Wilderness of Southern Africa: Safari by Land & Water
Deal number 27712073
Collette Tours
Valid for select departures between 10 July 2026 and 23 June 2028
Africa
12-day tour
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What's Included
- 12-day Collette Tours small group exploration tour departing Johannesburg.
- 5 Handpicked Accommodations.
- 27 Meals.
- Travel Manager to accompany throughout.
- Private home to airport return chauffeur service.
- The service of a dedicated Travel Advisor managing your booking.
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Must-See Inclusions:.
- Immerse yourself in nature and seek out the elusive ""Big 5"" during land and water safari experiences.
- Witness the incredible beauty and power of Victoria Falls.
- Sail the calm waters of Lake Kariba, the largest man-made lake in the world
Cultural Experiences:.
- Cruise Chobe River for a unique way to search for game species in Chobe National Park.
- Board a chartered safari boat on Lake Kariba for 3 nights
Culinary Inclusions:.
- Share a simple, traditional meal during a home-hosted lunch in Victoria Falls.
- Savour an al fresco dinner on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Itinerary
Journey through Southern Africa from its wild plains and dry woodlands to rivers and lakes on a true safari adventure by land and water. Search out the “Big 5” roaming in nature in the sprawling wilds of Chobe National Park and Hwange National Park. Share a simple traditional meal with a local family in their home in Victoria Falls. Set off on a cruise for 3 nights on a chartered safari boat along the stunning Lake Kariba, teeming with birdlife and game species. Enjoy an al fresco dinner on the banks of the Zambezi. From the powerful Victoria Falls to the calm waters of Lake Kariba and the plains across southern Africa’s stunning parks - get ready for a true safari adventure.
Day 1 Johannesburg, South Africa
Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre, OR Tambo
Welcome to Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city! This afternoon, transfer to your hotel for the evening and enjoy a relaxing evening before your adventure in search of the "Big 5" begins tomorrow. Dinner tonight is on your own.
Day 2 Johannesburg - Victoria Falls, ZW - Chobe National Park, Botswana
Breakfast & Dinner Chobe Bush Lodge
This morning, board a plane for a short flight to Victoria Falls,* where you will meet your Tour Manager before continuing to your lodge for the next 3 nights in Botswana. Enjoy some time at leisure at the lodge before gathering with your fellow travellers for a welcome dinner.
Day 3 Chobe National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Chobe Bush Lodge
Rise early with the sounds of the local wildlife ahead of your first game drive in Chobe National Park, an excellent location to search for the Big 5. You and your fellow travellers will ride in open-air vehicles with a local expert who will be able to tell you all about the creatures you’ll see along the way. Later in the morning, enjoy some free time, either at the lodge or by driving into the nearby town of Kasane. After lunch at the lodge, board your private boat and take to the waters of the Chobe River, in search of elephants and aquatic birds whilst sipping on cool beverages.
Day 4 Chobe National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Chobe Bush Lodge
Start your day early with a private game cruise on the Chobe River and see the animals visiting the water first thing in the morning. After your search, return for some free time at the lodge, perhaps relaxing at the pool or stopping by their beauty salon. After lunch this afternoon, enjoy a game drive in Chobe National Park, where you may spot buffalo, hyenas, or zebras. Later, enjoy a dinner cruise along the gentle waters of the Chobe River during an exclusive boat ride with your fellow travellers.
Day 5 Chobe National Park - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Hwange National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Iganyana Tented Camp
Enjoy a leisurely final morning in Chobe National Park. After breakfast, take a 90-minute drive to Victoria Falls, where we will stop for lunch. Savour fresh, local ingredients whilst you look over the gorge to the Zambezi River below. Next, it’s off to Hwange National Park, the largest national park in Zimbabwe, for a late afternoon game drive. This national park is home to over 100 types of mammals and 400 bird species, giving you the chance to look out for cheetahs, lions, giraffes, and so much more.
Day 6 Hwange National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Iganyana Tented Camp
Today is another day to rise early in search of the "Big 5". After breakfast, spend a full day on a game drive in Hwange National Park. By enjoying a picnic lunch break, you can venture deep into the bushland and maximize your chances of spotting buffalo, elephants, and other animals gathering in the park. Return to the lodge for dinner. You’ll savour your meal and the memories of the day’s extensive safari.
