Lochinvar Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Livingstone

Livingstone

Welcome to Livingstone, the primary tourism hub of Zambia. You will be met at the Livingstone International airport (Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula Airport) by our hospitality greeters and company driver. You will be transferred to and stay in a good tourism styled accommodation facility in Livingstone.
Afternoon Activity: Time permitting after your check-in late in the afternoon be transferred for your exciting, relaxing and splendid sunset cruise on the mighty Zambezi River above the mighty Victoria Falls aboard.
At the end of the cruise, you will be transferred back to your lodge.
19:30 pm: At the end of the day, you will be served with a well-prepared delicious dinner.
20:00 pm: Narration: In the evening we will have a ‘meet and greet session’ in the lounge.
Briefing: You will also receive a short briefing from the Chief Experience Officer (CEO)
21:50 pm: After an exciting day, you will retire to bed.

Main Destination:
Livingstone Airport (Livingstone, Zambia)
Accommodation:
New Woodlands
  • Budget lodge
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Tours and activities in Livingstone

Tours and activities in Livingstone

Narration: On day 2, you will enjoy a number of exciting adventure activities in Livingstone, the primary tourism hub of Zambia.
Program of the day
07:10 am: - Wakeup; thereafter take a morning bath.
07:30 am - Take your sumptuous breakfast,
08:00 am – 10:30 am – Commence touring the mighty Victoria Falls;
The Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls is the world's greatest sheet of falling water.
10:30 am – 11: 00 am - You will then travel back to Livingstone city and;
1:00 am – 12:30 pm – You will visit and commence touring the Livingstone Museum.
12:30 pm –13:00 pm - Livingstone City Tour: After touring the Livingstone Museum, you will walk across to the Livingstone city centre.
13:00 pm - 14:30 pm: You will take your lunch at the Lodge.
14:30 pm - Take an afternoon of rest in your lodge room.
16:00 pm: Next activity: Village Tour to Mukuni Village.
Additional activities: On your way to Mukuni village, you will visit and tour the National Art Gallery for thirty (30) minutes.

Main Destination:
Livingstone (City, Zambia)
Accommodation:
New Woodlands Lodge
  • Budget lodge
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Livingstone; Open Day

Livingstone; Open Day

Narration: (information tip):- This is an Open and Free Day. This means that you are free to do any other preferred adventure activities in Livingstone of your own choice which you will pay for yourself.
Suggestions!

We suggest and propose that you may do any of these exciting adventure activities:

A. Water related activities and other adventure activities on the Zambezi River in Livingstone at your own cost activities: -

20:00 pm. Nightclub life out. For those interested in night clubing, you are free to go out to some of Livingstone’s popular night clubs and enjoy your favourite drinks at your own cost. Otherwise, you are most welcome to just rest in your lodge/hotel room after dinner.
23:00 pm: Retire to sleep.

Main Destination:
Livingstone (City, Zambia)
Accommodation:
Newwoodlands Lodge
  • Budget lodge
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Travel from Zambia to Botswana (Chobe National Park)

Travel from Zambia to Botswana (Chobe National Park)

On this day, you will leave Livingstone and travel to Kasane, the home base of the Chobe National Park in Botswana.
Program
05:20 am: You will check-out of your lodge/hotel in Livingstone in Zambia. You will board your tour vehicle and proceed straight away to Kazungula - Zambia/Botswana one-stop-border post, a distance of about 68 kms.
08:00 am: Kazungula Zambia/Botswana one stop border station
Travel Tip! Please carry your passport with you and sufficient USD hard currencies
08:30 am: Quickly check-in your lodge/camp-site, take a fast breakfast before dashing off to the Chobe National Park
08:40 am: Enter Botswana and travel to Chobe National Park.
You will see the world's largest Elephant population, amazing wildlife, and Africa's largest predators: Lions, Leopards and Wild dogs.
12:30 pm: Excellent buffet lunch –
14:00 pm: Chobe Boat Cruise.
16:00 pm: Return to your accommodation in Botswana.
18:30 pm: Dinner
19:30 pm: Retire to bed.

