Sample Itinerary
DAY 1 : DEPART USA
EN ROUTE
Depart USA on your overnight fight to Cape Town.
DAY 2 : CAPE TOWN
MOUNT NELSON HOTEL
Arrive Cape Town and transfer to the famed Mount Nelson hotel, your home in the “Mother City” for three nights. The Mount Nelson Hotel is located at the foot of Table Mountain and offers easy access to the city, spectacular beaches and a wide selection of top restaurants. Discover magnificent scenery at every turn.
DAYS 3-4 : CAPE TOWN
MOUNT NELSON HOTEL
Spend the next three days exploring one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Tour the bi-cameral parliament buildings, the harbor and Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Take the cable car ride up Table Mountain. Travel via Sea Point, Hout Bay and over Chapman’s Peak Drive to enter the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve to the southernmost point in Africa where the waters of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. Take a full day tour of the Winelands region around Paarl and Stellenbosch, renowned not only for producing some of the world’s finest wines, but also for its marvelous Cape Dutch architecture. (B)
DAYS 5-7 : MOREMI WILDLIFE RESERVE
KHWAI RIVER LODGE
Morning flights to Maun and on to Khwai, nestled on the edge of a leadwood and fig tree forest. Witness the daily procession of big game that roams the Khwai floodplain, in front of the camp. The exceptional location of Khwai makes it a regular host to elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. Birdlife can also be viewed in abundance, with exceptional sightings of wildfowl and raptors near the lodge. Daily activities include day and night game drives, walking safaris along the river, spa treatments and use of the large swimming pool and gymnasium. You may also enjoy full day boat excursions to Xaxanaka Lagoon and Island with a picnic lunch. (B,L,D)
DAYS 8-9 : OKAVANGO DELTA
EAGLE ISLAND CAMP
Take a short flight to the renowned Eagle Island Camp and enjoy two nights hidden from the world, deep within Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Situated on the island of Xaxaba and surrounded by Illala Palms, the camp overlooks a lagoon fed by the tranquil waterways of the Delta. Spend time exploring the local islands by mokoro (water levels permitting) and on foot. This gives you the opportunity to have two distinct game viewing experiences at the same location. The area offers exceptionally high quality wildlife viewing with prolific birdlife and mammal sightings. It is also the site of one of the most romantic bars in the world, the Fish Eagle Bar, as voted by The New York Times. During the heat of the midday African sun, the camp offers a cool retreat and is shaded by a canopy of indigenous trees. (B,L,D)
DAYS 10-12 : SAVUTE
SAVUTE ELEPHANT CAMP
This morning transfer by light aircraft to the Savute region of Chobe National Park, a dramatic ecosystem renowned for its high concentration of elephants. Savute is an objective lesson in aridity— rain is rare and water is precious, and this makes the game viewing extraordinary. During your three night stay at the Savute Elephant Camp you are treated to amazing sightings of lion, under the skilled direction of an expert guide. You also have the luxury of watching elephants drink from the waterhole while sitting on the deck of your tent, enjoying your favorite drink. In Savute, little has changed on these dry plains since time began. (B,L,D)
DAY 13 : MAUN / JOHANNESBURG / DEPART
EN ROUTE
Fly to Johannesburg connecting with your onward departure flight. (B)
DAY 14 : ARRIVE USA
EN ROUTE
Early morning arrival. Welcome home!
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