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Sunway Safaris Classic Botswana & Zimbabwe Ivory Route African Safari – 15 days

Elephants on a Sunway Safari in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Elephants at Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

Small Group Non-Participation Wildlife Safari through Botswana & Zimbabwe with Sunway Safaris

This classic journey with Sunway Safaris covers Botswana, Namibia & Zimbabwe & the core of the international Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area. This initiative is a multi-country effort to create a vast network of interlinking reserves and provide corridors for wildlife movement along natural migration routes, particularly for elephants.

The lodges are beautiful, comfortable & make for a great adventure safari. So if you are wanting to see the beauty of Africa, and see what the international conservation efforts have produced, then the Botswana Zimbabwe Ivory Route African Safari is for you!


Tour Code: BZac15
Tour Name: Botswana & Zimbabwe Ivory Route - Comfort
Duration: 15 days
Touring Style: Small Group
Grade: Accommodated - Comfort
Price From: NZ$7,715 per person (twin share)
Local Payment? No
Starts: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Ends: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Includes: Entrance Fees, Accommodation & Meals as per itinerary, Transport, Professional Guides

Highlights:
Caprivi, Chobe National Park, Hwange National Park, Matobo National Park, Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls

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Itinerary

Safari itinerary map for Sunway Safaris Botswana and Zimbabwe Ivory Route Classic Accommodated Safari

DAY 1 | VICTORIA FALLS
The majestic sight of the mighty Zambezi River plunging over the Victoria Falls, welcomes you to your Zimbabwe and Botswana adventure.

We check into our lodge before we explore the falls and tropical rain forest surrounds on foot in the afternoon before heading out to a local restaurant for dinner (own expense).

DAY 2 - 3 | HWANGE NATIONAL PARK
Hwange National Park is a wildlife jewel, famous for its big game and large herds of elephant. Hwange is home to a wide variety of habitats, from its western regions on the edge of the Kalahari through large grass plains to the forested woodland in east Hwange.

Our comfortable lodge for two nights is situated on the private concession on the eastern boundary of the park, our time is spent on a full day game drive, in open 4WD vehicles, in the park in search of big game.

DAY 4 - 5 | MATOBOS NATIONAL PARK
The rounded granite boulders and undulating valleys of the Matobos National Park are home to some of the last of the rhino in Zimbabwe.

We spend our day on an excursion into the park that includes a game walk to see the rhino, discovering the ancient Bushmen paintings that adorn the rocks, and admiring the landscapes from Worlds View, the site of Cecil John Rhodes’ grave. 

DAY 6 | NATA
This morning we leave Matobos and head west towards the Botswana border, we cross at Plumtree and we make our way to the Nata area for our overnight stop.

In the late afternoon, we will head out onto the Makgadikgadi Pans, vast saltpans that seem to stretch on to infinity. We will explore the area and have some fun taking photographs before the sunsets golden over the horizon.

DAY 7 | MAUN
Maun’s name is derived from a San word meaning “place of the short reeds” is nestled at the southern end of the Okavango Delta where our lodge overlooks the beautiful Thamalakane River. Here we prepare for our trip into Moremi Game Reserve and our afternoon is free to bird watch along the river, relax around the pool or take an optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta (own expense).
DAY 8 - 10 | MOREMI GAME RESERVE
Startling and unexpected contrasts are created as the waters of the Okavango flood into the drier Kalahari creating the magnificently rich wilderness area with amazing wildlife of the Moremi Game Reserve.

Rivers, lagoons, savannah, woodland, Moremi offers some excellent game viewing. With over 400 species of birds, Moremi is also a great place to sight leopard, lion, wild dog, elephant, giraffe and a variety of antelope. We spend our time on game drives in Moremi GR and the surrounding concession along the Khwai River where the lagoons attract the thirsty animals to drink in late afternoon.

Our lodge is on a private concession north of Moremi, where we enjoy our meals while watching the animals drinking and enjoy the wilderness far from civilization.

On the morning of day 10 we have a game drive on the concession before heading back to our lodge in Maun.

DAY 11 - 12 | OKAVANGO DELTA - SHAKAWE
We drive around the Okavango Delta, and north to our lodge on the banks of the Okavango Panhandle.

