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14 day Unsurpassed Luxury Safari Experience
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Expected Botswana Safari experience overview:
Accommodation: Table Bay Hotel - hotel rooms, Camp Moremi - East African-style safari tents, Chobe Game Lodge - Colonial themed rooms and suites, Tongabezi Lodge - safari houses/cottages, Thonga Beach Lodge - beach suitesActivities: Wine tasting, Cape Point tour, game tracking, game drives, bird watching, motorboat excursions, river cruises, star gazing, guided walks, Victoria Falls, canoeing, snorkelling, turtle tracking, wellness spa, scuba divingDestinations: Cape Town - South Africa, Okavango Delta - Botswana, Chobe National Park - Botswana, Victoria Falls - Zambia, Kwa-Zulu-Natal - South Africa
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What to expect from this 14 day Unsurpassed Luxury Safari Experience:
From the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town to the wild bush of Botswana, this Unsurpassed Luxury Safari Experience is one you will never forget. The Table Bay Hotel will accommodate you in 5 star luxury. Right on the premises of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, this hotel is ideal.
Camp Moremi accommodates guests in East African-style safari tents. Here you have a chance to get some diverse wildlife viewing done. Your next destination is Chobe Game Lodge. This lodge is almost like a hotel with all its luxurious amenities. Step onto your private veranda and witness Africa in its most majestic form.
Tongabezi is privately run, with the emphasis on exclusivity and romance, enhanced by the warmth and hospitality of the people of Zambia. Days at Tongabezi have no set pattern and can be spent exactly as you wish.
Please Note: This itinerary is an example only, and can be tailor-made to suit your personal requirements. Accordingly, no price is indicated, as this will depend upon a number of factors, such as your chosen routing.
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Days 1 - 4: Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South AfricaYou will have a meet and greet at Cape Town International Airport and then head to the Table Bay Hotel, your home for the next 4 nights. Your accommodation is on a B&B basis. During the next 4 days, your time is spent on some of the many activities, as well as relaxing.
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The Table Bay Hotel has a total of 329 rooms, which include standard rooms, paraplegic rooms, luxury rooms and suites. There are 13 standard suites, 2 Executive Suites, 1 Superior Suite and 2 Presidential suites.
Day 2 is spent on a wine tasting tour through the Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek areas. The package includes transfers to/from the Table Bay Hotel, a qualified wine guide, wine tasting and cheese tasting. Lunch is not included on this tour.
Day 3 offers another wine tasting tour through Constantia and Cape Point. The tour includes transfers to/from the Table Bay Hotel, a qualified wine guide, wine tasting, a visit to Cape Point and entrance fees to Cape Point. Lunch is not included on this Southern Africa safari.
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Days 5 & 6: Cape Town – Camp Moremi, BotswanaThis morning you embark upon a scheduled road transfer from the Table Bay Hotel to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Maun via Johannesburg. Upon arrival in Maun Airport, you will be met and chartered to Camp Moremi. You get to spend 2 nights at Camp Moremi on a fully inclusive basis.
Camp Moremi accommodates only 22 guests in East African-style safari tents, individually situated on raised teak platforms. Each tent is exquisitely furnished with an African teak wardrobe, luggage rack, dressing table, bedside pedestals and traditional director's chairs.
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Colourful woven rugs, designer linen and matching interior blinds completes your Southern African safari hideaway. His and hers towel robes as well as tea and coffee making facilities are also provided to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Each tent has its own private bathroom situated adjacent to the tent.
Tracking big game on morning and afternoon game drives by open 4x4 safari vehicle, excellent bird-watching, exploring the Xakanaxa Lagoon and surrounding Okavango channels by motorboat. |
Days 7 & 8: Chobe Game Lodge, BotswanaThere is a charter flight from Camp Moremi to Kasane Airport, from there you are transferred to Chobe Game Lodge. You spend the next 2 nights at Chobe Game Lodge on a fully inclusive basis. The lodge can accommodate up to 100 people in total luxury, offering a choice of land or water activities and the most complete Botswana safari game experience in the Chobe area.
All the rooms at the lodge are river facing and air-conditioned with overhead fans, complimentary mini bar and en-suite bathrooms, each with tea and coffee making facilities. All rooms have their very own private terrace.
For those Botswana safari guests who demand the ultimate in exclusivity, Chobe Game Lodge has 4 river view suites, each with their own plunge pool and a separate lounge area.
Game drives by open 4x4 safari vehicle, game viewing by motorboat or sunset cruises on the river cruiser along the Chobe River. Stargazing and guided walks within the game-fenced are also on offer.
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Days 9 & 10: Tongabezi Lodge, ZambiaThis morning you embark on a scheduled road transfer from Chobe Game Lodge to Tongabezi Lodge. You stay at Tongabezi Lodge on a fully inclusive basis for 2 nights.
