ELEPHANT ENCOUNTER LUXURY SAFARI

The secluded and tranquil Schotia Private Game Reserve is legendary for its spectacular game viewing opportunities. Depending on where you travel on this beautiful reserve you are bound to see different eco-systems and observe a wide variety of wildlife. Your search for the Big 5 and the other animals of the bush will be an unforgettable experience.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:
Duration:             2 Nights/3 Days
Destinations:        Schotia Safaris in close proximity to Addo Elephant National Park
Accommodation:   Lodge
Meals:                 All Meals
Activities:             Guided Game Drives
                          Elephant Back Safari
                          Transfers

Experience this Magical Addo Elephant Encounter

Addo Elephant Safari - Big 5 Safari - South Africa Safari

 

Detailed Itenerary:

Day 1 – 2:   Eastern Cape / Schotia Safaris

Accommodation:  Schotia Safaris Bush Unit
Meals:                All meals included
Activities:            Guided Game Drives
                         Addo Elephant Back Safari   

With arrival in Port Elizabeth you will make your way to the reserve where you will experience some of the best game viewing the Eastern Cape can offer. Schotia Safaris is the oldest game viewing reserve in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The reserve borders eastern side of the Addo National Park.

As one walks in through the gates of the reserve one can surely see the African theme carried through out the reserve. The accommodation at the reserve comes in the form of the tree themed bush lodges. All the lodges pride themselves with providing their guests with the truly authentic African experience. The one lodge caters for the more family styled bush experience while the other two lodges are more geared for the honeymoon type of outing.  The lodges are set within the most lush and subtropical greenery. The thatched roof lodges are rustic ad simplistic. Their interiors are sparsely decorated whilst still maintaining its world class standards of excellence. The rooms have all been furnished with an en-suite bathroom and or bathroom. The rooms have also been supplied with the most inviting fires for during the cold winter nights when one needs banish the icy cold away. The lodge boasts the ability of being able to make one feel as though they are on a tranquil and peaceful island as they do not have the modern trappings such as a satellite television and 24 hour room service.  It gives their guests the opportunity to be able to get in touch with the splendour around them.

For a truly unique dining experience, Schotia has what is arguably one of the largest open air lapas in South Africa. The lapa is contained within reed and Sneezewood walls.It is open to the great big gaping skies affording guests the pleasure of dining under the mesmerising African consternation while being serenaded by the calls of the wild. Inside the lapa there are several large 'Schotia' trees and a roaring enveloping log fire. Dinner is an eclectic mix of safari cuisine and traditional South African cooking that oozes the various cultures found in South Africa.

During your two nights stay at the reserve you will encounter sights that will forever be engraved in your memory. You will be able to attend night and day drives that will aide in providing insight into workings of such a complex ecosystem. On the first night you will relax over dinner and enjoy safari cuisine, knowing that after coffee around the fire the next day you will awake to the sound of birds and have a cup of tea or coffee before your ranger takes you on a morning drive.

After a hearty breakfast you change vehicles and it's off to Addo Elephant National Park for your Addo Tour. The morning is spent searching for, and viewing elephants in an area containing the world's most dense elephant population. You will then be treated to a wholesome lunch at a local farm stall restaurant before returning to the reserve. A second afternoon / evening safari will give you another chance to take more photos, see different animals or just relax and watch the animals' behaviour followed by another splendid dinner.

 

Day 3:         Eastern Cape / Addo Elephant Back Safari

Activities:   Addo Elephant Back Safari

On day three before making your way home you will drive deep into the Zeeberg Mountains to Addo Elephant Back Safaris where you will experience an Elephant Back Safari. On the safari you will get the chance to walk with these animals at their own pace whilst learning more about these sometimes aloof creatures. The walk allows you to interact with, feed and observe the elephants in their natural habitat while our trained and qualified handlers share their specialized knowledge and insight into both the elephants and th is unique eco-system. The walk is in no way strenuous. After the walk you will also get the chance to ride these animals. The great heights of the Elephant backs will allow you to be able to inspect the beautiful landscape surrounding you. As the safari draws to an end you will enjoy a close-up view of the elephants swimming and frolicking in their favoured waterhole from the viewing deck at the boma.

Experience this Magical Addo Elephant Encounter

Price:  US $605.00 per person sharing

(The rates are based on two people sharing. Accommodation subject to availability) 

Addo Elephant Safari - Big 5 Safari - South Africa Safari

EXCLUDED FROM PACKAGE

Visas and Visa Fees
Travel insurance & Medical insurance
Meals & Beverages not mentioned in itinerary
Items of personal nature
Gratitude’s
Activities not mentioned above
Departure tax
Flights

Experience this Magical Addo Elephant Encounter

Addo Elephant Safari - Big 5 Safari - South Africa Safari

Safari in Botswana

Botswana’s untamed, vast expanses of pristine wilderness make it the ultimate safari destination. The magnificent Okavango Delta and neighbouring Chobe National Park form the nucleus of this ultimate African safari destination, where great herds of grazers – dotted with predators - roam between the red sands of the Kalahari, home to the San Bushmen. You will encounter places of absolute peace and solitude on the grand channels of the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and Linyanti Rivers. This area is famous for its spectacular safari tours into the inland Okavango Delta. Botswana safaris offer travellers truly diverse experiences combined with the pristine grandeur of the landscape. Explore fascinating deserts, wetlands, savannahs, the delta and wildlife-packed game reserves in one of the wildest regions of Africa. Participate in exhilarating game drives, night drives and walking safaris, and view the magnificent African wildlife at a close, yet safe range. Botswana prides itself in high tourist returns. An African safari is truly an unforgettable experience, an event that captures the imagination and evokes noble ideals from an era of exploration and discovery. You can fly, drive, walk with Bushmen, glide past Hippos in a dug-out canoe, horse ride or wade through the delta on the back of an elephant. Botswana is renowned for understated, stylish accommodation in the heart of the breathtaking Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and Moremi Wildlife Reserve areas. They range from tented sites, to established camps with permanently tented camps, to chalets built from reeds or brick. Botswana is where you want to be for a true African experience.

