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Southern & East
AFRICA
Wildlife Adventure Tours
South Africa • Botswana • Namibia • Zimbabwe • eswatini • LESOTHO
Mozambique • Zambia • Malawi • Kenya • Tanzania • Uganda
2020
DRIFTERS EXPERIENCES • comfortable accommodated tours
Adventure camping tours • tailor made Botswana safaris
greenfire lodge collection • Self-drive tours
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Contents
General
gENERAL INFORMATION..................................................................................... 3
SAFARI TRUCK INFORMATION...........................................................................4
GREENFIRE LODGES .......................................................................................... 42
DEPARTURE POINTS........................................................................................... 46
DEPARTURE DATES & PRICES..........................................................................47 Luangwa Lilongwe
Valley
SOUTH AFRICA SELF-DRIVE.............................................................................52 MALAWI
CAMPING GEAR INFORMATION.......................................................................56 LUSAKA Zambezi
BOOKING CONDITIONS & GENERAL INFO..................................................95 zambia
CHIRUNDU
Experiences
Victoria MANA POOLS
Lake Kariba NATIONAL PARK
Falls
Chobe Harare
MOZAMBIQUE
Hwange
zimbabwe
KRUGER PARK | 5 DAY BUSHVELD SAFARI................................................... 8 MOREMI
GAME
Moremi
RESERVE NXAI PAN
BOTSWANA SALT PANS | 5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI..................................10 Oka- NATIONAL PARK Save
vango Matobo
BOTSWANA NATIONAL PARK | 5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI...................... 12 Delta Maun
Nata
UNEXPLORED GARDEN ROUTE | 7 DAY SAFARI........................................ 14 Makgadikgadi
Salt Pans
SAFARI & BEACH | 7 DAY EXPERIENCE......................................................... 16 Ghanzi
Francistown Murch
LOWER ZAMBEZI | 6 DAY Canoe SAFARI................................................... 18 Central Kruger
Fall
Kalahari
4X4 SELF-DRIVE TOUR | 9 DAY SAFARI...................................................... 20 National
Park
Inhambane
BOTSWANA
AccomModated Tours
Queen
Elizabeth
National
Johannesburg eswatini
Maputo
Park
SOUTH AFRICA | 18 day OVERLAND SAFARI............................................ 24 Bwind
BOTSWANA | 16 DAY OVERLAND SAFARI....................................................28 Fish River
Zulu
Land
Nationa
Park
Canyon Drakensberg
NAMIBIA | 16 DAY ADVENTURE SAFARI........................................................32
CAPE TOWN VIA VIC FALLS TO JHB | 24 DAY overland SAFARI....36
SOUTH AFRICA
Lesotho
BOTSWANA | maun lodgE.............................................................................40 Durban Umdloti
BOTSWANA | private TAILOR MADE safaris......................................... 41
N
Wild Coast
camping tours
OUDSHOORN
Cape Town
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
BOTSWANA | 16 DAY overland SAFARI................................................... 60 Knysna
W E
HERMANUS
NAMIBIA | 16 DAY ADVENTURE SAFARI....................................................... 64
CAPE TOWN VIA VIC FALLS TO JHB | 24 DAY overland SAFARI....68
KENYA/TANZANIA | 12 DAY overland SAFARI......................................72
UGANDA | 13 DAY overland safari..........................................................76
SOUTHERN HIGHLIGHTS | 16 DAY ADVENTURE SAFARI....................... 80 S
SOUTHERN CIRCLE | 24 DAY OVERLAND EXPLORER............................ 84
ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA | 16 DAY overland SAFARI..........................88 Accommodated
& CAMPING
What Drifters offers you LUSAKA
Tours
Zambezi
zambia CHIRUND
Victoria Lake
37 Years of proven Falls Kariba
Excellent backup facilities
experience in adventure in all areas of operation
Etosha Nat. Park Chobe H
travel Namutoni
Hwange
zimbab
Moremi
waterberg
Matobo
brandberg Maun Nata
Fully inclusive tours – our
Small groups of Makgadikgadi
packages even include hidden
international adventure Salt Pans
costs like the entry fee into Ghanzi
travellers Windhoek Francistown
Victoria Falls Swakopmund
Central
Kalahari
Qualified and
Sossusvlei namibia BOTSWANA
Wide selection of camping
knowledgeable full time Desert Camp
and accommodated tours
professional safari guides
Johannesburg
Fish River
A fleet of custom built, Canyon Drakensberg
Regular departures
state of the art safari
throughout the year
vehicles
SOUTH AFRICA Lesotho
Durban
Only our trucks offer Tours for every holiday
budget ranging from 5 to Wild Coast
guests the comfort of a
built in kitchen 24 Days OUDSHOORN
Cape Town
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
Knysna
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The Original Green sustainable future for generations to come.
Company All our Drifters staff have the opportunity to
Drifters has a proud history of conservation improve and advance their skill level through
that spans over 3 decades. Our approach a study support program in place for them.
to running tours in a safe and sustainable
manner is green to the core with numerous Caring for the environment to insure that
projects launched over the years that not future generations will be able to travel with
only benefit the environment and local us and have the same experience we offer
communities but also our guests on tour now is part of the essence of Drifters and
giving them a unique and sustainable remains a focus point for everyone on the
experience. team. Visiting sensitive nature areas is part
of our experience and our guides insure we
Over the last 36 years we have invested in offer a fantastic experience but one that is
the environment and local communities controlled and has no damaging effect on
rebuilding nature areas that was once on nature. Avoiding single use plastic where
UE the verge of destruction and employing local ever possible and the active promotion of
communities to gain from the proceeds of safe and sustainable water use are two
tourism. Our properties like the Drakensberg key aspects. Travelling through developing
Lodge in South Africa, our desert reserve counties where limited facilities exists for
in Namibia, the Maun Lodge in Botswana good waste management our guides make
and the Lodges in Balule adjacent to Kruger a point of leaving each campsite clean and
Park are shining examples of years of in pristine condition.
hison
rehabilitation and investment to turn these
ls
uganda properties into thriving nature areas filled As the oldest adventure tour company in
Victoria Nile with indigenous plant and animal species. South Africa our approach to a sustainable
kenya future and the implementation of
Jinja
Our efforts do not stop at rehabilitating sustainable practices has been the focus
Lake nature areas but expands to the local since 1983. It remains one of the core
Entebbe Masai
Mara
Nai-
communities that live in the areas we visit values for the company and its employees
Lake Mburo
National Park
vasha
and work. Employing only local guides from driven to a greener future for all. Our
di
al Nairobi Southern Africa for our scheduled groups affiliation to numerous governing bodies in
k
tours is just the beginning. Throughout our Southern Africa that control and regulate the
Serengeti
tour routes we employ local people that tourism industry is a stamp of approval for
Ngorongoro
Crater Arusha live in the vicinity of our lodges insuring a the practices implemented.
