Explore Namibia, Botswana and Zambia on our Swakopmund to Victoria Falls Upgraded Safari - this lodge and camping safari is a popular African Safari with us!
The Northern Skies Upgraded Safari departs from Swakopmund, Namibia and ends at Victoria Falls, Livingstone in Zambia, travelling through Botswana. You'll spend 8 nights in lodges and 5 nights camping.
You'll experience the most spectacular features of Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. Enjoy the scenery, wildlife, culture and natural beauty that cannot be compared.
Highlights: Swakopmund, Himba Village, Etosha National Park, Okavango Delta, Western Caprivi, Mudumo National Park, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls.
Group Size: maximum 10 people
Type of Safari: Semi-participation camping & lodge safari
Accommodation: Mid range 2*/3* lodges and value for money fully equipped camping
Price: EURO 1435/ USD 2220 plus local payment of ZAR 1500
Single Supplement: USD 285/EURO 230
Includes:
Use of full camping equipment (except sleeping bags), 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 9 dinners, coffee/tea with the meals, transport on the tour, 8 nights in chalets (nights of which depend on availability and subject to change to below itinerary) and 5 nights camping, activities as per itinerary, game drives as per itinerary.
Excludes:
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary, all personal expenses, insurance for luggage, tips, drinks, laundry.
Extra Information:
We also offer this tour as a Standard Option which inlcudes 2 nights in chalets and 11 nights camping for a price of USD 1535.
If you prefer to join a longer version of either the Standard or Upgraded Option you can start this tour in Cape Town.
We also run these safaris vice versa from Victoria Falls to Cape Town/Swakopmund.
Tailor-Made Travel: This safari runs on scheduled dates throughout the year. We can tailor-make a private safari to meet your departure date, time period, group size and budget. Contact the office for further information.
Day 1
Swakopmund, Namibia. You will be met in Swakopmund in the afternoon at the Villa Wiese (phone number +264 64 407105). That evening is spent at a local restaurant and exploring the town.
Day 2
Swakopmund, Namibia. We have the opportunity to explore this quaint German town by day and night. There are a number of activities to enjoy here; sand boarding, quad biking, skydiving and even fishing. You may even dare to brave the Atlantic sea. [BL]
Day 3
Cape Cross Seal Colony and Brandberg, Namibia. We follow the barren Namibian Coast on our way out of Swakopmund to visit Africa's largest seal colony after lunch. Leaving the cold Atlantic coastline behind we head inland across the desert planes for Brandberg, the highest mountain in Namibia. [BLD]
Day 4
Twyfelfontein, Petrified Forest and the Himba Village, Namibia. An early morning start takes us from Brandberg to our first stops at Twyfelfontein and Petrified Forest. Our final destination for the day will be Kamanjab. Depending on the time of arrival we go and explore a traditional Himba Village that afternoon or the next morning. This will be a journey of culture exchange and learning and understanding of our last traditional tribe in Namibia, the Ova-Himba. [BLD]
Day 5
Kamanjab to Etosha National Park, Namibia. After our cultural experience in Kamanjab, we head to the land of the big five - Etosha National Park Lunch is eaten close to the small German town of Outjo where we relax and have the opportunity to visit an Internet cafe. Our final destination for the day is Etosha. As the sunsets and late into the night the group has the opportunity to watch animals drink at floodlit waterholes. [BLD]
Day 6-7
Etosha National Park, Namibia. We fill the next 2 days with game drives, including evening game viewing at floodlit waterholes. In the mornings we have the opportunity to take game drive at sunrise. At all three camps, Namutoni, Okaukuejo and Halali you can take a swim in the swimming pool or as the sunsets and late into the night the group can watch animals drink at the floodlit waterhole. [BLD,BLD]
Day 8-9
Etosha to Kavango River, Namibia. Leaving Etosha we head to Rundu and onto N'Kwazi River Camp, which is on the banks of the Kavango River over looking Angola. A sunset cruise, horse riding, traditional dancing in the evening as well as visiting a local village are optional or you can just put your feet up and relax on the banks of the river as the sunsets. [BL,BL]
Day 10-11
Kavango River to Okavango Delta, Botswana. We leave Namibia for Etsha, on the western border of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The next 2 days are spent exploring the network of water pathways through thick vegetation in mokoros (traditional dugout canoes) and speedboat. The Delta is a well-preserved gem of Africa with a vast oasis of crystal clear lake lets, lagoons and palm-fringed islands. On our last evening in the Delta we feast with a braai (barbeque). [BLD, BLD]
Day 12
Western Caiprivi, Namibia. Leaving Botswana, we drive up the Western border of the Okavango Delta before crossing over into Namibia and driving through the Caprivi to our camp on the banks of the Kwando River. In the afternoon you will go on a game drive in the famous Mudumo National Park. Mudumo is home to herds of red lechwe and the occasional sitatunga, while spotted-necked otter, hippo and crocodile are also found in these fertile waterways. [BLD]
Day 13
Chobe National Park, Botswana. The next morning we depart Namushasha Lodge, head along the Caprivi and cross the border back into Botswana to drive through Chobe National Park to our camp on the Chobe River. In the afternoon you will go on a sunset cruise along the banks on the Chobe National Park. We spend the night camping on the banks of the Chobe River listening to the calls of Africa. [BLD]
Day 14
Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls, Zambia. A mid morning departure takes you from Chobe to Livingstone in Zambia by ferry across the Zambezi. The tour finishes here where you will be dropped off at your lodge of choice. The Victoria Falls can be seen from Livingstone in Zambia. [B]
