TRIP NOTES Falls to Namibia 10 days | Victoria Falls to Windhoek This 10 day African overland • All camping fees and appropriate DETAILED ITINERARY adventure starts at the magnificent equipment • Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. A fully equipped overland truck for transportation and game drives Day 1 : Victoria Falls Crossing into Botswana to safari • Services of 3 person crew (leader, driver, in Chobe National Park and cook) explore the waterways of the lush • Park Entry and Game drive Chobe NP. Okavango Delta, before ending in Park Entry - Victoria Falls NP Namibia's capital Windhoek. • 2 day/1 night Okavango Delta Excursion (camping) • All road taxes and tolls HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS What's Not Included Trip Highlights • International flights and visas Saturday. Welcome to Victoria Falls! You will • Chobe National Park - camp in the African • Sleeping bag - please bring your own be met in the arrivals hall of Victoria Falls bush and enjoy the night-time noises of • Accommodation upgrade fee - payable Airport by our representative holding an on the local wildlife locally. Please see trip notes for more the go tours/Africa Travel Company sign and • Victoria Falls - gaze at the stunning details. transferred to the campsite.There is a pre- UNESCO-listed Victoria Falls, one of the • Optional activities departure meeting at 1700hrs where you will natural wonders of the world • Tipping - an entirely personal gesture meet your guide and the rest of your group. • Okavango Delta - manoeuvre through the Overnight - Victoria Falls world's largest inland delta on traditional Local Payment mokoro canoes $500pp, paid in USD Day 2 : Victoria Falls • Windhoek - enjoy free time to explore the The local payment is a cost per person which Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular small but historical capital of Namibia needs to be paid in US Dollars cash. It is this natural wonders of the world. 1700 metres payment which in part covers the park fees wide and around 100 metres high, this is the What's Included and other inclusions such as meals as detailed under ‘what you get’. The local payment also world’s largest sheet of falling water and a • Arrival transfer from Vic Falls Airport on covers your arrival transfer and 1st night’s memorable sight of any African Safari, and this accommodation. Please note that due to day 1 morning is ours to explore. exchange rate fluctuations in the US dollar, • 1st night dorm/camping in Victoria Falls the local payment amount may be subject to and 8 nights camping. Tents and sleeping changes. This payment will be collected by your This afternoon is spent relaxing or mats provided tour leader at the Welcome Meeting on day 1. participating in a myriad of optional • 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 6 dinners excursions. Optional excursions include horseback safaris, a visit to the crocodile Falls to Namibia - 10 days updated on 23-09-2021 08:05:14 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 1 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 TRIP NOTES Falls to Namibia ranch, boat cruises and golf at The Elephant Day 5 : Maun On arrival you will meet the local staff who Hills Resort. Adrenalin junkies can bungee will be your host during your stay. A brief from the Victoria Falls Bridge connecting introduction to the camp will show you your Zimbabwe and Zambia or abseil down the dome tent with twin beds and a bush en- Batoka Gorge - neither activity is for the suite bathroom – long drop toilet and a bucket faint hearted! All year round, flights in fixed shower. Relax in the tent with a cold drink or wing, micro light and ultra light aircraft or take a paddle in the Delta in a canoe. The helicopters provide an aerial perspective over activities at the camp include Mokoro trails this magnificent World Heritage Site. White and guided walking. water rafting on the Zambezi is world class. The following morning affords us a final Beside the excitement of the Grade 5 rapids, there are the "floats," where there is time to Kasane - Maun. Maun is the starting point opportunity for a game walk before packing admire the scenic cliffs and the occasional for travel into the Delta and it is from here up and setting off back to Maun. After our wildlife on the riverbanks. that we set off to explore the Okavango Mokoro ride and vehicle transfer, we arrive Delta. Tonight, we prepare our