From the lodge, we’ll explore the Okavango by mokoro and motorboat. Tranquil reed lined rivers, crystal clear water and abundant bird life. Time to rest, relax and enjoy the views of the Okavango Delta.

DAY 13 | CAPRIVI
Crossing out of Botswana into Namibia and the Mahango Game Reserve. We game drive through the reserve to our lodge on the Kavango River. We spend our afternoon exploring on a river cruise.
DAY 14 | CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
The Caprivi Strip, Zambezi Region, is a thin wedge of Namibia, which separates Botswana in the south and Angola in the north. We cross the Caprivi, back into Botswana at Ngoma and head to our lodge in the town of Kasane.

The Chobe river attracts large herds of elephant as it flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park. Our final afternoon is spent on arguably the best wildlife activity in Southern Africa, the game-viewing cruise. See herds of elephants, large crocodiles, pods of hippo and other wildlife as they quench their thirst at the end of the day. The magnificent river sunset is a photographer’s dream.

DAY 15 | VICTORIA FALLS
Enjoy an optional early morning game drive (own expense) before our last breakfast together. We bid a sad farewell before we embark on a road shuttle transfer to either Kasane airport in Botswana, or Victoria Falls airport in Zimbabwe, in time for midday flight departures.

Our tour ends 11:00am.

Pricing 2023:

01 Jan -21 Dec 2023:
NZ$7,895 per person twin share
Single Supplement NZ$1913

  • Bold dates are guaranteed departures; all other dates are guaranteed from 4 clients.
  • Live availability can be viewed on the Sunway Safaris website.  Indafrica will manage your booking as the Sunway’s New Zealand GSA office.

Tour Dates 2023

12-Nov-23 26-Nov-23
10-Dec-23 24-Dec-23


Pricing 2024:

01 Jan -21 Dec 2024:
NZD 7,715 per person twin share
Single supplement: NZD 1,738 per person. Due to the group size and the lodge room allocations, if you are travelling on your own there is a price supplement

 

Tour Dates 2024

  • Bold dates are guaranteed departures; all other dates are guaranteed from 4 clients.
  • Live availability can be viewed on the Sunway Safaris website.  Indafrica will manage your booking as the Sunway’s New Zealand GSA office.

24-Mar-24 – 07-Apr-24
14-Apr-24 – 28-Apr-24
16-Jun-24 – 30-Jun-24
21-Jul-24 – 04-Aug-24
08-Sep-24 – 22-Sep-24
29-Sep-24 – 13-Oct-24
13-Oct-24 – 27-Oct-24
10-Nov-24 – 24-Nov-24
08-Dec-24 – 22-Dec-24

Inclusions:

  
MEALS
14 x breakfast, 7 x lunches, 9 x dinners
  
TRANSPORT

For the majority of this safari you travel in a Mercedes Sprinter bus with 12 forward facing seats and air conditioning; or (on 30% of tours) in a Sunway Safari truck with 12 seats. For the game drives in Hwange, Matobos, Moremi and Chobe we use open sided 4WD vehicles with local guides. See the Sunway Safaris Transport Guide for more information.

  
 ACCOMMODATION
14 nights ensuite chalet 

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

  • Victoria Falls – visit
  • Hwange National Park – full day 4WD game viewing
  • Matobo National Park – game walk to see the rhino, view the San Rock Art and visit World View
  • Makgadikgadi Pans – visit, interesting photo opportunities
  • Moremi Game Reserve –  4WD game viewing for 3 days
  • Okavango Delta – mokoro an motorboat excursions
  • Mahango Game Reserve – game viewing as we drive to the lodge
  • Chobe National Park – game viewing river cruise

EXCLUDES

  • Meals and Activities not listed as included
  • All drinks including bottled water
  • Gratuities.  Tipping is customary in most African countries.  We provide guidelines to know who to tip and how much.
  • Entry Visas
  • International Flights
  • Comprehensive Travel Insurance (compulsory)

THIS IS A NON-PARTICIPATION SAFARI
Unlike the Sunway Safaris Accommodated Adventures all meals are all provided by the lodges. However this is still an adventure tour and as such please expect to get involved i.e. where there are porters, they’ll help you, otherwise you’ll need to carry your own bag.  If you have a particular interest, please let your tour leaders know and they will endeavour to make your journey more rewarding.

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