Itinerary 5: Southern Explore (9 Days / 8 Nights)

Perfect for: Adventure seekers & cross-border explorers

This will be the first day we arrive at the commercial capital of Jo Burg and we will drive to the eastern part of the country called Mpumalanga which refers to where the sun rises from and this is a big farming region for the whole country where farmers plough throughout the whole year round through irrigation system.
We have such an incredible day where we will pass through the stunning views of the eastern escapement and final arriving at the base of the Green canon called the (BLYDE RIVER CANON) where our accommodation will be booked for the night.
Meals: Dinner

We depart early enough today after our morning breakfast and our day is filled with lots of fun as we would be covering the Panorama route which will be covering the BLYDE river canon, The Potholes and the Gods Window.
You are advised to wear a comfortable gear as you will be walking most of the day through the stunning views and final late of the day we will be in the Kruger national park which is one of the big parks within the southern region which covers an area of 19480 square kilometers.
The park has camps more than 20 in the whole park and during the dry season Guided Game walks takes place in the park.
Meals: BLD

What an early start as we will try to find the cats family when they are still active in the morning.
Your 4×4 game drive vehicle will pick you up and your game drive will starts from then and until late of the day.
Kruger is a very reach park in terms of wildlife on a good day and it is one of the parks where you could find all the big five game if you are lucky.
Meals: BL

This would be a very long day that will include the border crossing from South Africa into Botswana where we will have a stopover at the border in one of the camps that is situated just by the river bank of Limpopo river which gives boundary between the two countries and flows all the way to the Indian ocean through Mozambique.
This will be an overnight just to cut the long distance short before we proceed to the tourist capital of Maun.
Meals: BLD

We depart the border camp as we heard more inland to the tourist capital of Maun where we will be visiting one of the biggest inland delta which covers an area of over 16 000 square kilometers.
We will have a long day through Botswana which is such a big country in terms of size and only with 2.5 million people and most of the land is covered by the central Kalahari desert which is land that is not utilized and mostly sandy.
We will see part of the central Kalahari desert as we will drive through the edge of the desert before we reach Maun. Maun is a big tourist destination in Botswana since there are a lot of trips that depart from this town to the Delta, Moremi and Savuti.
Upon arrival we will check into our hotel and overnight as we wait for the next day Delta excursion where we will be picked up from the hotel by 4×4 vehicles to have this incredible experience of the Delta.
Delta is only reached through the 4×4 and Makoro which is a canoe dug out from the sausage trees and is the way how we could reach the delta and what an experience that cannot be explained but worth to be seen.
Meals: BLD

Soon after our breakfast our adventure starts as we get picked up by a 4×4 vehicle to the Delta and since we will be out there for a night you are advice to pack very lite for the Delta only recommends a daily pack per person.
Delta being the world of water the 4×4 will drop you at the Makoro station where you will use the canoes to your final destination where will camp in the middle of the jungle and hear the Elephants trumpet overnight and the Hippo sounds.
There will be lots of nature walks during our delta experience and what an experience and seat around the fire during the evenings and share a lot of stories.
Meals: BLD

This will be our day we will exit the Okavango Delta and make our way back to Maun and upon arrival we will pack all our gear back to the vehicle and depart for Nata which will be 300 km away from Maun.
Since Delta covers such a huge area it will be hard to cover the whole area but through the scenic flight would be the best way to see more of the delta as you could do a scenic flight for a fare and proceed to Nata after.
Meals: BLD

Our day starts soon after breakfast to Chobe which is one of the best parks that Botswana host and the park covers an area of 11 700 square kilometers and it was established a year after Botswana gained the Independence from the British.
Our drive will be 300 kilometers from Nata and upon arrival we will go for a game drive and soon after the drive we will enjoy lunch before doing sunset river cruise on the Chobe river which is one of the best park and considered an Elephant sanctuary due to big numbers of Elephants found in this park.
Meals: BLD

What a day as we will only have 80 km which includes the border crossing into Zimbabwe and finally to our last destination in a resort town of Victoria Falls where the smoke thunders.
This will mark the end of the tour where there will be a guided tour of the falls included upon arrival and the town offers a lot of optional activities as a big tourist destination.
You are advised to consider a day or two for your stay in the town so that you can feel in some extras that the town offers. The original name for the falls is called (MOSI OA TUNYA) which refers to smoke that thunders.
David Livingstone who was an explorer to Africa who is original from Scotland gave the falls the name Victoria Falls in honor of the queen from England and was the first European to step his foot here in 1869 and is one of the European who explored Africa at large and all his mission was to stop slavery and bring trade within the continent.
Meals: BL Dinner out.