13-Nights Tailor Made Southern Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Cape Town - Luxury Tailor Made Travel from $31,890

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Abercrombie & Kent: Tailor Made Southern Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Cape Town

Day 1 Cape Town, South Africa

Arrive in Cape Town, where you are met and transferred to your hotel. Colloquially named the Mother City, Cape Town is known for its harbor, Table Mountain, and Cape Point.

Join your guide for a journey through Cape Town, visiting the Castle of Good Hope, District 6 and the South Africa Museum. Afterward, return to your hotel with time for lunch at leisure.

Today, explore Cape Point, situated in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Journey along the Atlantic coast, through the Hout Bay valley and over famous Chapman's Peak Drive, stopping at various sites of interest along the way. Visit a lighthouse dating to1859, accessing the historic building via the Flying Dutchman funicular (named after the local legend of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship). Proceed to Cape Point Nature Reserve, enjoying time on Boulders Beach and visiting the resident colony of African penguin. Return to your hotel with the remainder of day at leisure.

Fly to Maun, where you are met and transferred by light aircraft to your stylish camp in the Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta in the world. Its annual flood of fresh water flows over thousands of square miles of the Kalahari sand in a maze of lagoons and channels. The remainder of your day is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing activity.

Rise early to set out for morning game viewing when the animals are at their most active. Watch for crocodile and hippo, as well as elephant that come down to drink and play in the water. Return to camp for breakfast. In the late afternoon, head out on another rousing game drive. Back in camp, savor dinner on site.

Enjoy a final, early morning game drive in the Okavango, if time permits, and then fly to the Selinda Reserve, where you are met and transferred to your luxury camp, set in one of the most pristine wilderness areas left on our planet. A home to elephant and African wild dog as well as the famous Selinda Lion Pride recently feature in the National Geographic film Birth of a Pride, the area boasts a variety of rare species. Seek them out first-hand on your choice of safari drives, walks, boating, tracking, birding and other bespoke viewing activities, watching for hippo and leopard and sighting any of the more than 200 resident bird species. Return to camp with the rest of your day at leisure.

Join your guide for a thrilling morning game drive, watching wildlife stir to life and start their day. Return to your camp for lunch. Late in the afternoon, embark on an evening game drive and enjoy stunning views of the setting sun on a bush sundowner.

Set out from your remote and exclusive camp on your choice of a game drive, guided walking safari, fishing, a photographic safari or a motorized boat trip into the lush winding waterways of the Okavango (dependant on water levels).

After a morning at leisure, when you may sneak in a final game drive, fly to Kasane and then onward to Livingstone, Zambia. Upon arrival, you are transferred to your luxury lodge near spectacular Victoria Falls. Enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure, free to relax or partake of the activities available on site.

Set off on a morning game drive in Mose-oa-Tunya National Park, watching for antelope, zebra, giraffe, elephant, warthog and a variety of birds, and taking in the sights, sounds and scents of the river and the bush. Return to your lodge for a breakfast prepared by a chef. Devote the rest of our day to explore your surroundings on your own or just relax. You can head out to view the magnificent Victoria Falls, as its cascades plummet 300 feet to cast up the mist that prompted its local name – Mosi-Oa- Tunya, (the Smoke that Thunders). Return to this evening for refreshing sundowner drink enjoyed while watching an exquisite African sunset, perhaps sharing stories of your safari around the fire before gathering for an African-inspired fine-dining experience.

Fly to Lower Zambezi National Park via Lusaka. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your secluded camp. The remainder of your day is at leisure to enjoy game viewing in this remote setting with no paved roads that was once the private game reserve of Zambia’s president. Explore the park by safari vehicle, boat, canoe or on foot, viewing diverse and majestic wildlife, while seldom encountering other human visitors.

Venture out this morning for a thrilling game drive in the park. Take in the fresh smell of the bush, listen to the birds singing and get close to game wandering in and out of the Zambezi channels, including some of the park’s enormous herd of elephant. Along the way, walk along the river’s edge, overhung with a thick riverine fringe. Head back to camp for breakfast and devote the afternoon enjoying your camp. Later, choose from a variety of activities, perhaps canoeing down the majestic Zambezi River. Head back to camp for a delicious dinner and some shared storytelling.

Complete your adventure in quiet appreciation of the outdoors, selecting from fishing, boating, canoeing and guided kayaking. Drift silently on the Zambezi River and enjoy wildlife viewing, spectacular bird watching and take advantage of the awe-inspiring photo opportunities.

Time permitting, enjoy a final game drive, then board a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa (via Lusaka), where you connect to your departing flight.