Cruises in Botswana showcase some of Africa’s most photogenic waterways. Along the Chobe River, sweeping floodplains host dense elephant gatherings, especially where channels curve around islands near Kasane and meet the Zambezi at Kazungula. Westward, the Okavango’s panhandle and delta shift from reed-lined corridors to lagoons and tree-dotted islands. Expect hippos surfacing at dusk, skimmers and fish eagles overhead, and mirror-like waters that turn sundown cruises into quietly cinematic interludes.
Affinez votre recherche
Vos critères de recherche :
Botswana
Itinéraire : Johannesburg, Chobe National Park, Kasane, Chutes Victoria ZA
47 autres départs
African Dream
9 j
Cabine extérieure
Johannesburg
24/06/2026
dès
9 294 $CA
Autres départs :
07-16-19-22-25-28-31 mai 2026
06-09-15-18 juin 2026
03-06-12-15-18-21-24-27-30 juil. 2026
Autres départs
Itinéraire : Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kasane, Chobe National Park, Kasane, Chutes Victoria ZA
38 autres départs
African Dream
13 j
Cabine extérieure
Cape Town
14/06/2026
dès
14 435 $CA
Autres départs :
11-20-29 juin 2026
02-08-11-14-17-20-23-26 juil. 2026
04-07-10-13-19-22-25-28-31 août 2026
Autres départs
Chobe’s broad channel shapes the classic scene: tawny floodplains on one side, Namibia’s Caprivi on the other, and islands where elephants graze, drink, and sometimes swim. As the light softens, herds file to the bank while hippos surface in the shallows and crocodiles hold still on sandbars. Birdlife is constant—bee-eaters on overhangs, kingfishers on wires, African skimmers slicing the water, and fish eagles calling across the reach. Near Kazungula, the river bends toward its junction with the Zambezi, a geographic crossroads where borders meet and channels braid around low islets. West of here, the Okavango’s character is different: a land-locked delta that never reaches the sea, expanding and contracting with flood pulses to create lagoons, backchannels, and palm-dotted islands. Boat passages slip through papyrus and reedbeds; open lagoons mirror sky and distant treelines; shallow edges host red lechwe and wading birds. On quieter stretches of the panhandle, you drift beside fishing skiffs and watch for the wake of hippos moving between pools. Across this northern circuit, the appeal is unforced: long, slow waterway perspectives, reliable wildlife on the Chobe, and a shifting, island-laced wetland in the Okavango—complementary settings that make time on the river as rewarding as time on shore.
514 8190600
