Go 2 South Africa

Custom Designed Africa Safaris and South Africa Tours

go2SOuthAfrica header
  • Spectacular Wildlife
  • Africa Honeymoons
  • Distinctive Africa Travel
  • Home
  • Africa Safaris
    • Botswana Safaris
    • South Africa Safaris
    • Zambia Safaris
    • Zimbabwe Safaris
  • South Africa Tours
    • South Africa Tour Ideas
    • The Garden Route
    • Luxury South Africa Trains
    • Active South Africa Adventures
    • South Africa Self Drive Tours
    • Tours for the Disabled
  • Cape TownTours
    • Cape Town Day Tours
      • Cape Town Scenic Tours
      • Winelands/Food Day Tours.
      • Cape Town Cultural Tours
    • Experience The Cape Winelands.
    • Cape Town Extended Tours
    • Luxury Cape Town Villas
    • Active Cape Town
    • Self drive Cape Town
  • Cultural Tours
    • Eastern Cape Cultural Tours.
    • Venda Cultural Tours
    • South Africa Cultural Tours
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

11N The Epic Elephant Expeditions

This 11 Night The Epic Elephant Expedition touches 3 countries Botswana – Nambia – Zambia

Botswana is considered the elephant capital of the universe,and rightly so.

Huge numbers of herds roam freely through the countries vast and diverse wilderness ensure memorable encounters on so many different levels.

Savute Botswana

This 11N Epic Elephant Expedition is exactly what it implies:

A epic adventure tracking the world’s largest land mammal on foot,by canoe,by boat and by vehicle,through breathtaking wild-lands.

Discovering that elephant are indeed highly intelligent and sentient animals, capable of advanced and fascinating behavior.

On this 11N The Epic Elephant Expedition we slowly discover the crucial part elephants play in the ecological vibrancy of an eco-system,and how we can all become actively involved in elephant conservation by:

  1. A combination of encounters in the bush,
  2. Presentations on the hot topics of elephant conservation,
  3. Speaking to retired ivory poachers,
  4. Meeting established scientists,
  5. Hospitable discussions around remote campfires

Although the focus is on elephant antics and conservation,there is a lot more to the safari than this.

The route incorporates a classic journey through the wildest big-game viewing regions in Botswana and Namibia staying at a combination of camps ranging from luxury tents,mobile fly-camps and a triple deck houseboat.

11 Night Epic Elephant Safari:

Day 1

Flight from Johannesburg to Maun,Botswana

Light aircraft charter to Stanley’s Camp in the Okavango Delta

Lunch on arrival – Afternoon game drive and introduction – Dinner and overnight at Stanley’s

Day 2

Elephant interaction based from Stanley’s,walking,touching and learning about the resident herd.

Brunch in the bush with the elephants – Return to Stanley’s – Afternoon at leisure

Dinner and overnight

Day 3

Breakfast and pack-up – Motor boat transfer to Gunns Camp in the Okavango

Arrive for lunch on the elevated deck – Afternoon boating excursion

Dinner and overnight

Day 4-5

Depart Gunns Camp by dugout canoe for 2 nights of fly-camping on Chief’s Island in the Moremi Game Reserve

Accommodation in a tented mobile camp with long drop loo and bucket shower

Two days of tracking and walking in search of elephant on foot.

Day 6

Return to Gunn’s Camp in afternoon with evening at leisure

Dinner and overnight at Gunns Camp.

Day 7

Charter flight to a luxury tented camp on the banks of the Savuit Channel within the Chobe National Park

Elephant family Chobe Botswana

Arrive for lunch followed by an orientation drive and search for elephants

Dinner and overnight

Day 8

Full day game viewing based from our tented base, returning for meals and overnight

Day 9

Charter flight to Kasane on the Chobe River

Clear customs into Namibia and then a boat transfer to a luxury houseboat on the Chobe

Check in and orientation – Afternoon boat trip on the river

Dinner and overnight on the houseboat

Botswana Houseboat safari

Day 10-11

Two full days game viewing and elephant watching based from the houseboat

Birdwatching, fishing or game drives can be arranged

Day 12

Morning activity followed by a boat transfer back to the mainland

Drive to Kasane International Airport for on-going travel logistics

OPTIONAL ADD-ON

Day 13-14

Road transfer to Livingstone in Zambia and two nights spent at Sindabezi Island on the Zambezi River

Activities include:

An authoritative presentation of Victoria Falls

White water rafting

Elephant interaction

Canoeing and/or boating

Cultural excursions

Day 15

Road transfer to Livingstone Airport to connect with a return flight to Johannesburg where the safari ends.

