24 Days Desert Falls Wine Safari
Starting from N$ 21600
TOUR DESCRIPTION
The travel exploration starts from Victoria Falls-Zimbabwe, passing through Botswana where we will explore the Okavango Delta and sight-seeing large herds of Elephants in Chobe National Park. Our adventure trails through Namibian desert and sculpting around the beach resort town of Swakopmund before reaching South Africa where we shall explore the wine estates that will cater for both red and white wine lovers. Some of the activities we look forward to be doing includes Boma dinner, lunch cruise, canoeing with makoro, leopard& cheetah feeding and many other optional activities such as bunjee jumping, sky diving and helicopter flights. This tour is carefully tailor-made with precision and highly designed to satisfy our souls with memory capture that is guaranteed to last as long as oceanic waters live. Our tour leader, professional guide and chef will make sure that guests are always informed of upcoming events, their special needs are taken care of with diligent attention and also that special bookings and meals are done in time. At Shumba Safaris we are flexible enough to make adjustments and welcome suggestions in order to do according to our clientele preferences.
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Day 1 & 2 Victoria Falls
We will pick up the clients at the Victoria Falls international airport or their booked accommodation place then we go to our hotel where we shall have a detailed tour briefing. Our booked place of stay would be Crestar or N1 hotel with at least a 3 star standards or above. Some of the activities we shall be doing includes a lunch or dinner cruise and a boma dinner on our second day. There are optional activities that our esteemed clients would choose from and this includes; Bunjee jumping, White-water rafting, Elephant back ride and Ultra-light aircraft.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x2
Day 3 & 4 Chobe National Park
We will travel to Chobe National Park in Botswana where we shall see the largest herds of elephants in one place among other game such zebra, wildebeest and lions. Our game drive will take through an exploratory route that will satisfy our long-standing quest for adventure. We will be pre-booked for stay at one of the campsites in the park with our own bathroom or chalets having up standards, depending on clientele preferences.
Breakfast x2, Lunch x2, Dinner x2
Day 5 & 6 Maun National Park
Our next adventure destination would be Maun National Park where we shall be enjoying activities such as nature walk on sight-seeing, bird watching and game drives alongside routes for wildlife tracks. Our pre-booked stay would be at the clean campsites with own bathrooms and ablutions inside the park or chalets with great comfort and standards.
Breakfast x2, Lunch x2, Dinner x2
Day 7 Okavango Delta
We will travel Okavango Delta where we shall see rivers empting into open land therefore flooding savanna. Among the things we will do includes sunset cruise, canoeing with makoro and visiting San bushman village. Our guide will assist with booking on behalf of clients for a scenic flight with a light aircraft or helicopter over the delta at their own cost. We shall have a pre-booked stay in the tented campsites or lodge with great comfort to perfectly give us a peaceful rest whilst listening to nature surroundings.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 8 Ghanzi
Our next destination would be Ghanzi where we shall explore the small town bordering Botswana and Namibia. During our stop over we shall have chance to taste local dishes and explore cultures of people from an area famously known for agricultural activities as well. We shall have a pre-booked stay at one of the elite and classic lodges in the town.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 9 Windhoek
We will have our breakfast and afterwards travel to the border then cross over from Botswana to Namibian side and drive to Windhoek where we shall explore the capital city of Namibia through activities such as City& Township tour and cheetah and leopard feeding. Our stay will be pre-booked in one of the secured campsites around Windhoek or lodge with standard comfort and/ or Guest farm.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 10, 11 & 12 Etosha National Park
Our next major destination would be Etosha National Park where we shall visit the largest wildlife reserve in Namibia. Some of the game we expect to see during our nature sunset drive includes zebra, wildebeest, oryx, kudu, black-faced impala, leopard, elephants, rhinoceros and lions. Our guide will be organizing activities for each day and take care of our special needs. We will have our stay pre-booked at Namutoni or Okakuhero lodge or similar lodge with great standards of comfort and sense of relaxation.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 13 Brandberg
