Southern Explorer

Trip Highlights

• Game drive Kruger National Park
• Hot Springs
• Great Zimbabwe Ruins
• Walk with Lions
• Nature Game walk and Bird viewing
• Stone age Rock Paintings walk
• Game drive in Hwange National Park
• Victoria Falls Tour and Village visit
• Chobe Game drive and River Cruise
• Okavango delta Visit
• Game drive in Khama Rhino
• Game drive in Thuli Game Reserve.

 

Day 1:Johannesburg

Drive out of Johannesburg the South African biggest commercial city!, to the eastern part of the country called "Mpumalanga" region meaning where the sun rises. This is where you find the Kruger National Park, our first African bush experience starts here!. We do a game drive in the Kruger National park.

Day 2: Kruger National Park

Spend the whole day game driving in this vast National park, all the big five are found here!

Day 3: Kruger-TSHIPISE

Morning departure enroute to beautiful and famous hotsprings in Tshipise. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon in the hotsprings.

Day 4: Masvingo (Great Zimbabwe)

After an early morning departure we cross the border into Zimbabwe and head to Masvingo where we find one world heritage site the Great Zimbabwe ruins. Explore and wander through the ruins of this magnificent ancient city.

Day 5: Gweru

Morning drive to the famous Antelope Park which is all about Lion conservation. In the afternoon we do a guided bush walk in this wildlife reserve. We spend 2 nights at the Antelope park.

Day 6: Gweru

Early in the morning we do an incredible "walk with the Lions" . Optional activities are elephant ride, swim with elephants, horse riding, bird viewing, fishing or you can have free time.

Day 7: MatoPOS

Matopo National park is a UNESCO world heritage site. Explore the sacred hills and discover the early stone age rock painting. In the afternoon we do a bush walk and experience the spiritual hills of the San Bushman

Day 8: Matopo

We go for a full day out, do a game walk and Rhino track, walk in the park to discover more of this spectacular bold granite rock area and more history about it. Village walk can be done if time permits.

Day 9: Matopo-Hwange National Park

Hwange national Park is Zimbabwe's oldest and largest game reserve and one of the few elephant sanctuaries left in Africa.

Day 10:Hwange

An early start today with a morning game drive in the Hwange National Park and after the drive we depart for Victoria Falls "The Smoke that thunders" and arrive there late in the afternoon.

Day 11:Victoria Falls

View & walk the length of a Natural Wonder of the World-Victoria Falls-the ‘smoke that thunders’;visit a village and lunch with the locals.Spend the night in Victoria falls

Day 12:Victoria Falls

Today its a free day in Victoria Falls (Choose some of the optional activities such as white water Rafting, Bungi, Gorge swing, Elephant ride, Canoeing...and many more

Day 13:Victoria Falls- Chobe

We start our day with a short drive to Chobe then you have the afternoon to relax.

Day 14 : Chobe National Park

An exciting day full of up-close wildlife viewings and encounters;an early morning land safari game drive;afternoon water safari cruise on the Chobe River.

Day 15: Chobe National Park- Maun

After an early morning departure we arrive in Maun town which is the Delta exit point in the afternoon.

Day 15:OKAVANGO DELTA

We take a morning drive to the Okavango Delta, then we enjoy a relaxed moment in the wetlands of the Delta in our (Mokoro) canoe boats, a mokoro is a dogout canoe boat. In the afternoon we take a bush walk in the Delta

Day 16: OKAVANGO DELTA

We take a long morning walk to explore more of the Okavango Delta on foot. The Okavango Delta is one of the world's largest inland deltas. Enjoy the nightlife and sounds of nature in the Okavango Delta

Day 17: Delta - Maun

After a great experience in the Okavango Delta we head back to Maun town. Optional scenic flight in the afternoon in Maun

Day 18: Maun - Serowe

A lovely drive through the flat land of Botswana. We drive through the edge of the central Kalahari desert and overnight at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary

Day 19: Serowe - Thuli Reservee

Early morning game drive at the sanctuary where the reproduction of both black and white rhino is doing very well. Besides the rhinos there is a wide range of other animals. After the game drive we depart for Thuli game Reserve

Day 20: Thuli Reservee

We take our last wildlife experience in Botswana before heading to South Africa .

Day 21: Johannesburg

Today we make our way into Johanesburg the commercial capital of South Africa best known by locals as (Egoli) the place of gold! . Tour ends after breakfast the following day.!

 

What is Included

• Accommodation-21nights
• Meals-21 breakfasts,1 lunch
• Transport- air/con van,safari vehicles,boat,mokoro boat,
• Activities-Game drive, hot springs, Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Lion Walk, Bush walk, art paintings, Victoria Falls, Village Walk, River Cruise, Okavango Delta
• Entrance Fees-to 8 National Parks,Kruger, Antelope park, Matopo, Hwange National Park, Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park, Khama Rhino and Thuli Game Reserve
• Tour Guide-full time service of expert local guide
• Shuttle-free pick up/drop off to airport
• Asambe Africa Info Pack

What is not included

• International Flights.
• Visa cost
• Meals-lunches & dinners
• Day 6 Optional activity, Day 12 Victoria Falls and Day 21 at the end of the Tour in Johannesburg
• Day 20 optional suggestions in Johannesburg