11N The Epic Elephant Expedition Safari Description

This safari follows the historical movement patterns and distribution of elephants, and in doing so brings us into contact with a variety of other big-game species.

A truth we have found is the more you track elephants, the more other animals you will find!

In the process we discover more about the perils and hurdles of elephant conservation in Africa,the illegal ivory trade and what can be done to create more living space for these incredible animals.

In the process we visit some sublime wilderness,stay in unique accommodation and enjoy adventurous game viewing.

If you ever thought that elephant were just another animal, this safari will amaze you,and if you have a soft spot for them,this safari will provide you with endless days of pleasure.

Okavango delta Botswana Safari

A Little More Information

Okavango Delta

Located within the Kalahari Desert of northern Botswana, the Okavango is a vast oasis of fertile grasslands, waterways and secluded islands. It provides sustenance to a variety of big-game such as buffalo, hippo, crocodiles, lion, leopard, wild dog, an array of antelope, zebra, giraffe … and of course elephants.

The birdlife is phenomenal and the scenery is breathtaking. We spend six days in this wildlife paradise.

We begin the expedition with a day walking through the Okavango with a herd of semi-tame elephant which we can touch and interact with.

Actually, ‘semi-tame’ is not the correct description as these elephants consort with wild individuals and have never been hand reared. Please note that we don’t actually ride these elephant but the experience provides a unique insight into the day to day lives, complex communication, advanced behaviour and surprising levels of intelligence of these remarkable animals.

Stanley’s Camp, with its luxury tented accommodation and beautiful setting ensures a fantastic base camp for this special experience which is highly recommended …you will look at an elephant through different eyes after this!

A boat transfer to Gunns Camp takes us along the Boro River deeper into the Delta and we often encounter animals along the way. The superb setting of Gunns Camp’s elevated deck and lounge overlooking the Moremi Game Reserve ensures the best sunset in Botswana.

We will base ourselves for a two night mobile camping safari on the islands of the Okavango. All supplies are loaded into dugout canoes and we pole to a remote spot where a tented fly-camp will be pre-erected for us.

This is Africa at it’s best … living under canvas … a remote campfire … open air bucket showers … surrounded by animals … and tracking elephant on foot.

Watching elephant (and of course other game including predators) is a stirring experience and an important imprint of the bigger picture. It’s very exciting, and at times, deeply emotional as close up encounters can be moving indeed.

Chobe National Park

This famous reserve is an elephant and big-game hotspot which we explore by vehicle.

The northern reaches on the Chobe River support the largest concentrations of elephant in Africa (and the world) and it is here where we base ourselves for three days.

We also visit the seminal region known as Savuti where the mysterious Savuti Channel is flowing after decades of dust, bringing new life, colour and animal congregations into the parched landscape.

Savuti – once referred to as the Stolen River – is a an enigmatic region in the southern Chobe. The Savuti Channel started flowing again recently after decades and empties it’s life blood into the Savuti Marsh which has returned to it’s former glory of a lush green wetland.

Large numbers of elephant, general game and predators congregate along the channel and marsh and game viewing is often sublime. The huge elephant bulls here are known for their placid behaviour and some close up encounters are predicted. We stay in a luxury tented camp close to the channel which is our base to explore the region by open game viewer.

We wing our way above the Chobe to Kasane, a small town on the banks of the Chobe River overlooking the Namibian floodplains beyond. Kasane is the safari-capital of northern Botswana, and we clear immigration into Namibia where we take a motor boat transfer into the Chobe National Park to our next destination … a luxury houseboat.