We will travel to Brandberg White lady lodge in Damaraland where we shall have a desert elephant drive through which we stand a chance to seeing rare desert elephants and/ or a sunset drive on the Western side of the mountain that usually gives us red colours in our photos. Our stay will be pre-booked at the secured campsites on the lodge or accommodated chalets with a heart-warming hospitality.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 14 & 15 Swakopmund
Our next amazing destination would be Swakopmund where we are going to enjoy the beach resort town and touring the German colonial architecture. We shall have our lunch at the restaurant on the jetty which is having a colonial historical record. Some of the other optional activities available includes Quad biking, sky diving, camel ride, hot ballooning and sand boarding. Our stay will be pre-booked at a self-catering guest house in the town with great standards and comforts and quality bedding to provide us a peaceful night. The guide will be providing us some information on daily schedule and activities we can do in relation to the present weather condition on that particular day.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 16 & 17 Sossusvlei
We will wake up and pack our belongings, our guide would prepare us some breakfast then travel to Sossusvlei where an exciting adventure will be awaiting us on the red sand dunes. Some of the activities to includes climbing dune 45 and visiting Deadvlei in a 4x4 safari vehicle. Our stay will be pre-booked at one of the campsites or accommodated at Sossus lodge with great standards and comfort and sense of nature fulfilment. Our guide will assist us with booking other optional activities such as scenic flight over the dunes and make sure our meals are prepared in time and our accommodation is secured enough.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 18 Fish River Caynon
We will travel to the Fish River Caynon where we shall see the second largest caynon in the world after the Grand caynon in the United States of America. Our guide and another local guide will lead us on the hiking tour on caynon trails. When going for a hike, please make sure you are fit for some walk, although our guide will assist you in case you get stuck during the walk. Our stay will be pre-booked on one of the secured campsites in the area. The best pictures of the caynon are usually during a sunset.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 19 Orange River
Our next travel destination will be Gariep River that is found within the borders of South Africa where we shall enjoy activities such as bird-watching, sight-seeing, canoeing and river rafting. We will have a pre-booked stay at one of the lodges in the place with great standards and comfort.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 20 Cederberg
We will travel to Cederberg in Western Cape where we shall enjoy the pure wilderness filled with a natural beauty on the towering mountains with a brilliant purple and orange sunsets. We shall enjoy our lunch on an open air restaurants that provide sea foods, whilst surrounded with birds of various species. Our stay will be pre-booked in one of the best lodges in place with great standards and comfort.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 21 Stellenbosch
We will drive to Stellenbosch where we are going to have our tour on the wine estate and gather an in-depth understanding on the differences between estates. Some of the wine estate farms that will be visited includes Spier which is covered with lakes and restaurants, then Haskell vineyards which is also having a gorgeous lengthier table restaurant and Van Ryn Brandy Cellar where we shall enjoy the cellar tour under which cooper still performs his olden skill of making barrels. We will also do wine tasting tour in places such as Alto which are great for red wine lovers and Kleine Zalze where we shall enjoy some award winning wines, whilst overlooking the golf course. Our stay would be pre-booked in one of the lodges with a four star accommodation standards inside the wine estate farm.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 22 & 23 Capetown
We will travel to the V& A Waterfront in Capetown where we are going to have boat cruising for sunset and/ or visit the Robbin Island that is famously known for been a prison for ex-prisoners such as Nelson Mandela who served a sentence for 27 years. Some of the optional activities available includes visiting the award winning Two Oceans Aquarium, helicopter flights and tour Table Mountains which is a backdrop to this beautiful place. During our final night we shall have our dinner at one of the finest restaurants around town as we share goodbye memories and energetic experience. Our stay will be pre-booked at Bay cottages or similar hotel standard accommodation around town.
Breakfast x1, Lunch x1, Dinner x1
Day 24 Capetown Airport Transfer
We will rise up early in the morning and enjoy sight-seeing, watching birds then probably do our shopping before we drive to the airport to catch our flight back home.
Breakfast x1
