Rovos Rail, Victoria Falls & Zambezi Queen Botswana

Day 1-2
Upon arrival at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, you will be greeted by one of our representatives, who will provide you with additional travel documents and information and who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Transfer to the main train station in Pretoria, and here you get on the Rovos Rail and can visit your compartment.

Lunch is served along the way, with the train heading towards Zeerust and the Magaliesberg Range. Later there is dinner and finally you arrive at Mafikeng and the border with Botswana.

Rovos Rail is known all over the world for connoisseurs. This is a luxury class train journey and many believe that this is the ultimate way to experience this part of Africa. The train set is completely original, built 100 years ago and the original style has been retained. You feel relegated to a completely different time.

If you choose to travel in a Deluxe Suite, you get your own lounge, private bathroom with shower and plenty of space in general. The meals on board are very high class, with good food, fine wines and great service.

Breakfast and lunch while the train works its way through the Hwange Game Reserve National Park, and here you will experience one of the world’s longest, straight trains in the whole world (114 kilometers) as you are on your way to the Dete and Zambezi rivers. There is a chance that you can spot animals from the train. Arrival at Victoria Falls at 5 p.m.

Upon arrival at Victoria Falls Station, you will be greeted by one of our representatives, who will accompany you to the hotel and ensure that check-in proceeds as required.

Stanley & Just 15 minutes from the stunning waterfalls, Livingstone is ideal for travelers who want a tranquil and relaxing hotel experience. Here you get personal service and high quality of both accommodation, food and drink.

The beautiful and lush gardens at the hotel and the surrounding African bush form the backdrop for a rich bird and animal life.

All suites at the hotel are individually decorated and feature a living room, a Victorian-style bathroom and a separate bedroom. You can choose between King Size or Twin beds.

Enjoy a cocktail at the pool bar while you wait for the local elephants, kudus and water bucks and look past the waterhole which is only 25 meters away from where you sit.

After breakfast there is a transfer to the border with Botswana and the necessary formalities before you can board the Zambezi Queen.

Now start your river safari or shall we call it a decadent-style luxury cruise along the Chobe River.

A unique experience in the heart of the richest wildlife population on the African continent.

The activities on offer are safari to land or along the river and if you are an ornithologist, this is paradise of the rare.

You glide quietly forward on the river, and probably spend time being enchanted by nature and wildlife.

Chobe National Park has, among other things, the largest population of elephants in the world, approx. 120,000 individuals and here are also lions and leopards.

Here are also large groups of buffaloes and antelopes, and from time to time one can also spot pukus, a medium-sized antelope.

Let the ship and Africa rock you into a very special rhythm.

You leave Zambezi Queen for transfer to Kasane Airport, from where you fly to Savute Safari Lodge. The lodge is located on the banks of the parched Savuti River, where beautiful acacia trees gently move in the wind. The river has a very special rhythm, where it rains from November to April, but the area conversely can become arid from May – and especially in September and October.

It is a wild and beautiful area, with dried up and dead trees, elephants moving in search of food and water and an abundance of wildlife in general.

At times, the space can feel like something you would otherwise only be able to experience in a movie.

There are many options to choose from – enjoy the view of the river from the lookout terrace, have lunch al fresco in the restaurant or take a dip in the pool.

Or go on safari in a 4×4 jeep, where in addition to the beautiful nature you can experience the exciting Savute marshland and ancient wall drawings in the caves at Gubatsa Hills.

After breakfast there is a transfer by plane to Xugana Island Lodge.

The Xugana Lagoon is probably the most spectacular body of water in the entire delta. The location is in the giant Kalahari Desert and the lagoon is part of the Okavango River. The river originates in the highlands of Angola, but it never reaches the sea without at times flooding the dry desert sands and forming lagoons, canals and islands. In the heart of this strange inland delta, spend the night on the remote island of Xugana.

The lodge offers many activities: enjoy the view of the lagoon’s water from the restaurant, go on a motorboat or canoe trip, head over to one of the nearby islands with a guide or alone and explore the local nature. There are lots of birds to watch (remember good binoculars!) And you can also go fishing.

After breakfast, your return journey starts, with a flight to Kasane, on to Livingstone Airport and to the final arrival at the airport in Johannesburg for further travel.