Three Rivers Lodge Safari

The Details

Type: Accommodated Accommodated
Start: Maun Botswana
Length: 7 - 14 Days
End: Maun Botswana
Comfort: Standard
Vehicle: Overland Vehicle
Group Size: Small (<12 People)
Countries: Botswana Zambia Namibia

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Overview

Three Rivers Lodge Safari

Something a little different to our mobile safaris… the Three Rivers Safari is a 10-night lodge-to-lodge safari. A fully accommodated safari visiting 7 different lodges in 3 different countries. Travel between the lodges in a Quantum mini-bus with a guide. Once at the lodges you will do the activities with their vehicles or boats.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  1. Bushman Experience
  2. Boating in seclusion through the papyrus of the Okavango Delta
  3. Travelling through the unique Caprivi Strip
  4. The mighty and magnificent Victoria Falls
  5. Sharing a picnic with the Chobe elephants
  6. Stepping out on to the Makgadikgadi salt pans

Safari Includes:

  1. All accommodation (in comfortable lodges or safari tents)
  2. All meals as indicated in the itinerary
  3. Services of a professional guide for the duration of the itinerary
  4. Transport in closed, air-conditioned vehicle (activities at lodges will be done with the lodge vehicles)
  5. Activities as stated as included in the itinerary with relevant park fees
  6. Entrance to Victoria Falls Rain forest (Zambian side only)

Your Safari Excludes:

  1. Travel or Medical Insurance
  2. Beverages
  3. All flights unless otherwise indicated
  4. Optional extra activities at the lodges not stated in the itinerary
  5. Visas
  6. Items of personal nature
  7. Staff gratuities
  8. Optional safari extensions

Prices are subject to change.

*Price is per person sharing. Excludes single supplement and any additional activities or meals not set out in the itinerary.

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Maun to D’kar

Travel day

Your safari begins at 14h00 at Maun Airport where you will be met by your guide. Once you are settled in to the comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle you will begin to journey to Dqae Qare Farm. Here you will be hosted and entertained by the San D’Kar community where you will enjoy a genuine experience of the open spaces and quiet peace of the Kalahari in the company of the wonderfully open and friendly San people.
During the evening, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy Traditional Dancing with a variety of dances being demonstrated and the trance (healing) dance, while not guaranteed, is a definite possibility depending on your level of involvement. The trance dances are the backbone of San culture, binding the community, and are an exceptional and unique experience. The ladies keep the rhythm by clapping and singing their polyphonic chant to build the energy, while the healers (mostly men) dance with the rattles to enter trance and heal the participants

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (Traditional Dancing)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Dqae Qare Farm

Meals

Meals:

Dinner

Day 2: D’kar to Okavango Pan Handle / travel day

Travel day

You will have the opportunity to enjoy an additional activity this morning such as a bush walk and tracking before we depart around 10am. Arriving in Shakawe we will leave our vehicle for boats for our transfer to the lodge, where you have time to orientate yourself before heading out for an afternoon boat cruise.

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (boat cruise)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Xaro Lodge

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Okavango Pan Handle / full day

Enjoy an opportunity to spend the day exploring this UNESCO World Heritage area by boat and on foot.

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (boat cruise and island walk)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Xaro Lodge

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Okavango Pan Handle to Kwando River / Travel Day + border crossing

Travel Day + border crossing

Today we will exit Botswana and enter in to Namibia and the lush Caprivi strip.
Traveling east through the Caprivi we will arrive at Nambwa Tented Camp, our accommodation for the night. The only lodge situated inside the Bwabwata National Park and where you will have the opportunity to head out on a game drive in the afternoon.

Please check if you require a pre-organised visa for Namibia prior to travel

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (game drive)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Nambwa Tented Camp or similar

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Kwando River to Katima Mulilo

Travel Day

You will have some leisure time this morning where you can enjoy the peace of the lodge or head out on another activity (not included) before departing and continuing further east almost to Katima Mulilo where we will stay overlooking the Zambezi River upon which we will enjoy a sunset cruise before dinner.

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (sunset cruise)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

:Caprivi Cabins River Lodge or similar

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Katima Mulilo to Livingstone / Travel Day + border crossing

Travel Day + border crossing

The border crossing in to Zambia can be a true African experience as a multitude of permits are required for vehicles however, the drive itself between Katima Mulilo and Livingstone is relatively short at around 3 hours but, do expect some waiting at the border where you can people watch.
Once through, you will continue in to Livingstone where you will stay for 2 nights enjoying the multitude of activities on offer from bungee jumping to microflights, birding along the river to game drives in the Mosi-ao-Tunya National Park and obviously a tour of the mighty Victoria Falls themselves

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (at own leisure)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Avani Hotel

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast (Lunch, Dinner own expense)

Day 7: Livingstone / full day

As we are staying at AVANI hotel, access and entrance to the Falls (within opening hours) is included to all residents of the hotel. Due to the sheer choice of additional activities, these have not been included in the itinerary and guests will have a full day to do as they wish

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (tour of Victoria Falls, Zambian side)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Avani Hotel

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast

Day 8: Livingstone to Kasane Immigration

Travel Day + border crossing

Farewell to Zambia as we head across the mighty Zambezi on the ferry and back in to Botswana very briefly before heading by boat to an island in the Chobe River in Namibia.
Due to its location, Chobe Savanna Lodge is set apart from the hustle and crowds of Kasane and Chobe National Park whilst still offering guests the chance to view the vast herds of elephants that visit the area, along with many other wildlife species.

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (boat cruise)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Chobe Savanna Lodge or similar

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & local drinks

Day 9: Chobe floodplains

Today will be spent exploring this area of the Chobe by boat and you will have the opportunity to stretch your legs and take a walk in to the local village for an interactive visit.

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (boat cruise with picnic breakfast or lunch, interactive village visit)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Chobe Savanna Lodge or similar

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & local drinks

Day 10: Kasane to Nata

Travel Day

Back in to Botswana we head returning to our vehicle for the drive from Kasane to Nata. Situated at the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans This area incorporates a multitude of salt pans and vast grass plains dotted by palm islands and forms the Great Makgadikgadi which comprise the largest area of salt pans in the world covering some 37 000 sq km in overall extent. It is the last vestiges of Africa’s largest inland sea and exudes an atmosphere of antiquity and mystery.
We will swap our air-conditioned vehicle for an open 4×4 and head in to the Nata sanctuary where the Nata River feeds the Sua Pan and forms the breeding ground for a host of water birds – please note that in years of heavy rain the Sanctuary remains impassible for several months, you will be notified should this be the case on your departure

Hightlights

Hightlights:

Activities (game drive to Makgadikgadi)

Accommodation

Accommodation:

Nata Lodge or similar

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 11: Nata to Maun

Travel Day

After breakfast, you will depart for Maun where we will expect to arrive approximately 12h00 for those guests who are departing on any of the international flights.

Safari Ends

Meals

Meals:

Breakfast

Optional Extras

Optional Extras:

For those who wish to extend their stay in Botswana, one fantastic option is for your guide to drop you along the way at Planet Baobab where you can experience a visit with the habituated meerkats (accommodation and activities need to be pre-booked) or quad biking on the Pans (dry season only).

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