This South Africa, Victoria Falls and Botswana Safari begins in Cape Town where you will enjoy everything this wonderful city has on offer, from the bustling streets to the world renowned Cape Winelands! You then fly into the heart of the Okavango Delta, to experience a Botswana safari and some of nature’s most incredible wildlife encounters. As your Botswana safari continues to Chobe National Park, enjoy a cruise along the river in search of ele’s! Appropriately, you adventures come to end at the mighty Zambezi River and the Falls.
Day 1 Travel Day – To Africa
Day 2 Cape Town
Day 3 Cape Town
Day 4 Cape Town
Day 5 Okavango Delta
Day 6 Okavango Delta
Day 7 Okavango Delta
Day 8 Linyanti Reserve
Day 9 Linyanti Reserve
Day 10 Linyanti Reserve
Day 11 Victoria Falls
Day 12 Victoria Falls
Day 13 Your Journey Ends
- Cape Town
- Okavango Delta
- Linyanti Reserve
- Victoria Falls
A Magical Journey Awaits!
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Classic Rothschild Odyssey (Premier)
KEY: B Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner
Please note that premium import brands are not included with beverages
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DAY 1 TRAVEL DAY – TO AFRICA
Your South Africa, Victoria Falls & Botswana safari begins today as you board your international flight to Africa!
DAYS 2, 3, 4 CAPE TOWN
Welcome to Africa! Your Southern Africa & Botswana safari continues as you arrive in Cape Town, South Africa you will be met by our representative and transferred to the Cape Grace Hotel for your three night stay.
About the Cape Grace Boutique Hotel: This boutique hotel delivers all the creature comforts you’d expect from world class luxury accommodation in Cape Town and lots of little extras too. Backed by iconic Table Mountain and perfectly positioned on a private quay in the center of Cape Town’s vibrant V&A Waterfront.
Accommodation Type & Location: Boutique Hotel located between the working harbor of Cape Town’s bustling Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the serenity of an international yacht marina.
Guest Accommodations: 120 guest rooms & suites complete with a fully stocked private bar and mini-deli, French windows with views of the yacht marina or working harbor. Room types available include: luxury room, superior room (French doors open onto balcony), one bedroom suite (separate lounge), 2 or 3 bedroom suite (2 or 3 guest rooms, kitchen, dining area & balcony with outdoor dining) and penthouse suite.
Optional Activities available on request: Cape Peninsula/Cape of Good Hope tour, Cape Winelands, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Table Mountain, Cultural tour including Robben Island, Hermanus (whale watching), Jewish tour, Half or full day city tour. All tours are at additional cost.
Unique features and inclusions: 15-meter outdoor heated swimming pool and terrace, children of all ages welcome with special kiddies turndown, gingerbread decorating and African story time available.
Complimentary services include: luxury chauffeur transfer service within a 20 km/12 mile radius (subject to availability), day-use facilities for early arrivals and late departures, 24-hour internet access, wi-fi connectivity in all rooms and public areas, daily Cape orientation and wine tasting, fitness studio.
About Cape Town:
Consistently named the most beautiful city in Africa, Cape Town combines a mild Mediterranean climate, gorgeous ocean front setting, spectacular mountain backdrop, dramatic white sand beaches, world class winning and dinning and outstanding shopping and nightlife to make it a must see attraction on any South Africa itinerary.
Overnight: Cape Grace Boutique Hotel (B)
DAY 5, 6, 7 OKAVANGO DELTA
This morning, your Botswana safari continues as you transfer back to Cape Town International Airport, where you will connect with your flight to Maun, Botswana via Johannesburg. On arrival in Maun, you will be met by your guide and assisted to your light aircraft flight to Little Vumbura Camp (a flight of approximately 35 minutes), for your next three nights.
About Little Vumbura Camp: An intimate escape hidden on a picturesque island surrounded by the floodplains and deep, clear channels for which the Okavango Delta is so famed. This Botswana safari camp also has a plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area.
Accommodation Type & Location:Permanent Tented Camp situated in a private concession in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta, on this Botswana safari.
Guest Accommodations: Six luxurious Botswana safari tents shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango Delta forest, with en-suite bathroom facilities.
Activities: Activities included on this Botswana safari are water-based activities are a focus at Little Vumbura Camp with mokoros traversing the floodplains under the guidance of experienced polers. Motor boats excursions are also available, making their way up and down the permanent channels. Game drives in open Land Rovers allow guests to get close to animals in the savannah areas. Walks (on request) around the islands are an opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective.
Wildlife: Game viewing is consistently good all year round at Little Vumbura Camp with lion, leopard, elephant, sable and buffalo along with extensive plains game providing an excellent all-round wildlife experience in this remote corner of the Okavango Delta.
About the Okavango Delta:
On this Botswana safari, The Okavango is the largest inland delta in the world, its labyrinth of lagoons, lakes and channels covering an area of almost 7000 square miles. Its spectacular annual flood peaks in July and the Delta’s wooded islands and open grasslands surrounded by the parched Kalahari are a magnet for wildlife and it one of the great game destinations in Africa. This Botswana safari is absolutely NOT to be missed!
Overnight: Little Vumbura Camp (B, L, D, Local Beverages & Laundry)
DAYS 8, 9, 10 LINYANTI RESERVE
After breakfast and your Botswana safari continues with a morning game drive, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to the Linyanti Reserve and Selinda Camp for your three night stay (a flight of approximately 30 minutes).