Tongabezi Lodge, the first river lodge on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls, was established in 1990 by Ben Parker and the late Will Ruck-Keene. It is privately owned and run, with the emphasis on exclusivity and romance, enhanced by the warmth and hospitality of the people of Zambia. Days at Tongabezi have no set pattern and can be spent exactly as you wish.
Choose simply to relax at the lodge or make the most of the wealth of activities, both inclusive and exclusive, that will keep you busy for several days. Whatever and whenever your choice, the staff and guides are always at hand to fulfil your wishes.
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Days 11 - 13: Botswana – Thonga Beach Lodge, South AfricaToday there is a scheduled road transfer from Tongabezi Lodge to Livingstone Airport, where you take a flight to Johannesburg International Airport. From Johannesburg, you take a flight to Richards Bay, where you will be taken to Thonga Beach Lodge. You can enjoy 3 wonderful nights at Thonga Beach Lodge on a full board basis.
There is 11 suites in Robinson Crusoe-chic! This development is being launched as one of Africa's most exciting and refreshing wilderness destinations.
Breakdown of each room: double vanity, stone bath, indoor/outdoor glass shower, bar fridge, air-conditioner, ceiling fan, mosquito net, balcony, thatched 50 square metres. The thatched en-suite rooms have been carefully constructed in the coastal dune forest to ensure minimum impact on the environment and guest privacy as well as offering breathtaking views of the natural surroundings.
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The lounge, nestled high in the canopy of the dune forest, offers panoramic views of the Indian Ocean, alternatively enjoy sundowners in the bar lounge or the cool deck under the Coastal Milkwood trees.
Thonga Beach Lodge is situated in a World Heritage Site and offers the following guided activities. Only the following non-motorised activities are included - canoeing on Lake Sibiya, sundowners at Lake Sibiya, snorkelling, seasonal Turtle walks and forest walks. There are many other activities from adventure to relaxing in the spa.
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Day 14: DepartToday you take a flight from Thonga Beach Lodge to Richards Bay, where you get a flight to Johannesburg International Airport. |
Included:Airport departure tax at Maun AirportTransfers and flights as per itinerary aboveScheduled activities in Botswana and ZambiaAccommodation at Table Bay Hotel on a BB basisAccommodation at Thonga Beach Lodge on a full board basisAccommodation in Zambia and Botswana on a fully inclusive basisAll meals at Camp Moremi and Chobe Lodge, Tongabezi and TongaMedical Evacuation Insurance Camp Moremi and Chobe Game LodgeAll soft drinks and local wines at Camp Moremi and Chobe Game Lodge, Tongabezi LodgeNational Park Entrance Fees at Camp Moremi and Chobe Game Lodge, Tongabezi LodgeLaundry Services at Camp Moremi and Chobe Game Lodge, Tongabezi Lodge |
Activities included at Tongabezi Lodge:FishingCanoeingIsland lunchMukuni ParkMukuni VillageGuided walkingSan Pan DinnerTujatane SchoolMaramba MarketThe Victoria FallsGuided Museum ToursMosi-oa-Tunya Game ParkSunrise and sunset boating |
Included at Thonga Beach Lodge:KayakingGuided walksSundowners on Lake SibiyaUse of snorkelling equipment |
Not Included at Thonga Beach Lodge:Visa FeesTravel InsurancePremium brand drinksFlights and airport taxesGratuities and PorterageMeals other than specified |
Additional things to do from Tongabezi:Bobo CampJet boatingFly back outJet boat rideHelicopter flipQuad bike trailsWhitewater raftingPicnic south of the FallsHelicopter flip into the gorge |
Please Note:All charters have been booked on a seat on charter basis. Due to the nature of travel in light aircraft, mainly because of safety and space concerns, baggage is restricted to 20 kilograms (44 pounds), per person. This baggage must be soft sided so to allow for it to be packed properly.
If you do have extra bags or have suitcases heavier than the specified allowance, you must advise your travel consultant in advance as soon as the booking is made so that the needed arrangements can be made for the baggage to be transferred or stored at an additional cost.
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Notes:
- All accommodation is subject to availability
- All last minute reservations (less then 31 days prior to arrival date) are payable within 48 hours after receiving a confirmed provisional reservation via e-mail.
- As accommodation availability changes from day to day all enquiries about general availability are subject to change without notice. Accommodation availability is only guaranteed once you receive a provisional reservation confirmation. In order to secure your reservation full pre-payment is required.
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Situated bordering the Zambezi River
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Tongabezi Safari Lodge is located on the north bank (Zambian side) of the Zambezi River; visitors tend to come here to relax before or after their main game-watching safari.
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