Sunway Safaris adventure begins at 14:00pm in Maun. Maun is a small town on the South Eastern edge of the Okavango Delta and Sunway Safaris access point to the wilderness of Botswana. The first day of your tour will be spent settling into your camp and preparing for the trip.
For the more adventurous of heart there is a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta, which is a great opportunity for game spotting (own expense). As the african sun starts setting over the horizon, sit and relax with a sundowner drink at the pool, and a meal in the lodge restaurant, (own expense) celebrating the start of the journey.
Day 2 – 3 MOREMI [camping BLD]
As day breaks, we head north out of Maun, to the Moremi Game Reserve, in our open 4WD vehicle. This unique area of Moremi Game Reserve is named after the Chief of the Batawana tribe, who founded the reserve in 1963, making it one of the first reserves in Africa proclaimed by the local community.
The Moremi Game Reserve protects a large part of the greater Okavango Delta. The grasslands, floodplains, forests and winding water channels combine to form a variety of game viewing habitats attracting amongst others; elephant, lion, hippo, leopard and wild dog. We explore the reserve on morning and afternoon game drives, relax during the heat of the day and spend two nights wild camping in the reserve.
Day 4 – 5 SAVUTI [camping BLD]
The dry Savuti channel runs from the west into the sandy Mababe depression, but it seldom flows, so the seasonal rains and waterholes in the park ensure a perennial source of life for the game in the area. From our spot we have this amaizing oppotunity to watch as wildlife gathers on the open plains of the Savuti marsh. The surrounding dry camel thorn trees make this place a wildlife photographer’s dream. Famous for its big game and particularly its predators – the lions and the hyenas of Savuti fight a constant battle for survival. Here we set camp for 2 nights, near a waterhole which is a constant source of activity.
Day 6 – 7 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK [camping Bx2 Lx2
Dx1]
The Chobe National Park offers an Incredible wildlife experience. The meandering river feeds the flood plains, which provides essential grazing to the herbivores throughout the year. And although it boasts some of the largest concentration of plains game, Chobe is most famous for massive herds of elephants.
We are more than likely to spot them during the dry season, in the late afternoon, when the herds of elephants emerge from the Mopane woodland to quench their thirst. One of the best ways to view the elephants and to get closer to the hippos and crocodiles is an afternoon cruise on the river.- an experience of a lifetime. We spend one night camping in the Chobe National Park and one night on the border of the park, in Kasane. We treat ourselves to a meal in the local restaurant.
Day 8 – 9 VICTORIA FALLS / LIVINGSTONE [camping
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For our last 2 nights, we Cross the Zambezi River on the Kazungula ferry to enter Zambia and make our way to Livingstone. The Zambezi river plummets 110 meters over the Victoria Falls and it is a breathtaking sight. We spend half a day touring the falls before setting up camp.
The next day is at your leisure. Enjoy some of the wonderful activities available in the adventure capital of Southern Africa. We highly recommend the Flight of Angels over the falls in a micro light, Absolutely exhilarating. Of you may choose to have day of rafting on the white waters of the mighty Zambezi River. If that does not interest you, you could chance an elephant back safari which is an experience never to be forgotten. Our evening meals are in colourful local restaurants.
Day 10 LIVINGSTONE – TOUR ENDS [- B - -]
Tour ends at 08:00 after breakfast. Transfers to local airports are available.
This safari has a 14h00 departure which means you can fly into Maun and join the tour on the day of your flight arrival. Please indicate if you require assistance with airport transfers and hotel reservations in the vacation planner when prompted.
Certain "Classic Botswana " departures can be combined with the Zambia, Malawi & Mozambique Trade Route departures to create a complete safari from Southern Africa, or a Zambia and Botswana Untambed Rivers Safari for an extended game viewing experience.