Day 7 Hwange National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Iganyana Tented Camp
This morning, search for the Big 5 your way, because it’s your choice! Return to an open-air vehicle and enjoy a morning game drive -OR- join an expert national park guide on a game walk, giving you the rare opportunity to search for wildlife up close, including seeing some plants, insects, and reptiles you may not spot otherwise. After, return to the lodge and relax over tea and pastries. This afternoon, you will be returning to the park for another glimpse into the animal kingdom.
Day 8 Hwange National Park - Victoria Falls - Lake Kariba
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Zambezi Cruise & Safaris
Enjoy a final morning in the park before driving to Lake Kariba, the world’s largest artificial lake. Board your safari boat which will be your home for the next three nights. With limited access to technology, revel in the experience of floating along the still waters, seeing breathtaking sunsets, and searching for local wildlife in the water.
Day 9 Lake Kariba
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Zambezi Cruise & Safaris
Enjoy a nature drive and a visit to a local village chief to learn about the local way of life. Later, enjoy the chance to try your hand at fishing in Lake Kariba from a tender boat on an afternoon game cruise. Before having dinner on the safari boat, take time to admire the stunning red and orange hues of the setting sun over Lake Kariba.
Day 10 Lake Kariba
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Zambezi Cruise & Safaris
Start your day relaxed as you sail past the unspoiled wilderness and rugged scenery. Savour brunch later this morning, then enjoy a guided nature walk and a chance to fish on tender boats in the afternoon. This evening, stargazing coupled with a delicious meal will be a dining experience you won’t soon forget.
Day 11 Lake Kariba - Victoria Falls
Breakfast & Lunch Ilala Lodge
Your safari boat experience will come to a close this morning as you drive back to Victoria Falls. Upon arriving at the Ilala Lodge, enjoy lunch. Then, grab your poncho because this afternoon you will visit the exhilarating natural wonder of Victoria Falls! At 5600 feet wide and 354 feet tall, this waterfall is one of the world’s largest.
Day 12 Victoria Falls
Breakfast & Lunch Ilala Lodge
This morning, start your day with a visit to Chinotimba township. Visit a local market, where you can barter for goods and experience daily life. After, you will visit the modest home of a local family for lunch. Your host will prepare an authentic, simple meal with you and share what life is like around Victoria Falls. Following your home visit, return to the hotel for an evening at leisure. Perhaps you will join an optional tour taking a relaxing cruise on the Zambezi River, a body of water that separates Zimbabwe and Zambia, whose banks are frequented by the local animals.
Day 13 Victoria Falls
Breakfast & Dinner Ilala Lodge
Your last full day on tour will bring you to view elephants at a local sanctuary. Hear stories from these gentle giants’ caretakers and learn about the efforts to understand, care for, and protect these intelligent and inspiring creatures. Continue learning about animal conservation and care with a visit to the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust for an Impact Moment. The staff at the VFWT will review some of the incredible work they do, ranging from wildlife rehabilitation to community outreach and disease research. You will have the afternoon free to do as you wish. This evening, you will join your fellow travellers for a 3-course farewell dinner under the stars on the bank of the Zambezi River.**
Day 14 Victoria Falls - Johannesburg, South Africa - Tour Ends
Breakfast
Say goodbye to your safari companions as you take a flight from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg, where you will board your return flight home.
Day 1 Johannesburg, South Africa
Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre, OR Tambo
Welcome to Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city! This afternoon, transfer to your hotel for the evening and enjoy a relaxing evening before your adventure in search of the "Big 5" begins tomorrow. Dinner tonight is on your own.
Day 2 Johannesburg - Victoria Falls, ZW - Chobe National Park, Botswana
Breakfast & Dinner Chobe Bush Lodge
This morning, board a plane for a short flight to Victoria Falls,* where you will meet your Tour Manager before continuing to your lodge for the next 3 nights in Botswana. Enjoy some time at leisure at the lodge before gathering with your fellow travellers for a welcome dinner.
Day 3 Chobe National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Chobe Bush Lodge
Rise early with the sounds of the local wildlife ahead of your first game drive in Chobe National Park, an excellent location to search for the Big 5. You and your fellow travellers will ride in open-air vehicles with a local expert who will be able to tell you all about the creatures you’ll see along the way. Later in the morning, enjoy some free time, either at the lodge or by driving into the nearby town of Kasane. After lunch at the lodge, board your private boat and take to the waters of the Chobe River, in search of elephants and aquatic birds whilst sipping on cool beverages.
