We meet up at Big Fig Oasis the night before the tour starts, please book in advance. All nestled under a Big Fig tree, you will find overnight accommodation in air conditioned chalets, a camping site with 15 stands on lush grass under large shady trees – all equipped with electricity.

You will also find a Liquor store (Bonwatau) and the Big Fig Café that serves delicious breakfasts and light lunches throughout the day. The convenience store would provide you with all the basic supplies and necessities.

We will leave at 7 am the next morning for the border. Each vehicle will be supplied with a radio for en-route communication.

If you do not sleep at Big Fig, we will meet you at the border round 7.30 the next morning. Groblersbrug.

This tour is for the adventurous. We will camp our first night at a lodge outside Francistown on grassed campsites, this beautiful retreat is well known for its picturesque photography. Breakfast is on Trans Africa the first morning in the restaurant.

We will move on to Hunters’ Road – a romantic name for what is still a romantic place. The country on either side of that track is still as wild as when Selous hunted here. Explorers, hunters and traders all made tracks towards the Falls and before long a wagon road ran from the south. The Old Hunters’ Road, as it became known, now forms the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe. We will “Wild Camp” on this road like the explorers of old. There is some feelings of nostalgia when camping on this road like the old hunters and explorers of the previous century.

Next up is Elephant Sands where we enjoy viewing the elephants at a natural waterhole right in front of the lodge. Watch these impressive creatures while they drink at only a couple of meters away from you, a unique experience! There’s plenty of other wildlife around as well on the unfenced 16000 ha private conservancy. The lack of fences allows all animals to roam freely. We eat dinner at the restaurant, or you are more than welcome to braai.

We will spend time exploring the park and taking pictures or just relax in the camp trying to take that million dollar elephant close up photo. They have a resident pack of 18 wild dogs and we might be lucky enough to spot.

Then it is back to Hunters Road for another magical night under the stars.

Kasane for 3 days – this will give us the opportunity to do laundry, replenish supplies and some sightseeing of which this town has more than enough. Visit to Chobe National Park and lunch or braai at one of the picnic spots in the park and later the afternoon a scenic sunset boat cruise.

Vic Falls and Zambia for those who have not been there. Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya, is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has been described by CNN as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world. We take a taxi to Vic Falls early the morning and back later the afternoon. The Zambian border is just a skip and a hop from the bridge and a day trip to Livingstone is possible. We can do a sunset cruise, boma dinner, endless opportunities.

For those not wanting to go to Vic Falls there is Tiger Fishing or self-drive to Chobe.

Caprivi is next on the itinerary. Within Namibia the Caprivi Strip provides significant habitat for the critically endangered Wild African Dog, Lycaon pictus. It is a corridor for African elephant moving from Botswana and Namibia into Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. National parks found in the Caprivi Strip are Bwabwata National Park, Mudumu National Park and Nkasa Rupara National Park

We will spend 2 nights outside Katima Mulilo lazying around or trying for those big tigers on lure before making our way down to Mudumo for two nights next to the river – off the beaten track and then onto Divundu where the tour will end. Our last two nights will be at Ngepi, built on an island in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta panhandle in the Caprivi strip. Unique ‘floating swimming’ pool in the river, Mokoro safaris, boat cruises, fishing, bird/village walks, game drives, bushman art trip, visits to Popa falls, lawn & shade.

Things to do on this trip:

• Shopping in Palapye
• Tantebane
• Elephant Sands
• Hunters Road
• Lunch at Pandamatenga
• Kazuma Pan
• Kasane
• Vic Falls (Optional)
• Tiger fishing (Optional_
• Zambia and Livingstone (Optional)
• Sunset Boat Cruise (Optional)
• Chobe Game Drive (Optional)
• Lunch at Chobe Lodge
• Katima Mulilo
• Mudumo National Park
• Ngepi
• Cage diving in Okavango river, and too much to mention

R9 850 per person sharing (R2500 deposit to secure booking)

*R950 extra for border fees if you tow

Kids 12 and under – less 50%, kids 3 and younger – free

Price includes:

• All cross border fees
• Tour Guide and all camping fees
• Conservation fees
• Park entry fees (except Chobe)

Not included:

• 4×4 vehicle hire
• Fuel
• Food
• Daily activities like Vic Falls, boat cruises, fishing etc
• Transfer fees
• Game drives