ZAMBIA & BOTSWANA - RIVER & HORSE
TRAILS TIMELINE:
Day 1
Lusaka, Zambia / Lower Zambezi National Park / Chiawa Camp
Arrive at Lusaka and fly to Lower Zambezi National Park,
where you meet your guide for a safari briefing, followed by a
game drive and tiger fishing.
Day 2
Chiawa Camp / Mwambashi River Lodge, Lower Zambezi River
Launch your canoe onto the Zambezi and paddle downstream,
steering clear of hippo and crocodile. The sprawling Zambezi is
dotted with small islands, where animals feed and predators
hunt. You paddle between four and six hours today.
Days 3 - 4
Zambezi Kulefu Camp
Explore the park's remote interior by canoe or foot safari,
cast a line for tiger fish and keep a lookout for the wild dog,
disappearing from this part of Africa.
Day 5
Livingstone / Sussi & Chuma Lodge / Victoria Falls
Fly to Livingstone and drive to Sussi & Chuma. See Victoria
Falls from the air on an ultralight aircraft, or take an
elephant-back safari through the forest on the Zambian side.
Day 6
Okavango Delta, Botswana / Macatoo Horseback Safari Camp
Depart Livingstone for Macatoo Camp. Get to know your horse,
then mount up for your first wilderness ride. Return as the sun
sets over the delta.
Days 7 - 8
Macatoo Camp / Horseback Safari
Experience the delta on horseback. Trace backcountry
elephant trails; investigate fresh game tracks; race the lechwe
as they thunder through the water meadows; and penetrate the
lower flood plains where elephant gather and hyena drink. You
break each afternoon for a swim in the pool, or a driving or
walking safari, then head back out for the evening ride.
Day 9
Macatoo Camp / Maun / Johannesburg
After a final morning ride, you fly to Johannesburg and
overnight at Tintswalo Lodge.
Day 10
Johannesburg
Depart South Africa for home. "My
canoe began to rock a bit, so I paddled from deep water to the
safety of the Zambezi's shallows. Nearby, a crocodile rose
silently to the surface and began cruising toward an
unsuspecting heron on the muddy bank."
EXPEDITION GUIDE
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Gavin Ford - River & Horse Trails
With 20 years' experience leading safaris, Gavin Ford's
knowledge of the bush and its wildlife is legendary,
earning him recognition by Condé Nast Traveler and
Wanderlust. Among his many adventures in the bush, Gavin
has come literally face to face with a lion, and lived
to tell the story. |
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EXPEDITION LOG: DAYS 5 - 9
We just sit down to lunch at the Mwambashi River Lodge when a
scout runs into camp. "Don't start eating! You've got to come
right away!" We jump into our vehicles and head into the bush. A
lion pride has just taken down three Cape buffalo. Amidst the
voracious growling and tearing, we hear the unmistakable crack
of bone. The Zambezi has opened our eyes to the relentless
tensions between predator and prey. Their struggles for survival
are constant.
Later, in Botswana, we set off across the Okavango Delta on
horseback. To gallop over the African plains, feeling the
fertile soil give beneath your horse's hooves, is a truly
unparalleled experience. It's also an advantage: we observe wild
animals at about half the distance we would have on foot. The
kudu and impala appear disinterested as we trot past them in the
mopane woodlands. Breaking into a gallop on the flood plains, we
set a nearby troop of chacma baboons to screaming and bouncing
in a threatening posture. We stay away from the lions.
Once, we startle Cape buffalo foraging in an acacia grove. The
whole herd thunders off, then turns, lines up and faces us. We
are no more than 30 feet apart, staring eye to eye, until we
rein our mounts in another direction, and trot away.
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ENVIRONMENT & CONDITIONS |
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 3 Demanding
- These programs take place in remote environments or
require prolonged activity such as rafting, horseback riding
and hiking. Participants should be in good physical
condition and able to "rough it" for long periods.
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TEMPERATURES of 59 - 85º F
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Altitudes above 3,000 feet
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Horseback riding, canoeing, deluxe camping
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Good physical condition required
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Latitude 17º 49' S
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Longitude 25º 49' E
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DATES & RATES |
2008 Departure Dates
October 22, 2008 - October 31, 2008
2009 Departure Dates
April 24, 2009 - May 03, 2009
May 21, 2009 - May 30, 2009
July 04, 2009 - July 13, 2009
October 02, 2009 - October 11, 2009
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Price per person |
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2008: US $9,400 |
2009: US $11,690 |
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Single Supplement |
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2008: US $2,070 |
2009: US $2,590 |
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Regional Air |
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2008: US $1,665 |
2009: US $2,145 |
Extensions available with this expedition include
Uganda: Gorilla Encounter Extension
and South Africa: Singita
Alternate Departure Dates can be arranged. Prices are subject to
change.
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