tanzania
Our Heritage or small hotels. Drifters tours are based
Established in 1983, Drifters has become on twin shared accommodation; however
the leaders in adventure travel throughout we do not charge a single supplement for
Southern and East Africa. Our team of individual bookings.
passionate staff are all from Southern
Africa ensuring local expertize in all areas. Our Customers
Over more than 3 decades Drifters has built We target adventure-minded people, who
up a vast infrastructure of Drifters owned through their own active participation in
vehicles, boats, canoes and adventure the tours get maximum enjoyment. Our
equipment which means clients are able clients are normally down-to-earth people
to enjoy the best of Africa without added from all walks of life and from all corners
expense. Our focus from the start has been of the globe, who by choice have selected
Luangwa Lilongwe on running sustainable tours in sensitive an adventure safari in order to enjoy the
Valley
nature areas that will allow generations of maximum experience.
MALAWI If you really wish to spend your time on an
guests to all have the same experiences as
those before them. By involving and working African safari with a small international
with local communities, employing local group, and you relish the thought of an
DU staff and actively investing in conservation environmentally educative and adventurous
means our guests enjoy an authentic experience where Roughing it and Loving it
experience that enhances the overall tour is the order of the day, then Drifters is your
Harare MOZAMBIQUE experience and has a positive impact on only choice.
bwe nature and the people of Southern and East
Africa. Itineraries
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The day by day descriptions published in this
o Our Product brochure or on the website are intended as a
All of our tours are inclined toward the guideline only. Adventure travel by nature is
interesting and often unique fauna and flora unpredictable and weather patterns, game
of Africa and for this reason we often leave migrations, road conditions, travelling times
the beaten track to explore remote areas and a multitude of other factors associated
Kruger
National where little or no familiar infrastructure with travel in Africa may necessitate itinerary
Park Inhambane
exists. In these areas we generally camp, but changes that ultimately are for the client’s
all equipment is supplied, and no previous benefit. An open and flexible approach, a
experience is necessary. All that you need willingness to participate in the day to day
AFRICA to bring along is a sense of adventure and of the tour procedures and an awareness
eswatini the clothes you will wear. (For the camping of the elements are essential in order to get
Maputo
tours you also need to bring your sleeping the most out of your tour experience.
Zulu
Land bag!) When we enter built-up areas where
facilities exist, we use Lodges, tented units
Umdloti
ZNTB
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Drifters VEHICLE infor mation
SAFARI TRUCK
5 6
9 3
2 8
1
4
7
refreshingly cool Fridge and USB charging ports to
custom built Fully functional
freezer facilities & A 400ℓ recharge your batteries on
masterchef kitchen.
clean drinking water tank. the go.
Massive windows offering
Individual Client Lockers, Forward facing reclining unparalleled views for nature
Easy access for clients. seats for maximum comfort. and scenic photography.
OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE
A client safe to store away valuables, such as passports and moneybags,
1 while out on activities. 6 Individual travel bag behind each seat for small items.
2 A friendly, professional and qualified guide. 7 Long Range Fuel Tanks.
Maps provided for client use & Library of Reference books and
3 Mobile toilet and shower facilities. 8 guide manuals.
Ample space and storage for a comfortable ride throughout
4 Storage compartments for all our tents, chairs, camp beds & spare parts. 9 Southern and East Africa.
PA System for easy communication between the guide and clients as
5 well as to play music on longer drives.
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Reliable Safe Practical Comfortable
A ll ve h i cl es a re d es i gne d in a m a nne r t h a t r e f lects
o u r d e c a d es o f ex p er ie nc e in t h e sa f a r i indu st ry .
4x4 truck
For the Uganda tour we use a 4 x 4 truck similar to the standard truck, but
specifically adapted to suit rough terrain. These vehicles are also fully equipped
for maximum client comfort.
land cruiser
The Scheduled Botswana Tours and the Botswana Private Safaris make use of custom
built Land Cruisers to explore the wilderness areas of Botswana. These vehicles are
fully equipped with all the necessary equipment needed in this rugged terrain.
GUIDES
All Drifters guides are qualified, full-time professionals, registered with the Field
Guide Association of Southern Africa and South African Tourism. All guides are
specifically registered and licensed in order to provide you with an informative, safe,
and enjoyable experience whatever your choice of safari.
Vehicle Information
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safari & beach Experience to mozambique unexplored GARDEN
ROUTE Experience luxury lower ZAMBEZI canoe safari tag along
self-DRIVE south africa private scheduled moremi or pans safari
Short
adventures
for those with
limited time
in search of
a bucket list zambia LUSAKA MALAWI
experience.
