- 12 hr flight from LAX (LA) to LHR (Heathrow)
- 8 hour layover at LHR; check-in at Yotel in T4
- 12 hr flight from LHR to Johannesburg, SA (JNB)
Day 3- Travel day
- 2 hr flight from JNB to LVI (Livingston, Zambia)
- Pick up by Wild Horizon for cross-border transfer to Ilala Lodge in Zimbabwe
- Late afternoon check-in at Lodge
- Zambezi River cruise
- Dinner at Lodge
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| From Victoria Falls Hotel (water spray is from the Fall) |
- Explore Victoria Falls (5 minute walk from Ilala Lodge)
- Helicopter ride over Victoria Falls
- Afternoon tea at Victoria Falls Hotel
- Dinner and drinks at Victoria Falls Hotel
- Morning Lion Encounter
- Noon pick up by Wild Horizon for private cross-border transfer to Chobe Garden Lodge (just outside the park) in Botswana
- Afternoon safari via 4x4
- Dinner at Lodge
- Morning safari via 4x4
- Afternoon safari via boat on Chobe River
- Dinner at Lodge
- Morning safari via boat
- Free afternoon
- Sunset drinks while tracking lions and hyenas
- African BBQ dinner
- Morning transfer via small aircraft to Gunns Camp, Okavango Delta
- Afternoon canoe safari
- All meals inclusive (you cannot leave the camp)
- Morning safari
- Afternoon safari
- Morning transfer via small aircraft to Maun, Botswana
- 3 hr flight from Maun to CPT (Cape Town, SA)
- Airport transfer by CPT Transport
- Evening check-in at Harbouredge
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| V&A Waterfront with covered Table Mt background |
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| Former prisoner guided tour of Robben Island |
- Robben Island (pre-booked tickets)
- Explore Victoria & Albert Waterfront
- Dinner at Asoka
- Attempt to climb Table Mountain- on most days top is covered by cloud, on a clear day the tram usually doesn't operate due to wind
- Visit Boulder Beach to see African penguins
- Visit Cape Point
- Late evening check-in at 138 Marine Hotel, Hermanus
- Morning cage shark dive in Gansbaai
- Beach time in Hermanus
- Driving tour of winelands
- Check-in at Middedorp Manor
- Dinner at Babylonstoren
- Drive back to Cape Town
- District Six Museum
- Bo-Kaap neighborhood
- 12 hr evening flight from CPT to LHR
- 2 hr flight from LHR to CDG (Paris)
- Check-in at Hotel Esmeralda, overlooking Notre Dame
- Explore Left Bank
- Compare macaroons from Pierre Herme to Laduree
- Explore flea market at Saint-Ouen
- Shop (LV; drugstores for skincare; Uniqlo; Galeries Lafayette; Le Bon Marche; Printemps)
- Stroll Champs-Elysees from Place de la Concorde to Arc de Triomphe
- Visit Eiffel Tower for lightshow after dark
- Attend service at Notre Dame
- Explore iconic sites from Notre Dame to Eiffel Tower along Seine River
- Catch fashionistas coming to Spring Fashion Week at Tulileries Garden
- 2 hr flight from CDG to LHR
- 12 hr flight from LHR to LAX
Cost Breakdown:
- Airfare- $2100 (RT to Africa $1710)
- Victoria Falls-$700 (Lodge $140/pn; activities $250)
- Chobe-$800 (Lodge $200/pn; safaris $200)
- Okavango Delta- $1050 (all-inclusive resort $350/pn)
- Cape Town- $700 (lodging appx $50/pn; car rental $50/pp; shark dive $200)
- Paris- $1400 (lodging $90/pn)
- *pn= per person, per night
$5350 for a 17 day safari trip that includes Victoria Falls and Okavango Delta belies the luxury of accommodations and extensiveness of participated activities. Following the tips below, you too can have a high-end experience on an economical budget.
- Go during the off season: 1) lodgings are almost 40% off 2) places not over-run with other tourists and 3) weather is tolerable 80-90 degrees.
- Use a local travel agency (I used Rhino Africa) to book everything between pick-up at LVI to arrival at Maun.
- Book everything else directly.
- Put in the time and save money; the hours I spent researching and booking directly saved me thousands of dollars.
- Get a decent travel zoom camera with good video option to capture this once in a life experience.
- Get your vaccinations and visas.
If you would like more details or want to share your safari itinerary, please comment below.
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