Involves sustained activity requiring a reasonable level of fitness and endurance.
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Ends
Maun, Botswana
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Highlights
Chobe: Ready for a night you'll never forget? Our Special Stay in Chobe is a serene camp that's surrounded by nature. You'll find dome tents with stretcher beds, linen and mattress pre-setup in our accommodation for the night. Plus, there's a dining tent and fire to sit around late into the night under millions of stars. Note: Camping in Chobe is only available from April to October, the rest of the year will be at a lodge accommodation outside the park.
Chobe: Coast along the banks of the Chobe River in search of thirsty wildlife coming down to drink.
Chobe: Be on the lookout for any wildlife we may have heard the night before!
Okavango Delta: A night in Africa’s Eden? Yep. This is your true African escape, away from technology. It's gonna be just you, nature and the incredible sights, sounds and smells of the wilderness. Our campsite is located right next to the Khwai river where all forms of wildlife (great and small) come down to drink. So, keep your camera with you! Camp staff will set up your tents as well as cook all your meals on open fires. Your tents come with stretchers, mattresses, linen and towels. And the campsite also has a chill tent during the day for relaxing between Game Drives.
Okavango Delta: Our first taste of the Okavango Delta, as we head to our Contiki Safari Camp. Hopefully spotting some of the ‘Big Five’ on our way.
Okavango Delta: Get up with the sun in search of the amazing wildlife in this garden of Eden.
Okavango Delta: Enjoy another taste of wildlife spotting this afternoon.
Okavango Delta: Enjoy a sunset trip along the waterways of the Khwai River, looking out for the incredible animals that live here.
Okavango Delta: It’s our last drive in the Delta! And our last chance to see any wildlife that eluded us on previous jaunts.
Okavango Delta: Get up with the sun in search of the amazing wildlife in this garden of Eden.
Okavango Delta: Enjoy another taste of wildlife spotting this afternoon.
Okavango Delta: Enjoy a sunset trip along the waterways of the Khwai River, looking out for the incredible animals that live here.
Okavango Delta: It’s our last drive in the Delta! And our last chance to see any wildlife that eluded us on previous jaunts.
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Picture a journey where the world’s largest waterfall is just the beginning. The Victoria Falls and Botswana tour, crafted for vibrant travelers in their 20s and 30s, takes you from the thundering spectacle of Victoria Falls into the wild heart of Botswana over 9 unforgettable days. Start your adventure by soaking up the mist and magic of Victoria Falls before venturing with your group to Chobe National Park for a rare camping experience under African stars.
This trip is packed with natural wonders—think game drives teeming with elephants and lions, surreal photos on the endless Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, and tranquil mokoro canoe rides through the Okavango Delta’s labyrinthine waterways. Along the way, you’ll encounter some of the world’s finest wildlife viewing opportunities and savor the camaraderie of group travel.
A standout feature of this tour package is the chance to camp deep within the bush, offering authentic immersion in Africa’s untamed beauty. With accommodation, transport, meals, and expert guides included, this tour makes it simple to experience bucket-list highlights and hidden gems alike. For young adventurers eager for raw wilderness, starry nights, and memories that last a lifetime, there’s no better way to discover the best of Zimbabwe and Botswana.
day 1 - Start Victoria Falls
Excited much? Make your own way to your accommodation in Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders and the largest waterfall in the world. You might want to pack your raincoat, as during certain times of the year you can get drenched from the rising spray, giving the falls its local name: 'The smoke that thunders'. Please note: From January to June this trip puts you in the Victoria Falls Waterfront Hotel, Zambia, with a riverside deck and bar that overlooks the spray of the thunderous falls. Travelling from July to December? Don't worry, you're not missing out: we'll put you up in the Shearwater Explorers Village, Zimbabwe, just 400m from the falls - with bohemian cafes, curio markets and swimming pools to explore. It's win win, basically.
Location Visited:Victoria Falls
Accommodation:Shearwater Explorer's Village (or similar)
day 2 - Victoria Falls
Today you have the choice to try white water rafting along the Zambezi river. There's also a locally guided village tour - if you wanna get to know the locals and experience their way of life. And then, end the evening with a magnificent sunset cruise including drinks (optional but highly recommended!).
Meals:Breakfast
Location Visited:Victoria Falls
Accommodation:Shearwater Explorer's Village (or similar)
day 3 - Victoria Falls to Chobe
We start today on foot, to literally walk on the wild side with an optional guided walking safari along the Zambezis National Park. This is a unique way to track wildlife on foot while learning about some of the smaller animals plus plants and just generally anything we come across. Wanna go from foot mode to flight mode? Then you've got the option to take a helicopter ride above the thunderous waters below (the best way to see the falls in all their glory!). Then its across the border to Botswana for more of what we love. i.e. safaris! This time, its the world-famous Chobe National Park, known for its huge elephant population. Tonight, youll truly experience the wilderness with a night out in the middle of the African bush. We have a private Contiki site just for us, with our own guides, cooks and a bonfire all set under the stars. After dinner, youll get the chance to fall asleep to the sounds of Africa: a jackal calling in the distance, the loud whoop of a hyena, perhaps the roar of lions as they wake from a daytime slumber. Catch you later, city life!Please note: Overnight Camping in Chobe won't be available during the Summer from October to March. Instead, you'll spend two nights at our lodge with Chobe Sunset and Sunrise Game Drives still included plus a buffet dinner.
