10-Day Expedition to Victoria Falls-Hwange & Chobe National park

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1White water rafting - Swimming Under The Spray Of The Victoria Falls & heading down on big rapis of the Zambezi River⌄

   Guests should be in Victoria Falls Village at least a day before the first day of the raft trip for the pre-departure briefing. This will give you a chance to meet your raft guides, discuss the adventure that lies ahead of you, ask any last minute questions and also get things like dry bags and sleeping bags. Day 1 Rafting Guests should breakfast at their hotel prior to pick up at 9a.m where they will be driven to our office for the check in.The first part of any rafting experience is very much a learning exercise followed by Swimming Under The Spray Of The Victoria Falls, however today there is no gradual build up; this 28 km stretch on day one is by far the wildest section of river that will be covered on the 3-day trip including many class 5 rapids. Some of the rapids on day one include Morning Glory, Stairway to Heaven, Land of The Giants, and The Devil's Toilet Bowl .We will reach our beach campsite at rapid#21 at about 4pm.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: camping gear provided

2. 2White water rafting - another long day on the Zambezi River enjoying some big rapids & portaging around Moemba Falls⌄

   We rise as the sun illuminates the towering walls above, to the smell of bacon and eggs on the fire. Then, with all the equipment once more stowed securely for the voyage down stream, and a long day ahead of us , we cast off into a world of exhilarating action and scenes of remarkable beauty. Its a hard working evening with two portaging around Moemba Falls. We arrive at the Dam site around 4pm where we will have the second portage and camp right by the falls.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Camping gear included

3. 3White water rafting- downstream the towering waves of Ghost rider, the biggest commercially runable roller coaster wave⌄

   We will have a relaxed morning, downstream the towering waves of Ghost rider, the biggest commercially run-able roller coaster wave train in the World. In the original exploratory trip on the Zambezi one of the rafters opted not to run the rapid and pushed his empty boat off into the current. The sight of the empty raft successfully running the rapid in the twilight (after two others had flipped) inspired him to name the rapid Ghost rider. After surviving the Ghost rider rapid it will be the time to open our cooler boxes full of beers and start drinking as we will be drifting down small rapids. We get to camp at about 16:00 after travelling about 20 kms.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Camping gear included

4. 4White water rafting - drift past Fish Eagle's nests, negotiate rapids Wave Train, Jay Bay a popular surfing place)⌄

   There is no rush on this day and after breakfast, rigging the boats and a late departure from camp, we paddle past a set of small rapids before negotiating a more technical rapid named Asleep At The Wheel, and then drift into camp! After departing camp we drift past Fish Eagle's nests, negotiate rapids - Wave Train, Jay Bay, (similar to Jeffrey's Bay in South Africa - a popular surfing place), Bismark's Territory, (home to a particularly large crocodile named Bismark!) and Smugglers Camp. This is the biggest fisherman's village encountered during the 6 day trip and the villagers are happy to show us around, giving us a glimpse at an astonishingly uncomplicated and simple lifestyle, totally free from the modern urban world we left behind some days ago.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Camping gear included

5. 5White water rafting- Our rafts drift past islands in the river, havens for Egyptian Geese and basking crocs & hippos⌄

   The river really changes character. Basalt rocks give way to grassy banks and the grunts of vocal hippopotamus carry across the water. Our rafts drift past islands in the river, havens for Egyptian Geese and basking crocodiles. After a couple of hours, we rendezvous with our vehicles near the Matetsi River mouth.

   Guests will be taken to Sikumi Tree lodge straight from their rafting trip. Do an evening drive

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Accomodation at the Sikumi Tree lodge

6. 6Hwange Safari⌄

   full day safari -

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Sikumi Tree lodge

7. 7Hwange Safari⌄

   Guests will do an early morning drive and have breakfast. drive to Chobe safari in Kasane after checking out. Drive is about 3 hours

   guests will check in at the Kwalape Safari lodge and go for an evening drive

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Kwalape safari lodge

8. 8Chobe Safari⌄

   Full day safari... guests will picked up in the morning and will be back in the hotel around 1700hrs

   Meals: Lunch · Breakfast

   Overnight: Kwalape safari lodge

9. 9Chobe safari⌄

   Guests will go for an early morning game drive. Pickup time is around 0545hrs and drop off around 0930hrs. Guests will have their breakfast and check out

   Guests will be taken back to Victoria Falls and check inn at the hotel

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: accommodation not included

10. 10Victoria Falls⌄

    Sunset cruise in the evening Guests will have a free afternoon to shop around or do other activities

    Meals: Breakfast: breakfast provided at the hotel

    Overnight: Accommodation not included