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8
days Windhoek to Vic Falls
OVERVIEW
A safari combining superb game viewing in Etosha National Park,
tracking with the bush people in the Kalahari Basin and the
tranquility of the Okavango Delta, Susuwe – a remote game park in
the Caprivi area and where we utilize a local community campsite
before finishing in Livingstone, Zambia - home to the mighty
Victoria Falls and a highlight of any holiday.
PRICE: N$4600/PERSON + N$800 local payment/cash +
US$160/person/cash for Delta package (till 31 Dec 2006)
US$240/person cash for delta package from 1/1/07 (Valid until
31st Oct 2007)
DEPARTS: 2007 Every 2nd Friday from Windhoek 10/11/06, 24/11/06,
8/12/06, 22/1/06
2007 : 05/01, 19/01, 02/02, 16/02, 02/03, 16/03, 30/03, 13/04,
27/04, 11/05, 25/05, 08/06, 22/06, 06/07, 20/07, 03/08, 17/08,
31/08, 14/09, 28/09, 12/10, 26/10, 09/11, 23/11, 07/12, 21/12
Vehicle Used: 4x4
Maximum Group Size: 8 + 2 guides
Single Supplement: None
ITINERARY:
Day 1 OKAUKEUJO, ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK - We collect you from
your accommodation and depart from Chameleon Backpackers Lodge in
Windhoek at 8.00am. After stopping briefly at Otjiwarongo for fresh
supplies we have lunch at the entrance to the Etosha National Park,
Namibia’s prime game viewing destination. We game drive to camp and
if time permits game drive before sunset. Overnight camping. Dinner
prepared by the Guide and Apprentice Guide and evening is spent
around the campfire or at the floodlit waterhole by the camp which
is often visited by endangered black rhinos coming to quench their
thirst after sunset. (L,D)
Day 2 NAMUTONI, ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK – early morning and late
afternoon game drives seeking the many species of animals found in
this huge park including elephant, lion, leopard, endangered
cheetah, black and white rhino as well as many antelope and over 340
species of bird, plenty for all wildlife enthusiasts to enjoy. We
spend the hottest part of the day at camp either by the waterhole or
the swimming pool before heading to Etosha Pan, one of the
translations meaning “Great, White Place” to marvel at the size of
the pan that disappears into the horizon. Overnight camping. Dinner
prepared by Guide and Apprentice Guide and evening spent around the
campfire. (B,L,D)
Day 3 BUSHMANLAND - enjoy a short early morning game drive
and return to camp for breakfast before we travel via Lake Otjikoto
to Tsumeb for fresh supplies. A short lunch is taken at Hoba
Meteorite – the world’s largest meteorite and we continue through to
Grootfontein to refuel before entering the Kalahari. We arrive at
our camp mid afternoon and walk with a San tracker to collect bush
foods experiencing how the traditional San collect veldt food – an
often fascinating experience for westerners where we are able to ask
questions of how they survive in today’s modern world. This evening
we join the local community around the campfire for singing and
dancing. Overnight camping. Dinner prepared by Guide and Apprentice
Guide. (B,L,D)
Day 4 GUMA LAGOON CAMP, BOTSWANA - very early start to travel
via Tsumkwe and into the Kalahari Desert Botswana. Our sandy track
takes us through the heart of the Kalahari to the edge of the
Okavango Delta. The last 13kms are 4x4 only and some pushing maybe
required, but the jewel of the Kalahari awaits us at the end of the
day and this wetland lies like an oasis in an otherwise harsh
environment Overnight camping and evening meal prepared by the Guide
and Apprentice Guide. (B,L,D) |