CHIRUNDU
Victoria MANA POOLS
Falls NATIONAL PARK
Chobe
zimbabwe
MOREMI
GAME
RESERVE
Moremi
Hwange
MOZAMBIQUE
NXAI PAN
NATIONAL PARK
Matobo
Maun Nata
MAKGADIKGADI
PANS NATIONAL PARK
Ghanzi
Francistown
Central Kruger
Kalahari National
namibia Park
BOTSWANA Inhambane
Johannesburg eswatini N
Maputo
Zulu
Fish River Land
Drakensberg
Canyon
Lesotho
SOUTH AFRICA Durban
Umdloti
W E
Wild Coast
OUDSHOORN
Cape Town
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
Knysna S
HERMANUS
PO Box 4712, Cresta 2118, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA | Tel: (+27 11) 888 1160 • Fax: (+27 11) 888 1020
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Drifters experiences
KRUGER LIMPOPO PROVINCE
BUSH LODGE
PARK
Kruger
SOUTH AFRICA
Hazyview
GAUTENG
Johannesburg to Johannesburg Johannesburg
5 DAY KRUGER SAFARI MPUMALANGA
ACCOMMODATED
KRUGER PARK | 5 DAY KRUGER SAFARI
4 NIGHTS LODGE
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The Mpumalanga area is one of great INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
contrast, bordered in the west by the • Exclusive Private Reserve INCLUDED HIG HLI G HTS
towering escarpment, with lush indigenous • Morning guided walk in Big 5 area • Dullstroom
forests, crystal-clear streams and plunging • Afternoon game drive / night drive
Drifters experiences
waterfalls, and then falling away into the • Private game reserve
flat Lowveld bushveld, home to one of the DAY 3: PANORAMA ROUTE - HAZYVIEW • Exclusive bush lodge
richest diversities of fauna and flora in the Rising with the African sun, we enjoy a hearty • Bush walk - “Big 5”
world. Well known private reserves and the breakfast, before setting off to explore the
renowned Kruger National Park are located highlights of the Panorama Route. Our first • Open vehicle game drive
in this area. We spend time, both in Kruger stop will be to view the impressive Blyde River • Night game drive
National Park, and on our own private Canyon, then on to Bourke’s Luck Potholes, • Panorama route drive
reserve, which is unfenced to Kruger Park. God’s Window, and the cozy little town of
Being privately owned, we have the freedom Graskop, where we enjoy an own expense • Blyde River Canyon
to conduct game walks, open vehicle game lunch. The Panorama Route offers guests • 3 Rondawels
some of the best natural wonders in the area
drives and night drives on our property. and we will spend as much time as possible at • Bourke’s Luck Potholes
each of the highlights. • God’s Window
DAY 1: JHB - BUSH LODGE
Departing from the Greenfire Lodge, This afternoon we make our way to the • Kruger National Park
Johannesburg at 06h30, we set off on the tranquil GREENFIRE LODGE HAZYVIEW, a • Forest walk
scenic road to Mpumalanga. We enjoy a lunch log cabin built spectacularly on stilts in the
stop in the historic town of Dullstroom, before indigenous forest on the banks of the Sabie
we wind our way down the Drakensberg River. Time permitting, guests are able to do
escarpment and into the untamed Lowveld. a nature walk on the property and enjoy the
surrounding forest. We spend two nights here. D e pa r t ur e s
The road is filled with scenic beauty, from This tour departs from Johannesburg every
mountain passes to the Acacia trees scattered BD
across the African bushveld. Sunday
ACCOMMODATION
We spend the next two nights at our well- • Greenfire Lodge Hazyview - Log Cabins See page 47 - 50 for prices & dates.
appointed PRIVATE BUSH LODGE, which is
situated in a private reserve within the greater INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY At time of going to print the above itinerary
Kruger National Park, an area where animals • Panorama Route
roam naturally and unrestricted. Being on a was correct, but Drifters continually strive
• God’s Window to offer our clients the best available
privately owned reserve allows us the freedom • Bourke’s Luck Potholes
to explore the wilderness in search of a variety tour options, and as such we reserve the
• 3 Rondavels
of animals, both on foot and in open game right to change aspects of the itinerary at
drive vehicles, day and night. our discretion. During the validity period
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Gorge Swing of the published itinerary, conditions
The tented lodge blends into the bush and
offers comfortable beds, en-suite bathrooms, may change, roads may be improved
a refreshing splash pool, and stunning views DAY 4: KRUGER NAT. PARK or deteriorate, contracted camps and
over the surrounding wilderness, including a An early start, we depart the lodge at sunrise accommodation facilities may change
water hole frequented by a variety of game. and travel the short distance to enter a standards, optional activities might
Dinner tonight is cooked in the traditional different area of the Kruger National Park, become available or be discontinued,
manner over an open fire. D for a full day of game viewing. Game driving
slowly in search of the many animals that new border posts open or existing ones
inhabit this area, we enjoy the high vantage become congested, etc. Drifters are
ACCOMMODATION point and comfort of our well-equipped continuously monitoring all of the factors
• Bush Lodge - Twin-Bedded vehicle. Our guide will take time to explain
en suite Tented Units the behaviour of the animals we see in this that contribute to a successful tour, and
fascinating environment. will make amendments to the published
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY itinerary if circumstances so demand, or
• Scenic drive down to the Lowveld region Although most of the day will be spent game if we believe that the change will enhance
viewing, we will stop at various designated the tour.
• Private Game Reserve Accommodation sites to stretch our legs, to enjoy brunch, and
to visit one of the park’s rest camps. Late this
DAY 2: BUSH LODGE afternoon we exit the park and return to the
Important information
As is the custom in the bush, we start the comfort of our GREENFIRE LODGE HAZYVIEW
day with a light breakfast of coffee and rusks Brunch D
(a traditional South African biscuit), before This tour is fully accommodated and all linen
embarking on a guided game walk within ACCOMMODATION and towels are supplied. Seasonal malaria
this Big 5 area. Although we will walk for precautions may be advisable and are locally
some three hours, the purpose is not to cover • Greenfire Lodge Hazyview - Log Cabins
obtainable. Game viewing on foot is difficult,
distance, but rather to search for animals and so we also place importance on some of the
to focus on the smaller things one misses INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
smaller aspects of the bush. It can get very hot
while out driving around in the bush. A Drifters
guide and/or tracker will lead the walk. Before
•
•
Southern Section of Kruger National Park
Full Day Game Drive
so suitable precautions against sunburn should KRUGER PARK | 5 DAY KRUGER SAFARI
the heat of the day sets in, we return to the be taken.
lodge for a sumptuous brunch, after which
it’s time to relax around the lodge and enjoy DAY 5: JOHANNESBURG Our price includes all transport, food, coffee,
the serenity of the surrounding wilderness. A After a relaxed breakfast, we depart Hazyview tea, accommodation, walks, game drives,
nearby waterhole in front of the camp is the and make our way back to Johannesburg. The
tour will end in the late afternoon, on arrival at entry fees and permits, group equipment and a
source of water for many animals that come professional guide.
here to quench their thirst, and game viewing the Greenfire Johannesburg Lodge. B
from the swimming pool is an excellent way to
avoid the heat. INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY The price does not include alcohol, bottled water
and soft drinks, curios, tips and meals whilst
• Scenic drive
In the afternoon, we conduct an open vehicle in transit to and from Johannesburg. Before
game drive which develops into an extensive departure, clients will be required to enter
night drive, all the time searching for animals. AIRPORT DROP-OFF:
into an agreement pertaining to our booking
We will drive in search of animals until just On the last day of tour the guide will make a
conditions and general information. Clients
before sunset, when the guide will stop for short stop at the Johannesburg airport (O R
are required to have their own comprehensive
us to enjoy a sundowner drink as the sun sets Tambo International) in order for guests that
personal travel insurance.
over the bushveld. Once it is dark we continue have evening flights to leave the tour.
our game drive. Being in the bush at night Please note: Drifters cannot guarantee a
provides us with the opportunity of viewing A valid passport is required by everyone.
specific time of arrival at the airport and will not
nocturnal animals. This tour will visit South Africa and it is the
take any responsibility for delays on the road.
This evening we enjoy a hearty bush “braai” client’s responsibility to ensure they have the
cooked on an open fire. Fall asleep to the Should guests need to fly back on the last day,
appropriate visas required for this trip.
sounds of the wild. Brunch D the flights must be evening departures.