With a prime position within the national park, and moored in Namibia waters, the luxurious triple deck houseboat offers a unique overview (literally!) of the river and floodplain.

We explore the region with motor boats, taking advantage of stupendous elephant viewing on the river in the afternoons. Game drives can be arranged from our watery base, and fishing excursions and birdwatching are also possible.

On return to the Botswana mainland we are able to arrange a scientific presentation from a leading elephant research organization.

The plight of elephants is one of the most controversial topics in Africa, and these eminent conservationists will be able to shed some light on their hopes, dreams and fears. These talks are educational, entertaining and poignant.

The safari winds down on arrival at Kasane International Airport, where your on-going travel plan would be coordinated. However for the adventurous-at-heart, an add-on module is highly recommended….

From Kasane we drive to Kazungula, a river crossing on the Zambezi River. The region is geographically unique as there is an island where the territories of four different countries merge; Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

We cross the river by boat and clear immigration into Zambia and take a short road transfer toward the historic town of Livingstone. We stop at Tongabezi on the banks of the Zambezi and from here take a motor boat to the exclusive Sindabezi Island.

Not quite how Livingstone would have done it 150 years ago! Sindabezi, with its three-sided reed and thatch river chalets is the perfect hideaway to explore the Zambezi and the great Victoria Falls.

Based from Sindabezi we have ample time to visit places of interest, canoe trails, white-water rafting or cultural excursions. All activities here are based around the spectacular Zambezi River, which after the Nile, Congo and Niger is Africa’s largest artery. The highlight is undoubtedly a tour of the majestic Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

A comprehensive interpretation of the Falls comes standard, and we take our time exploring the numerous look-outs on the trail. When in flood, the Zambezi is a mile wide as it cascades over a 100 metre chasm into a series of gorges and pools below. It’s a phenomenal sight!

A road transfer to Livingstone Airport on the final day connects us with an international flight to Johannesburg, or perhaps another destination. From here your travel logistics are met.

Wildlife

Countries visited:

Four – South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. It is also possible to do a day tour into Zimbabwe based from Sindabezi.

Rivers along the way:

Okavango Delta, including the Boro River, Savuti Channel, Chobe and the Zambezi.

Possible mammal highlights (amongst others):

Red lechwe, wild dog, eland, puku, Chobe bushbuck, Crawshay’s zebra and loads and loads of elephant.

 

Contact us: Africa Safari and South Africa Tour Contact form
Call Us: Call us at 541-482-6050

We design your Africa experience as you want it.

Notifications about Africa Safaris and South Africa Tours.