Day 4 Chobe National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Chobe Bush Lodge
Start your day early with a private game cruise on the Chobe River and see the animals visiting the water first thing in the morning. After your search, return for some free time at the lodge, perhaps relaxing at the pool or stopping by their beauty salon. After lunch this afternoon, enjoy a game drive in Chobe National Park, where you may spot buffalo, hyenas, or zebras. Later, enjoy a dinner cruise along the gentle waters of the Chobe River during an exclusive boat ride with your fellow travellers.
Day 5 Chobe National Park - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Hwange National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Iganyana Tented Camp
Enjoy a leisurely final morning in Chobe National Park. After breakfast, take a 90-minute drive to Victoria Falls, where we will stop for lunch. Savour fresh, local ingredients whilst you look over the gorge to the Zambezi River below. Next, it’s off to Hwange National Park, the largest national park in Zimbabwe, for a late afternoon game drive. This national park is home to over 100 types of mammals and 400 bird species, giving you the chance to look out for cheetahs, lions, giraffes, and so much more.
Day 6 Hwange National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Iganyana Tented Camp
Today is another day to rise early in search of the "Big 5". After breakfast, spend a full day on a game drive in Hwange National Park. By enjoying a picnic lunch break, you can venture deep into the bushland and maximize your chances of spotting buffalo, elephants, and other animals gathering in the park. Return to the lodge for dinner. You’ll savour your meal and the memories of the day’s extensive safari.
Day 7 Hwange National Park
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Iganyana Tented Camp
This morning, search for the Big 5 your way, because it’s your choice! Return to an open-air vehicle and enjoy a morning game drive -OR- join an expert national park guide on a game walk, giving you the rare opportunity to search for wildlife up close, including seeing some plants, insects, and reptiles you may not spot otherwise. After, return to the lodge and relax over tea and pastries. This afternoon, you will be returning to the park for another glimpse into the animal kingdom.
Day 8 Hwange National Park - Victoria Falls - Lake Kariba
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Zambezi Cruise & Safaris
Enjoy a final morning in the park before driving to Lake Kariba, the world’s largest artificial lake. Board your safari boat which will be your home for the next three nights. With limited access to technology, revel in the experience of floating along the still waters, seeing breathtaking sunsets, and searching for local wildlife in the water.
Day 9 Lake Kariba
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Zambezi Cruise & Safaris
Enjoy a nature drive and a visit to a local village chief to learn about the local way of life. Later, enjoy the chance to try your hand at fishing in Lake Kariba from a tender boat on an afternoon game cruise. Before having dinner on the safari boat, take time to admire the stunning red and orange hues of the setting sun over Lake Kariba.
Day 10 Lake Kariba
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner Zambezi Cruise & Safaris
Start your day relaxed as you sail past the unspoiled wilderness and rugged scenery. Savour brunch later this morning, then enjoy a guided nature walk and a chance to fish on tender boats in the afternoon. This evening, stargazing coupled with a delicious meal will be a dining experience you won’t soon forget.
Day 11 Lake Kariba - Victoria Falls
Breakfast & Lunch Ilala Lodge
Your safari boat experience will come to a close this morning as you drive back to Victoria Falls. Upon arriving at the Ilala Lodge, enjoy lunch. Then, grab your poncho because this afternoon you will visit the exhilarating natural wonder of Victoria Falls! At 5600 feet wide and 354 feet tall, this waterfall is one of the world’s largest.
Day 12 Victoria Falls
Breakfast & Lunch Ilala Lodge
This morning, start your day with a visit to Chinotimba township. Visit a local market, where you can barter for goods and experience daily life. After, you will visit the modest home of a local family for lunch. Your host will prepare an authentic, simple meal with you and share what life is like around Victoria Falls. Following your home visit, return to the hotel for an evening at leisure. Perhaps you will join an optional tour taking a relaxing cruise on the Zambezi River, a body of water that separates Zimbabwe and Zambia, whose banks are frequented by the local animals.
Day 13 Victoria Falls
Breakfast & Dinner Ilala Lodge
Your last full day on tour will bring you to view elephants at a local sanctuary. Hear stories from these gentle giants’ caretakers and learn about the efforts to understand, care for, and protect these intelligent and inspiring creatures. Continue learning about animal conservation and care with a visit to the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust for an Impact Moment. The staff at the VFWT will review some of the incredible work they do, ranging from wildlife rehabilitation to community outreach and disease research. You will have the afternoon free to do as you wish. This evening, you will join your fellow travellers for a 3-course farewell dinner under the stars on the bank of the Zambezi River.**
Day 14 Victoria Falls - Johannesburg, South Africa - Tour Ends
Breakfast
Say goodbye to your safari companions as you take a flight from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg, where you will board your return flight home.
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