Meals:Breakfast, Dinner
Location Visited:Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park
Accommodation:Contiki Safari Camp (or similar)
day 4 - Chobe
This morning we'll wake up to watch the sunrise over the African bush with a light breakfast, before departing on a morning game drive to hopefully see some of the wildlife we may have heard the night before. We will arrive late morning to check into our new lodge and spend the rest of the day relaxing around the pool and swapping stories from the night before. On our last evening together you can opt for a wildlife cruise on the Chobe river. Surrounded by pods of hippos, crocs basking on the banks and all forms of African animals coming down to drink, this is truly one African sunset you'll never forget followed by a buffet dinner tonight.
Meals:Breakfast
Location Visited:Chobe National Park
Accommodation:Kwalape Safari Lodge (or similar)
day 5 - Chobe to Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Dumela Botswana! Well head south today from Kasaneto Gweta Lodge on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt pans. Opt to cruise the salt pans in open safari vehicles in search of a meerkat colony while getting some funky perspective photos in one of the largest salt flats in the world. Tonights treat is sundower drinks under an icon of Botswana before retiring to the lodge for dinner and drinks at the bar.
Meals:Breakfast
Location Visited:Chobe National Park, Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Accommodation:Gweta Lodge (or similar)
day 6 - Makgadikgadi Salt Pans to Okavango Delta
We will say goodbye to the pans (for now) and head on to the wildlife haven that is the Okavango Delta Our minds already blown by this unique natural landscape, it's off to the Okavango Delta, where we'll take an awe-inspiring game drive before settling into our exclusive Contiki Safari Camp. We'll be greeted with luxe two person dome tents - pre-erected of course - with stretchers, mattresses and linen. Dinner? How about a campfire meal as we swap tales under a starswept sky?
Meals:Breakfast, Dinner
Location Visited:Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Okavango Delta
Accommodation:Contiki Safari Camp (or similar)
day 7 - Okavango Delta
Get your David Attenborough voice on, we're in the heart of Africa's iconic wildlife filming paradise. This sprawling wetland is home to some of Africa's most incredible species and after a quick bite to eat we're off on an early morning game drive in the Okavango Delta in hopes of spotting elephants, hippos and (if we're lucky) some predators. We'll head back to camp for a tasty lunch and siesta. Chill in the camp or opt for a Mokoro boat trip along the gorgeous waterways of the delta. In the afternoon we're back on another jaw-dropping game drive before our traditional campfire dinner. This evening we've a once in a lifetime opportunity - a night drive in the bush with spotlights seeking out elusive nocturnal animals you can't find during the day.
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Location Visited:Okavango Delta
Accommodation:Contiki Safari Camp (or similar)
day 8 - Okavango Delta to Maun
Another morning at the Delta (the struggle is real.) After coffee and breakfast at sunrise, it's time for another morning game drive eyes peeled for elephants as we make our way out of this wildlife paradise. Check into the lodge, chill by the pool and then take to the skies in an optional Okavango Delta helicopter flight. Hover just meters above the waterways or fly high for stunning views of this unique inland delta and of course, dont forget your binocs for some wildlife spotting from the air. If you've got a head for heights, you won't find views more spectacular than this anywhere in the world. Tonight, youll polish off your last night in Botswana with a night in the town. The Okavango Delta Brewery calls, offering a tour, tasting and dinner for you to enjoy.
Meals:Breakfast
Location Visited:Okavango Delta, Maun
Accommodation:Island Safari Lodge (or similar)
day 9 - End Maun
After a last breakfast together its time to say goodbye to new found friends and an incredible time in Botswana.
Meals:Breakfast
Location Visited:Maun
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I thought every single day was the best day of my life... Until the next day came along and overtook it, and then the next day and the next...
The Okavango Delta is pure magic. Easily the best place to see wildlife in Africa (and I have been to most of them on Contiki's). Its remote, there are barely any other tourists on safari out there and it felt like we were truly in Africa, experiencing it for how it should be and not a tourist destination to see wildlife. The camping set up there is awesome, you arrive and everything is set up from your tents and bedding, to a fire place to sit around at night, to a dining tent and chill tent on the river to watch elephants come downt to drink in the middle of the day - right in front of us! On the Game Drives we saw lions and even Wild Dogs (Painted Wolf) pups as well as the adults on the hunt. The safari vehicles had fridges to keep the beers cold, charge ports for our phones and a roof to climb on to watch the sunset over the Delta's waterways while lions were calling in the distance.
The Meerkats at the salt pans were amazing to see go about their day without even giving us a glance as we got close for photos and the sunset on the pans where you can see the horizon 360 degrees around you was extra special.
And Chobe was out of this world... That sunset on the river when everyone had left the park but we stayed in it at Contiki Special Campsite, plus the leopard in the tree... Goosebumps...
And I nearly forgot the adrendline and pure adventure of Victoria Falls. Bungeeing, rafting, heli flights, walking safaris... It has everything to get the heart racing but also some activity from sitting on safari vehicles. I guess some of the activities are pricey, but I felt super safe doing everything and would always rather pay a higher price for safety on the adventurous activities. I'd reccomend them all! The accommodation here felt so fancy with swimming pool, the spray of the falls in the distance, elephants drinking at the waterhole in front and out the back you could safely walk into town to do some shopping or exploring...
A trip I could VERY easily do again and again. Every safari drive is different with varying chances of seeing different animals doing different things (drinking/eating/hunting/playing with babies etc etc). Every drive felt special and unique...
The Africa bug has bitten me hard - I cant wait to go back
