Breakfast: Cereals, coffee and toast and the occasional fried breakfast/brunch.

Lunch: Cheese, cold meats, salads, bread or rolls.

Dinner: Potjies (stew), braais (barbecue), stir-fries, etc.

Vegetarians and vegans can be well catered for on this holiday. Please inform us before departure of any special dietary requests so our local team can be well prepared.

The trip leaders do all the shopping and meal planning for each group. They will always try to obtain fresh produce wherever possible. Each tour has one cool box for meat and fresh produce only and one cool box for cold drinks. We supply squash, tea or coffee with meals. All other beverages will be at your own expense.

On some days where early morning game drives are included, lunch may be substituted for a large brunch on return from the game drive – this is customary. We will always ensure the number of meals detailed in the trip notes are provided.

The water provided on this trip is safe, clean drinking water, normally from boreholes. You can buy bottled water if you prefer, but we encourage you to make use of the safe drinking water provided as this helps diminish plastic consumption.

Join a guided bush walk at first light on the floodplains, learning to read animal tracks, dung and dust prints. Your poler-guides point out medicinal plants, termite mounds, and alarm calls that reveal nearby wildlife, as you move carefully along sandy paths patterned by elephants, antelope and nocturnal wanderers.

This slow, ground-level exploration reveals how BaYei and Hambukushu communities interpret the land. Hear how wind direction, bird chatter and spoor tell stories, and practice safe spacing and positioning. The focus is on observation and fieldcraft—an education that sharpens your senses to the delta’s rhythms.

Experience the vast Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, where horizons blur and footsteps crunch on a fragile crust. Watch a burnished sunset on the pans as mirages shimmer across the flats, then settle by camp to gaze up at a star-filled sky—a depth of darkness and clarity rarely found.

Once an immense inland sea, this ancient lakebed now forms the Ntwetwe and Sua pans, an otherworldly mosaic of blinding whites and big skies. In dry months the surface hardens to geometric plates; when water returns, flocks of waterbirds arrive. The scale and silence define the experience.

Visit Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) from Zimbabwe’s rainforest path, pausing at viewpoints over Devil’s Cataract and Main Falls. Feel the mist on your skin and hear the thundering curtain of water while rainbows arc through spray—panoramas that reveal the full breadth and power of the Zambezi.

Long revered as the “Smoke that Thunders,” the falls nurture a rare, evergreen microclimate. Well-sited lookouts invite photos and reflection as flow shifts with the seasons. Learn how David Livingstone’s famous visit led to the modern name and how geology carves the gorge below.

Join a game drive along the riverine edges of Chobe National Park, scanning reedbeds and riverfront floodplains where elephant herds drift to drink and buffalo graze. From open 4x4s, watch hippos yawning in side channels and crocodiles sunning on sandbanks as fish eagles call overhead.

Anchored by the life-giving Chobe River, this ecosystem supports one of Africa’s highest elephant densities. Predators—lion, leopard and sometimes wild dog—work the fringes, while prolific birdlife rewards keen eyes. Varied habitats and crisp morning light make for superb viewing and photography.

Explore the Savuti Marsh on immersive game drives across open grasslands and mopane thickets. Track legendary lion prides, scan for cheetah on the plains, and listen for hyenas’ whoops as zebra and other grazers move between water and grazing.

Fed sporadically by the ghostly Savuti Channel, this landscape swings between drought and flood, reshaping predator–prey behavior and the famed zebra migration. Baobab-studded ridges add drama and vantage points, creating a classic stage for raw, big-cat encounters.

Range across the Moremi Game Reserve, from the Khwai floodplains to mopane woodland and lily-spotted lagoons. Seek elephants and buffalo, search fig groves for leopard sightings, and watch elegant red lechwe wade through shallow channels.

Established by the BaTawana in 1963, Moremi protects much of the northern delta’s richest habitats. Its blend of wetlands and dry islands concentrates wildlife year-round, with classic game loops where tracks in the sand, alarm calls and changing light guide you to memorable sightings.

Arrive riverside and meet your Tour Leader and fellow travelers for a relaxed welcome dinner by the Thamalakane River. Share expectations and enjoy fresh local cuisine as the sun dips and herons settle in the reeds.

Your leader delivers a comprehensive trip briefing covering safari etiquette, safety and packing for the delta segment, setting a confident tone for the days ahead in the safari gateway of Maun.

Take a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta from Maun, tracing meandering channels and palm-dotted islands that form a living mosaic. From the air, spot elephant and buffalo herds on floodplains and appreciate the delta’s vast scale, especially in late-afternoon light.

This experience is bookable on tour at additional cost, subject to weather and availability. Routes and aircraft vary; typical flights last 45–60 minutes with headsets for commentary.

Cruise the Chobe River in golden hour, gliding past islands where buffalo wallow and elephants at the water’s edge cross in family groups. Hippos grunt from channels while bee-eaters and kingfishers flicker along the banks—ideal light for photography.

Renowned as one of Africa’s finest river safaris, this sunset wildlife viewing offers a complementary perspective to land-based drives. It is bookable on tour at additional cost and can be arranged locally in Kasane, conditions permitting.

White-water raft the Zambezi below the falls through the basalt walls of the Batoka Gorge. Tackle famous Grade IV–V rapids with professional river guides, pausing on sandy beaches between surges and swimming calmer pools where safe.

Seasonality affects rapid intensity and access; full safety briefings, helmets and buoyancy aids are provided. This high-adrenaline adventure is bookable on tour at additional cost from trusted local operators in Victoria Falls town.

Lift off for a helicopter Flight of Angels, tracing arcs above the sweeping views of Victoria Falls and the zigzag Batoka Gorge. Watch rainbow-filled spray rise from the chasm as the Zambezi thunders below.

Inspired by Livingstone’s famous line, this aerial perspective reveals the cataract’s full breadth and downstream gorge system. Flights (typically 12–25 minutes) are bookable on tour at additional cost, weather and air-traffic permitting.

Glide in a mokoro through the papyrus- and reed-fringed channels of the Okavango Delta, piloted by expert community polers. Skim past waterlily lagoons as reed frogs trill and African jacanas tiptoe across floating leaves. From this low, silent vantage, watch for hippo paths, kingfishers and the shadow of fish eagles circling above.

Learn how these traditional canoes—once carved from sausage trees, now often fiberglass—are balanced and steered with a long pole. The Okavango, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, floods from distant Angolan rains, creating a seasonal oasis that concentrates wildlife and offers intimate water-level photography.