About Selinda Camp: On this Botswana safari, there are few places in northern part of the country as dynamic as the Selinda Reserve. A relaxed, yet luxurious tented Botswana safari camp, Selinda has established itself as one of the gems in the region. The shaded camp affords extraordinary views over the Selinda Reserve’s prolific floodplains and savannas. The extensive raised decks, surrounding both the main lounge and guest tents, allow you to enjoy a meal or a relaxing afternoon while still enjoying wildlife viewing. There is a hardly a moment in camp where there isn’t an animal in sight!
Accommodation Type & Location: Permanent Tented Camp located on the banks of the eastern Selinda Spillway in the 320,000 acre Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana
Guest Accommodations: Nine sturdy, canvas Botswana safari tents shaded with thatch roofing and raised on wooden decks. Each tent comes with a private verandah, lounge and en-suite bathroom facilities, with dual basin vanity, stone bath and antique shower
Activities: Activities on this Botswana safari include morning and afternoon game drives in open 4×4 vehicles, bush walks and boating activities (water levels permitting)
Wildlife: On this Botswana safari at Selinda Camp, it is possible to see a tremendous diversity of species, from resident prides of lion to huge herds of elephant and packs of wild dog. It is also home to the ungulates, from the rare roan to the ubiquitous zebra. Nocturnal wildlife is prolific as well and there are frequent sightings of aardwolf and civet.
About the Selinda Reserve:
There are few places in northern Botswana as dynamic as the Selinda Reserve, which is centered on the famous Selinda Spillway, which weaves its way east, linking the far reaches of the Okavango Delta in the south with the Linyanti water systems in the east. The Selinda Reserve is west (upstream) from Savute Channel and Chobe, so it has all the advantages of both of those famous areas on this Botswana safari but with the tremendous advantage of exclusivity. It is a truly spectacular and unique landscape.
Overnight: Selinda Camp (B, L, D, Local Beverages & Laundry)
DAYS 11 & 12 VICTORIA FALLS
After breakfast and your morning game drive, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Kasane (a flight of approx 40 minutes), where you connect with your light air transfer to Livingstone, Victoria Falls. Upon arrival in Livingstone you are met and transferred to Tongabezi Lodge for two nights.
About Tongabezi Lodge: Privately owned and run. Each house and cottage has its own valet who takes care of guests throughout their stay and act as a private concierge. There is no set pattern to days at Tongabezi.
Accommodation Type & Location: Luxury Safari Lodge near Victoria Falls on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Guest Accommodations: There are 2 types of accommodations. 5 Houses: located on the edge of the Zambezi River, the houses are open fronted looking out onto the Zambezi, at night a mosquito net is hung around your bed, this is the ultimate way to sleep in Africa. All houses have private en-suite bathrooms. For those who are nervous to sleep in the open fronted rooms there are the cottages – 5 River Cottages, these are close-fronted with gauze netting in the windows, however you still get to hear the sounds of the bush at night. Cottages have private en-suite bathrooms.
Activities: Included in the Southern Africa & Botswana safari cost: Tour of the falls, canoeing on the Zambezi, Island lunch, Sanpan floating candlelit dinner, visit to Mukuni Park, sunrise & sunset boating, Simonga village visit, fishing, game drive into Mosi-oa-Tunya and market visits. Activities available at the falls but not included in your cost are: Livingstone Island visit, Elephant trails, Chobe full day trip, white water rafting, helicopter and microlight flights over Victoria Falls, horse rides, fly fishing, day visit to Chobe National Park, all adrenalin activities: gorge swing, bungie, jet boating, kayaking.
About Victoria Falls:
Victoria Falls constitutes one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world. The Local people call it “Mosi-oa-Tunya” — the smoke that thunders and the Falls are remarkable. Victoria Falls is 1,708 meters wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. It drops between 90m and 107m into the Zambezi Gorge and an average of 550,000 cubic meters of water plummet over the edge every minute.
Overnight: Tongabezi Lodge (B, L, D, Local Beverages & Laundry)
Day 13 YOUR JOURNEY ENDS
Your South Africa, Victoria Falls and Botswana safari comes to an end as you are transferred to Livingstone Airport for your scheduled to Johannesburg, where you will connect with your flight to the US.
Talk To a Botswana Safari Specialist today! call (800) 405-9463
Botswana Safari Cost
FROM $7,920 per person sharing double occupancy
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INCLUDED:
Besides what is listed above, the following additional items are included in your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari price:
- National parks and concession fees for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- Services of professional English-speaking guides and staff for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- Comprehensive safari preparation for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
EXCLUDED:
- Items of personal nature
- Travel insurance for each traveler on your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- Gratuities (estimate approx. $15 per person per day) for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- Excess baggage fees while on safari on your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- Airport departure taxes for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- Passport and visa fees for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari
- International airfare for your Botswana safari (available upon request)
Booking Conditions
Rothschild Safaris: Terms and Conditions applicable on all South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari. Cancellation insurance on your Southern Africa & Botswana safari is highly recommended.
Deposit Requirements: 20% per person deposit is required to confirm your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari. Final payment for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari is due 60 days prior to departure.
Currency Exchange Rates (for South Africa services only): Due to the volatility of currency markets, we can only offer the most competitive pricing on South African tours by tying these costs directly to the value of the South African Rand. This is calculated based on an in-house exchange rate of 7 Rand to 1 USD. Approximately 90 days prior to your safari, we finalize the cost of the South Africa portion of your trip and make any necessary changes to the price on the final invoice. Generally, price changes are not necessary for this South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari.
Additional Information
- Packing list, detailed information on each country, a suggested reading list, medical information, and other pertinent travel information will be sent to you once your Botswana safari is booked.
- International flights for your South Africa, Vic Falls & Botswana safari can be arranged upon request utilizing our excellent consolidator airfares.
- All of our Southern Africa & Botswana safaris can be customized to suit your specific interests, time frame and budget.
A Magical Journey Awaits!