A view of Africa

Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Rwanda

Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Chobe National, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Cape Town

Duration of program: 13 Nights / 14 Days

DAY 1.                                                        ARRIVE > JOHANNESBURG

 Arrival into OR Tambo International Airport where you will be met by your local VIP ITravel Representative who will assist you through customs and immigration, and then show you  to your awaiting English Speaking Guide and transfer to the hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.

Saxon Boutique Hotel 5* (BB)                                                                   Luxury Suite

Sandton Sun 5* (BB)                                                                                Superior Room

DAY 2.                                                        JOHANNESBURG > VICTORIA FALLS    

 Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your English Speaking Guide and transfer to OR Tambo International Airport where you will catch your onward fight to Victoria Falls.
0:50 Depart OR Tambo International Airport
12:30 Arrival into Victoria Falls Airport, meet your English Speaking Guide and transfer to the hotel.
Half Day Sunset CruiseSnacks16:00 Depart on your half day Sunset cruise“A river of enchantment and magical colors bursting in the sky creating nature’s own masterpiece”, is the only way to describe the African Sunset on the Mighty Zambezi.Cruise along the banks of the river, and view the spectacular scenery that is nature’s own sanctuary, and home to the “laughing hippos”, the “singing birds” and the “snapping crocodiles”, as you sip on your drink and indulge on mouthwatering snacks.Enjoy the hospitality of our professional guide and Captain as you relax and enjoy the delicious snacks and chilled refreshments. See the “smoke that thunders” as you gently cruise the upper Zambezi River. Enjoy the myths and legends as our guide shares stories of the local tribes.Experience the Zambezi River as David Livingstone did and travel through waters once journeyed by him on his way to the Victoria Falls. Observe the aquatic bird life and other resident or migratory species.You may be fortunate enough to witness the great African elephant swimming from island to island, grazing or dusting themselves on the riverbanks.The Zambezi sunset is a highlight of the trip and captivates your magical experience on the Zambezi River. 
Dinner at the hotel (own account)

Victoria Falls Hotel  5* (BB)                                                                          Deluxe Suite

DAY 2.                                                        VICTORIA FALLS > HWANGWE NATIONAL PARK    

Breakfast at the hotel.
Half Day Victoria Falls Tour
Meals – Lunch included
08:00 — Depart on your half day Victoria Falls tour
The Victoria Falls – Now In Its 150 Millionth Fantastic Year — Reaches Its Zenith in About May each year. It’s a truly awe-inspiring experience – the sight, the sound, the smell; the humbling feeling that here indeed is Nature’s Supreme Masterpiece. No photograph can begin to depict the reality…and nothing prepares you for your first sight.
En route, you will be taken past the ‘Big Tree’ where you may stop and take photos.
You will be accompanied through the Rainforest by one of our qualified Guides who will give a brief history of the Falls themselves as well as detailing the flora, fauna, bird & wildlife and other points of interest.
Guides are also happy to assist clients with photographs whilst visiting this most spectacular of waterfalls. 
Lunch at the hotel (included)
Meet your English Speaking Guide and transfer to Victoria Falls Airport for your onward shared flight to Hwange
15:00 Depart Victoria Falls
15:45 Arrive Hwange (Manga Airstrip)
For Linkwasha, flight departs Victoria Falls at 12:30, arriving in Hwange at 13:05
We can also use the above flight for Somalisa Camps
Upon arrival at Manga airstrip, meet your camp ranger and transfer to the camp.
Enjoy after game activities.

Somalisa Camp 5* (FI)                                                                                    Tent

Linkwasha 5* (FI)                                                                                             Tent

DAY 3.                                                        HWANGWE NATIONAL PARK

All meals at the camp.
Enjoy lodge activities:
Somalisa Activities
Morning & afternoon game drives
Walking safaris
Hwange Main Camp village visits,
Mambanje Village visit (private vehicle required at associated costs for Mambanje Village Visit)
Linkwasha Activities
Linkwasha is located in the Hwange National Park, we adhere to the National Parks regulations including no off-road driving.