  • Africa Safaris

    • 11N The Epic Elephant Expedition
    • Beautiful Bathrooms
    • Sleep under the Africa skies.
    • South Africa Safaris
      • 4 Nights Kgaglagadi Safari
      • Cape Town,Phinda,The Outpost Safari
      • Eastern Cape Pumba Safari Lodge
      • Eastern Cape Safari: Kwandwe Lodge
      • Eastern Cape Safaris
      • Eastern Cape:Addo Elephant Park
      • Kariega Game Reserve
      • Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
      • Kruger National Park
        • Kruger National Park Walking Safaris
          • Hutwini Walking Safari Trail
          • Limpopo walking Safari Trail
          • The Pafuri Walking Safari
        • Kruger Park Birding Safaris
          • 2N Kruger Park Birding Safari.
          • 6 Day Southern Kruger Park Birding Safari
          • 9 Day Mpumulanga and Limpopo Birding Safari
          • Birding Safari:Southern Kruger and Swaziland.
        • Kruger Park Self Drive Safaris
          • 13 Night Johannesburg to Durban Scenic Safari
          • Kruger National Park self drive adventure
        • Kruger Safari Lodges
          • Garonga Spa Safari Lodge
          • Hoyo-Hoyo Tsonga Lodge
          • Imbali Safari Lodge
          • Lukimbi Safari Lodge
          • Ngala Safari Lodge
          • Ngala Tented Camp
        • Sabi Sands Game Reserve
          • Chitwa Chitwa Safari Lodge
          • Djuma
          • Elephant Plains Safari Lodge
          • Leopard Hill Safari Lodge
          • Notten’s Private Safari Lodge
        • The Outpost
        • Timbivati Lodges
          • Honeyguide Tented Camp
          • Mostswari
          • Shindzela Walking Safari Camp
          • Simbivati
          • Umlani Game Lodge
      • Kruger Park Walking Safari
      • Kwa Zulu Safaris
        • Cape Town/Kwazulu /Safari
        • Imfolozi Bush Camp Safari
        • Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge
        • Zulu land/Kruger Safari
      • Lion Sands Ivory Lodge with Treehouse
      • Londolozi Camps
        • Londolozi Founders Camp
        • Londolozi Granite Suites
        • Londolozi Pioneer Camp
        • Londolozi Tree Camp
        • Londolozi Varty Camp
      • Mala Mala Camps
        • Mala Mala Main Camp
        • Mala Mala Sable Lodge
        • Rattray’s on Mala Mala
      • Phinda Camps
      • Phinda Forest Lodge
      • Phinda Rock Lodge
      • Phinda The homestead
      • Phinda Vlei Lodge
      • Phinda Zuka Lodge
      • Rhino Post Kruger Park Walking Safari
      • Romance South Africa
      • Sabi Sabi Camps
        • Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
        • Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge
        • Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp
        • Sabi Sabi Selati
      • Samara Private Game Reserve
      • Shamwari Bayethe Lodge
      • Shamwari Camps
      • Shamwari Eagles Crag Lodge
      • Shamwari Villa Lobengula
      • Singita Camps
        • Singita Lebombo Lodge
        • Singita Sweni
      • Singita Boulders Lodge
      • Singita Castleton
      • Singita Ebony Lodge
      • Southern Africa Luxury Bush Safari
    • Botswana Safaris
      • 10 nights – Botswana Safari/Victoria Falls
      • 14N/15D Desert and Delta Discovery
      • 6N/7 Day Fly in Botswana Safari
      • 8N/9D Botswana Highlights
      • Botswana Mobile Camping Safaris
        • Best of Botswana Mobile Safari.
        • Botswana: 9 Night Mobile tented Safari.
        • Chobe Under Canvas
        • Moremi Under Canvas
        • Okavango River Safaris
        • Savute Under Canvas
      • Botswana Walking Safaris
        • Chitabe Walking Safaris
        • Selinda Walking Safari
        • Walk the Wilds Botswana Walking Safari
      • Chobe National Park
        • Chobe House Boat Safari Option 1
        • Chobe Chilwero
        • Chobe Game Lodge
        • Chobe House Boat Safari Option 2
        • Kings Pool Camp
      • Jacana Botswana Safari
      • Kalahari Camps
        • Deception Valley Lodge
        • Jacks Camps
        • Tswalu Kalahari
      • Luxury Hemingway Botswana Safari
      • Mighty Falls and Delta Dreams
      • Okavango Delta Camps
        • Abu Camp
        • Duba Plains
        • Jao Camp
        • Little Momba
        • Momba Camp
        • Vumbura Plains Camp
      • Romantic Honeymoon Botswana Safari
      • Savute Camps
        • Savute Elephant Camp
      • Selinda / Kwando Camps
        • Kwando Lebala
        • Selinda Camp
        • Selinda Canoe Trail
        • Selinda Explorers Camp
        • Zarafa Camp
      • The Best of Southern Africa safari.
      • Vegan Tented Botswana Safari
    • Zambia Safaris
      • 10N Luangwa and Livingstone Safari
      • 7N Luangwa Walk/Bush/Lodge Camping Safari
      • Cape Town,Victoria Falls,Walking Safari
      • Chongwe River Camp
      • Chongwe River House
      • Gem Of Zambia Safari
      • Luangwa Safari House
      • Luxury Safari Houses of Africa
      • Mchenja Bush Camp
      • Puku Ridge
      • Robins House
      • Sausage Tree
      • Shumba Camp
      • Spice Trail Safari
      • Tena Tena
      • Victoria Falls Zambia Side
        • Royal Livingstone
        • Sindabezi Island
        • Sussi & Chuma
        • Tangala House
        • Tongabezi
      • Walking Mobile Safaris
      • Zambia’s 2 River Safari
      • Zambia’s Classic Safari
    • Seychelles
      • Banyan Tree
      • Four Seasons Resort
      • Fregate Island Private
      • Le Meridien Fisherman’s Cove
      • North Island
      • Raffles Praslin
    • Zimbabwe Safaris
      • Hwange National Park.
      • Kanga Camp Mana Pools
      • Mana Pools – World Heritage Site
      • Mana Pools Canoe Safari
      • Mana Pools:Tented Zambezi Expeditions
      • Ruckomechi Camp
      • Somalisa Camp
      • The Victoria Falls Hotel
    • Mozambique
      • Azura at Quilalea
      • Azura Benguerra Island
      • Benguerra Lodge
      • Indigo Bay Resort and Spa
      • Londo Lodge
      • Medjumbe Private Island
      • Pambele
      • Vamizi

