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South African Private Safaris & Self-drives | Southern African Tours
Safari Tour Company in Cape Town South Africa
Get to experience the splendor of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe at your own leisure. Follow our recommended itinerary to discover the natural wonders, unique flora, fauna and culture of these 3 incredible countries over almost two weeks. Visit several game reserves, including Etosha and Chobe National Park to see Africa’s animals in the wild. Spend an afternoon with a local tribe and embark on sunset cruises along the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Chobe National Park and Zambezi rivers to soak up the magic of the African bush.
Namibia | |
Start | Windhoek (Day 1) |
Day 2 | Okonjima NR |
Day 3-5 | Etosha NP |
Day 6 | Rundu (City) |
Day 7-8 | Zambezi Region |
Day 9 | Mahango GR (Bwabwata NP) |
Botswana | |
Day 10-11 | Chobe NP |
Zimbabwe | |
Day 12 | Victoria Falls (Highlight) |
Day 13 | Victoria Falls town (Victoria Falls) |
End | Victoria Falls town (Day 13) |
Activities: game drives, evening/night game drives & boat trip
Game drives: open-sided 4×4 vehicle & self-drive
Getting around: self-drive
Clients collect and return their self-drive vehicle at the airport
This self drive tour of Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls, kicks off in the historical Namibian city of Windhoek.
Upon arrival at Hosea Kutako International Airport, collect your rental vehicle at the Avis Car Hire Depot, then drive to your accommodation and relax, or explore this small but fascinating African capital city.
NB: Many optional activities are available to you on your safari drive; like a helicopter flip over the falls “flight with Angels”, extra optional 4×4 safaris, white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi. We can send you a list, and happy to do the bookings at our preferred rates which will save you about 15%.
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Hit the road on day two of your Windhoek to Victoria Falls self drive holiday. Following breakfast, you drive north from Windhoek to the first stop on your itinerary, Okonjima Game Reserve in the Otjozondjupa region. Situated in the Omboroko Mountains (loosely translated as ‘place of the baboons’), Okonjima features the Cheetah Project, which you may choose to visit in the afternoon to learn more about these endangered predators of the African plains.
Okonjima Nature Reserve: Stay on a nature reserve renowned for its conservation projects with carnivorous African predators, including cheetahs.
Travel: Departure – 08h00 / Distance – 250 km.
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The next destination on your two-week self drive trip is one of Namibia’s treasures, the Etosha National Park. Declared a national park more than 110 years ago, Etosha is home to hundreds of animal, reptile and bird species (and, surprisingly, one fish species). With your accommodation based just outside the park, you will be eligible to join several optional game drives, on which you will hopefully sight a variety of wildlife. Etosha resorts also feature waterholes with floodlights, enabling excellent night time game viewing.
Etosha National Park: Enjoy full-day game drives with rangers or self – drive in one of the world’s most famous wildlife parks.
Travel: Distance – 250 km.
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Continue further north to the small town of Rundu, where you can explore the Mbunza National Museum, and see the tribal home of the Kavango people, who survive by fishing, farming crops and tending livestock. This stop also includes an optional visit to a traditional cultural school and communal farming project. Following this enlightening experience of indigenous Namibian culture, you will then set out for your accommodation for the night, where you will be able to relax at the pool while sipping a sundowner, as the soothing sounds of nature echo around you.
Rundu: Experience the Mbunza Living Museum, home of the Kavango people, a traditional cultural school and communal farming project (optional).
Travel: Departure – 08h00 / Distance – 561 km.
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Travel east from Rundu in the morning to the Caprivi region, where your home for the next two nights, the Nunda River Lodge, is situated on the bank of the Okavango. Enjoy a tranquil sunset cruise to the tumbling Popa Falls before you retreat to your room for a well deserved and restful night’s sleep.
Travel: Departure – 08h00 / Distance – 207 km.
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This morning your self drive safari takes you along the meandering Okavango river to Mahangu (meaning ‘food of the local people’), home to the Greater Bwabwata National Park. This game park stretches from the Kwando river in the east to the Kavango river in the west and encompasses the Mahangu Game Reserve. From here you will embark on a morning game drive, on which you are likely to spot elephant, roan, kudu, and buffalo, among others, as well as a myriad of bird species. You will then be able to relax for the rest of the afternoon in this spectacular setting.
Caprivi Strip: Watch wildlife in Mahangu National Park in the scenic western Caprivi region.
Travel: Departure – 07h00 / Distance – 199 km.
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Drive north from Mahangu towards Kasane, the gateway to Chobe National Park in Botswana. This is the second largest park in the landlocked southern African country. Spread across more than 10,500 square kilometers, Chobe is home to one of the greatest concentrations of elephant in Africa. Shake off your drive to Chobe by joining one of several optional activities or relax next to the swimming pool.
The following morning you will be able to undertake an optional game drive, where you are almost guaranteed to get up close to several game species and will hopefully see large predators. Later the same day you will embark on a memorable cruise down the Chobe river to view animals from the boat and witness the sun setting spectacularly over the river.
Travel: Departure – 07h00 / Distance – 229 km.
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On your penultimate day, you will cross the border from Botswana to Zimbabwe, bound for the mighty Victoria Falls. On arrival, you can spend the remainder of the day relaxing or choose from a wide selection of activities, including a tour (at your own expense) of the Victoria Falls, known by the local Kololo tribe as Mosi oa Tunya or ‘the smoke that thunders’. Later that afternoon, you will embark on the final experience of your tour, a relaxing sunset cruise on the Zambezi, an experience you will never forget.
Victoria Falls: Opt to take the ‘Helicopter flip of the Falls’ sunset boat cruise on the Zambezi River and visit Victoria Falls
Travel: Distance – 95 km.
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Following breakfast you will depart for Victoria Falls International Airport to return your rental vehicle in time for your outbound flight. This brings your self drive tour of Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe to an end, sending you off with the memories of a lifetime.
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