzas. Adventure is not over just yet. Prepare to take to the sky on a scenic helicopter flight over the Delta to end off your last day in Moremi Game Reserve. This once-in-a-lifetime experience grants you access to areas unreachable by vehicle or boat and the unobstructed views allow for breathtaking photographic opportunities. In the evening you can enjoy a private dinner on your terrace.

After breakfast you transfer to Zarafa Camp by charter flight. Prepare for three unforgettable days at Botswana’s first Relais & Chateaux property, which is situated on the far-eastern edge of the private 130 000 hectare Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana. Overlooking the Zibadianja Lagoon, this intimate and environmentally-innovative camp boasts just four tents and is capable of hosting a maximum of eight guests at a time. Each of the spacious canvas-topped tents have a large bed, copper bathtub, and veranda with private pool that offers sweeping vistas of the sprawling plain.

Your time in Botswana comes to an end but more adventure lies ahead. After breakfast you will set off for your next bucket-list destination in Southern Africa – Victoria Falls. A charter flight will take you from Zarafa Camp to Kasane Airport, where a private transfer will escort you to Royal Chundu Zambezi Island Lodge. This next-level lodge is located on a remote island in the Zambezi that can only be reached by boat and has just four spacious villas on the entire island. It’s difficult to get closer to the raw nature of the Zambezi, and very difficult to find a more comfortable stay in Zambia. Each villa hosts a private deck overlooking river rapids, a private swimming pool and the iconic riverfront bath.

After breakfast you can choose from a list of activities offered by the lodge, such as birding safaris, tiger fishing, canoeing, a village tour, and a tour of Victoria Falls, the largest sheet of falling water in the world. However you spend your day, be sure to end it with the daily sundowner river cruise.

If you are up for more adventure on your last day in Africa you should consider adding white water rafting on the Zambezi to your itinerary for the day. It’s recognized as the best Grade 5 white water rafting in the world. After plummeting 110 metres from the top of Victoria Falls, the Zambezi River is transformed into a turbulent 70 km cauldron of exhilarating rapids. To end off your unforgettable trip to Africa, take to the sky on a sunset helicopter flight over Victoria Falls. Depending on the season of your travels you might also consider swimming in Devil’s Pool for sunset high above the falls.