Category: Botswana Self Drive Safaris

  • 14-Day Botswana Luxury Self-Drive Safari: Lodge to Lodge from Victoria Falls

    Book this 14-day Botswana luxury self-drive safari from N$ 295,000. You drive a Land Cruiser from Victoria Falls through Chobe, Savuti, Khwai and Moremi. You sleep in lodges and tented camps each night. You finish with a short flight into the Okavango Delta.

    People Tours & Safari CC (PTS) briefs you on your trip and your vehicle. A lodge to lodge self-drive lets you see far more than a fly-in safari. You get the freedom of the road and the comfort of a full-service camp every evening.

    Trip Summary

    • Duration: 14 days, 13 nights
    • Country: Botswana
    • Start: Victoria Falls
    • End: Maun airport, with a connection to your international flight
    • Vehicle: Land Cruiser
    • Accommodation: Hotels, lodges and tented camps
    • Price: From N$ 295,000

    Where You Stay

    • Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls: 2 nights
    • Muchenje Safari Lodge, near Chobe National Park: 2 nights
    • Ghoha Hills, Savuti: 2 nights
    • Sable Alley, Khwai: 2 nights
    • Okuti, Moremi Game Reserve: 2 nights
    • Gray’s Eden, Maun: 1 night
    • Kanana Camp, Okavango Delta: 2 nights

    14-Day Self-Drive Itinerary

    Days 1 and 2: Victoria Falls Hotel

    Stay two nights at the Victoria Falls Hotel. It opened in 1904 and is known as “the grand old lady of the falls.” It is a 5-star colonial hotel in tropical gardens on a World Heritage Site, with views of Victoria Falls.

    You get a trip briefing here. You also meet the Land Cruiser you will drive in Botswana.

    Overnight: Victoria Falls Hotel

    Days 3 and 4: Muchenje Safari Lodge, near Chobe National Park

    Drive to Muchenje Safari Lodge on the border of Chobe National Park. The lodge sits on an escarpment with views over the Caprivi Strip. Spend two nights exploring Chobe and its wildlife and birds.

    Overnight: Muchenje Safari Lodge

    Days 5 and 6: Ghoha Hills, Savuti

    Drive deeper into Chobe to Savuti. Ghoha Hills is about 45 minutes from the main Savuti area. The lodge has a pool, good food, good guides and wide views. It breaks the drive between Chobe and Khwai.

    Overnight: Ghoha Hills

    Days 7 and 8: Sable Alley, Khwai

    Drive south to Khwai. Sable Alley sits on a lagoon next to the Khwai River. Large numbers of animals come to the lagoon to drink every day.

    From here you can visit Moremi Game Reserve, which is close by, and the Khwai Private Reserve. The private reserve has ravine woodland, open floodplains and mopane woodland. Wild dog, rhino and sable live here.

    Overnight: Sable Alley

    Days 9 and 10: Okuti, Moremi Game Reserve

    Stay at Okuti, a camp on the Maunachira River. The river flows through Xakanaxa Lagoon in Moremi Game Reserve. Moremi has steady game viewing all year, which suits first-time visitors to Botswana.

    Join game drives in open safari vehicles. You can also explore the delta waterways by motorboat. Herons and storks are easy to see in the breeding season.

    Overnight: Okuti

    Day 11: Gray’s Eden, Maun

    Spend the night at Gray’s Eden, a luxury boutique hotel in Maun. You can book spa time or a private dinner in the Cliff Wine Cellar.

    Overnight: Gray’s Eden

    Days 12 and 13: Kanana Camp, Okavango Delta

    You are transferred to the airport for a short flight into the Okavango Delta. Kanana Camp is on the Xudum River in the south-west of the delta. The area has islands with palm, fig, ebony and knobthorn trees. Birds, plants and animals are plentiful.

    Overnight: Kanana Camp

    Day 14: Departure

    Fly back to Maun airport in good time to connect to your international flight.

    Tailor the Camps

    This route uses a selection of PTS favourite camps. If you prefer a different style of camp, PTS can change the itinerary to suit you.

