vic falls botswana waterways & wildlife

Victoria Falls ,Botswana waterways and wildlife-TVFBWW.

Day 1. Victoria Falls.

Is also known as Mosi –oa-Tunya which means “ The Smoke That Thunders” in the local Tonga language , highlighting the powerfull mist and noise created by the falls . The mist from the falls creates a unique mircoclimate , supporting a rainforest ecosystem on the surrounding cliffs .

Accommodation: Shearwater Explorers Village / Drifters inn /Bayete Lodge or similar.

Highlights included : Dinner cruise.

Day 2 . Victoria Falls.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered one of the largest and most famous waterfall system in the world . The area around Victoria Falls is known for various adrenaline pumping activities such as bungee jumping , white-water rafting and many more.

Accommodation : Shearwater Explorers Village / Drifters inn / Bayete Lodge or similar.

Highlights included : Guided tour of the Falls.

Day 3. Chobe National Park.

Chobe national park is renowned  for its high population of migratory elephants . Sunset boat cruise one of the most not miss activity in Chobe national park since it has got a say to your safari . Chobe river provides a very broad habitat for bird life and it is possible to see many beautiful species.

Route : Victoria Falls to Kasane—2hours –90km.

Accommodation : Kwalape  Safari  Lodge / Two Rivers Hotel / Travelodge or similar.

Highlights included : Afternoon game drive.

Day 4. Chobe National Park.

Experience abundant of wildlife in the Chobe national park . Africa largest concentration of elephants  , buffalos ,impalas , legendary fish eagle and more bird life along the river . As we continue searching for wildlife by doing morning and afternoon game drives will meander along the banks of the Chobe river.

Accommodation : Kwalape  Safari  Lodge /Two Rivers Hotel / Travelodge or similar.

Highlights included : Morning game drive and sunset boat cruise.

 Day 5 . Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.

The largest salt pans in the world and display a unique expanse of landscape with fascinating natural scenic beauty with expanse of flat white baked featureless surface. It covers 30 000 square kilometers total area .

Route : Kasane  to  Nata—4/5hours—320km.

Accommodation : Nata  Lodge / Planet Baobab Lodge or similar.

Highlights included : Makgadikgadi salt pans  visit for sunset.

 Day 6. Maun.

Is the gateway into the Okavango Delta , Moremi and Kalahari for the main tourists in Botswana . It is the administrative centre of Ngamiland district and seat of power of the Batawana people.

Route : Nata to  Maun—4/5hours–340km.

Accommodation : Sedia Riverside Hotel / Island Safari Lodge or similar.

Optional activities : Scenic flight over the Okavango Delta.

Day 7. Okavango Delta.

The Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta . The Okavango river has no outlet to the sea , so it empties into the sands of the Kalahari desert , irrigating some 1600km’s. This is a truly spectacular and unforgettable experience where animals are not familiar with people . This is a true wilderness area where both animals and people co-exist.

Route : Maun to Okavango Delta—3hours—30km.

Accommodation : Bush camping.

Highlights included : Mokoro ride and nature walk.

Day 8. Maun.

After our long morning nature walk and delta experience , we ride our mokoro back to Maun.

Route : Okavango Delta to Maun—3hour—30km.

Accommodation : Sedia Riverside Hotel / Island Safari Lodge or similar.

Highlights included : Nature walk and mokoro ride .

Day 9. Elephant Sands.

Elephant Sands is a conservancy in Botswana  . Elephant Sands drills boreholes to provide supplemental water for the animals as they traverse the land escaping threats of human –wildlife conflict . poaching and drought . Elephants congregate at the natural waterhole right in front of the lodge.

Route : Maun to Nata—5hours—370km.

Accommodation : Elephant Sands Lodge or similar.

Highlights included : Watching elephants drinking at the waterhole.

Day 10.  Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls serves as a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe approximately two-thirds of the falls located in Zimbabwe.

Route : Nata  to  Victoria Falls—5hours—340km.

Accommodation  : Own arrangements.

 Driving back to the capital of tourism Victoria Falls to end the tour just after lunch.