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Firstly, your city & swamp holiday starts in Cape Town, where you will spend 4 nights staying in a boutique hotel in the city centre. However, apart from an abundance of hospitality, Cape Town city has a lot to offer – from loads of popular local restaurants and shops in the city centre to interesting museums and art galleries dotted around the city. A visit to Cape Town is not complete without a scenic drive along the coastline towards Simon’s Town, where you can swim with the local penguins. Furthermore, another favourite is a sunset trip in the cable car up Table Mountain. Above all, here you can enjoy spectacular views of the city.

Secondly, your next leg of your city & swamp holiday takes you to the much sought after (and not without good reason!) Cape Winelands. Stay 2 nights in Stellenbosch, known for its buzzing atmosphere and beautiful surrounding wine farms. At this point, spend your days exploring the wine farms. Furthermore, in the evenings indulge in the culinary excellence and warm hospitality of the town centre.

Finally, you will head from the Winelands off to Botswana, where the next 3 days will be spent exploring the Okavango Delta. The Delta is one of the seven natural wonders of Africa and receives approximately 11 cubic kilometres of water per year from the annual floods. During the dry winter months, the delta is at its fullest and attracts a large variety of wildlife. In fact, it is known to be one of the areas with the highest concentrations of wildlife during this time! The high concentration of permanent and seasonal wildlife around the Delta include elephant, buffalo, hippo, rhino and a wide variety of buck, as well as predators including lion, cheetah, leopard and the Nile crocodile and a large variety of birdlife. Spending time on several day and night game drives. In addition go on guided nature walks and water excursions (if water levels permit).

Your Itinerary

Day 1-4 - Arrival in Cape Town

Your holiday starts with a 4-night stay in the city of Cape Town. You will be staying at the Three Boutique Hotel on a B&B basis. The hotel is ideally situated for you to explore this iconic city – from shopping at the V&A Waterfront and restaurant and bar hopping in the city centre, to a scenic drive along the Cape Peninsula, or a visit to the top of Table Mountain.

3 nights at Three Boutique Hotel or similar

Day 5-6 - Winelands

From Cape Town the road takes you the town of Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands. Spend a full day exploring the winelands, making sure to stop off at a wine farm or two to taste some of the world-famous wines on offer. Stellenbosch town also has a variety of popular restaurants to choose from. You will be staying at Oude Werf Hotel on a B&B basis.

1 night at Oude Werf Hotel or similar

Day 7-9 - Moremi Crossing

The 7th day of your trip will see you catching a flight from Cape Town International to Maun Airport, where you will be transferred to Moremi Crossing Airstrip. The last 3 nights of your trip will be spent at this water-based camp in the Okavango Delta. Enjoy a number of activities from half or full-day mokoro excursions and motorboat cruises to game walks and sleeping under the stars.

3 nights at Moremi Crossing Camp

Five reasons why travel to Botswana during the shoulder season

Day 10 - Return to Maun

Today marks the end of your City & Swamp holiday. Make the most of your last morning and enjoy a last breakfast and morning activity before setting off.

You will depart from Moremi Crossing via light aircraft back to Maun Airport, before catching the connecting flight back home.

What's included?

Included:
  • Accommodation and meals as specified
  • Excursions as specified
  • Car hire (premium insurance & zero excess with unlimited kilometers)
  • Private road transfers or shared transfers from lodge runways as specified
  • All park fees and daily conservation levies
  • All trips are ATOL protected or ABTA bonded to ensure you are fully covered
Excluded:
  • Flights
  • Non-specified meals, drinks, excursions
  • Expenses of a personal nature, i.e. laundry, telephone expenses, gratuities, porterage fees, etc
Details:

Please note that the price is based on low-season rates and all prices are correct at the time of writing.

Flight prices change a lot and for this reason, the flights are not part of the quote.

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Maun
This is the 'gateway' to the Okavango Delta and the main starting point of most safaris in Botswana.
Kasane
Wildlife hub on the doorstep of the Chobe National Park and a short distance to Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls
Easily combined with a safari holiday in Botswana with easy access from Chobe.
Gabarone
The capital of Botswana and main business hub. Not an area traditionally included on any safari circuit though.
Mashatu Game Reserve
Diverse reserve in the far corner of Botswana and easily accessible from South Africa.
Central Kalahari
A dry and arid region of Botwana, offering a very unique wildlife experience.
Okavango Delta
A natural flood plain offering some exceptional wildlife encounters and a variety of experiences from water activities to the traditional game drives.

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