    Book This Botswana Luxury Self-Drive Safari

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  • 14-Day Botswana Self-Drive Safari: Maun to Victoria Falls

    Book this 14-day Botswana self-drive safari from N$ 99,000. You drive one way from Maun to Victoria Falls. The route covers Nxai Pan, Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai, Savuti and northern Chobe. You finish with two nights on the Zambezi River in Zambia.

    People Tours & Safari CC (PTS) meets you in Maun, briefs you on your vehicle and route, and arranges your camps. You sleep in a mix of tented camps and campsites.

    Trip Summary

    • Duration: 14 days, 13 nights
    • Countries: Botswana and Zambia
    • Start: Maun, Botswana
    • End: Livingstone Airport, Zambia
    • Route: One way. The reverse route is also available.
    • Accommodation: One boutique hotel, one tented camp, one safari tent camp and six campsite stops
    • Price: From £4,364

    Where You Stay

    • Gray’s Eden, Maun: 1 night
    • South Camp Campsite, Nxai Pan: 1 night
    • Baines Baobab Campsite, Nxai Pan: 1 night
    • South Gate Campsite, Moremi Game Reserve: 1 night
    • Third Bridge Campsite, Moremi Game Reserve: 2 nights
    • Sango Safari Camp, Khwai: 2 nights
    • Savuti Campsite, Savuti: 1 night
    • Ihaha Campsite, Chobe National Park: 2 nights
    • The Woodlands at Waterberry, Livingstone: 2 nights

    14-Day Self-Drive Itinerary

    Day 1: Arrive in Maun

    You are met at Maun and transferred to Gray’s Eden, a luxury boutique hotel. A member of the PTS team meets you for your vehicle and route briefing.

    Overnight: Gray’s Eden

    Day 2: Maun to Nxai Pan

    Drive to the grasslands and salt flats of Nxai Pan. Oryx, bat-eared foxes and springbok are common here.

    Overnight: South Camp Campsite

    Day 3: Across Nxai Pan to Baines Baobab

    Drive across Nxai Pan to Baines Baobab Campsite. The camp sits among seven large baobab trees and overlooks the Kudiakam Pan salt flats. The pitches are well spread out, so each one feels private.

    Overnight: Baines Baobab Campsite

    Day 4: Nxai Pan to Moremi Game Reserve

    Drive back through Maun and on to Moremi Game Reserve. Campers at South Gate should not miss the game drive around Black Pools.

    Overnight: South Gate Campsite

    Days 5 and 6: Third Bridge, Moremi

    Drive deeper into Moremi and stay two nights at Third Bridge. Red lechwe live here, and with luck you may see the shy sitatunga. You can also take a mokoro trip through the channels.

    Overnight: Third Bridge Campsite

    Days 7 and 8: Khwai River

    Stay two nights at Sango Safari Camp on the banks of the Khwai River. It is a small tented camp. The rooms are simple, the food is good and the guides are friendly.

    Overnight: Sango Safari Camp

    Day 9: Moremi to Savuti

    Drive north into Chobe National Park and the Savuti region. Savuti is the most remote part of the trip. It holds many species in large numbers. The campsite is next to the Savuti Channel and has simple ablution blocks.

    Overnight: Savuti Campsite

    Days 10 and 11: Savuti to Ihaha, Chobe River

    Drive east across northern Chobe to Ihaha Campsite on the banks of the Chobe River. At the right time of year, this is some of the best game viewing in Africa. Elephants are everywhere. The campsite is simple and tidy. The ablution blocks have hot and cold running water.

    Overnight: Ihaha Campsite

    Days 12 and 13: Chobe to Livingstone, Zambia

    Cross the border into Zambia. The Woodlands at Waterberry has four safari tents in a forested garden, 200 m from the main Waterberry Lodge. You can stay at the main lodge instead if you prefer. From here you can take boat trips on the Zambezi River and visit Victoria Falls.

    Overnight: The Woodlands at Waterberry

    Day 14: Departure

    You are transferred to Livingstone Airport in time for your international flight home.

    Route Options

    • Reverse route: Drive from Victoria Falls to Maun instead.
    • Okavango Delta flight: Fly into the Okavango Delta for 2 to 3 nights. This is a worthwhile add-on.

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