Take A Walk on The Wildside!
Adventurous Women are delighted to offer you a personally styled African Safari experience like no other!
Famous for its large elephant herds, the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari Desert will not disappoint for the quantity and quality of animals and birds you are likely to see on your stay within this vast area. Large herds of cape buffalo are common, as are Burchell's zebra and family groups of giraffes, baboons, warthog, vervet monkeys, jackal, lions, honey badgers, banded mongoose, and hopefully cheetah on the open floodplains and leopard are often spotted, especially by those fortunate to be camping within the Khwai/Moremi area, such as our Adventurous Women group.
The list is endless, wild dog, hyena, hippos, 19 species of antelope, from the 700kg Eland to 7kg Sharpes grysbok, your days and nights are sure to provide wildlife encounters that will enthral. The bird life is also spectacular with the ever present lilac breasted roller adding constant splashes of colour to just about every scene and with such varied habitats from grasslands to forest and scrub areas there are over 400 recorded species spotted. Watching the majestic fish eagle swooping down into a waterhole or river to collect a fish is a never to be forgotten moment on any safari.
The flow and uniqueness of this itinerary really typifies the Adventurous Women style of travel .....Every part of this journey is an ADVENTURE and we look forward to sharing it with you!
● Okavango Delta & Kalahari Desert
● Quality Game Viewing and Wildlife Encounters
● Meet the Meerkats
● Victoria Falls
● Comfortable Camping under the African night sky
● The Adventurous Women Experience
Maun is the safari base and southern gateway to the world-famous Okavango Delta Eco systems. The International Airport is Maun (MUB) and you should arrive by 1:45pm in order to meet the pickup scheduled for 2:30pm. Should you wish to arrive earlier into Maun, you will need to make your own airport transport arrangements.
After checking in and some time to unpack, we meet at 5pm for a preliminary briefing on the adventure ahead. Then we enjoy our first meal as a group, a great opportunity for us to start to get to know one another.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Cresta Rileys Hotel
This morning, we will be transferred by 4wd safari vehicles to our base camp in the Moremi/Khwai area. Our Safari starts in earnest this morning. The quantity and quality of wildlife spotted on the drive to camp, will determine the length of our journey today. A stop is made in Maun town so you can purchase any last-minute personal items.
On our 3 days comfortable camping in Khwai, wine, spirits and soft drinks and mixers are served with meals. Purchase of your own special preferred alcoholic beverage is always an option.
Our campsite for 3 nights is on the Khwai River. It is private and exclusively for the use of our group, providing a feeling of complete Africa immersion. Our comfortable, mobile safari camp will be set up before you arrive.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Accommodation on safari for 3 nights is in roomy walk-in style, insect and mozzie proof tents with each tent having an attached private hot shower and toilet. Camp bed with thick foam mattress, warm doonas and covers, pillows, pillow slips, tent lighting and comfy safari chairs and wash basin add to your comfort. Camp is set up in a shady spot with views over the surrounding area. A central camp, with large, open-sided communal dinner tent and meeting area with comfortable chairs and tables is always available. Tea, coffee, and biscuits are also available all day at the central tent. If in camp during the day, morning or afternoon tea is served. Dinner is set at the table, under the stars. All camp duties are amplified and stimulating. Elephants are frequent camp visitors, and a wild and wide variety of animals and birds can be viewed near and around your campsite. For safety, your campsite is monitored by staff, day, and night.
The program for the next two days will be, early rise with tea, coffee and a light breakfast served by the fire. We will then depart for a morning game drive, arriving back in camp for a brunch/lunch and then siesta/showers/chill time. Afternoon tea will be served under the open mess tent and then out again for an afternoon/early evening drive.
There may be an opportunity to enjoy a short mokorro (canoe) trip in the delta waterways.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Safari Camp
The program today is similar to yesterday - early rise with tea, coffee and a light breakfast served by the fire. You will then depart for a morning game drive, arriving back in camp for a brunch/lunch and then siesta/showers/chill time. Afternoon tea will be served under the open mess tent and then out again for an afternoon/early evening drive.
There may be an opportunity to enjoy a short mokorro (canoe) trip in the delta waterways.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Safari Camp
After breakfast, our safari team will transfer us back to Maun where the "Beast" will be waiting. We load up our luggage in readiness to start the next stage of our adventure!
