The Victoria Falls and Chobe Safari (Zambia side)
Tour code: 8515
A 6 night/7 day safari from US$2325 per person sharing...
This safari covers the best of the Victoria Falls region over six nights. The trip is suitable as a stand alone safari covering the Zambezi River/Victoria Falls on the Zambian side with superb game viewing in Botswana's Chobe National Park. The safari is easily partnered with a safari to the Okavango Delta/Kalahari Desert or the Luangwa Valley in Zambia.
Package includes:
Highlights
Tongabezi is a top rated owner run safari lodge and has been featured in several newspapers, travel magazines and television programmes; it is highly rated as a honeymoon destination
Over 300 species of birds on the Zambezi River; rhino viewings in the nearby Mosi-O-Tunya National Park
Boating, canoeing, fishing, viewing the Victoria Falls, hikes/walks along the banks of the river, exploring the Zambezi River and its islands with professional guides available at all times; cultural village and school visits, craft shopping and access to adventure activities around the Falls
Special picnics and dinners for romantic couples in unique spots along (and in) the Zambezi River and Gorge and access to activities on Livingstone Island, probably the closest point to the Falls from the river
Owner run lodge on a private concession in the busy Chobe National park area guaranteeing personal hosting and well run game viewing cruises, drives and walks in an area inhabited by prolific wildlife
Giraffe, elephant, zebra, various antelope including roan and sable, buffalo, lion, hyena, cheetah, warthogs and many other species are found in the Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park elephant have the distinction of the largest body size amongst the elephant population in Africa are part of the longest continuous surviving group of elephant known to man
Cost:
Six nights per person sharing, all inclusive, starting/ending at Livingstone airport, Victoria Falls
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Rates |
Period |
| US$2325 per person sharing |
01 November 2007 -31 March 2008 |
| US$2495 per person sharing |
01 April 2008 - 31 May 2008 |
| US$2895 per person sharing |
01 June -31 October 2008 |
Best time of the year:
- Dry season - July to October animals converge on the Chobe River on the northern border of the park
- Game viewing is good year round
- Numerous raptors all year with migrant eagles joining the ranks during the summer (end Nov to April)
- Green season - December to March, less visitors, dust and smoke, birthing season
Tips and notes:
- The Victoria Falls themselves are most spectacular when in full flood in April - the spray is intense so they're best viewed from the air.
- Photographic opportunities from the Rain Forest improve as the annual flood abates from May onwards.
- This trip is available all year round, however consideration must be made for the heat in October/November.
- Chobe National Park is very busy. You could choose to do the lunchtime activities when you will find you have most of the park to yourself, but there will also be the full day heat to consider!
- Chobe is best known for it’s large herds of elephant (approximately 73000), buffalo and prides of lion.
- Along the marshy river floodplain you will often spot the two antelope trademarks of Chobe, the waterloving red lechwes and the rare puku.
- Game at Muchenje is consistent year round; photographic opportunities are excellent especially at dawn and dusk.
- ALL FARES AND TAXES ARE SUBJECT TO INCREASE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AIRLINES AND GOVERNMENT. ALL FARES ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY IN THE CORRECT BOOKING CLASSES AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE RESERVATION
Featured camps and lodges:
Best Access:
Scheduled daily flights from Johannesburg airport to Victoria Falls/Livingstone airport
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