Livingstone & Chobe

From the Zambezi to the Chobe — Two rivers, two countries, one extraordinary journey

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DURATION

8 days

7 nights

DESTINATION

Zambia, Botswana

Eight Days. Two Countries. One Seamless Journey.

Explorer Safaris 2026

The Falls, The River, The Wild Heart of Africa

Few journeys in southern Africa offer this kind of contrast without ever feeling disjointed.

Three nights in Livingstone put you at the edge of one of the natural world's most overwhelming spectacles — Victoria Falls from the Zambian bank, white rhino on foot in Mosi-oa-Tunya, an elephant encounter at river level, a sunset drifting down the Zambezi, and a candlelit dinner on the Royal Livingstone Express long after the bush has gone dark.

Then the road crosses into Botswana, and Chobe National Park opens up — a different kind of wild, quieter and more expansive, where the game comes to the river and the days are shaped by boat cruises, long drives deep into the park, and the particular stillness of Tlouwana Tented Camp, a boutique canvas retreat that has no interest in hurrying you anywhere.

Two countries, seven nights, and a journey that understands exactly how to move between them.

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Radisson Blu Mosi-Oa-Tunya

Livingstone, Zambia

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Tlouwana Tented Camp

Kasane, Chobe, Botswana

This itinerary arrives into Livingstone and departs from Kasane. A return transfer to Livingstone can be arranged at additional cost if required.

CURATED EXPERIENCES

GUIDED TOUR OF VICTORIA FALLS — ZAMBIAN SIDE

The Zambian bank offers an intimacy the other side cannot — paths that wind close to the edge of the gorge, and a curtain of mist that shifts with the season and the hour.

WALKING WITH WHITE RHINO — MOSI-OA-TUNYA

On foot, at close range, with a species that was once gone from Zambia entirely. A quiet morning that stays with you long after the dust has settled.

ELEPHANT INTERACTION WITH LUNCH AND RIVER TRANSFERS

At river level, in the company of elephants raised with remarkable gentleness — and a lunch set in one of the most unexpected locations on the Zambezi.

SUNSET RIVER CRUISE — LADY LIVINGSTONE

The river turns gold, the hippos surface, and the day settles into something you won't want to end.

MUKUNI VILLAGE & MARAMBA MARKET

The community around Livingstone is as rich a story as the falls themselves — this is where you hear it.

5-COURSE DINNER ON THE ROYAL LIVINGSTONE EXPRESS

A restored historic train, a stop overlooking the Victoria Falls, the bush rolling past the windows. There is no other dinner quite like it.

GAME DRIVES — CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

One of the highest concentrations of elephant on the continent, Chobe rewards patience with everything it has to offer.

BOAT CRUISE — CHOBE RIVER

The Chobe at water level is a different experience entirely. Elephants cross in their hundreds, crocodiles surface, and the late afternoon light on the river is something cameras never quite manage to capture.

NIGHT DRIVES — CHOBE

What the daylight keeps to itself, the night drive reveals.