A full day is needed for white water rafting, and would require an additional night in Victoria Falls prior to the safari. We depart Victoria Falls mid-morning for Botswana's Chobe National Park some 85kms away. Camp is set up on a private campsite along or near the banks of the Chobe River within the park. This is superb elephant country, and some safaris see more than 500 in a day. Antelope, including the rare Puku, as well as predators such as Lion, abound in this region.
Water birds are also abundant.
Savute is the next stop, and we camp alongside the now dry Savute Channel. Lion prides and clans of Spotted Hyenas are resident in the area and are frequently seen. Cheetah and Wild Dog are also found in the area, and large herds of ungulates gather on the open grasslands. After breaking camp at Savute we travel by road to the eastern reaches of the Okavango and our first taste of the Delta's crystal clear waterways. Our private campsite is in Moremi, one of Botswana's most scenic reserves.