03/09/2025
🇿🇼/🇿🇲 To Botswana🇧🇼for a day
(FULL DAY)
Pick up :can be from VICTORIA FALLS 🇿🇼 or LIVINGTONE ZAMBIA
Destinations: Kasane & Park, Botswana
Departs from: (Zambia) or (Zimbabwe)
Duration: ~10–11 hours door-to-door (subject to border formalities)
OUTLINE ITINERARY
✅06:30–07:00 Hotel pickup in Livingstone or Victoria Falls. Drive to Kazungula border/bridge. (~1–1.5 hrs from Vic Falls; slightly less from Livingstone, traffic dependent).
✅Border formalities at Kazungula. Your Botswana guide meets you after immigration. (Kazungula Bridge border typically operates 06:00–18:00—plan to cross back well before closing.)
✅Morning (3 hrs): Chobe River Boat Cruise—view elephants, hippos, crocs, buffalo and prolific birdlife from the water.
✅Midday: Buffet lunch at a riverside lodge in Kasane.
✅Afternoon (3 hrs): Open-vehicle Game Drive in Chobe National Park (famed for Africa’s largest elephant concentrations; predators possible).
✅~16:00–16:30 Return to border and transfer back to your hotel in Livingstone/Victoria Falls, arriving ~18:00–19:00 (timing varies with season and queues).
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✅Return transfers from hotels in Livingstone or Victoria Falls.
✅Professional Botswana safari guide + vehicle, boat cruise, park fees and lodge lunch.
✅Bottled water during activities.
NOT INCLUDED
✅Visas & border fees. Many guests can use the KAZA Univisa (one visa for Zambia + Zimbabwe, also covers day trips to Botswana via Kazungula). Check eligibility before travel.
✅Chobe National Park entrance fee (usually collected locally if not prearranged; rates are set by Botswana authorities and can change).
✅Drinks at lunch and gratuities.
WHAT TO BRING
✅Passport (with required visas), comfortable neutral-coloured clothing, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, camera/binoculars, light jacket for cool mornings.
IMPORTANT NOTES
✅Border hours: Plan within 06:00–18:00 operating window for Kazungula Bridge; delays are possible at busy times.
✅Visas: The KAZA Univisa is widely used for Victoria Falls/Livingstone trips and allows a Botswana day trip via Kazungula. Policies can change; confirm latest rules when booking. Regional leaders also signaled plans to expand the univisa across more KAZA countries in future.
✅Wildlife is wild: Sightings vary by season and luck, but river cruises commonly view elephants, hippos, crocs, and abundant birdlife.
SAMPLE PICK-UP WINDOWS
✅From Livingstone (Zambia): 06:30–06:45
✅From Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe): 06:30–07:00 (about 70–80 km to Kazungula).
Contact us
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