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Our 11-day family African safari tour to Kruger National Park, Victoria Falls, and Chobe National Park. During this 11-day experience, guests can expect an abundance of Big 5, wild dog, zebra, giraffe, sable antelope, and bird species. An African cultural experience at Victoria Falls offering Boma dinner and drum dance celebration.

In Kruger National Park guests will stay at Simbavati River Lodge located in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve sharing unfenced borders with the Greater Kruger. The lodge offers Big 5 Safari game drives in open 4X4 vehicles during early morning and evening, during the game drive traverse over 12,000 hectares of the big-5 game country, with lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo as well as other species such as wild dogs, cheetah, kudu, zebra, warthog, giraffe, and monkey to name a few. Bird viewing is spectacular, with over 360 recorded species including various eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, weavers.

Thereafter, we proceed to Cape Town for an overnight direct flight to Victoria Falls. Upon check-out at Simbavati River Lodge and transfer to Eastgate Airport – Hoedspruit. Fly to Cape Town, proceed to your hotel near the airport. Following the next morning to the airport, check-in for your flight to Victoria Falls. Upon arrival, you will be met by your driver/guide for a transfer to Victoria Falls Safari Suites. Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders and it is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. During our tour enjoy the Falls and Zambezi Explorer. You will be transferred to Chobe National Park where you will spend 3 nights at child-friendly lodges (Chobe Game Lodge), enjoy game drives, and the amazing herds of elephants swimming by the Chobe River.

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Embark on an 11-Day luxury African family safari exploring the wonders of African wilderness safaris. The tour offers an abundance of wildlife, a family room, the famous Boma dinner in Victoria Falls with a cultural drum and dance. Experience South African safari within the wilderness of Timbavati Game Reserve sharing unfenced borders with Greater Kruger, overnight at Simbavati River Lodge welcoming children of all ages and offers cubs club filled with amazing activities. Proceed to Victoria Falls after spending an overnight at Cape Town, stay at Victoria Falls Safari Suites offering an abundance of wildlife from the comfortability of your family waterhole facing suite. During one of the nights enjoy Boma dinner with a drum and cultural dance performance, guests are also welcome to join in the fun experience. Ultimate family safari at Chobe National Park with amazing herds of elephants traversing and swimming by the Chobe River. Overnight at Chobe Game Lodge for 3 nights

Accommodation:

Simbavati River Lodge:

Simbavati River Lodge offers an exclusive and authentic African Big 5 Safari experience over an extensive tract of pristine wilderness in the well-known Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, home to the famous white lions. Set amongst a truly unique landscape with magnificent views over the Nhlaralumi River where the surrounding wilderness can be appreciated sipping exotic cocktails, enjoying authentic cuisine, or simply relaxing. This intimate, family-friendly lodge boasts contemporary luxury accommodation in luxury safari tents or thatched family chalets elegantly decorated with sophisticated finishes where one can awaken to the sights and sounds of the surrounding bush

President Hotel:

Nestled beneath Bantry Bay’s majestic Lion’s Head, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and just a step away from Cape Town’s CBD lies the President Hotel. Situated in Bantry Bay, the hotel is secluded, protected from the elements, and therefore enjoys nearly 300 wind-free days of sunshine per year. The 4-star luxury hotel’s 349 rooms combine contemporary sophistication and comfort with spaciousness. Guests will experience fresh sea air, panoramic ocean views, superb cuisine, unsurpassed service, and a friendly team waiting to welcome them.

Victoria Falls Safari Suites:

Ideal for families and small close-knit groups who seek comfort, privacy, and space, the two and three-bedroom sunset-facing Safari Suites are set in a natural bush environment on the grounds of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge on the edge of Zambezi National Park and just 4km (2.5miles) from the Victoria Falls.  Each of the six split-level Safari Suites is fully air-conditioned, boasting a Master Gallery Bedroom upstairs that affords a superb vista over unspoiled bushveld and spectacular African sunsets.  The Safari Suites are all en-suite, with a spacious lounge and a private patio overlooking a small waterhole that attracts bushbuck, warthog, and a rich variety of birdlife, and are within walking distance from the restaurants, activities, and facilities of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.  A second lounge features a sofa bed, which can sleep one extra person (recommended for children under 12 years of age).

Chobe Game Lodge:

Counter-balancing the wilderness is restful, air-conditioned, en-suite lodgings. Graceful high arches, quarry tiled floors, and barrel-vaulted ceilings create an atmosphere of cool tranquillity. Each of Chobe Game Lodge's 4 luxury suites has an individual plunge pool set on a private terrace with breathtaking panoramic views of the endless landscape and open plains. Graceful high arches, quarry tiled floors, and barrel-vaulted ceilings create an atmosphere of cool tranquillity. All 46 rooms are tastefully furnished, each room with hand-crafted Rhodesian teak furniture and walls decorated with original African carvings and paintings.

Itinerary:

Arrive at Eastgate Airport – Hoedspruit as per your own arrangement at TBC, you will be met by your guide for a game drive transfer to Simbavati. Enter Timbavati Gate to the lodge, upon arrival at the lodge. Check-in at Simbavati River Lodge for 3 nights on a fully inclusive basis. After a light lunch, we will embark on the first full safari game drive for 3 hours before the game starts the ranger guide will advise guests about the do and don’ts during the drive. During the game drive, we will traverse over 12,000 hectares of the big-5 game country, with lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo as well as other species such as wild dogs, cheetah, kudu, zebra, warthog, giraffe, and monkey namely. Bird viewing is spectacular, with over 360 recorded species including various eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, weavers. Keep your cameras ready for the elusive leopard who may be hiding in a tree or the roaring lion seeking out its prey in the bush. Upon our return to the lodge, we are welcomed with a warm refresh towel. Enjoy dinner and rest for the next early morning safari.

Day 2 & 3: Timbavati Game Reserve

Early morning wake-up call approximately 05:00 am during summer and 05:30 am in winter seasons. Enjoy rusks, biscuits, coffee, and tea before we depart for our drive. We will traverse over 12,000 hectares of the big-5 game country, with lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo as well as other species such as wild dogs, cheetah, kudu, zebra, warthog, giraffe, and monkey namely. Bird viewing is spectacular, with over 360 recorded species including various eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, weavers. Keep your cameras ready for the elusive leopard who may be hiding in a tree or the roaring lion seeking out its prey in the bush. Return to the lodge and we are welcomed with a warm towel for our full breakfast. Enjoy leisure at the pool. Thereafter we depart for our sunset game drive and return for dinner.

Day 4: Depart Timbavati Game Reserve – Cape Town Overnight

Early morning wake-up call approximately 05:00 am during summer and 05:30 am in winter seasons. Enjoy rusks, biscuits, coffee, and tea before we depart for our drive. After the 3-hour game drive, we return to the lodge and we are welcomed with a warm towel for our full breakfast. After refreshing, guests will check out and the ranger will transfer the guests to Eastgate Airport for your flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival at Cape Town, you will be met by your driver guide for a transfer to President Hotel. Upon arrival, check-in for 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis. Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 5: Depart Cape Town to Victoria Falls

After breakfast, you will be collected by your driver/guide for an airport transfer. Upon arrival, check-in for your flight to Victoria Falls, and you will be met by your driver guide to transfer you to Victoria Falls Safari Suites. Check-in for 3 nights on a fully inclusive basis. Thereafter, we proceed to MaKuwa-Kuwa Restaurant (Table d’hôtel Menu) or Victoria Falls Safari Club exclusive to Club guests for lunch and dinner. Overnight.

Day 6: Victoria Falls Tour

After breakfast, get ready to do a guided tour of the Falls. However, before we depart for the Fall Tour visit the edutainment presentations on the resort for The Life of David Livingstone talk and other topics. Depart on the tour of the Falls, ensure you have got your passport and camera plastic-protective covered as it will be a very "rainy" experience. Explore the Falls with a guide and experience the sight, sound, smell, and humbling feeling of nature. Guests will be taken past the “Big Tree” for a photo opportunity, thereafter guests will be guided through the Rainforest while the guide shares a brief history of the flora, fauna, and wildlife. After the tour, we proceed for Vulture Culture lunches at MaKuwa-Kuwa Restaurant (Table d’hôtel Menu) or Victoria Falls Safari Club exclusive to Club guests. Then enjoy Sundowner cocktails and canapés, and we proceed to MaKuwa-Kuwa Restaurant (Table d’hôtel Menu) or Victoria Falls Safari Club exclusive to Club guests for dinner. Overnight.

Day 7: Victoria Falls - Sunset Cruise & Boma Drum Show

After breakfast, your morning will be at leisure and you can take a shuttle to the town center (Hourly shuttle). However, visit the edutainment presentations on the resort for The Life of David Livingstone talk and other topics. Enjoy afternoon tea and pastries, also an optional 15-minute head and shoulder or foot massage on the Club viewing deck. Thereafter, we depart for our Sunset Cruise and after the sunset, we move for our Boma dinner alongside with drum show. Enjoy the African cuisine with the surrounding forest and the night skies. After the amazing experience, we return to the lodge. Overnight rest.

Day 8: Depart Victoria Falls – Welcome to Botswana

After breakfast, check-out, and your driver will collect you for transfer to Botswana. We will pass through the Immigration formalities, once we are in the land of Botswana we walk a short distance with our luggage to change vehicles from coach to an open 4x4 game viewing vehicle. Thereafter, we pass the formal procedures of Botswana foot and mouth disease control. Proceed to the lodge and upon arrival, check-in at Chobe Game Lodge for 3 Nights’ on a fully inclusive basis. After lunch, we proceed on an afternoon game drive during the safari drive an experienced guide will share their knowledge on the bush signs and tracks in search of the wildlife. This drive will follow the course of the Chobe River in the chance of encountering herds of elephants and buffalos. However, the sighting also includes impala and the majestic giraffe, puku antelope. Return to the Lodge, upon return enjoy dinner. Overnight

Day 9 & 10: Chobe National Park

Early wake-up call for an early morning safari drive and enjoy rusks, biscuits, coffee, and tea before we depart for our drive. We depart for our game drive an experienced guide will share their knowledge on the bush signs and tracks in search of the wildlife. This drive will follow the course of the Chobe River in the chance of encountering herds of elephants and buffalos. However, the sighting also includes impala and the majestic giraffe, puku antelope. Return to the Lodge, breakfast will be served. Thereafter, enjoy the afternoon at leisure as we relax by the pool or sipping on your drink appreciating the wilderness. After lunch, we depart for a boat cruise along the Chobe River. Elephants line the water’s edge, hippos congregate in lagoons, hundreds of antelope and giraffe make their way to the water, and sightings of predators along the river banks are common. Return to the Lodge, upon return enjoy dinner. Overnight

Day 11: Depart Chobe National Park

Early wake-up call for an early morning safari drive and enjoy rusks, biscuits, coffee, and tea before we depart for our drive. We depart for our game drive an experienced guide will share their knowledge on the bush signs and tracks in search of the wildlife. This drive will follow the course of the Chobe River in a chance of encountering herds of elephants and buffalos. However, the sighting also includes impala and the majestic giraffe, puku antelope. Return to the Lodge, breakfast will be served. Thereafter, check-out, and you will be transferred to Kasane Airport. Upon arrival, check in for your connecting flight as per your flight arrangement at TBC.