12 Days Victoria Falls, Okavango, Kruger National Park & Johannesburg.
Begin your journey at Victoria Falls and conclude it in Johannesburg! The Safari trip Victoria Falls to Jo’burg – 12 days is a 12-day vacation package that includes visits to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and 11 other African sites. The 12-day trip from Victoria Falls to Jo’burg includes camping, a professional guide, food, transportation, and more. Starting in Zimbabwe’s magnificent Victoria Falls and continuing through South Africa’s world-famous Kruger National Park, while taking in the best of Botswana along the route.
Summarized Itinerary for 12 Days Victoria Falls, Okavango, Kruger National Park & Johannesburg.
Day 1: Pick-up from Victoria Falls National Park.
Day 2: Explore Victoria Falls
Day 3: Transfer to Chobe National Park
Day 4: Maun
Day 5-6: Transfer to Okavango Delta
Day 7: Maun
Day 8-9: Blyde River Canyon
Day 10-11: Kruger National Park.
Day 12: Johannesburg
Detailed Itinerary for 12 Days Victoria Falls, Okavango, Kruger National Park & Johannesburg.
Day 1: Pick-up from Victoria Falls National Park.
Welcome to Victoria Falls, one of the world’s most magnificent natural marvels! Transfer to our campground is included. At 17:00 hours on the first day, there is a pre-departure meeting.
Day 2: Explore Victoria Falls
Today is free to rest or participate in one of the many optional excursions. The town of Victoria Falls, named after the famed World Heritage site and Water Falls, is located on the Zambezi River and is bordered by the Victoria Falls National Park. The adventure booking agents, restaurants, and stores are all within walking distance of our campground, which is ideally located in the heart of town. The access point to view the falls, which are located between Zimbabwe and Zambia, is a 20-minute walk along the main road. The world’s biggest sheet of pouring water, at 1700 m broad and about 100 m high, is a spectacular sight on any African Safari! Horseback safaris, a visit to the crocodile ranch, boat cruises, and golf at The Elephant Hills Resort are among the thrilling alternative activities available. Adrenaline seekers may bungee jump from the Victoria Falls Bridge, which connects Zimbabwe and Zambia, or abseil down the Batoka Gorge, all of which are not for the faint of heart! Flights in fixed wing, micro light, ultra-light, and ultra-light aircraft, as well as helicopters, are available all year to give an aerial view of this spectacular World Heritage Site. On the Zambezi, white water rafting is also world-class. Dinner and overnight at lodge/camp.
Day 3: Transfer to Chobe National Park
Chobe – Victoria Falls (Botswana). We leave Victoria Falls this morning and cross the border into Botswana, where we will stay in Kasane on the banks of the Chobe River. Chobe is one of Botswana’s most popular wildlife parks, known for its enormous elephant herds that congregate along the river. Enjoy an included boat trip down the river this afternoon, where you can see elephants and hippos. Dinner and overnight at
Day 4: Maun
Kasane is located in the Nata Region. This morning, we leave this lovely region of Botswana behind and head to Elephant Sands, a lush campground. The trip will take you through a sparsely inhabited area where donkeys are free to wander. You will have the choice of going on a game drive or a bushwalk after we get at our campground.
Day 5-6: Transfer to Okavango Delta
Maun – Okavango Delta – Nata Region Maun is the beginning location for the Okavango Delta tour, and it is from here that we can begin our exploration of the Delta. We’ll prepare our supplies and bags for our overnight trip tonight. We recommend carrying a compact day bag with you on your journey to store the things you’ll need for your brief outing. Prior to your excursion into the Delta, your tour leader will give you a thorough briefing on what you’ll need and what to expect. On the sixth day, we go on an overnight trip to the Delta. We pack our adventure vehicle early in the morning and travel north from Maun for a few of hours to reach the mokoro poler’s station.
Many small communities dot the Delta area, where many families still live in traditional ways. Some of the communities are extremely far away and can only be accessed by the Mokoro, which is a traditional means of travel. Mokoros are dugout canoes that native guides maneuver across the rivers by “poleing” them through the reeds. Before venturing out onto the rivers, we meet our ‘Polers’ and load our provisions at the Mokoro station. We arrive at our movable tented camp in the middle of the Okavango after a couple of hours on the canals. When you arrive, you will be greeted by the local personnel who will be your hosts for the duration of your stay. Following a quick tour of the camp, you will be shown to your dome tent, which features twin beds and a bush en-suite bathroom with a long drop toilet and bucket shower. Relax in the tent with a nice beverage or go canoeing in the Delta. Mokoro paths and guided walking are among the camp’s activities.
Day 7: Maun
Maun is located in the Okavango Delta. We packed our belongings and left for Maun this morning. After our Mokoro ride and vehicle transfer, we return in the afternoon and have the option of taking a beautiful fly over the Delta to complete our image of the Okavango Delta (dependent on weather conditions & availability).
Day 8-9: Blyde River Canyon
Maun, Palapye, and Polokwane are the three cities that make up the Maun-Palapye-Polokwane route. We’re getting up early today for a 450-kilometer journey to Palapye, a tiny hamlet approximately midway between Francistown and Gaborone. The Morupule Colliery coal mines, which provide Morupule Power Station, Botswana’s primary domestic source of energy, are widely known in this popular ‘stopover’ town for travellers en route to South Africa. We pass into South Africa the next morning and stop to visit the breathtaking Blyde River Canyon. The Blyde River Canyon, named for the river that passes through it, is 26 kilometers long and 800 meters deep, and it forms the northern boundary of the magnificent Drakensberg Mountain Range.
Because of the unusual presence of flora that borders it, it is described as a “green canyon” (uncommon as most canyons are in desert areas and are fairly barren). The 3 Rondavels, called after the shape of the original huts or homes the indigenous inhabitants of the region used to live in, and Gods Window, which offers a spectacular view across the canyon and surrounding area, are the prominent views along the canyon.
Day 10-11: Kruger National Park.
Nkambeni Camp in Polokwane; we’ll be stopping at several views along the beautiful Panorama Route today, including the majestic God’s Window. We drive through Graskop, a little village on the outskirts of the Kruger National Park, on our way to our campground on the park’s edge. The camp, which is only 10 kilometers from Kruger’s Phabeni Gate, is home to a variety of animals like giraffe, zebra, and hippos, to mention a few. We go on a nocturnal game drive after getting into our camp. The next day, we visit the magnificent Kruger National Park in quest of some of the park’s 146 mammal, 500 bird, 114 reptile, 33 amphibian, and 49 fish species. We drive through the park in our vehicle, stopping at several of the camps along the way to see the prime game watching routes.
Day 12: Johannesburg
Nkambeni Camp is located in Johannesburg. We head to Kempton Park, Johannesburg, after breakfast. Our journey comes to an end with our arrival late in the afternoon. End of Safari.