Luxury
Hwange & Matusadonha
11 days · 10 nights. Also opens at The Hide, then Bomani and Lake Kariba.
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Overview
Ten nights under canvas across two countries and three ecosystems, with four nights in each of the two best of them.
Camp Khwai sits on the permanent Khwai River, looking across to Moremi Game Reserve on the eastern edge of the Okavango. It is locally owned, run on solar, and small — six king-bed tents plus one family tent. That size is the point: game drives, guided walks, mokoro trips through the lily channels, and a village visit to learn about Batswana traditions, with a pool to come back to.
Ghoha Hills is perched high on the hills above the Savute in Chobe National Park, roughly 45 minutes from the airstrip and 20 kilometres from the Savute Channel. The elevation is unusual in Botswana and the views are the whole design — from the dining area, the pool cut into the rock, or your own balcony. There is a private hide a few kilometres from camp for close, all-day game viewing, and the marsh and channel are done properly with a picnic lunch.
Then across the border to The Hide, inside Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Sixteen guests maximum, tents with private verandas over the waterhole, a concealed hide at the water, and up to four activities a day. The Dove Nest tree house can be booked as an overnight sleep-out once you are in camp.
At a glance
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Under canvas throughoutTented camps at all three stops, none of them large.
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All flights includedMaun to Khwai to Savute, and both ways from Victoria Falls.
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Mokoro on the KhwaiPlus guided walks and cultural village tours.
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Four nights at each endLong enough in the Okavango and Hwange to settle in.
Day by day
Days 1 to 4
Camp Khwai, Okavango Delta
A charter flight from Maun to the Khwai airstrip. Four nights on the permanent Khwai River, looking across at Moremi Game Reserve, in a camp of six king-bed tents and one family tent, run on solar and locally owned.
Game drives, guided walks, mokoro trips along the water channels, and time at a local village learning about Batswana traditions. A helicopter flip over the Delta can be added. An extra night out in the deep bush can be arranged in advance.
Camp Khwai · meals, local drinks, activities, park fees and laundry
Days 5 & 6
Ghoha Hills, Savute
A charter flight north-east to the Savute airstrip in Chobe National Park, then about 45 minutes by road up into the Ghoha Hills.
Nine canvas chalets and two family units, all en-suite with private viewing decks, and a split-level thatched guest area with lounges, a bar, a fire pit and a pool built into the rock.
Two nights of day game drives to the nearby pans, birding and stargazing, plus a full day out on the Savute marsh and channel with a picnic lunch, and time in the private hide a few kilometres from camp.
Ghoha Hills Savute Lodge · meals, local drinks, activities, park fees and laundry
Days 7 to 10
The Hide, Hwange National Park
Out through Kasane and a private road transfer with refreshments across the border to Victoria Falls Airport, then a short charter flight to Hwange — about two hours by road if you would rather drive it.
Four nights inside Hwange National Park at a camp for a maximum of sixteen guests. Furnished tents with en-suite hot showers and flush toilets, each with a private veranda over the waterhole. A concealed hide at the water lets you watch elephant, lion and rhino from very close range.
Game drives with professional guides, guided walks, and the option of a sleep-out at the Dove Nest tree house, bookable once you are in camp.
The Hide Luxury Safari Lodge · meals, local drinks, up to four activities a day and laundry
Day 11
Departure
A charter flight from The Hide back to Victoria Falls Airport for your onward connection.
Breakfast included
What’s included
Included
- All local intercamp air charter flights
- Private road transfers with refreshments, including the border crossing
- 10 nights’ accommodation as listed
- All meals and activities
- Local drinks and laundry at all three camps
- All national park and conservation fees
Not included
- International flights and flights into Maun
- Visas and visa fees — you will need a Zimbabwe single entry visa, issued online
- Premium drinks
- Optional extras such as the Delta helicopter flip and the Dove Nest sleep-out
- Items of a personal nature and gratuities
- Travel and medical insurance
Rates
This itinerary is quoted against your dates rather than published. All three camps price by season and the charter legs are costed per party, so any single headline figure would be wrong more often than right. Tell us your dates and party size and you will get a firm, written, all-in price.
If you want a comparable trip with rates already on the page, the Best of Botswana & Victoria Falls covers similar ground over eight nights from US$5,400 per person sharing.
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