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Kwalape Safari Lodge


                Situated between Botswana’s northern towns of Kazungula and Kasane, Kwalape Safari Lodge offers the perfect base to discover the wonders of Chobe National  Park and River, with its vast elephant herds and wildlife populations. Kwalape is only an hour away from the magnificent Victoria Falls and 1 km away from where four great African countries meet (Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana) making Kwalape an ideal location to explore from.

                Kwalape means ‘at home’ in Setswana and it is our management philosophy for all guests to feel welcome, relaxed and at home during their stay and to leave us as friends. We offer value for money accommodation with excellent service.

                Constructed of canvas, wood and thatch, in harmony with its luscious and naturally landscaped surroundings, Kwalape Lodge comprises 12 chalets each with spacious living areas, en-suite     bathroom facilities and a private veranda; 12 safari tents and camping facilities for overland and private tours. The main restaurant and bar are thatched and nestled into the surrounding bush with the restaurant bar offering a stunning elevated deck, ideal for sun downers and sharing the day’s experience with other guests. Other facilities include a swimming pool, conference facility and Boma for starlight meals.


General Information on the region:


The Chobe National Park


                 Whether arriving by air or road, the first glimpse of the river – deep and dazzling in the sandy terrain – is always breathtaking. It appears as a swathe of brilliant, peacock blue ribbon, winding its              way through the tiny town of Kasane, and ensuing wilderness – the Chobe National Park.

                Undoubtedly one of Africa’s most beautiful rivers, the Chobe supports a diversity and concentration of wildlife unparalled anywhere else in the country.

                Established in 1968, the park covers approximately 11 7 00 sq kms, encompassing floodplains, swamps and woodland. The Chobe River forms its northern boundary. There are four distinct geographical areas in the park: the Chobe Riverfront, the Ngwezumba pans, Savuté and Linyanti.

                The most accessible and frequently visited of Botswana’s big game country, the Chobe Riverfront is most famous for its large herds of elephants and cape Buffalo, which during the dry winter months converge upon the river to drink.

                During this season, on an afternoon game drive, you may see hundreds of elephants at one time. You may be surrounded by elephants, as the main Serondella road becomes impassable and scores of family herds cross the main road to make their way to the river to drink, bathe and play.
                Driving the loops that hug the river’s edge, you may see up to 15 different species of animals on any one game drive, including waterbuck, lechwe, puku (this is the only part of Botswana where they can be seen), giraffe, kudu, roan and sable, impala, warthog, bushbuck, monkeys and baboons, along with the accompanying predators lion, leopard, hyena and jackal.
                Take a river cruise – and you’ll experience the park, and the animals, from another vantage point. Here you’ll get up close and personal with hippo, crocodile and a mind-boggling array of water birds.
                Over 460 bird species have been recorded in the park, making it one of Africa’s premier venues for bird Safaris. Common species to be seen include the Sacred ibis, Egyptian Geese, the ubiquitous cormorants and darters, Spur-winged Geese, pel’s Fishing Owl, carmine Bee-eaters, most members of the kingfisher family, all the rollers, the unmistakable Fish Eagle, the Martial Eagle, and many members of the stork family.

                The Chobe River rises in the northern Angolan highlands, travels enormous distances before it reaches Botswana at Ngoma. Like the Okavango and Zambezi rivers, the Chobe’s course is affected by fault lines that are extensions of the Great Rift Valley. These three mighty rivers carry more water than all other rivers in Southern Africa.

Times to visit Chobe:


March – May
Victoria Falls, only an hour’s drive away, thunder at their maximum flow and are at their most dramatic.
May – August
With cooler evenings and sunny days this period is popular with visitors to view wildlife.
September – October
The dry season reaches its peak and Chobe’s enormous elephant and buffalo herds gather on the banks of the Chobe.
December – March
The ‘green season’ the summer rains brings vibrant birdlife and a profusion of plant life.


Getting to Kwalape Lodge:


By Air
Our close proximity to Livingston International airport, Victoria Falls international airport and Kasane International airport makes the lodge easily accessible, with road transfers available to each airport. At present, there are daily flights to Livingston and Victoria Falls and 3 flights a week to Kasane – which is only a 10 minute drive from the lodge.
By Road
Coming from the Pandamatenga, in Kazungula take the left turn by the Engen garage. Drive 3km and Kwalape Lodge is on the left just before CTO on the right.
GPS
Latitude: 17°47'51.47"S
Longitude: 25°13'3.76"E




Contact Kwalape Lodge:


Address:      Plot 82 RO, Kazungula, Botswana
Email:  k Kwalape@africasafaricamps.com
Tel:                +267 7661 4211      
               
Kwalape Reservations:
Email:  k Kwalape@africasafaricamps.com
Tel:                +27 (0) 41 373 7758      

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