Zambia Tours - Tour 15

SOUTH AFRICA/BOTSWANA/ ZIMBABWE/ ZAMBIA
THE FRUIT BATS IN THE KASANGE NATIONAL PARK

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER OR
SELF DRIVE TOUR 5 VEHICLES

Day 1. Johannesburg – Marakele National Park
(SOUTH AFRICA)

We depart from the Lodge/Guest House/ Air Port to Marakele National Park in the Waterberg Mountains home of the worlds largest colony of Cape vultures. Marakele is the home to most large mammals synonymous with the African bush, including elephant, black and white rhino, buffalo, leopard and cheetah. There are also predators such as lion, brown hyena and leopard.
When we enter the park we do a short game drive in the park.
Accommodation: Tlopi Tent Lodge/Camping
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 2. KHAMA RHINO SANCTUARY RESERVE
(BOTSWANA)

Depart to Botswana Border at Groblers Bridge. Enter Botswana. Continue via Palapya and Serowe to Khama Rhino Sanctuary. During the 1980 due to indiscriminate poaching, rhinos were made almost extinct in Botswana. We find black and white rhino, giraffe, eland, red hartebeest, ostrich brown hyena and antelope.
This park is 4300 hectares of the Kalahari sandveld.
We do afternoon game drive.
Accommodation: Chalets/Camping
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 3 – 4. MAGADIGADI PANS NATIONAL PARK

We depart to the Magadigadi Pans National Park via Orapa (Diamond Mine) and Rakop to the park. If the Boteti River have water we have to cross the river by ferry.
The park is 4900 square kilometer and the Boteti River form part of the National Park
full of wildlife elephants, zebras, kudus, hippos, crocs, lions and birdlife.
Accommodation: Kumaga Camping site
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 5 – 7. KWAI COMMUNITY CAMP

After Breakfast we drive to Maun, fill up the stock and drive to Kwai Camp.
Here we can expect the unexpected lions, leopards, elephants, impalas, baboons, hippos, and birdlife.
Accommodation: Magotho Camping site
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 8 – 9. KASANE

After breakfast we depart to Kasane via the Chobe National Park.
Here we visit the community crafts and do the boat cruise on the Chobe River with his rich wild and birdlife.
Accommodation: Water Lily Lodge
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner at Restaurant

Day 10. MOSI OA TUNYA NATIONAL PARK
(ZIMBABWE/ZAMBIA)

After breakfast we depart to Zimbabwe border enter Zimbabwe visit the Victoria Falls enter the border to Zambia. We do a short game drive in Park.
The afternoon we visit the craft shops in Livingston.
Accommodation: Victoria Falls Waterfront Camping
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 11. LUSAKA

Visit the craft shops and relax.
Accommodation: Ibis Gardens Lodge
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner at Lodge

Day 12 -13. KASANKA NATIONAL PARK

This park is 4636 Square km and very rich in the big 5.
After breakfast we depart via Kabwe/Kapiri Mposhi to Kasanka National Park.
What makes this park so special, the Congo Elephants, unspoilt wilderness rich diversity of animals, birds and plant life, sitatunga wattle crane Ross Laurie Blue monkey and fruit bats during the season.
Accommodation: Pontoon Camping site
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 14 – 16. BANGWEALU WETLANDS / LAVUSHI MANDA NATIONAL
PARK

After breakfast we do game drives through the park looking out for the unexpected animals and bird species.
Bangwealu means where water meets the sky, and is a community driver park. We find the black lechwe and shoebill stork there, there are 433 different bird species.
The park with the wetlands are 190,000 square km.
Accommodation: Wasa Lodge / Nsobe campsite tent room
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner