Victoria Falls and Botswana – Botswana | Zimbabwe Tour for Young Adults & Young Solo Travellers

Victoria Falls and Botswana Tours for Young Adults

The one that kicks off at Victoria Falls before keeping the adventure going in Chobe and the Okavango Delta

You’d think any trip that kicks off somewhere as spectacular as Victoria Falls probably has some pretty big adventures tucked up its sleeve. And you’d be right. After marvelling at the ‘smoke that thunders’, this Mother Nature extravaganza takes you and your crew to Chobe. Here, you’ll have a unique chance to camp in the African bush, gazing up at the endless stars. After enjoying some included game drives (and getting some perspective-bending pics at the insane Makgadikgadi Salt Pans), it’s onto the Okavango Delta for more camping and some of the best wildlife-spotting opportunities in the world.

“70 percent join our trips solo”

“70% of our travellers join our trips solo, so you’ll travel with like-minded young people who want to make friends, experience new things and create lifelong memories. This is the best way to turn solo travel into the most social travel imaginable.” (Cited from the very experienced and internationally popular operator of this tour for young adults. For the latest info and eventual changes see here)

“Most popular youth travel company in the world”

Info by the very experienced and internationally popular operator of this tour for young adults (“Most popular youth travel company in the world”, Wikipedia): “Our trips are exclusively for 18-35s, and whether you join us solo or in a group, our trips are designed so you can share incredible experiences with young travellers just like you.”

Reviews by tour participants:

4 out of 5 stars (2 Reviews)* (all reviews and the latest rating available on the details page

Target age group:

18 to 35 (35 to 45 at “Reunion Trips“)

Trip duration and price:

9 days, 2 countries from about $ 2744* (final prices – also in other currencies like British £ or € – available on the booking page)

Destinations:

Africa > Botswana | Zimbabwe

You’ll find all details and eventual changes on the details page

Planned Itinerary:

Day 1: Victoria Falls

Day 2: Victoria Falls

Day 3: Victoria Falls

Chobe National Park

Day 4: Chobe National Park

Day 5: Chobe National Park

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Day 6: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Okavango Delta

Day 7: Okavango Delta

Day 8: Okavango Delta

Maun

Day 9: Maun

Day 1: Start Victoria Falls

Victoria FallsExcited much? Make your own way to your accommodation in Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders and the largest waterfall in the world. You might want to pack your raincoat, as during certain times of the year you can get drenched from the rising spray, giving the falls its local name: ‘The smoke that thunders’.
Please note: From January to June this trip puts you in the Victoria Falls Waterfront Hotel, Zambia, with a riverside deck and bar that overlooks the spray of the thunderous falls. Travelling from July to December? Don’t worry, you’re not missing out: we’ll put you up in the Shearwater Explorers Village, Zimbabwe, just 400m from the falls – with bohemian cafes, curio markets and swimming pools to explore. It’s win win, basically.

Shearwater Explorer’s Village (or similar)Take the Gorge Slide with a PartnerPrefer not to zip alone? You can do it with a mate if you’d prefer. Someone to admire those beaut views with, after all.
Additional costs apply

Bridge SwingSwing off the Victoria Falls Bridge, high above the mighty Zambezi River.
Additional costs apply

Bridge Swing Tandem Want to jump off the 115 year old Victoria Falls bridge feet-first? Then the 80 meter freefall bridge swing is for you, ideally placed between two countries in the middle of no-mans land – it’s a one of a kind thrill seeking activity.
Please note: Tandem has a max combined weight of 160kg
Additional costs apply

Bungee JumpLocated on the Victoria Falls Bridge, you will get to experience 111 meters of sheer adrenalin as you plummet towards the mighty Zambezi. This is without a doubt one of the most spectacular jumps in the world, with 4 seconds of freefall – definitely for the true Adrenalin seeker.
Additional costs apply

Adrenaline Combo (Bungee, Swing & Zipline)Take the plunge! Zip, swing and bungee over the Zambezi River’s flowing rapids for the ultimate thrill seeking afternoon in Victoria Falls.
Additional costs apply

Watch an African Drum Show with DinnerWe hope you’re hungry – it’s time to sample a smorgasbord of delicious African delights, all cooked over an open flame! You’ll dine on a buffet of smoked crocodile tail, warthog steak, kudu meatballs and even sautéed mopane worms (with sausages, salads and veggies available too). And for our evening’s entertainment, there’ll be a traditional drum show. What more could you want?

Please note: this activity is only available on the Zimbabwean side of Victoria Falls between July and December. The costs may also change depending on the season.
Additional costs apply

Day 2: Victoria FallsMake Travel Matter®

Victoria FallsToday you’ll have the chance to jump, zipline or swing off the famous bridge connecting Zimbabwe and Zambia over the Zambezi River. There’s also a locally guided village tour, where you’ll get to know the locals and experience their way of life. The evening will end off with a magnificent sunset cruise on the Zambezi including drinks and dinner.

Shearwater Explorer’s Village (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Zambezi River RaftingRated as the Greatest One-Day White Water Rafting experience in the world! Get ready for a wet & adrenaline-filled day on the mighty Zambezi river. View the spectacular scenery of the gorge & learn about the vegetation & wildlife as you raft your way down the world’s wildest river rapids, powered by millions of litres of water thundering down the Victoria Falls.
Additional costs apply

Make Travel Matter®Visit a Local Village (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) With the help of a local guide, we’ll take a tour of a nearby village – meeting the people and getting to know their culture, language and customs.
Additional costs apply

Sunset CruiseSip on a Gin & Tonic (yip, its an open bar) while watching the sunset over the Zambezi River. But don’t forget to look out for Croc’s, Hippo’s and Ele’s along the way!
Additional costs apply

Day 3: Victoria Falls to ChobeMake Travel Matter®

Victoria Falls
We start today on foot, to literally ‘walk on the wild side’ with a guided walking safari along the Zambezi’s National Park. This is a unique way to track wildlife on foot while learning about some of the smaller animals – plus plants and just generally anything we come across. Afterwards, we go from foot mode to flight mode with a helicopter ride above the thunderous waters below – the best way to see the falls in all their glory. Then it’s across the border to Botswana for more of what we love. I.e., safaris! This time, it’s the world-famous Chobe National Park, known for its huge elephant population.
Chobe National ParkTonight, you’ll truly experience the wilderness with a night out in the middle of the African bush. We have a private Contiki site just for us, with our own guides, cooks and a bonfire – all set under the stars. After dinner, you’ll get the chance to fall asleep to the sounds of Africa: a jackal calling in the distance, the loud whoop of a hyena, perhaps the roar of lions as they wake from a daytime slumber. Catch you later, city life!

Please note: due to the rainy season, overnight camping in Chobe is not available from October to March. Instead, you’ll spend two nights in Chobe at a lodge with afternoon and morning game drives still included, plus a buffet dinner.

Contiki Safari Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Dinner

Make Travel Matter®Take an Afternoon Game Drive in Chobe (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Coast along the banks of the Chobe River in search of thirsty wildlife coming down to drink. Falls Helicopter Flight (12min)Experience the unrivalled view of the majestic Victoria Falls with this flight over the falls. You can’t quite appreciate the magnitude of the falls until you see it from the sky.
Additional costs apply

Falls Helicopter Flight (25min)Experience the unrivalled view of the majestic Victoria Falls and the Mighty Zambezi with this flight over the falls. You can’t quite appreciate the magnitude of the falls until you see it from the sky. If you have never done a helicopter flight, you might as well do one of the best as this one also takes you over the gorge or surrounding nature reserves.
Additional costs apply

Make Travel Matter®Walking Safari (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Stroll through the wild side with a walking safari – guided by an expert! It’s not just walking in a wildlife reserve. You’ll learn about tracking, medicinal plants and smaller creatures (and really, anything else we stumble upon).
Additional costs apply

Day 4: ChobeMake Travel Matter®

Chobe National ParkThis morning we’ll wake up to watch the sunrise over the African bush with a light breakfast, before departing on a morning game drive to hopefully see some of the wildlife we may have heard the night before. We will arrive late morning to check into our new lodge and spend the rest of the day relaxing around the pool and swapping stories from the night before. On our last evening together you can opt for a wildlife cruise on the Chobe river. Surrounded by pods of hippos, crocs basking on the banks and all forms of African animals coming down to drink, this is truly one African sunset you’ll never forget followed by a buffet dinner tonight.

Kwalape Safari Lodge (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Make Travel Matter®Take a Morning Game Drive in Chobe (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Be on the lookout for any wildlife we may have heard the night before! Wildlife Cruise & DinnerCruise along the Chobe River on the look out for wildlife coming down to quench their thirst. Enjoy the sunset with hippo’s, croc’s (and sometimes elephants) in the river, plus a sundowner drink in hand. And finally, end the night with a buffet dinner back at the lodge.
Additional costs apply

Day 5: Chobe to Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Chobe National ParkDumela Botswana! We’ll head south today from Kasane to Gweta Lodge on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt pans.Makgadikgadi Salt PansOpt to cruise the salt pans in open safari vehicles in search of a meerkat colony while getting some funky perspective photos in one of the largest salt flats in the world. Tonights treat is sundower drinks under an icon of Botswana before retiring to the lodge for dinner and drinks at the bar.

Gweta Lodge (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Meerkats & Salt PansGet close to a colony of meerkats (Hey Timon!) as they go about their daily routines and take the opportunity to get those classic perspective photos out on the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan followed by a sunset drive to the lodge.
Additional costs apply

Day 6: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans to Okavango DeltaMake Travel Matter®

Makgadikgadi Salt PansWe will say goodbye to the pans (for now) and head on to the wildlife haven that is the Okavango DeltaOkavango Delta
Our minds already blown by this unique natural landscape, it’s off to the Okavango Delta, where we’ll take an awe-inspiring game drive before settling into our exclusive Contiki Safari Camp. We’ll be greeted with luxe two person dome tents – pre-erected of course – with stretchers, mattresses and linen. Dinner? How about a campfire meal as we swap tales under a starswept sky?