ACCOMMODATION Meal Guide:
• Bush Lodge - Twin-Bedded B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
en suite Tented Unit
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LUSA
zambia
Victoria
Falls
Chobe
Botswana MOREMI
GAME
RESERVE
Moremi
NXAI PAN
NATIONAL PARK
SALT PANS brandberg Maun Nata
MAKGADIKGADI
PANS NATIONAL PARK
Ghanzi
MAUN TO MAUN
5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI
Swakopmund
Central
Kalahari
namibia
Sossusvlei
BOTSWANA
Desert Camp
SER V ICED
Johannesburg
CAMPIN G
BOTSWANA | 5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI | SALT PANS
Fish River
Drakensberg
Canyon
OUDSHOORN
Cape Town
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
Knysna
HERMANUS
2 NIGHTS LODGE | 2 NIGHTS SERVICED CAMPING
10 www.dri f ter s.c o. z aThe casual visitor to Botswana could camp setup, with our staff erecting your
be excused for seeing the country as tent and taking care of all camp duties. INCLUDED HIG HLI G HTS
kilometer upon kilometer of flat, desolate There is no participation required from you. • Serviced camping in national parks
scrubland with little or no surface water.
Drifters experiences
But on closer inspection, coupled with local • Pristine & remote Campsites
ACCOMMODATION
knowledge, a whole new world will manifest
itself, and what is arguably Africa’s finest
• Serviced Wild Camping • Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
wildlife destination is revealed. Botswana • Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
is a country the size of France, with over a
• Scenic drive
quarter of its land is set aside exclusively for
• Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
• Baines Baobabs
nature conservation.
• Nxai Pans National Park • Nxai Pans National Park
• Wild camping
DAY 1: ARRIVAL - MAUN LODGE • Private Tour
• Stargazing (weather permitting)
You will be met by Drifter’s staff at Maun
AKA • Baines’ Baobabs
Airport, and transferred to the Drifters Maun
Lodge. The lodge is located on the banks of
DAY 4: MAUN LODGE
D e pa r t ur e s
the seasonal Boteti River outside Maun, and
CHIRUNDU An early breakfast and a final game drive,
offers comfortable accommodation in tented
before we head back to the Drifters Maun This tour departs on available selected
units overlooking the river. This afternoon
Lodge. dates
there will be time to relax at the pool, or a walk
This afternoon there is time to relax and
to explore the local village of Chenoga can be
unwind after the adventure, to enjoy a cold
arranged. Tonight you enjoy a catered meal at See page 47 - 50 for prices & dates.
drink or two, and perhaps enjoy a swim after
the lodge. D
the dusty trail. You enjoy a catered meal at the
lodge tonight. B L D At time of going to print the above itinerary
ACCOMMODATION
• Drifters Maun Tented Lodge was correct but Drifters continually strive
ACCOMMODATION to offer our clients the best available
• Drifters Maun Tented Lodge tour options and as such we reserve the
DAY 2: Makgadikgadi Pans Nat. Park
After
Matobo breakfast at the lodge we venture right to change aspects of the itinerary at
DAY 5: MAUN
eastward into the spectacular Makgadikgadi our discretion. During the validity of the
After breakfast at the lodge our staff will
Salt Pans National Park. Oceans of golden published itinerary conditions will change,
transfer you to Maun Airport. Time permitting,
grass give way to the stark white pans,
an optional game flight over the Okavango roads are improved or deteriorate often
under a very big sky. You will travel in a well-
Delta can be arranged (own expense). B opening up new routes, contracted camps
equipped, open 4x4 Land Cruiser, with our
local Motswana guide and a camp assistant. and accommodation facilities change
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
The 4x4 isn’t just for show, as the national standards, optional activities become
• Scenic flight over the Okavango Delta
parks are truly wild places, the roads just
Kruger available or are discontinued, new
tracks in the sand.
National border posts open and old ones become
Park congested, etc. Drifters are continuously
We spend most of the day game driving in this
Inhambane
truly unique area. The savannah grassland monitoring all of the factors that make up
supports a variety of plains game, and in a successful tour and as such will make
the summer months, when the pans fill with amendments to the published itineraries
water, flocks of flamingos are common. if circumstances demand or if we believe
that the change will enhance the tour.
In the late afternoon we might take a stroll
onto the pans, simply to experience
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emptiness, the silence and the stark beauty.
This evening we camp under a vast panoply Important information
of stars, with some of the best stargazing you
BOTSWANA | 5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI | SALT PANS
Zulu This trip requires a valid passport, and for
could hope to do. LD
Land certain nationalities, a visa for Botswana.
ACCOMMODATION Seasonal malaria precautions are necessary
• Serviced Camping in true wilderness and are locally obtainable. Drifters will supply
linen during the tour (sheets, blanket, sleeping
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY bag, pillow and towel). A barrel bag or backpack
• ScenicUmdloti
Drive is best suited for this trip (suitcases do not
Durban
• Makgadikgadi Pans National Park easily fit into the luggage space provided). An
• Wild Camping under the stars extra day pack or camera bag is advised.
• Stargazing (weather permitting) Spending money will be required for restaurant
meals, drinks, visas, tips and curios. Our price
DAY 3: NXAI PANS
WildToday
Coastwe travel north towards Nxai Pan includes all food as specified, coffee, tea, fruit
National Park, seasonal home to large herds juice at breakfast, transport, professional
of zebra and other plains game. Baines’ guides, accommodation, group equipment,
Baobabs are also found here. Made famous permits and park entrance fees.
in explorer Thomas Baines’ 1862 painting, Our price does not include restaurant meals
the trees are thousands of years old. We where stipulated, visas, tips, curios, optional
will explore the park, game driving in search excursions, alcohol, bottled water or soft drinks,
of giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and elephant, airport taxes or airfares. Before departure
and the predators that are never far behind. clients will be required to enter into an
Tonight we camp in the park, at a site near the
agreement pertaining to our booking conditions
famous baobabs, and again experience the
serenity of the vast emptiness and the star- and general information.
studded sky. B L D Clients are required to have their own
comprehensive personal travel insurance.