• Game drives in 05 x 7-seater open 4×4 Toyota Hilux
• Private activities available on request (subject to availability and at an additional cost).
• Guided nature walks.
• Full day outing with picnic at Ngamo.
• “Outdoor” Ecologist presentations on the surrounding area.
• Night drives with red filtered spotlight for nocturnal animals.
• Raised Star Bed at Scott’s Pan (approximately 15 minute drive from camp).
• Sunken hide at the waterhole in front of camp. E&OE 7 FEBRUARY 2019 Page 2 of 3 © WILDERNESS SAFARIS
• Visit to a local African village and school – approximately 1 hour driving time each way.
• Visit and interact with the Scorpion Anti-Poaching Unit team, and learn more about their daily activities (subject to availability with the duration approximately 45 minutes to 1.0 hour for the experience).
• Wilderness Safaris and Olympus Photo Hub experience.

Somalisa Camp 5* (FI)                                                                                    Tent

Linkwasha 5* (FI)                                                                                             Tent

DAY 4.                                                        HWANGWE NATIONAL PARK > CHOBE NATIONAL PARK     

 Breakfast at the camp.
Transfer to camp airstrip where you will catch you onward flight to Victoria Falls Airport.
10:55 Depart Hwange
11:30 Victoria Falls Airport
Upon arrival at Victoria Falls Airport, meet your English Speaking Guide and transfer across the order to Chobe Game Lodge.
Alternativity you can catch a shared flight from Victoria Falls Airport to Kasane ($465.00 per person)
Enjoy late lunch at the lodge.
15:30 Afternoon high tea, depart on your sunset game drive.
19:00 return to the lodge.
20:00 Dinner at the lodge.

Chobe Game Lodge 5* (FB)                                                                          Standard Suite

DAY 5.                                                        CHOBE NATIONAL PARK                                                                                                                     

 06:00 Early wake up call for coffee and biscuits and thereafter embark on your morning game drive
09:00 Return to the lodge for breakfast
13:00 Lunch
15:30 Afternoon high tea, depart on your sunset game drive.
19:00 return to the lodge
20:00 Dinner at the lodge.

Chobe Game Lodge 5* (FB)                                                                          Standard Suite

DAY 6.                                                        CHOBE NATIONAL PARK > OKAVANGO DELTA     

 06:00 Early wake up call for coffee and biscuits and thereafter embark on your morning game drive
09:00 Return to the lodge for breakfast
Transfer to Kasane Airport where you will catch your shared charter flight to the Okavango Delta.
Arrival at Belmond Eagle Island Airstrip, meet your lodge ranger and transfer to the lodge.
13:00 Lunch
Afternoon high tea, enjoy lodge afternoon activity.
19:00 return to the lodge
20:00 Dinner at the lodge

Belmond Eagle Island 5* (FI)                                                                        Luxury Tent

DAY 7.                                                        OKAVANGO DELTA                                                                                                                                 

All meals at the camp
Day spent enjoying camp activities.

Belmond Eagle Island 5* (FI)                                                                        Luxury Tent

DAY 8.                                                        OKAVANGO DELTA > MOREMI GAME RESERVE                                                

 Early morning wake up call, tea, coffee, rusks, muffins, fruit and a selection of fruit juices are served in the main public gathering area
Thereafter leave for your morning activity, (approximately 3 – 4 hours).
Return for Breakfast which is served in the dining area.
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the lodge airstrip for your flight to Moremi.
Arrival at Belmond Khwai River Airstrip meet your lodge ranger and transfer to the lodge.
13:00 Lunch served at the lodge, and then later in the afternoon, depart on your afternoon game drive.
19:00 Return to the lodge
Dinner at the lodge.

