27 Day Safari | Malawi | Big Five Country

Day 1 (Minimum 2 x Adults per tour reservation)
Meet and Greet

Safari Tented Tour guests, will be picked up at O.R Tambo International Airport Carpark. (Pickup Time: 9am)
We spend our first night at Big Five Campsite before the Botswana Border. Zasendle Adventures will prepare a lovely meal around the campfire as we settle in for the tour.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Dinner

Day 2
Elephant Sands

We will have an early start and leave via the Martin's Drift border post for Botswana. We will drive to Elephant Sands (70km north of Nata) where we will spend the night.

There are good ablution facilities as well as a restaurant available (Restaurant Dinner included R350pp).
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Day 3 and 4
Senyati Safari Lodge

We will leave for Kasane (230 km) and we will stay over at Senyati Safari Lodge for the next two nights. It is a beautiful lodge with private ablutions and a pub overlooking the local drinking hole.

We will be spending the next day taking a shuttle to Victoria Falls. The evening after Victoria Falls, we will take a sunset cruise. We will spend the night again at Senyati Safari Lodge.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Day 5
The Moorings Camp

Leave early morning via Kazangula for Zambia where we will stay at the Moorings Camp.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Day 6 and 7
Lusaka & Mkwamba

The next two days will be long with hard driving. We will do a 500 km drive from Livingstone to Lusaka where we will overnight.

From Lusaka we drive on to Mkwamba (400 km) where we will spend the night.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Days 8 and 9
Kasanka National Park

Leaving early, we have a long day ahead of us to get to Kasanka National Park where we will be staying for the next two nights. The next morning everyone can sleep in a bit, then it is off to the Bat hides to view the migrating bats late evening, and we may also be lucky to spot the endangered Shoebill Stork in this Park.

There are more than enough flying mammals involved in the annual bat migration to literally darken the dawn and dusk skies over Kasanka, a remote swamp in Zambia. The Kasanka bats arrive to feast on fruits, and in turn provide a feast for raptors and crocodile. You'll (ahem) go batty at the enormity of this unparalleled wildlife spectacle.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Day 10 and 11
Kapishya Hot Springs

After breakfast we set out to Kapishya Hot Springs. Stopping at Nachikufu Caves to wonder at these magnificent ancient caves. At Kapishya Hot Springs we have a full day of just relaxing in the Hot waters and enjoy the moment.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Days 12,13 and 14
South Luangwa

Today we drive to South Luangwa National Park where we will be for the next three nights. We stay at Wildlife Camp on the banks of the Luangwa River and spend our day’s game viewing in the park. South Luangwa National Park is one of the last great Wildlife Wonders of the World. It is nine thousand square kilometers of absolute pristine wilderness. South Luangwa National Park has been visited by Wildlife enthusiasts from all over the world since its creation in 1972. The Luangwa Valley offers a safari experience unmatched by any other destination allowing year-round access, open game viewing vehicles, walking safaris and night game drives.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Day 15
Mama Rula's
From South Luangwa we drive south to Chipata to Mama Rula's.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Day 16,17, 18 and 19
Cape Mclear

Today we drive 400km to Cape Mclear. We have four nights at Cape Mclear to enjoy and relax and to take in the beauty of Lake Malawi. Here is a lot of activities to do, at your own cost.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Day 20 and 21
Ugezi Tiger Lodge

Leave early morning and travel via Zobue border post to the Cahora Bassa Dam where we will stay at Ugezi Tiger Lodge. The lodge is situated against the picturesque slopes of the mountains, forming the gorge area of Lake Cahora Bassa.

Activities can include tiger fishing and a sunset boat cruise to the dam wall. (Activities not included, Restaurant dinner included R350pp).
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Days 22
Msiki Lodge

After breakfast we leave for Chimoio. (400 km). We will spend the night at Casa Msika on the shores of Lake Chicamba.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Day 23 and 24
Vilanculos

Today we head for Vilanculos on the Bazaruto Archipelago where we will stay at Baobab Beach Backpackers for two nights.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Days 25
Mapai Area

Our safari is now heading towards the end, and we will start our homeward journey by driving in a westerly direction towards the Kruger National Park. It is a sand road that winds through villages and the most beautiful forests. We will camp wild in the Mapai area nearby the Limpopo River.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Days 26
Punda Maria

We do a river crossing through the Limpopo River and travel via Pafuri where we will enter South Africa.

Safari Tented Tour guests, overnight in Punda Maria in the Kruger National Park.
Accommodation: Tented
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner


Days 27
O.R. Tambo Airport

Safari Tented Tour guests, after a lavish breakfast we depart for O.R Tambo International Airport Carpark.
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Breakfast