Stay : 16-day car rental in Namibia and Botswana Lodge/ Camping

Highlights and description

• High-level self-guided tour, including 4x4 rental car
• Itinerary adaptable to your wishes
• Mixed lodge and camping tour
• Windhoek
• Mahango and Bwabwata Game Reserve
• Mudumu Game Reserve
• Chobe National Park
• Moremi Region

North of the former German colony of Namibia. The wilderness of Caprivi Point is lush and unspoilt. Numerous waterways are lined with tall trees and dense bush. Experience Namibian nature with all its sounds and comforts. Boat trips to discover the flora and fauna are a highlight in the Caprivi. Off the beaten track, you can cross the thicket in a 4x4 vehicle and explore the fascinating environment. Then it's on to Botswana. Botswana offers unspoilt nature that few other places can boast. The Chobe National Park, one of the most species-rich national parks in southern Africa, awaits you. Another highlight of your trip will be a visit to Zimbabwe's spectacular Victoria Falls. Passing through Nata, you'll make your way to Maun, where you'll visit Moremi National Park.

This morning, you drive towards Caprivi, past Grootfontein. Today's night serves as a stopover to bridge the long drive to Caprivi.

The local population grows millet and corn. Sheep, goats and cattle cross the roads. The feeling of Africa, unspoilt nature and daily life here intensifies. Today, you drive on to Mahango Game Reserve & Buffalo Game Park. Here, the emphasis is on boat trips, fishing excursions, hunting tours and village visits. The rivers and swamps attract buffalo, ginger, lechwe and sable antelope. It's not uncommon to see hippos dancing around the lodge at night. The Popa Falls rapids are also well worth a visit. These rustic waterfalls are around 4 metres high and stretch across the entire width of the river. They are especially beautiful in the dry season, when the water from the rainy season has made its way here, making Popa Falls a lush sight

After a hearty breakfast at the lodge, you cross the Okavango River to reach Bwabwata National Park. It's not unusual for elephants to cross the road! En route to your current accommodation, you can stop off at a traditional village. The locals will show you the traditional drum rhythms and intense dances of the Caprivians. As at the Damara Museum, you'll get a glimpse of their way of life. Alone in your 4x4 vehicle, you'll experience fascinating animal sightings.

You then cross the border into Botswana and finally arrive in the small safari town of Kasane, on the Chobe River. Here you buy fresh produce and head into the Chobe National Park to your campsite. From here, you'll be able to make some great excursions into Chobe National Park. You can drive around the park in your own vehicle. It's not uncommon to see elephants and buffalo in large herds changing sides of the river. Have your camera ready at all times

On request, we can arrange a day trip to Victoria Falls, either with a guide or your own vehicle.

After a tasty home-cooked breakfast, you'll leave Kasane and head south to your next accommodation, near the town of Nata.

In the afternoon, you can take an excursion to the Makgadikgadi salt marshes in Nata. Enjoy a magnificent sunset while holding your drink.

From Maun, you'll make your own way to Moremi National Park, where you'll camp in a campsite. At Moremi, you'll discover the original Okawango Delta. The delta and Moremi Game Reserve are among Botswana's strongest attractions. The Okawango, a thousand-and-a-half-kilometer-long river that originates in Angola, discharges all the water it carries into a huge delta in the Kalahari. The 5 to 12 billion cubic meters of liquid water carried down each year permanently submerge a land surface of 6,000 km². The entire 13,000 km² is only rarely flooded (July/August).

You'll set off early in the morning, leaving the Moremi Reserve and arriving in Gweta in the late afternoon. Here, you can relax by the lodge pool. Ghanzi is a town in the western part of the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa. The lodge is located in a private reserve, surrounded by magnificent palm trees and a peaceful atmosphere. The Kalahari is teeming with wildlife such as eland, oryx, giraffe, zebra, impala, ostrich and kudu, as well as numerous bird species.

Today, you have a longer route to cover. You're back on the road to Namibia. Onjala Lodge is located on a 1,700-hectare private nature reserve, just a 40-minute drive from Windhoek airport. You're free to roam as you please, and to make friends with any or all of those who cross your path. Spend hours in the cascading pool or let yourself be pampered and revitalized at the ZenSations spa.

DAY 16: END OF ITINERARY
An eventful journey comes to an end today with your return flight to France. You've discovered some of Africa's most beautiful countries and natural wonders on your tour. You'll be heading home with many souvenirs in your luggage. Unfortunately, your dream trip to Namibia and Botswana has come to an end. Enjoy breakfast and the last few hours in Namibia. You'll return your rental car in Windhoek and be taken to the airport for your flight home.

Welcome to Maun! The gateway to the Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve. The town is located in the north-west of Botswana. In the afternoon, your hotel pool invites you to relax. Your accommodation is on the banks of the Thamalakane River. Botswana is the land of perfect sunsets, wherever you are.

From Maun, you'll make your own way to Moremi National Park, where you'll camp in a campsite. At Moremi, you'll discover the original Okawango Delta. The delta and Moremi Game Reserve are among Botswana's strongest attractions. The Okawango, a thousand-and-a-half-kilometer-long river that originates in Angola, discharges all the water it carries into a huge delta in the Kalahari. The 5 to 12 billion cubic meters of liquid water carried down each year permanently submerge a land surface of 6,000 km². The entire 13,000 km² is only rarely flooded (July/August).

You'll set off early in the morning, leaving the Moremi Reserve and arriving in Gweta in the late afternoon. Here, you can relax by the lodge pool. Ghanzi is a town in the western part of the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa. The lodge is located in a private reserve, surrounded by magnificent palm trees and a peaceful atmosphere. The Kalahari is teeming with wildlife such as eland, oryx, giraffe, zebra, impala, ostrich and kudu, as well as numerous bird species.

Today, you have a longer route to cover. You're back on the road to Namibia. Onjala Lodge is located on a 1,700-hectare private nature reserve, just a 40-minute drive from Windhoek airport. You're free to roam as you please, and to make friends with any or all of those who cross your path. Spend hours in the cascading pool or let yourself be pampered and revitalized at the ZenSations spa.