Belmond Khwai River Lodge (FI)                                                                Luxury Tent

DAY 9.                                                        MOREMI GAME RESERVE  

 06:00 Early morning wake up call, tea, coffee, rusks, muffins, fruit and a selection of fruit juices are served in the main public gathering area.
06:30 Leave for your morning activity, (approximately 3 – 4 hours).
Return for breakfast
15:30 Afternoon tea is served, and there after departing for your afternoon game drive.
19:00 Return back to the lodge
Dinner at the lodge

Belmond Khwai River Lodge (FI)                                                                Luxury Tent

DAY 10.                                                        MOREMI GAME RESERVE >CAPE TOWN    

 06:00 Early morning wake up call, tea, coffee, rusks, muffins, fruit and a selection of fruit juices are served in the main public gathering area.
06:30 Leave for your morning activity, (approximately 3 – 4 hours).
Return for breakfast
There after depart for your flight to Maun Airport to connect with your onward flight to Cape Town.
13:35 Depart Maun Airport
16:20 Arrival into Cape Town International Airport, your English Speaking Guide will meet you at the arrivals hall and road transfer you to your hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.

Belmond Mount Nelson 5* (BB)                                                                 Deluxe Room

DAY 11.                                                        CAPE TOWN                                                                                                             

Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 Meet your ESG and enjoy a Full Day City Tour of Cape Town.
The Mother City is steeped in history, culture and scenic wonders, and offers an abundance of things to see and do. Visit the Castle of Good Hope, built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company. The Castle was developed as a maritime replenishment station, and from 1678 it was the center of civilian, administrative and military life at the Cape until the area grew and operations expanded elsewhere. Today, the Castle is the seat of the military in the Cape, and is open for visitors to explore and learn more about its history.
Wander through the Company Gardens, a large public park and botanical garden set in the heart of Cape Town, home to a rose garden, Japanese garden, fish pond and aviary before heading to Greenmarket square.
Head to the magnificent Table Mountain (weather permitting), or in the event of inclement weather, Signal Hill. You will ascend to the top by the revolving cable car. Here, you will see wild flowers, daisies, silver tree, and marvel at a birds-eye view of the city and its beaches. On a clear day, it is even possible to see Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
Descend the mountain and visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, wander down a shady pathway into the bowels of the valley, and you might find yourself at the spring where famed 18th century writer and artist Lady Anne Barnard is known to have bathed in the nude. Climb up into the Garden’s higher reaches, and you will tread trails that could call you on towards the breathtaking Skeleton Gorge ravine, Rhodes Memorial, and Constantia Nek.
13:30 Lunch at Cellars-Hohenort included.
After lunch enjoy a tour of the famous gardens consisting of trees dating back hundreds of years. From the fresh, epicurean smells of the Herb Garden through to the cool climate of the Fern Walk, the gardens are immaculately maintained.
Next, visit the V&A Harbor, shopping and entertainment complex with a last stop at the Cape Town Diamond Museum, situated in the bustling heart of the world-famous Clock Tower precinct at the V&A Waterfront. Discover a 3 billion year old story unfold from a diamond’s formation to the final polished stone.
Explore the origins of South Africa’s famous diamond industry, and get introduced to some of the great names in diamond history, including Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato and the Oppenheimer family.

Belmond Mount Nelson 5* (BB)                                                                 Deluxe Room

DAY 12.                                                        CAPE TOWN                                                                                                                                

Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 – Meet your ESG and depart on your full day Cape Point tour
This is an awe-inspiring tour to the towering headland known as Cape Point. Magnificent beaches, breath-taking views, historic and picturesque coastal villages are to be seen along the way. The Cape Peninsula is one of the world’s most scenic areas and stretches from the City center to Cape Point.
Travel along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point Bantry Bay, Clifton, and Camps Bay, stopping at Maiden Cove look-out point for a panoramic view of the Twelve Apostles, before continuing to Hout Bay, a quaint village and fishing harbour with magnificent mountain views and beach. Take a 40 minute optional cruise (excluded) from Hout Bay harbour to Duiker Island, the Seal Colony beneath the well-known Sentinel Mountain where you can view thousands of Cape Fur Seals in their natural environment. (weather permitting)
Continue on through Chapman’s Peak, one of the world’s most breath-taking coastal drives, to Cape Point.
The Good Hope Nature Reserve, has magnificent fynbos vegetation, birdlife, endemic antelope species and zebra, historic shipwrecks and lighthouses.
You will take the Flying Dutchman funicular to the top of Cape Point for excellent viewing opportunities from the two lighthouses that adorn the point. Cape Point is perceived to be the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Thereafter continue to historic Simon’s Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach where you will get to walk alongside the penguins.
14:00 Lunch will be at Harbour House Kalk Bay restaurant included.
16:00 Return to Cape Town via the Ou Kaapse Weg with magnificent views of the Constantia Valley