Main Destination:
Chobe National Park (Botswana)
Best Time To Visit August to October (Best at the riverfront area)
High Season July to October (The park gets crowded)
Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Chobe NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
HippoAbundant
Show more
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
Wild DogOccasional
Accommodation:
Chobe Big 5 Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range hotel located just outside Chobe NP (Botswana)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Sill In Kasane Botswana

Sill In Kasane Botswana

Narration (information tip): You will take the morning resting.
You will spend a second day in Kasane doing by visiting the snake park in the afternoon.

06:30 pm: You will take your delicious dinner.
09:30 pm: You will retire to bed to sleep.
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Please note that the times or order of activities cited above may be varied to accommodate changed circumstances.
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Main Destination:
Kasane (Town, Botswana)
Accommodation:
Chobe Big 5 Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range hotel located just outside Chobe NP (Botswana)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Travel from Kasane to Nata

Travel from Kasane to Nata

Narration: You will rise early in the morning to prepare for your exciting journey inland of Botswana. You will travel to the small village of Nata on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans– the largest salt pans in the world and the remains of Africa’s largest inland sea.
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Beautiful sprawling Kazungula forests and Pandamatenga farm plantations
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Travelling from Kasane to Nata is on a good tarred road measuring a distance of about 316km. It is a fairly easy drive with beautiful scenery of thick undisturbed forests. Along this road highway, there are oftentimes plenty of elephants that you will possibly see.
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Narration: You will also drive through the vast Pandamatenga farms which provides a beautiful scenery of sorghum and maize when in season.
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Around midday, you will arrive and check any good camping/accommodation facility in Nata. There are plenty wild elephants that roam freely in their natural habitat around Nata.
06:30 pm: Dinner.
09:30 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.
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Main Destination:
Nata (Town, Botswana)
Accommodation:
Budget camping
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Nata - Maun

Nata - Maun

Narration: You will travel from Nata to Maun, the main gateway to the Okavango Delta, Maun (pronounced as mau-uunn) and Botswana's primary tourism hub.
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Mid-day: Arrive around midday in Maun just in time to take your delicious lunch.
Afternoon: This will be some free time to relax and enjoy swimming in the pool, or engage is some outdoor sporting activities or just relax at the at the any bar taking your favourite drinks at your own cost.
In the evening, you will take your delicious dinner before retiring to bed to sleep.
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Please note that the times or order of activities cited above may be varied to accommodate changed circumstances.
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Main Destination:
Maun (City, Botswana)
Accommodation:
Kabo"S Guest Lodge
  • Budget guest house
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Travel to the iconic Okavango Delta

Travel to the iconic Okavango Delta

Narration: This is the momentous day you have be waiting for to visit and tour the world-renowned Okavango delta in real time.
Please bear in mind that a visit to Okavango delta is more of a scenic sightseeing tour than a wildlife viewing excursion.

Setting up of camping tents accommodation:
On arrival, whilst your camping tents are being set up by our crew, you will go for a guided game walk around your campsite to learn all about what makes the Delta.
Mid-Day Lunch: After setting up the accommodation camp tents; you will be served with sumptuous meals on camping tables and sit on camping chairs nicely arranged around the tables.
After lunch you may rest in a shady, beautiful setting to soak up the peace and serenity of the Okavango delta and escape from the scorching Kalahari intense sun heat.
19:30 pm: Dinner will be served around the bone fire.
20:00 pm: Retire to sleep. Narration: Today you will be doing soft adventure activities exclusively in the Okavango Delta.

Main Destination:
Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Best Time To Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing)
High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy)
Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Okavango Delta

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoAbundant
Show more
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogOccasional
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Full activities in the Okavango Delta

Full activities in the Okavango Delta

Highlights
• Traditiona Mokoro canoening Excursion
• Nature Walk
• En-route Game Drive Excursion

18:00 pm: Upon arrival at the original boarding point, you will then be transferred back to Maun, arriving at the original lodge/hotel/camp.
19:30 pm: Dinner will be served around the bone fire.
20:30 pm: Retire to sleep.

Main Destination:
Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

End of Tour

End of Tour

You will take your last breakfast at your lodge/hotel/campsite. Depending on your flight back home, you will be transferred to Maun Airport for check-in with the help of your guide for your onward flight to your final destination.

Main Destination:
Maun Airport (Maun, Botswana)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Lochinvar Safaris, not SafariBookings.
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  • This group tour requires a minimum of 2 people to run.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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