provisions back around lunch time and have the chance Included activity: Entry into Victoria Falls NP. and packs for our overnight excursion. We to complete our picture of the Okavango Delta Overnight - Victoria Falls suggest bringing along a smaller daypack by taking an optional scenic flight over The on your trip which can be used to pack the Delta (dependent on weather conditions & Days 3-4 : Chobe National supplies needed for this short excursion. Your availability). Park trip leader will brief us fully on what is needed, Included Activity: 2 Day / 1 Night Drive in and what to expect prior to our trip into the Mokoro Excursion. Overnight - Okavango Delta. Overnight - Maun (B, L, D) Delta (B:2, L:2, D:2) Days 6-7 : Okavango Delta Days 8-9 : Ghanzi & Windhoek Victoria Falls - Chobe - Kasane (Botswana). Leaving Zimbabwe, we cross the border into Botswana and make our way to Kasane, where we have some free time. After lunch we depart for our Chobe National Park Overnight Maun - Okavango Delta - Maun. On day 6 Mobile excursion – an overnight experience we take the included overnight excursion into in the wilds of the Chobe National Park the Delta. After an early rise, we pack our Maun - Ghanzi - Windhoek (Namibia). Day 8 - one of Botswana’s premier game parks, expedition vehicle and from Maun we drive will be our last day in Botswana will be spent renowned for its large elephant herds. Spend north for a couple of hours to reach the in the small village of Ghanzi, home to the San/ the afternoon in search of wildlife while we mokoro poler’s station. The Delta region is Bushman. Here we have the opportunity to game drive to our camp within the park where studded with many local villages where many learn about more about their way of life in an we spend the evening surrounded by the families live in a traditional way. Some of the optional Bushman Experience, offered at the night-time noises of the local wildlife. After villages are very remote and can only be campsite. reached by the traditional mode of transport our night in the bush, we head out early We spend the following day driving through – the Mokoro. Mokoros are dugout canoes to continue our search for wildlife, before small rural towns and soaking up scenic manoeuvred through the waterways by local packing up the camp and heading back to landscapes until we reach Windhoek, guides who “pole” them through the reeds. Kasane to partake in some optional activities Namibia’s capital nestled between the hills. At the Mokoro station, we meet our ‘Polers’ available, perhaps enjoy a cruise on the This rather small capital city has many places and pack our supplies before heading out into Chobe River? of historical interest for us to explore this the waterways. After a couple of hours along afternoon as we enjoy some free time. Why Included Activity: Chobe National Park the waterways, we arrive at our mobile tented not visit a local museum or haggle with Overnight Mobile excursion Overnight - camp situated in the heart of the Okavango. Chobe (1), Kasane (1) (B:2, L:2, D:2) vendors at the side street markets. Falls to Namibia - 10 days updated on 23-09-2021 08:05:14 www.onthegotours.com This information has been compiled with care and good faith. They give an accurate illustration of the proposed arrangements for this holiday. Circumstances beyond our control such as changes in local conditions, inclement weather or other reasons could force us to make changes to UK 020 7371 1113 [email protected] this itinerary. Any costs shown are subject to change, though are an accurate reflection of costs at time of writing. Please also note that visa AUS 1300 855 684 [email protected] requirements are subject to change and are the responsibility of the traveller and not that of On The Go Tours. NZ 0800 44 77 69 CAN 1 866 890 7038 - 2 - USA 1 866 606 2960 SA 0800 990 311 TRIP NOTES Falls to Namibia Optional Activities:Bushmen Experience in upgrade includes a mixture of hotels, Ghanzi and dinner at Joe's Beerhouse shared chalets, permanent tented camps in Windhoek. Overnight - Ghanzi (1), as well as some fixed camping tents. All Windhoek(1) (B:2, L:2, D:1) accommodation will have fixed beds and you will not be required to erect any tents. Day 10 : Windhoek Your accommodation during your trip will This morning we exchange addresses and have a mixture of en-suite and shared part ways, having just experienced a trip of a Delta Rain Bushcamp washroom facilities.