General Information:
Travel safely off the beaten track in convoy, together with fellow tourists, whilst your competent guide leads the way in his fully equipped 4x4, stocked with vehicle recovery gear, extra drinking water, first aid kit etc. Assistance is readily available should it be required. All vehicles are in constant radio contact with one another. Included is an off-road 4x4 driving course, introducing you to your vehicles ability and building your confidence in your off-road driving kills. Your guide wil share with you many handy tips to ensure a comfortable bush experience. Campsites are set up in minutes and the preparation of meals is no big chore, promising the most hastle- free means of discovering the country.
Rate per additional person per vehicle is R5 900 per person.
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| 4x4 Guided self-drive safari Itinerary |
| Day1: | Arrival at Johannesburg International Airport, transfer to offices, and introduction to vehicle facilities. Leave for Itaga Game Farm just outside Warmbaths. (220 km) |
| Day2: | We leave for Francistown in Botswana where we camp at the Marang.(550 km) We will attend to the off-road driving abilities of your vehicle and yourself as and when we get to the different obstacles en-route. |
| Day3: | Travel via Nata Bird Sanctuary to the Baines Baobabs in Nxai Pan National Park where we overnight in North Camp. Here the lions roam through the camp every so often.(465 km) |
| Day4: | After a game-drive we travel back south to have brunch at the famous Baines Baobabs. We continue to Maun, on the edge of the Okavango Delta. We stock up with fuel and drinks etc. for the next couple of days. Camp at one of the campsites, just outside town, on the edge of the river. (± 310 km.)In Maun you have the option to take a flight over the Delta in the afternoon, do some shopping or just relax at the pool.
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| Day5: | Spend the day and night in the Moremi Game Reserve. We overnight at one of the campsites.
(60 km) |
| Day6: | We spend the day game viewing on our way to our next campsite in Moremi. ( ± 60km.) |
| Day7: | Head north to the Mababe Depression and enter Chobe Forest Reserve at the Mababe Gate. We travel further north to the Savuti campsite. During the day there is ample time for game viewing en-route. (180 km) |
| Day8: | Today we travel further north through the Chobe Forest Reserve to Serondella and camp on the Chobe River bank. (140 km) |
| Day9: | We travel through the Zimbabwe border to arrive in Victoria Falls at about 12h00. Here you can enjoy the afternoon visiting the famous Falls and other attractions. We camp at one of the camping sites in Victoria Falls. (95 km) |
| Day10: | Today we stay in Victoria Falls and you can participate in any of the numerous activities. For example - white water rafting, bungy jumping, river cruises on the Zambezi River, helicopter flights and canoe safaris. |
| Day11: | We continue on safari and return to Botswana, head south past Nata and on to Kubu Island.
Kubu Island is close to the shoreline of the Makgadigadi Pans, which was once Africas biggest inland lakes. To camp out here, in this vast area of nothingness, is quite an experience. (± 490km.)
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| Day12: | Today we travel further south past Letlhakane and Serowe to our last overnight stop close to the South African border. We overnight in a lodge, dinner, bed and breakfast is included.
(±480km.)
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| Day13: | Today we travel southeast through the border back into South Africa, to arrive at about 15h00 to return our vehicles.(± 550 km.) |