Contiki Safari Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Dinner

Make Travel Matter®Take an afternoon Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) Our first taste of the Okavango Delta, as we head to our Contiki Safari Camp. Hopefully spotting some of the ‘Big Five’ on our way.

Day 7: Okavango DeltaMake Travel Matter®

Okavango Delta

Get your David Attenborough voice on, we are in the heart of Africa’s iconic wildlife filming paradise. This sprawling wetland is home to some of Africa’s most incredible species and we will start searching for them after a quick bite to eat and we’re off on an early morning game drive in the Okavango Delta in hopes of spotting elephants, hippos and if we’re lucky, some predators. We’ll head back to camp for a tasty lunch and siesta. Chill in the camp or opt for a Mokoro boat trip along the gorgeous waterways of the delta. In the afternoon we’re back on another jaw-dropping game drive before our traditional campfire dinner. The day isn’t over, though – not even close. This evening we have a once in a lifetime opportunity – a night drive in the bush with spotlights seeking out elusive nocturnal animals you can’t find during the day.

Contiki Safari Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Make Travel Matter®Take a morning Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Get up with the sun in search of the amazing wildlife in this garden of Eden. Make Travel Matter®Take an Afternoon Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Enjoy another taste of wildlife spotting this afternoon.Make Travel Matter®Take a night Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Enjoy a sunset trip along the waterways of the Khwai River, looking out for the incredible animals that live here. Mokoro Boat SafariJump into a Mokoro, a traditional boat, and let a guide pole you down the Delta in search of wildlife. Its an incredibly relaxing journey and gets you close to wildlife coming down to drink for unique photographic opportunities.
Additional costs apply

Day 8: Okavango Delta to MaunMake Travel Matter®

Okavango DeltaAnother morning at the Delta (the struggle is real.) After coffee and breakfast at sunrise, it’s time for another morning game drive – eyes peeled for elephants – as we make our way out of this wildlife paradise.MaunCheck into the lodge, chill by the pool and then take to the skies in an optional Okavango Delta helicopter flight. Hover just meters above the waterways or fly high for stunning views of this unique inland delta and of course, don’t forget your binocs for some wildlife spotting from the air. If you’ve got a head for heights, you won’t find views more spectacular than this anywhere in the world. Tonight, you’ll polish off your last night in Botswana with a night in the town. The Okavango Delta Brewery calls, offering a tour, tasting and dinner for you to enjoy.

Island Safari Lodge (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Make Travel Matter®Take a dawn Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) It’s our last drive in the Delta! And our last chance to see any wildlife that eluded us on previous jaunts. Spot Wildlife on a Helicopter RideGet unbeatable wetland views from way up high. Whether you hover metres above the waterways or you soar above the plains looking for wildlife, this is your chance to get some truly amazing snaps from the sky.
Additional costs apply

Make Travel Matter®Craft Brewery for Conservation MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® ExperienceA great venue for a night in town in Maun, supporting local farmers who harvest sustainably in areas where elephant/human conflict is high. We’ll start with the brewery tour and end with dinner and drinks.
Additional costs apply

Day 9: End Maun

Maun
After a last breakfast together its time to say goodbye to new found friends and an incredible time in Botswana.

Included Meals:

Breakfast

You’ll find all details and eventual changes on the details & booking page

Some of the Highlights:

Make Travel Matter®
Take a Morning Game Drive in Chobe (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)

Be on the lookout for any wildlife we may have heard the night before!

INCLUDED

Make Travel Matter®
Take an afternoon Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)

Our first taste of the Okavango Delta, as we head to our Contiki Safari Camp. Hopefully spotting some of the ‘Big Five’ on our way.

INCLUDED

Make Travel Matter®
Take a night Game Drive in the Okavango Delta (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)

Enjoy a sunset trip along the waterways of the Khwai River, looking out for the incredible animals that live here.

INCLUDED

Zambezi River Rafting

Rated as the Greatest One-Day White Water Rafting experience in the world! Get ready for a wet & adrenaline-filled day on the mighty Zambezi river. View the spectacular scenery of the gorge & learn about the vegetation & wildlife as you raft your way down the world’s wildest river rapids, powered by millions of litres of water thundering down the Victoria Falls.

ADDITIONAL COST APPLIED

Falls Helicopter Flight (12min)

Experience the unrivalled view of the majestic Victoria Falls with this flight over the falls. You can’t quite appreciate the magnitude of the falls until you see it from the sky.

ADDITIONAL COST APPLIED

Meerkats & Salt Pans

Get close to a colony of meerkats (Hey Timon!) as they go about their daily routines and take the opportunity to get those classic perspective photos out on the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan followed by a sunset drive to the lodge.

ADDITIONAL COST APPLIED

Trip Highlights

The must do experiences that you can cross off your bucket list

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FAQs:

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Included Meals:

8 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 3 Dinners

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Team:

Expert Trip Manager + Driver Team + Local Guides

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Group Size:

Maximum 25 people

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Transfers:

Coach and Safari Vehicles

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More Details:

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