SERVICED CAMPING
The Private Botswana Tour offers the added
value of a serviced camping experience in Meal Guide:
the national parks. During the camping
B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
part of the tour Drifters staff will handle the
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zambia
Victoria
Falls
Chobe
Botswana
MOREMI Moremi
GAME
RESERVE NXAI PAN
NATIONAL PARK
Moremi
brandberg Maun Nata
MAKGADIKGADI
PANS NATIONAL PARK
Ghanzi
MAUN TO MAUN
Swakopmund
5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI Central
Kalahari
namibia BOTSWANA
Sossusvlei
Desert Camp
SER V ICED
Johannesburg
CAMPIN G
Fish River
Drakensberg
BOTSWANA | 5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI | moremi
Canyon
OUDSHOORN
Cape Town
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
Knysna
HERMANUS
2 NIGHTS LODGE | 2 NIGHTS SERVICED CAMPING
12 www.dri f ter s.c o. z aThe casual visitor to Botswana could DAY 4: Maun Lodge
be excused for seeing the country as This morning we do our last game drive, on INCLUDED HIG HLI G HTS
kilometre upon kilometre of flat, desolate the way out of the park. We then head back • Serviced camping in national parks
Drifters experiences
scrubland with little or no surface water. to the Drifters Maun Lodge. This afternoon • Pristine & remote campsites
But on closer inspection, coupled with local there is time to relax and unwind after the
• Maun
knowledge, a whole new world will manifest adventure, to enjoy a cold drink or two, and
itself, and what is arguably Africa’s finest perhaps enjoy a swim after the dusty trail. You • Moremi / Khwai
wildlife destination is revealed. Botswana enjoy a catered meal at the lodge tonight. • Private tour
is a country the size of France, with over a BLD
quarter of its land is set aside exclusively for
AKA
nature conservation. ACCOMMODATION D e pa r t ur e s
• Drifters Maun Tented Lodge This tour departs on available selected
DAY 1: ARRIVAL - MAUN LODGE dates
You will be met by Drifter’s staff at Maun
CHIRUNDU DAY 5: Departure
Airport, and transferred to the Drifters Maun After breakfast at the lodge our staff will See page 47 - 50 for prices & dates.
Lodge. The lodge
MANA is located on the banks of
POOLS transfer you Maun Airport. Time permitting,
NATIONAL
the seasonal BotetiPARK
River outside Maun, and an optional game flight over the Okavango At time of going to print the above itinerary
offers comfortable accommodation in tented Delta can be arranged (own expense). B was correct but Drifters continually strive
units overlooking the river. This afternoon to offer our clients the best available
there will be time to relax at the pool, or a walk OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES tour options and as such we reserve the
to explore the local village of Chenoga can be • Scenic flight over the Okavango Delta right to change aspects of the itinerary at
arranged. Tonight you enjoy a catered meal at our discretion. During the validity of the
the lodge. D published itinerary conditions will change,
Matobo
roads are improved or deteriorate often
DAY 2 - 3: Moremi / Khwai opening up new routes, contracted camps
You have breakfast at the lodge, before and accommodation facilities change
departing for Moremi National Park. You will standards, optional activities become
travel in a well-equipped, open 4x4 Land available or are discontinued, new
Cruiser, with our local Motswana guide and a border posts open and old ones become
Kruger
camp assistant. National
The 4x4 isn’t just for show, congested, etc. Drifters are continuously
as the national parks are truly wild places, the
Park monitoring all of the factors that make up
roads just tracks in the sand. We will game a successful tour and as such will make
Inhambane
drive in the park for most of the day, arriving amendments to the published itineraries
towards sunset at our exclusive private if circumstances demand or if we believe
campsite, which is no more than a GPS that the change will enhance the tour.
point in the bush, completely secluded and
undeveloped. It is as if we are the first people
Maputo
here, and are alone in the world. We bring
Important information
everything we will need with us, and leave This trip requires a valid passport, and for
nothing behind when
Zuluwe depart. certain nationalities, a visa for Botswana.
Land Seasonal malaria precautions are necessary
BOTSWANA | 5 DAY CAMPING SAFARI | moremi
We spend a second night, camping at either and are locally obtainable. Drifters will supply
the same site, and spending the day game linen during the tour (sheets, blanket, sleeping
driving, or moving to a new site, game driving bag, pillow and towel). A barrel bag or backpack
on the way.Umdloti
Road and weather conditions, and is best suited for this trip (suitcases do not
Durban
booking availability will determine the exact easily fit into the luggage space provided). An
extra day pack or camera bag is advised.
itinerary. B L D; B L D
Spending money will be required for restaurant
meals, drinks, visas, tips and curios. Our price
Serviced Camping
includes all food as specified, coffee, tea, fruit
WildThe
Coast
private Botswana tour offers the added juice at breakfast, transport, professional
value of a serviced camping experience guides, accommodation, group equipment,
in the national parks. During the camping permits and park entrance fees.
part of the tour drifters staff will handle the Our price does not include restaurant meals
camp setup, with our staff erecting your where stipulated, visas, tips, curios, optional
tent and taking care of all camp duties. excursions, alcohol, bottled water or soft drinks,
There is no participation required from you. airport taxes or airfares. Before departure
clients will be required to enter into an
agreement pertaining to our booking conditions
ACCOMMODATION
and general information.
• Serviced Camping in true wilderness
Clients are required to have their own
comprehensive personal travel insurance.
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
• Scenic drive
• Kwhai / Moremi Game Drive Meal Guide:
• Wild camping under the stars
B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
• Stargazing (weather permitting)
w w w. d r i f ter s .c o.za 13Ghanzi
Windhoek
Swakopmund
Central
Kalahari
Drifters experiences
Sossusvlei
Desert Camp
Joha
UNEXPLORED
GARDEN SOUTH AFRICA
ROUTE Cape Town to Cape Town
Cape Town
OUDSHOORN
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
7 DAY SAFARI Knysna
HERMANUS
ACCOMMODATED
UNEXPLORED GARDEN ROUTE | 7 DAY SAFARI
6 NIGHTS LODGE
14 www.dri f ter s.c o. z aFrancistown
The Garden Route of South Africa offers Kruger ACCOMMODATION INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
visitors a variety of experiences with unique • Under Milkwood Lodge • Cape Agulhas
fauna and flora. This tour explores some of National • Hermanus
the highlights the area has to offer, giving Park
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY • Betty’s bay
Drifters experiences
visitors with limited time a fantastic glimpse • Meerkat encounter (weather permitting) • Scenic drive along False Bay
into this fascinating part of the country. • Outeniqua Mountains
Departing from the Mother City we explore • KnysnaInhambane
the dry interior, enjoy some local wine,
follow the famous Route 62, enjoy game OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
viewing and explore the dramatic coastline • Local dining experience
along the Atlantic Ocean. INCLUDED HIG HLI G HTS
DAY 4: KNYSNA
The tour offers the perfect combinations of After breakfast at our lodge, we head for the • Garden Route
highlights
annesburg on the Garden Route. indigenous Knysna forest, where we enjoy
a guided walk with a local expert, who will • Kirstenbosch Gardens
Maputo
share his insight to the area, its history and
DAY 1: CAPE TOWN TO ROBERTSON the fascinating plant life that gives the Garden • Wine tasting
Our tour starts at 08h00 in Sea Point, at Route its name.