South Africa Tour and Safari Testimonials.

View Testimonials
  • South Africa Tour National Geographic Testimonial
  • sep 2019 south africa botswana gorilla safari uganda
  • 2019:Thanks very much its been a tough adjustment being back in the office today after such a wonderful time.
  • 2019:The trip was amazing just as expected
  • 2019:South Africa and Botswana Safari.
  • 2019: Reviews of Jacis Lodge Riverdene Mooiplaas
  • 2017: French Chef 
  • 2017: US college South Africa tour
  • 2017: Short Kruger Park Safari
  • 2017:How was it did you get the shot you wanted
  • Dec 2016:Southern Africa from the USA with a marriage proposal
  • Nov 2016:South Africa Tours-Group from USA-3rd repeat visit.
  • October 2016:Botswana Safari with a South Africa Tour from Canada.
  • September 2016:Kenya from the USA-1 client 2cnd repeat visit.
  • September 2016:Tanzania Safari from the USA.
  • March 2014:South Africa Honeymoon from Singapore
  • Dec 13:Venda Cultural Tour from Singapore.
  • Sep 2012 South Africa Tour/Botswana Safari from California USA
  • Nov 11 US group from DC:South Africa

Useful links

  • About Africa Safaris
  • South Africa Visas
  • Malaria on Safari
  • Africa Safari Clothing
  • Travel Insurance
  • South Africa Car Rental
  • South Africa Hotel Grading.
  • South Africa Cell Phone Rental
  • South Africa Currency
  • South Africa Weather
  • South Africa Beaches
  • Cape Town
  • Johannesburg
  • Durban
  • Port Elizabeth
  • Cape Town Winelands
  • Kruger-National-Park
  • Garden Route Information
  • North West Province
  • Gauteng
  • Mpumalanga
  • Wild Coast
  • Kwa Zulu
  • The Drakensberg
  • The Karoo
  • Route 62
  • Panaroma Route

Contact us: Africa Safari and South Africa Tour Contact form
Call Us: Call us at 541-482-6050

We design your Africa experience as you want it.

Notifications about Africa Safaris and South Africa Tours.

Copyright© 2021 · E Mail stephen@go2southafrica.com · phone: +1 (541)482-6050

Custom Designed Africa Safari/South Africa Request Form

Menu
  • Home
  • Africa Safaris
    • Botswana Safaris
    • South Africa Safaris
    • Zambia Safaris
    • Zimbabwe Safaris
  • South Africa Tours
    • South Africa Tour Ideas
    • The Garden Route
    • Luxury South Africa Trains
    • Active South Africa Adventures
    • South Africa Self Drive Tours
    • Tours for the Disabled
  • Cape TownTours
    • Cape Town Day Tours
      • Cape Town Scenic Tours
      • Winelands/Food Day Tours.
      • Cape Town Cultural Tours
    • Experience The Cape Winelands.
    • Cape Town Extended Tours
    • Luxury Cape Town Villas
    • Active Cape Town
    • Self drive Cape Town
  • Cultural Tours
    • Eastern Cape Cultural Tours.
    • Venda Cultural Tours
    • South Africa Cultural Tours
  • About Us
  • Contact Us