Victoria Falls & Botswana

Description du séjour

Hébergement

Programme du séjour

• jour 1

  Victoria Falls

  

  Upon your arrival at Victoria Falls, you will be greeted by your French-speaking guide. Short transfer to your lodge where you will spend the next 2 days. This afternoon, we have included for you a private French-speaking tour of the Falls Park, lasting about 2h30. This will be an opportunity to discover the secrets of the Falls, as well as life in Zimbabwe. The round-trip road transfer from the lodge is included. The entrance fees to the Falls Park, 50 USD per person, are not included. The unique site of Victoria Falls, in Zimbabwe, where the Zambezi River plunges from a cliff and falls into the Boiling Pot, before passing through a series of gorges. The Zambezi, whose existence has been known since the Middle Ages, was first explored by a European, David Livingstone, between 1851 and 1853. It was only during his second journey, in 1855, that he discovered the largest waterfalls in the world, which he named Victoria, in honor of the Queen of England at the time. The history of the Zambezi River is intertwined with local mythology, notably the legend of Nyami Nyami, the river god resembling a serpent, worshipped by the Tonga and Lozi peoples. Before the colonial era, the river was considered a sacred "river of life" that provided sustenance. The construction of the Kariba Dam in the 1950s is said to have angered Nyami Nyami by separating him from his wife, which led to immense floods and disasters during the construction, thus reinforcing the belief in his power.

• jour 2

  Discovering Victoria Falls

  

  A day of discovery at your own pace at the Victoria Falls site. Let yourself be tempted by one of the many optional activities, there is something for everyone: rafting, walking safaris, sunset cruise on the Zambezi, meeting with elephants...

• jour 3

  The Chobe River

  

  This morning, departure by road towards the Botswana border. Check-in at a comfortable lodge. This afternoon, we have booked a boat safari for you on the Chobe River. A natural border between Botswana and Namibia, the Chobe River is vital for wildlife and one of the most picturesque waterways in Africa. It offers breathtaking views of elephants and other animals that come to drink there.

• jour 4

  On the way to Savuti

  

  This morning, you will meet your private guide at the Lodge. You will head towards Savuti. The Savuti marshes, covering an area of 10,878 km², are the remnants of a vast lake whose water supply was cut off by tectonic movements. The Savuti "channel" remained dry between 1982 and 2010, when it filled up enough to reach the "Savuti Marsh" wetland area. This region offers vast stretches of savannah dotted with majestic acacias, an ideal habitat for giraffes, antelopes, and felines that are particularly fond of this southern part of Chobe National Park.

• jour 5

  Discovery of Savuti

  

  Discovery of the Savuti region from your private bivouac site in the heart of the park. Your guide will show you the Savuti marshes, which change depending on the water level, shifting from a vast plain with dead trees, "the ghost trees," to a wetland area. The Gubatsa Hills, a volcanic rocky outcrop, are home to rock paintings and are the playground of leopards.

• jour 6

  From Savuti to Khwai

  

  Departure this morning towards Khwai via the Mababe depression. Former basin of a prehistoric lake, the depression turns into a vast marsh during the southern summer. At that time, you can observe huge herds of buffalo and zebras migrating from the Okavango, and of course the lions that closely follow them. During the dry season, the depression attracts many giraffes and wildebeest.

• jour 7

  Khwai and its river

  

  Your private guide will help you discover the Khwai region in a 4x4, by day or by night. Khwai is ideally located in the northeast of the Okavango Delta, on the edge of the Moremi Reserve and Chobe National Park. The Khwai River forms the natural border. Khwai has exceptional biodiversity, with a large population of big cats, wild dogs, elephants, and many aquatic antelopes, all attracted by the river. Its ecosystem, made up of floodplains, lagoons, forests, and savannahs, creates diverse habitats for wildlife.

• jour 8

  Immersion in the Okavango Delta

  

  This morning, your guide will drop you off at the pier where the Mekoro and their boatmen will be waiting for you, allowing you to reach your camp in the south of the Okavango Delta. This afternoon, discover this unique ecosystem by Mokoro or on foot.

• jour 9

  The Okavango Delta, a unique experience

  

  The main tribes of the Delta are the Bayei, the Wayeyi, but also the Hambukushu. Your guide, originally from one of these tribes, will help you discover this region of the Delta on foot, on the islands, but also along the water, gliding between the water lilies and the papyrus.

• jour 10

  Return to Maun

  

  Departure by 4x4 for Maun where you will check in for your regional or international flight. We wish you a pleasant return flight!