the Greenfire Lodge Cape Town. After a few • Oudtshoorn
formalities and a briefing, we make our way We return to town in time for lunch at a local
to the world-renowned Kirstenbosch Gardens,Zulurestaurant, and again have the afternoon • Knysna
for an introduction to the unique flora foundLand
free to enjoy some of the optional activities
along the Garden Route. The Cape Floral on offer. Tonight we’ll eat at one of the many • Forest walks
Kingdom contains over 9000 species, nearly restaurants in town. B
70% of which are endemic, and includes over • Open vehicle game drives
a third of all plant species found in South ACCOMMODATION
Africa. • Under Milkwood Lodge • False Bay
We then cross the Cape Flats, via Stellenbosch INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
to Franschhoek, and then over Franschhoek Umdloti• Guided forest walk
Pass. Using roads less Durban
traveled, we cross the D e pa r t ur e s
Breede River, before stopping to enjoy wine OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES This tour departs from Cape Town on
tasting at a vineyard in the Robertson area. • Boat cruise
We overnight in comfortable accommodation selected Saturdays
• Mountain biking
in Robertson and enjoy a catered meal. D
DAY 5: KNYSNA TO GAME RESERVE See page 47 - 50 for prices & dates.
ACCOMMODATION Today we follow the coastline to George, and
• Gubas De Hoek from there make our way to one of the Big 5
Wild Coast At time of going to print the above itinerary
game reserves located on the Garden Route.
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY After checking into our accommodation, we
• Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens was correct, but Drifters continually strive
enjoy an afternoon open-vehicle game drive,
• Visit to Stellenbosch and Franschhoek with the chance to see many of the same to offer our clients the best available
• Wine tasting species you could see in the Kruger Park, tour options, and as such we reserve the
and a few that are unique to this area. These right to change aspects of the itinerary at
DAY 2: ROBERTSON TO OUDTSHOORN lodges have pioneered the re-introduction of
After a relaxed breakfast we depart for wildlife in an area that was previously rich our discretion. During the validity period
Montagu, famous for its dried fruit, where in game species, but where, for many years, of the published itinerary, conditions
we join the famous Route 62 to travel east human activity reduced the area of suitable
through the heart of the Klein Karoo. This habitat to such an extent that many species may change, roads may be improved
scenic road passes through small towns like became locally extinct. It is good to have them or deteriorate, contracted camps and
Barrydale, Ladismith and Calitzdorp, strung back.
out along the valley between the Langeberg accommodation facilities may change
and Swartberg mountain ranges. We enjoy a We enjoy a relaxed evening and a catered standards, optional activities might
picnic lunch today, with beautiful views of the meal at the lodge. B L D become available or be discontinued,
Swartberg Mountains.
new border posts open or existing ones
ACCOMMODATION
After lunch we make our way toward the • Garden Route Game Lodge become congested, etc. Drifters are
ostrich capital of South Africa, Oudtshoorn, continuously monitoring all of the factors
where we spend the night in comfortable INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
accommodation, just outside the town. This • Scenic drive along coast that contribute to a successful tour, and
evening a local expert will give a talk explaining • Private game reserve will make amendments to the published
the breathtaking southern night sky (weather • Afternoon game drive
UNEXPLORED GARDEN ROUTE | 7 DAY SAFARI
permitting). The clear, dry Karoo air is perfect itinerary if circumstances so demand, or
for stargazing. B L D DAY 6: GAME RESERVE if we believe that the change will enhance
We spend our day at the reserve, with morning the tour.
ACCOMMODATION and afternoon game drives included, and
• De Zeekoe Lodge enough time between to relax and enjoy the
views. Local guides will share their in-depth
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY knowledge of the area and its history, and of Important information
• Route 62 the social webs and behaviour of the various
• Montagu This tour is fully accommodated and all linen
animals on the reserve. B D and towels are supplied. Our price includes all
• Swartberg Mountains
• Star gazing (weather permitting) ACCOMMODATION transport, food, coffee, tea, accommodation,
• Garden Route Game Lodge walks, game drives, entry fees and permits,
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES group equipment and a professional guide.
• Visit to local ostrich farm INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
• Two game drives The price does not include alcohol, bottled
DAY 3: OUDTSHOORN TO KNYSNA • Private reserve water and soft drinks, curios, tips and meals
Today we rise before the sun and make our way
to a local meerkat manor. Seated comfortably where indicated. Before departure, clients
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES will be required to enter into an agreement
around their burrows, we watch as they come • Mountain biking
out to greet the day, while a local guide tells pertaining to our booking conditions and
us about these fascinating creatures and DAY 7: GAME RESERVE – CAPE TOWN general information. Clients are required to
their social behaviour. Then, after breakfast, Our last morning, we depart after breakfast have their own comprehensive personal travel
we drive over the spectacular Outeniqua and make our way to the southernmost tip of insurance.
Mountains, before descending to the coastal Africa – Cape Agulhas. We spend some time
town of Knysna. We have the afternoon free to here, before continuing to Hermanus, famous A valid passport is required by everyone.
explore the town, or to partake in an optional around the world for its shore-based whale
activity. This tour will visit South Africa, and it is the
watching. We enjoy an own expense lunch client’s responsibility to insure they have the
Tonight we can eat at one of the local at a local restaurant, before following the appropriate visas required for this trip.
restaurants (own expense), but you may coastal route back to Cape Town. This is one
also take the opportunity to help prepare an of the most scenic drives in South Africa, and
authentic African meal, and have dinner, with a late afternoon stop, time permitting, to visit
members of the local community. This is a Meal Guide:
unique dining experience. Your Drifters guide the penguins at Betty’s Bay is recommended.
