Botswana Wildlife Safari | 13 days from NZ$4395pp

An Affordable Botswana Wildlife Safari to Victoria Falls

Botswana is the ultimate destination for wildlife lovers in Southern Africa and Sunway Safaris offers one of the most affordable accommodated safaris to this often very expensive destination.

You will be assured of fabulous wildlife sightings the game drives, game cruise and walks included in this safari plus experiencing the raw power and beauty of Victoria Falls.

Tour Details

Tour Code: BTa13
Tour Name: Botswana Wild Parks (Maun Start) - Affordable
Duration: 13 days
Touring Style: Small Group
Grade: Accommodated - Affordable

Price From: NZ$4,395 per person (twin share)
Local Payment? Yes. US$300 payable on day 1 of your safari
Starts: Maun, Botswana
Ends: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Includes: Entrance Fees, Accommodation & Meals as per itinerary, Transport, Professional Guides

Highlights:
Chobe National Park, Makgadikgadi Pans, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls

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Itinerary

DAY 1 | MAUN

Today you will meet up with the group at the lodge in Maun at +-17:00. Since Maun’s founding in 1915 as the capital of the Batawana people, it has had a reputation as a hard-living ‘Wild West’ town helping the local cattle ranching and safari operations. The name Maun is derived from the San word ‘maung’, which translates ‘the place of short reeds’.

DAY 2 - 3 | OKAVANGO DELTA

We drive into the Okavango Delta to the launch station where we board our mekoro’s and pole to our tented camp in the heart of the largest inland delta in the world. This amazing environment has large numbers of red lechwe, buffalo, elephant and birds, particularly kingfishers! One of the best experiences in the Okavango Delta is to be poled along reed-lined channels in a mokoro (dug-out canoe). Sit back and relax as the water gurgles gently under the mokoro while your skilled poler points out the fauna and flora.

DAY 4 - 7 | MOREMI GAME & PRIVATE CONCESSION RESERVES

We take an open 4WD into Moremi Game Reserve for fantastic game viewing! Chief’s Island is the largest landmass within Moremi and was the Batswana tribe’s richest hunting ground, before being declared a game reserve by the tribe. We spend 4 days on game drives watching the abundant wildlife including elephant, hippo, buffalo, lion & other game, both in Moremi Game Reserve and in private concession reserves surrounding the park. We return to Maun midday on day 7 for an evening restaurant meal (own expense).

DAY 8 | MAKGADIKGADI PANS

We have time for an optional game flight over the Okavango before we head to Nata (own expense). The shimmering saltpans of Makgadikgadi appear as a glaring white, endless plain. When the rain comes a dramatic change takes place as thousands of wildebeest and zebra migrate to the sweet nutritious grasslands and clouds of flamingo feed in its algae rich waters. It is an area of low rainfall, so this spectacle only lasts a short while.

DAY 9 - 10 | CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

The Chobe River is a stunning feature of Botswana and will be the focus of our lodge stay. The Chobe River flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa. An Early morning 4WD game drive in the Chobe National Park and an afternoon game viewing “sundowner” cruise to see the mighty elephant herds return to the Chobe River to quench their thirst.

DAY 11 - 12 | VICTORIA FALLS

We visit “Mosi oa Tunya” or “the smoke that thunders” – Victoria Falls. These magnificent falls are one of the seven natural wonders of the world. A rich and fertile rain forest, fed by the spray or “smoke”, surrounds the falls attracting colourful birdlife. Opportunities to white water raft on the mighty Zambezi River, bungi jump, or take a “flight of angels” (own expense).

DAY 13 | DEPART

Tour ends after breakfast at 08:00am.

Alternatively transfer across the border to Livingstone, Zambia. Selected departures of this safari link with the NBa15 from Livingstone (Zambia) to Windhoek Namibia for an in-depth Botswana and Namibia Safari.

Inclusions:

MEALS
12 x breakfast, 9 x lunches, 5 x dinners

TRANSPORT
Safari Truck/Mercedes Sprinter, 4WD Landcruiser, Mokoro

ACCOMMODATION
For 10 nights, you will stay in small and intimate lodges and permanent tented camps with en-suite facilities.
For two nights, we “glamp” in a wild tented camp in the Okavango Delta. Each tent is set up with twin camp beds with linen and an ensuite chemical toilet. There is a shared bucket shower tent with hot water that heated on the camp fire.

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

Okavango Delta – mokoro excursion and bush walks with local guides
Moremi Game Reserve/Khwai Private Game Reserve – 4 days, 4WD game viewing (morning and afternoon game drives)
Makgadikgadi Pans Visit
Chobe National Park – morning 4WD game drive and river cruise
Victoria Falls Visit (Zimbabwe side)

Pricing:

Valid: 01 Jan – 31 Dec 2021
NZ$4,395 per person twin share + local payment US$300
Single Supplement NZ$917

Tour Dates

04 Jan – 16 Jan 21
01 Feb – 13 Feb 21 NBa
22 Feb – 06 Mar 21
01 Mar – 13 Mar 21
08 Mar – 20 Mar 21 NBa
29 Mar – 10 Apr 21 NBa
05 Apr – 17 Apr 21
19 Apr – 01 May 21
03 May – 15 May 21
10 May – 22 May 21 NBa
17 May- 29 May 21 NBa
24 May – 05 Jun 21
07 Jun – 19 Jun 21 NBa
14 Jun – 26 Jun 21 NBa
28 Jun – 10 Jul 21 Nba
05 Jul – 17 Jul 21 NBa
19 Jul – 31 Jul 21 NBa
02 Aug – 14 Aug 21 NBa
09 Aug – 21 Aug 21 NBa
30 Aug – 11 Sep 21 NBa
13 Sep – 25 Sep 21 NBa
20 Sep – 02 Oct 21 NBa
04 Oct – 16 Oct 21 NBa
11 Oct – 23 Oct 21 NBa
18 Oct – 30 Oct 21 NBa
25 Oct – 06 Nov 21 NBa
08 Nov – 20 Nov 21
22 Nov – 04 Dec 21
29 Nov – 11 Dec 21 NBa
06 Dec- 18 Dec 21
13 Dec -25 Dec 21 NBa
20 Dec – 01 Jan 22
27 Dec – 08 Jan 22

Bold dates are guaranteed departures; all other dates are guaranteed from 4 clients.
It is possible to start this tour a day earlier in Johannesburg, South Africa and visit the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. Please see (BTa14) Botswana Wild Parks 14 day Accommodated Safari for details and pricing.
NBa: These tours can be combined with the (NBa15) Namibia & Zambezi 15 day Accommodated Safari to create an awesome safari that visits the highlights of Botswana & Namibia.

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The Botswana Wildside is the camping version of the above itinerary or perhaps try the Cape to Victoria Falls Grand Explorer.

Sunway Safaris Botswana Wild Parks (Maun Start) – 13 days

An Affordable Botswana Wildlife Safari to Victoria Falls

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