Depart London Heathrow this evening, flying British Airways to Johannesburg (10 hours 55 minutes).

Arrive in Johannesburg and connect with your Air Botswana flight to Maun (2 hours). After arrival in Maun, you will be met by a Wilderness Safaris representative and fly by light aircraft to the Jacana Camp (30 minutes), overlooking the expansive floodplains of the Jao Concession in the Okavango Delta. The Delta represents life at its most fertile: abundant water, sunlight and soil combine to form a paradise bursting with life. Over the coming days you will utilise a range of transport, affording a unique and in-depth insight into the contrasting wonders of Botswana. Stay at either Jacana Camp or Xigera Camp for 3 nights.

This captivating setting represents the true essence of the Okavango, with year round mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) safaris, island bush walks and motorboat cruises. The next two days see you enjoy game spotting around the wooded islands, open plains and meandering channels of the area.

You will also enjoy game drives around the productive Jao flats region to the north of camp. Wildlife concentrations depend on the water flow and volume, thus changing from season to season, but all the large animals can be found in the area including elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo. Pel’s fishing owl is a favourite amongst birders as well as Greater and Lesser Jacanas.

Depart this morning by aircraft to Khwai Discoverer Camp, located in a private concession just north of the Khwai River above the Moremi Game Reserve. Stay at the Khwai Discoverer Camp (or Similar) for 3 nights.

The Khwai Concession is one of the most diverse areas in northern Botswana which seldom disappoints when it comes to producing extraordinary wildlife experiences. The life source for this area is the Khwai River – the northernmost “finger” of the Okavango Delta alluvial fan, which provides vital sustenance to numerous animals. Over time, the Khwai area has metamorphosed into a wide range of exciting wildlife habitats – some of the most varied to be found in the entire Okavango Delta: a blend of forests, floodplain, wetland and grasslands. The narrow Khwai Channel is home to large mammals such as hippo and crocodile with buffalo and red lechwe often seen grazing along the fringe. The beautiful gallery riverine woodland found along the river provides further sanctuary to birds, primates and leopard. Elusive roan antelope often come to the river to drink. Activities focus around day and night game drives, nature walks and seasonal mokoro excursions.

Away from the river there is a wonderful mix of acacia and leadwood trees of varying sizes that abuts into mopane woodland. The latter, together with the permanent presence of water, attracts large numbers of elephant to the area. Larger predators include lion, wild dog and spotted hyaena, while birdlife found here is just as varied thanks to the colourful palette of habitats.

After a light breakfast, you will fly north-eastwards to the private Linyanti Concession (30 minutes): after a short game drive we arrive at your private Discoverer camp, which is elegantly set up under African ebony and knobthorn acacia trees overlooking panoramic vistas of the Linyanti Swamps. The landscape of the Linyanti varies from floodplains to open dry land savannah and forest with sweeping views, creating a paradise for a high diversity of wildlife and bird species. Stay for 3 nights at the Linyanti Discoverer Camp.

Activities include game drives in the private northern sector of the concession, exploring a range of habitats, from riverbanks to scrub and forest, which reveal a myriad of wildlife en route to slake their thirst from the river. The seldom-seen sitatunga can also be spotted in the waterways, as well as rare plains game, such as roan and sable antelope and of course their predators, the lion and leopard – with the endangered wild dog as an incredible bonus. There’s also a game drive to a private area for lunch, then a siesta in hammocks and the possibility of an afternoon canoe trip, before returning to camp at dusk. (This activity is not always possible, as it is dependent on whether there are hippo pods moving in and out of the areas in which we canoe.)

Another possible activity is an all-day game drive to the Savuti Channel, with lunch en route at a shady place. This game drive is specifically designed to gain an introduction to the “Stolen River” as well as enjoying a part of the Selinda Spillway with its rich floodplains. To complete the experience, in the rainy season and on day 10 it is possible to enjoy a full-day activity to the Savute Channel, with lunch at a scenic setting under a shade tree. The spectacular but seasonal (rain dependant) zebra migration moves between Linyanti and the Savute Marsh between end November and March, the area also boasting an impressive diversity of mammals, including large elephant herds. When undertaken and during the correct season, this day is specifically tailored to enjoy the seasonal and migratory movements of wildlife, although sighting the zebra migration is not guaranteed.

After a short morning drive and breakfast, depart by light aircraft to Kasane in the northern region of the Chobe National Park (35 minutes). This area is famous for its vast herds of elephants in the dry season and other unique species such as the elusive puku and Chobe bushbuck that move to the river in the hottest hours of the day. Enjoy a light lunch on the boat cruise in a catamaran-style shaded boat. After lunch fly to Livingstone International Airport (1 hour). On leaving Botswana, you will fly over the Kazangula border, a point where the four countries of Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia meet. On arrival you will be transferred to Toka Leya in the late afternoon.

The grand finale is a guided tour of the Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. At 1,708 metres wide, it is the largest curtain of water in the world and drops more than 100 metres into the sheer Zambezi Gorge. After a guided tour, transfer to Livingstone airport for your British Airways flight (operated by Comair) to Johannesburg (1 hour 40 minutes), where you connect with the overnight British Airways flight to London.

Arrive at London Heathrow early this morning.