can make the arrangements if you would like The tour ends on arrival at the Greenfire Cape B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
to do this (own expense). B Town Lodge in Sea Point. B
w w w. d r i f ter s .c o.za 15LUSAKA
CHIRUNDU
Victoria MANA POOLS
Drifters experiences
Falls NATIONAL PARK
Etosha Nat. Park Chobe
Namutoni
MOREMI Hwange
Moremi
GAME
RESERVE NXAI PAN
waterberg NATIONAL PARK
Matobo
brandberg Maun Nata
Ghanzi
Windhoek Francistown
pmund MOZAMBIQUE
Kruger
National
Park
SAFARI
Inhambane
susvlei
sert Camp
eswatini
Johannesburg
& BEACH
Maputo
Zulu
Fish River Land
Drakensberg
Canyon
Johannesburg to Johannesburg
7 DAY SAFARI Lesotho Umdloti
Durban
ACCOMMODATED Wild Coast
SAFARI & beach | 7 DAY SAFARI & BEACH EXPERIENCE
OUDSHOORN
Cape Town
ROBERTSON
MOSSEL BAY
Knysna
HERMANUS
6 NIGHTS LODGE
16 www.dri f ter s.c o. z aA perfect getaway that combines some of DAY 5: MOZAMBIQUE – ZULULAND
the best game viewing in South Africa with This morning, after breakfast at the lodge, INCLUDED HIG HLI G HTS
the white sandy beaches of Mozambique. we make our way back to Maputo by boat. • Private game reserve
We explore the African bush, spending as Reunited with our vehicle, we travel south to
Drifters experiences
• Mozambique
much time as possible on safari in search of enter South Africa at Kosi Bay Border Post.
animals in the renowned Kruger Park area, Now in the Kingdom of Zululand, we travel • Private beaches
before we cross the border into Mozambique. the short distance to one of the private game • Boat transfer Maputo
We spend several days at a private lodge reserves in the area where we check in to • African culture
located on a secluded peninsula enjoying our lodge for the next two nights. In the late • Open vehicle game drives
the sun and surf along the shores of the afternoon we go on a game drive, exploring
warm Indian Ocean. Finally we cross back the area along the shores of Lake Jozini,
• Zululand
into South Africa, and spend some time in before returning to the lodge for dinner. • Secluded beach resort
Zululand, on a private game reserve, before
we make our way back to Johannesburg. Guests with limited time have the option to
leave the tour in Maputo and fly home from OPTIONAL ACTI V ITIES
DAY 1: JOHANNESBURG – PRIVATE here. B L D • Scuba diving
BUSH LODGE • Snorkelling
Departing from the Greenfire Lodge ACCOMMODATION • Village walks
Johannesburg at 06h30, we follow the main • White Elephant Safari Lodge
road east to the Lowveld of South Africa, • Fishing
location of the famed Kruger Park and many INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY • Dhow sailing trip
well-known private game reserves. We spend • Boat transfer to Mozambique
the night on one of these private reserves, • Private game reserve
in the spectacular mountains of the big five • Open vehicle game drive D e pa r t ur e s
Mthethomusha Game Reserve. This afternoon This tour departs from Johannesburg on
we explore the reserve on an open-vehicle DAY 6: ZULULAND selected Saturdays.
game drive. D We rise early, and as usual, enjoy a cup of
coffee or tea before embarking on a morning See page 47 - 50 for prices & dates.
ACCOMMODATION game activity. Our expert local guides will tell
• Bongani Mountain Lodge us about the surrounding environment and all At time of going to print the above itinerary
was correct, but Drifters continually strive
the animals that we find here.
to offer our clients the best available
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY tour options, and as such we reserve the
• Scenic drive through South Africa We have some time in the afternoon to relax right to change aspects of the itinerary at
• Afternoon game drive and take in the beauty of the surrounding our discretion. During the validity period
bush, before again departing in the late of the published itinerary, conditions
DAY 2: MOZAMBIQUE afternoon on another open vehicle game may change, roads may be improved
As is custom in the bush, we wake up early drive. We return to the lodge for dinner, and or deteriorate, contracted camps and
to enjoy the African sunrise over a coffee, make a toast to our last evening in the bush. accommodation facilities may change
before we embark on a short morning game BLD standards, optional activities might
drive. We return to the lodge for breakfast, become available or be discontinued,
after which we drive the short distance to ACCOMMODATION new border posts open or existing ones
become congested, etc. Drifters are
the Mozambique border, and then on to the • White Elephant Safari Lodge
continuously monitoring all of the factors
capital city, Maputo. We make our way to the that contribute to a successful tour, and
harbour, exchanging our vehicle for a boat, INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY will make amendments to the published
which transfers us to our lodge, situated on • Morning and afternoon game itinerary if circumstances so demand, or
SAFARI & beach | 7 DAY SAFARI & BEACH EXPERIENCE
a secluded peninsula across Maputo Bay. We experiences if we believe that the change will enhance
arrive in the afternoon, and settle in to spend • Private game reserve the tour.
the next 3 nights in a beach paradise. B D
DAY 7: ZULULAND – JHB
ACCOMMODATION After breakfast we depart for Johannesburg, Important information
• Machangulo Beach Lodge stopping along the way for an own expense This tour is fully accommodated and all linen
lunch, and arriving in Johannesburg in the and towels are supplied. Seasonal malaria
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY late afternoon. The tour ends at the Greenfire precautions may be advisable and are locally
• Morning game drive Johannesburg Lodge. B obtainable. Game viewing on foot is difficult,
• Maputo so we also place importance on some of the
• Boat transfer INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY smaller aspects of the bush. It can get very hot
• Scenic drive to Johannesburg so suitable precautions against sunburn should
be taken.
DAY 3 - 4: MOZAMBIQUE
We have the following two days to soak up the Our price includes all transport, food, coffee,
sun and enjoy the warm Indian Ocean and tea, accommodation, walks, game drives,
white sandy beaches. Our accommodation entry fees and permits, group equipment and a
offers a variety of optional activities from professional guide.
scuba diving and snorkelling to local village
tours. Explore the estuaries on a kayak or test The price does not include alcohol, bottled water
your hand at fishing. For those that prefer a and soft drinks, curios, tips and meals whilst
more relaxed approach the private picnic in transit to and from Johannesburg. Before
on the beach is a must. Extra allowance for departure, clients will be required to enter
activities must be made and are all arranged into an agreement pertaining to our booking
on location. B L D, B L D conditions and general information. Clients
are required to have their own comprehensive
personal travel insurance.
ACCOMMODATION
• Machangulo Beach Lodge A valid passport is required by everyone. This
tour will visit South Africa and Mozambique, it
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES is the client’s responsibility to insure they have
• Scuba diving the appropriate visas required for this trip.
