Botswana and Zimbabwe Flying Safari

Deluxe rooms in the best available hotels

Three meals per day, including our unique Dine-Around program that lets you enjoy any restaurant you choose with à la carte dining, or relax with room service when available

A professional Travel Director as your personal concierge

Local sightseeing with professional English-speaking guides with unparalleled knowledge, including entrance fees for places visited

Active participation and up-close encounters to experience the cultures of your journey

Bottled water, soft drinks, coffee and tea included with meals; bottled water during sightseeing excursions

All gratuities to hotel and restaurant staff and local guides and drivers Group or individual airport transfers on arrival and departure flights

Days 1 & 2: Johannesburg, South Africa
Your journey begins in Johannesburg on Day 2. Set within the South African heartland, Johannesburg holds the fascinating history of the nation and shines a light on what the future has to offer. Enjoy a welcome cocktail and dinner party to meet your Travcoa Travel Director and fellow travelers to learn about the exciting events ahead.

Hotel: D’Oreale Hotel, Johannesburg

Days 3 & 4: Maun & Okavango Delta, Botswana
This morning fly to Maun, gateway to Botswana. A small aircraft will take you to an island deep within the Okavango Delta, a rich swampland that supports an incredible variety of plant and animal life. Regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful Brighter camps, Eagle Island Camp is in one of the Delta’s most pristine natural locations. Game viewing is by mokoro (dugout canoe), motorboat, walking trail and from above by helicopter. Enjoy the camp, as well as morning and afternoon safaris. Watch the sunset on the camp’s 14-seat Sundowner Cruiser on a journey through the Delta. You can enjoy the birds, watch elephants bathing and mammoth hippos emerging from the water before your return to the base, where you are welcomed with a wonderful candlelight dinner served under the stars.

Hotel: Eagle Island Camp, Okavango Delta

Days 5 & 6: Chobe National Park
Savute Elephant Camp is sometimes referred to as the “elephant capital of the world.” Perched on the former banks of the now dry Savute Channel, the camp offers a spectacular bird’s eye view of elephants in their natural habitat. An adjacent water hole is just feet away from the camp’s main building — making this area famous for the massive herds of elephant and buffalo and significant prides of lions drawn here for the hunting. Activities here include daily game drives in open Land Rovers and game viewing from a number of great hides in the area. Savute Elephant Camp offers a unique dining experience in the new boma (enclosure). With spectacular vistas of the African night skies, dining in the boma enclosure brings you closer to nature within the heart of a true “bush” environment.

Hotel: Savute Elephant Camp, Chobe National Park

Days 7 & 8: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
On Day 7 fly from Chobe National Park to Kasane, connecting for a flight to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Enjoy a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. Tonight dine at “The Boma,” the lodge’s restaurant, for an African cultural experience with your dinner.

The morning of Day 8 arise early to embark on a thrilling, low-intensity elephant-back safari through the bush. You may see buffalos, kudus, bushbucks, impalas, elephants and waterbucks, as well as a wide variety of birds. Later, take a walking tour of Victoria Falls. Bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe, the falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur.

Hotel: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Victoria Falls

Days 9 & 10: Matusadona National Park
Today you are taken to the Victoria Falls airport to board a Cessna Caravan for our approximately 1-hour flight directly to Bumi Hills Safari Lodge in the Matusadona National Park. Bumi Hills Safari Camp is unique as it has the exquisite added dimension of the water. Lake Kariba, a genuine African wilderness in itself, hosts far more animals than people. This allows for glorious game viewing by boat as well as the traditional open 4X4 vehicles and walking in the wilds.

On Day 10 enjoy a full day of adventure and wildlife viewing. There are games drives at dawn and dusk — the best times to view game on the move. Bumi Hills Safari Lodge offers game viewing in open safari vehicles, by boat and guided bush walks. The wildlife species that may be seen at Bumi are elephants and buffalos, massive Nile crocodiles, lions, many hippo, the elusive leopard, kudu, waterbuck, impala, warthog, monkeys, baboons, sable and zebra. Take a gentle cocktail cruise to watch the glorious sunset with wildlife as the backdrop.

Hotel: Bumi Hills Safari Lodge, Matusadona National Park

Days 11 & 12: Victoria Falls & Depart for Home
On Day 11 you will be transferred to the Bumi Hills airfield for your flight to Victoria Falls. From there connect to your flight home (arriving the following day) or on to your next destination.

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/26/2012 - 7/7/2012	$7,795
8/28/2012 - 9/8/2012	$7,795
10/2/2012 - 10/13/2012	$7,795
10/23/2012 - 11/3/2012	$7,795
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
Airfare Disclaimer A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link. Documents TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

Live the luxury safari experience at the finest air-conditioned lodges in Botswana’s stunning inland delta

Explore wild lagoons with skilled boatmen in their mokoro canoes

See vast herds of elephants while exploring in Land Rovers

Investigate the bush while riding an elephant in Zimbabwe

Cruise on the mighty Zambezi River at sunset

Encounter wildlife up close and personal at Bumi Hills in Matusadona National Park

Spot wildlife from above during a helicopter excursion over the Okavango Delta

Package price is per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement applies. Intra-tour air pricing is subject to change. International airfare is additional. Other restrictions may apply. Contact us for complete journey details.

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