Belmond Mount Nelson 5* (BB)                                                                 Deluxe Room

DAY 13.                                                        CAPE TOWN                                                                                                       

Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 — Depart on your full day Wine Route tour
You will visit historic Stellenbosch the second oldest town in South Africa which is rich in Dutch colonial heritage.
Stellenbosch occupies the perfect terroir for grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and a truly South African clone of Pinot Noir and Hermitage: Pinotage.
Move on to visit some of South Africa’s oldest and most famous wine estates. These Grand Old Cape-Dutch farmhouses and wine stores have watched proudly over the land for centuries; and the vineyards & wine estates still produce some of South Africa’s top wines today.
Wineries to be visited today will be pre selected according to clients wishes.
13:00 Lunch will be at Pierneef restaurant at La Motte.
Visit Franschhoek, and the Huguenot Monument; this museum also has an Annexe in which exhibitions on Franschhoek and Huguenot families are displayed. The Annexe, built in 1976, also houses the museum auditorium, research center and souvenir shop.
Thereafter take a short walk through the historic centre of Franschoek.

Belmond Mount Nelson 5* (BB)                                                                 Deluxe Room

DAY 14.                                                        CAPE TOWN > DEPART                                                                                                                        

 Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your ESG and transfer to the airport.

• Accommodation as specified in itinerary
•  Meals as specified in itinerary
•  Transfers as specified in itinerary
• English Speaking Driver as specified in itinerary
•  English Speaking Guide as specified in itinerary
• Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
• All entrance fees and guided excursions as described in itinerary
•  All park fees
•  1 litre bottled water per person per day

EXCLUDES

•  International Flights and Airport Taxes
•  Visa Fees (if applicable)
•  Medical & Travel Insurance
• Incidental tips to hotel/lodge staff (budget approximately $2 — $4 per person per day)
• Gratuity to tour driver/guide (Guideline $5 per person per day but this is not mandatory. It depends with the quality of service delivery)
• All expenses of personal nature
• Any entrance fees and guided excursions not included in the above itinerary
•  Early Check In & Late Check Out
•  Internal & Domestic Flights (priced separately)

PLEASE TAKE NOTE

• All ITRAVEL standard terms and conditions apply to this quote, these terms and conditions are available on request
• This quote is valid for 48 hours only and after 48 hours a new quotation will be issued on request
• All quotes are subject to availability and change due to airfare increases, hotel rate increases, currency exchange fluctuations and any other unforeseen circumstances all without prior notice.
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• Itinerary and journey times are close approximations and are subject to change without prior notice.
• Light Aircraft Flights:
• Baggage allowance is normally restricted between 15kg to 30 kg (depending on country, aviation supplier and seat class chosen) per passenger, inclusive of hand luggage in soft bags. Excess baggage will be charged at prevailing rates and only carried subject to space availability.
• Timings in remote areas such as national parks may vary from day to day. It is very important that your clients ask their tour guide or lodge manager to reconfirm flights 24 hours before departure. This reconfirmation process will give the departure and arrival details for the flight(s) the following day and will save unnecessary waiting time and discomfort. Charter companies reserves the right to change departure times or carrier when so required for operational, weather or safety reasons.
• Passenger weights limits apply for light aircraft flights and additional seats may be required if exceeding the weight limit. However, please let us know in advance if this is likely to apply so we can do whatever is possible to minimize the likelihood of this becoming an issue.

ESD – English speaking driver | ESG – English speaking guide | ITR – Itravel Representative

RO – Room Only | BB – Breakfast only (Bed & Breakfast) | HB – Breakfast & Dinner (Half Board) | FB – Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner (Full Board) FB+ – All meals + activities | FI / AI – All meals, drinks + activities (Fully inclusive / All Inclusive)