• Snorkelling
• Kayaking Meal Guide:
• Village walks
• Many more B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
w w w. d r i f ter s .c o.za 17Drifters experiences
LOWER zambia
ZAMBEZI
LUSAKA
CHIRUNDU
Victoria MANA POOLS
LUSAKA TO LUSAKA NATIONAL PARK
Falls
sha Nat. Park 6 DAY canoe SAFARI Chobe
Namutoni
Hwange
zimbabwe
Moremi
waterberg
Maun
ACCOMMODATED
dberg Nata
MAKGADIKGADI
PANS NATIONAL PARK
Ghanzi
Windhoek Francistown
d
Central Kruger
Kalahari National
Park
I
lei
Camp
ZAMBEZI | 6 DAY Canoe SAFARI
Johannesburg
Ma
Zulu
Fish River Land
Drakensberg
Canyon
Umdloti
Durban
4 NIGHTS LODGE | 1 Nights SERVICED CAMPING
Wild Coast
18 www.dri f ter s.c o. z a OUDSHOORN
Cape TownThe ultimate Lower Zambezi canoe Our lunch will be on one of the sand banks
adventure done in comfort. The tour explores along the way with time to rest and relax. INCLUDED HIG HLIG HTS
the Zambezi valley by canoe, boat and Once we arrive at our accommodation for the • 3 Day Lower Zambezi Canoe Safari
vehicle, giving visitors the opportunity to evening guests have several options on how
Drifters experiences
see the Zambezi Valley in a truly unique way. to spend the afternoon. Options will include a • Private Island Accommodation
Guided by our local experts, clients have the game drive into the game management area,
opportunity to immerse themselves in the fishing on the river or a sundowner cruise.
• 1 Night Serviced Camping
beauty and remoteness of the valley while Our dinner is served at the Lodge and we drift • Game drive in Lower Zambezi
enjoying the comforts of an accommodated away to the sounds of the night. B L D
safari. National Park
ACCOMMODATION
DAY 1: LUSAKA TO ZAMBEZI • Munyemeshi Lodge
• Fully supported tour
Guests arrive at the Lusaka International • Boat cruise on Zambezi
airport and after clearing immigration and INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
collecting baggage they are met by the transfer • Guided canoe trip on Lower Zambezi
driver and taken to our accommodation for • Lunch on Island in Zambezi
De pa r t ur e s
the night. • Private Island Accommodation
Gwabi River Lodge is located on the banks of OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES This tour starts from Lusaka on selected
the Kafue river and offer spectacular views of • Game Drive Sundays
the surrounding area. This afternoon we enjoy • Fishing
a sunset boat cruise and sundowners on the See page 47 - 50 for prices & dates.
river as our first introduction of the days to DAY 4: ZAMBEZI
come. We enjoy a catered meal and a relaxed We enjoy a hearty breakfast before departing At time of going to print the above itinerary
evening at the lodge. D on our final canoe adventure into the Lower
was correct but Drifters continually strive
Zambezi National Park. We travel through the
ACCOMMODATION heart of the valley and immerse ourselves to offer our clients the best available
• Gwabi River Lodge in the surrounding beauty. We have our tour options and as such we reserve the
traditional lunch and afternoon break along right to change aspects of the itinerary at
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY the banks of the river before departing to our our discretion. During the validity of the
• Airport Transfer private island camp for the night. published itinerary conditions will change,
• Sunset Boat Cruise roads are improved or deteriorate often
• Kafue River Views Our last evening is spent on a private island
in a fly camp setup for the group and offers opening up new routes, contracted camps
DAY 2: ZAMBEZI a truly unique experience and a night under and accommodation facilities change
We enjoy a delicious breakfast at the lodge the stars. standards, optional activities become
before our guide conducts a safety briefing available or are discontinued, new
for our canoe trip over the next 3 days. Once There is plenty of time in the afternoon to border posts open and old ones become
ready and packed we embark on our once in relax or partake in one of the activities on congested, etc. Drifters are continuously
a life time canoe safari through the Zambezi offer. We enjoy a catered meal on our island
monitoring all of the factors that make up
Valley. Our journey begins on the Kafue river and settle in for a relaxed evening. B L D
but soon joins the Lower Zambezi and gives a successful tour and as such will make
us the opportunity to view the multitude of ACCOMMODATION amendments to the published itineraries
birds found in the area along with the bigger • Serviced Camping if circumstances demand or if we believe
mammals along the banks of the river. that the change will enhance the tour.
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY
This afternoon we enjoy our lunch on one of • Guided canoe trip on Lower Zambezi
the islands in the river prepared by our staff • Lunch on Island in Zambezi
and a break over the heat of the day. From • Serviced Camping on Private Island Important information
here we continue the short distance to our This tour is fully accommodated and all linen
secluded Island Bush camp where we spend DAY 5: ZAMBEZI
and towels are supplied. Seasonal malaria
the night. Once checked into our rooms We rise early this morning and after the
precautions may be advisable. Game viewing
there will be opportunity for guests to go on traditional coffee or tea with rusks we depart
on foot is difficult, so we also place importance
a guided birding walk, visit a local village, try on a guided game drive in an open safari
on some of the smaller aspects of the bush. It
your hand at fishing or simply relax and enjoy vehicle into the Lower Zambezi National Park.
the surrounding views. We enjoy a packed breakfast in the park can get very hot so suitable precautions against
Inhambane spending maximum time in search of animals. sunburn should be taken.
We have dinner and spend the evening In the afternoon we slowly make our way back
around the campfire listening to the sounds of to the river and enjoy lunch before we depart Our price includes all transport, food, coffee,
the African Bush. B L D on a boat cruise back to Gwabi. tea, accommodation, canoes and equipment,
game drives, entry fees and permits, group
ZAMBEZI | 6 DAY Canoe SAFARI
ACCOMMODATION On arrival we settle into our rooms and enjoy equipment and a professional guide. Bottled
• Tsika Island Bush Camp our dinner at the Lodge and drink a farewell water will be supplied while on the river.
aputo toast to our adventure. B L D
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY The price does not include alcohol, soft drinks,
• Guided canoe trip on Lower Zambezi ACCOMMODATION curios and tips. Before departure, clients will be
• Lunch on Island in Zambezi • Gwabi River Lodge required to enter into an agreement pertaining
• Private Island Accommodation to our booking conditions and general
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS/ACTIVITY information. Clients are required to have their
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES • Game drive in Lower Zambezi own comprehensive personal travel insurance.
• Guided bird walk National Park
• Village Walk • Boat cruise on Zambezi A valid passport is required by everyone.
• Fishing This tour will visit South Africa and it is the
DAY 6: ZAMBEZI to LUSAKA client’s responsibility to insure they have the
DAY 3: ZAMBEZI We enjoy a relaxed breakfast at the Lodge appropriate visas required for this trip.
We enjoy a relaxed breakfast on our island before check out and our transfer back to the
before we set off for the second day of our airport in Lusaka. B
canoe safari. The Valley is rich in fauna
and flora and our guide will take time to tell Meal Guide:
us more about the sights and sounds we B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner
encounter along the way.
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