A short 2-to-3-hour desert drive will take us from the wilds of the Okavango EcoSystem deep into the Kalahari Desert to Gweta Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Gweta Lodge
In the afternoon, we travel by Safari vehicles to nearby Makgadikgadi Pan for an encounter with the Meerkats and the brilliant night sky under which we camp. An unforgettable experience!
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Return from Overnight on the pans for breakfast at Gweta Lodge.
After breakfast a 2 hour drive in The Beast to Elephant Sands Lodge near the town of Nata.
Elephant Sands Lodge – where Elephants rule and have right of way. You will have elephants walking between and in front of your rooms to get to the waterhole. The main dining area gets you up close and personal to the elephants with some wonderful photographic opportunities.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Elephant Sands Lodge
Leaving Elephant Sands we stop at the border town of Kasane where we do a lunchtime cruise on the Chobe River, one of Botswana’s best safari experiences. The Chobe River and adjacent floodplains is area rich in game, especially vast herds of elephant and buffalo, as well as a spellbinding array of birds.
We then do a boder crossing into neighbouring Zimbabwe and a short drive to Victoria Falls and our base for the next 4 nights – The Shrub B&B
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: The Shrub lodge
Today we round out the wildlife experience of the trip with a Rhino Game Drive. You could not leave the continent without having seen the Rhinos. They are a truly magnificent creature and this is the best place to see them.
The rest of the day we have free time to enjoy the total adventure that is Victoria Falls. So much to see and do. Our safari crew will assist to ensure it all runs smoothly. Canoeing, white-water rafting, bungee jumps, bird walks, helicopter flights, micro lights, zip lines, bars, restaurants, shopping, elephant experiences, vulture shows, even a casino, the list is endless.
Needless to say that souvenir shopping here is wonderful and of course no visit to the Falls would be complete until you have had High Tea on the cool veranda of the grand old British colonial, Victoria Falls Hotel.
Tonight we have a special dinner arranged at the famous Boma Restaurant where a variety of traditional African foods and meat are available in an atmosphere pulsating with drum music.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: The Shrub lodge
Today as been left free for you to continue to enjoy all that Victoria Falls has on offer.
There is no meal inclusion other than breakfast to allow for maximum freedom and flexibility.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: The Shrub
This is another day for you to enjoy this stunning location, some downtime in preparation for your journey home and to tick off any remaining activities that you wanted to participate in.
We convene in the evening for our final meal together.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: The Shrub lodge
The tour concludes today. There is a group airport drop-off that will depart the hotel at 11:30am which will have you arriving at Victoria Falls International Airport (VFR) at midday in time to catch the afternoon flights.
Meals: Breakfast
Adventurous Women Tour Leader
Local Driver-Guide
Twin Share Accommodation as per Itinerary
Private 3-day comfortable camping safari in Khwai/Moremi
Group touring vehicle
All activities, meals and inclusions as stated in itinerary
Maun International Airport pickup on 3 July at 2:30pm local time.
Victoria Falls International Airport drop-off on 14 July, departing from hotel at 11:30am
9 Dinners
11 Breakfasts
4 Lunches
International & Internal Flights
Travel Insurance (Compulsory)
Any tips andgratuities
Optional Tours in Victoria Falls including Game Drive to search for Rhino
Items of a Personal Nature
Pre/Post Tour Accommodation
All accommodation included in the price of this tour is twin share which means that you will be allocated a single bed in a room (or safari tent) with someone else from the group, unless you are booking with a travel companion and wish to room with them for the entire time.
If you prefer to have your own room and safari tent there is an additional fee of $945 AUD payable and is subject to availability at the time of booking.
- Pre-departure Information including gear list will be supplied in advance
This tour by its very nature is not designed for the 5 Star Traveller. It is for the girl who has an 'adventurous spirit' and is looking for a unique and rewarding 'experience' (Once in a Lifetime)! You should be able to adopt a "Go With The Flow" attitude, after-all we are in a foreign country and things don't always go to plan...this will help you chill out and therefore get the best out of your holiday.
You will also need to be mobile without assistance to make the most out of this holiday.
Notice of cancellation must be in writing, with an email as an acceptable form of communication, directly to Adventurous Women with the following conditions:
Cancellation 75 days or more prior to the start date of the tour = Loss of deposit
Cancellation 74 days or less from the start date of the tour = Loss of final payment & deposit
At all times your deposit is non-refundable. You may be able to claim cancellation costs through your insurance policy and we therefore recommend that Travel Insurance is taken out at the time of booking and paying your deposit. Please refer to the individual cancellation policy of your insurance provider for further details.
