Botswana and Victoria Falls · 8 nights
Four nights at one of the great waterfalls and four in a remote Delta camp, with the flights between them planned for you and the price in Australian dollars.
8 nights, Victoria Falls and the Okavango Delta
From A$8,500
per person, twin share, priced for early November
International flights from Australia are extra. The price comes from a real quote we wrote and locked for two adults, with the flights into and out of the region taken out, rounded down to the nearest A$500. The dry season, August to October, costs more. Your own quote fixes yours in Australian dollars.
The trip at a glance
Botswana and Victoria Falls sit close together and suit each other: the Falls are an easy, sociable start with plenty to choose from, and the Delta is the quiet part where the days slow right down. It is a trip people book when they have already done a Tanzania or Kenya safari and want something different.
Not sure how Botswana compares with East Africa? Read Botswana versus Tanzania.
Day by day
You land at Victoria Falls airport on the Zimbabwe side and your transfer is waiting. Batonka Guest Lodge is a small boutique lodge in leafy gardens, a short stroll from the town. The first evening is for a swim, a walk and a long dinner.
Night: Batonka Guest Lodge, Victoria FallsA guided tour of the Falls and the rainforest walk, with the airport transfers included. The Zimbabwe side keeps the best of the view all year. In November the river is low, so you see more of the cliff and the gorge and less of the spray, which suits photographs.
Night: Batonka Guest Lodge, Victoria Falls
Nothing is booked, so this is the day to choose. A Zambezi sunset cruise, a helicopter flight over the Falls, a walk to the bridge, or simply the pool. The low water also opens swimming at Devil's Pool on the Zambia side, from about mid-August to early January.
Night: Batonka Guest Lodge, Victoria FallsThe popular choice is a day trip into Botswana to Chobe National Park: a river cruise and a game drive among the largest elephant population of any country, with lunch, over the border and back by evening. Or keep it slow and save your energy for the Delta.
Night: Batonka Guest Lodge, Victoria Falls
A road transfer to Kasane in northern Botswana, then a light aircraft to Kadizora, a remote camp in the north of the Okavango Delta. The flight is the first act of the Delta: a flat landscape of water and islands from the air. A first activity this afternoon.
Night: Kadizora Camp, Okavango DeltaTwo activities a day, chosen from game drives, mokoro trips through the channels, boat cruises and village visits. Kadizora sits alone on a floodplain in a private concession, so days move between water and land. A sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the Delta is an optional extra, and one of very few in the Delta.
Nights: Kadizora Camp, Okavango Delta
A last morning at the camp, then a light aircraft to Maun, timed to your onward flight home through Johannesburg.
Where you stay
Victoria Falls · 4 nights
Standard room · bed and breakfast
A relaxed boutique lodge tucked into leafy gardens a short stroll from the heart of Victoria Falls town. The rooms are simple and stylish, with a pool, a verandah and easy access to the river and the Falls.
Okavango Delta · 4 nights
Standard tent · full board with activities
Kadizora sits alone on a floodplain in the remote north of the Okavango, in a private concession bordering Duba Plains and Vumbura. The rate covers all meals, select local drinks, soft drinks and water, two activities a day (a safari drive, mokoro trip, boat cruise or village tour), laundry and the airstrip transfers. It does not take children under six.
What it costs
| Nights | Where you go | Priced for | From, per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 nights | Victoria Falls (4) and the Okavango Delta (4) | Early November, the Delta camp's low season | A$8,500 |
Per person, twin share. The figure is the price of a real quote we wrote and locked for two adults, rounded down to the nearest A$500. It covers the lodges, the Falls tour, road and airstrip transfers and the light-aircraft flights inside Botswana (Kasane to the camp, and the camp to Maun). Flights from Australia to Victoria Falls and home from Maun are extra. Botswana runs on low volume and high rates, so there is no real budget tier: the Delta camp is the biggest part of the price, and it costs more in the dry season, from August to October, than it does in November. We quote the exact figure for your dates, in Australian dollars.
For a longer trip, two nights at an all-inclusive Chobe river camp came to A$2,000 to A$2,900 per person in our 2027 quotes. More detail is on our Botswana page.
When to go
June to August
Strong flow and good visibility at the Falls. The Delta flood peaks in July and August, which is when mokoro and boat days are at their best.
August to October
The dry season, with wildlife drawn to the water, and the highest camp rates of the year. Camps book out well ahead. The Falls are lower, and the Zambia side runs short of water by October.
November to April
The lowest camp rates, afternoon storms and green landscapes. It is what the price on this page is based on. February to April is when the Falls are at full thunder.
More in our guides to the best time to visit Botswana and Botswana versus Tanzania.
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