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        DAY  ‡ •  Livingstone • Kafue, Zambia •   Village, who will show us the intricate craft of
        Game-viewing drive                    basket-weaving.                          Arrive Early, Stay Later
   Cheetahs, Botswana     Drive to Livingstone, Zambia, and take a    B,L,D —  Baobab  Safari  Lodge   or  similar  Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
        light aircraft transfer to Kafue National Park.                               and private airport transfer.
        Later, set out on a game-viewing drive. Please   DAY  ›› •  Chobe National Park •
        note: Winter departures spend Days 6-8 in   Controversial Topic: Death and poaching   •   Arrive early before your main trip or your Karongwe
     Ultimate Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe Safari  Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, with minor     Enjoy a full day of game-viewing and join a   Private Game Reserve pre-trip extension, or conclude
        itinerary changes.                    veteran game ranger for a Controversial   your main trip with more time in Johannesburg for
 Zimbabwe: Hwange, Victoria Falls  |  Zambia: Kafue or Mosi-oa-Tunya  |  Botswana: Chobe, Okavango Delta   Departures:    B,L,D — Lufupa Tented Camp ,  Musanza Tented   Topic: whether Botswana should reinstate its   $125 per person, per night

                                              “shoot to kill” anti-poaching policy. Then, have

 For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ bot pricing  Jan-Dec 2023  Camp or similar  a traditional braai (barbecue) served around   •   Remain in Cape Town after your South Africa post-
                                                                                        trip extension for $150 per person, per night
        DAY  ’ •  Kafue National Park •       the campfire.
        Controversial Topic: Trophy hunting    B,L,D —  Baobab  Safari  Lodge   or  similar
   17  days from $ 5395     Elephants drink at a waterhole in Chobe National Park ... a village near Hwange    Enjoy two game-viewing excursions during the
 including international airfare  National Park welcomes your small group ... the cascade of Victoria Falls roars in the   early morning and late afternoon when the wildlife   DAY  ›ž •  Okavango Delta • Game-  Topic of local sex workers and the threat of HIV
                                              viewing drives
                                                                                    from a sex worker who is HIV positive. Later, enjoy
        is most active. Also, discuss the Controversial
 Single Supplement: FREE     distance ... you and your travel companions exchange stories around a fire under a   Topic of trophy hunting in sub-Saharan Africa with    Depart for the Okavango Delta with a game-viewing   a Home-Hosted Dinner with a local family in
 star-filled African sky. With 12 nights in tented camps and lodges, and up to  a game ranger and a safari guide.   drive en route, and then a briefing about the   Chinotimba village.
 Save a FULL 10%, up to $960, with our   19 game-viewing drives, it’s no wonder we call this our “ultimate” safari.     B,L,D — Lufupa Tented Camp ,  Musanza Tented   surrounding area and another game-viewing drive.     B,L,D — Shearwater’s Explorers Village or similar



 Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22  Camp or similar    B,L,D — Santawani Camp or similar



                                                                                    DAY  ›‡ •  Victoria Falls • Optional Tours
        DAY  ™ •  Kafue National Park         DAY  ›Ÿ •  Okavango Delta               Have free time or join an optional tour: Elephant
 WHAT TO EXPECT   hotel, including those on the optional Karongwe   refuge. You’ll also meet a local woman whoso father’s     Explore the Okavango Delta by mokoro canoe   Encounters or a Helicopter Ride. Later, enjoy a Farewell
 Private Game Reserve pre-trip extension.   death was linked to coal dust while discussing     Two more game-viewing excursions await at   (if conditions permit) in smaller groups,   Dinner while cruising along the Zambezi River.
       Southern Sun O.R. Tambo International Hotel     the Controversial Topic of coal miner exploitation   Kafue, along with opportunities to fish along   followed by a game drive. Then, enjoy an     B,L,D — Shearwater’s Explorers Village or similar


        the river banks and a sundowner cruise.
 or similar  in Hwange.                       afternoon game-viewing drive.

 View all physical requirements at    B,L,D —  Kashawe  Tented  Camp ,   Makalolo  Plains     B,L,D — Lufupa Tented Camp ,  Musanza Tented   DAY  ›’ •  Return to U.S.



 www.oattravel.com/ bot   DAY  „ •  Fly to Victoria Falls • Hwange   Camp or similar  Camp or similar    B,L,D — Santawani Camp or similar    Gather for a talk on the life of David Livingstone

 National Park • Game-viewing drive   DAY  š •  Livingstone • Chobe National   DAY  ›¡ •  Okavango Delta • Game-  before we drive to the airport for your flight home, or
   ITINERARY    Fly to Victoria Falls, then drive to our lodge on   DAY  — •  GCF visit: St. Mary’s School • A Day   Park • Game-viewing drive   viewing drives   continue on to your post-trip extension to Cape Town &
 a private reserve within Hwange National Park   in the Life of a Hwange village     Continue your search for wildlife in the   the Cape of Good Hope.
 DAY  › •  Depart U.S.   in Zimbabwe. Enjoy a short afternoon game-    Meet with students at St. Mary’s Primary school     Fly by light aircraft to Livingstone, and travel   Okavango Delta region by mokoro (if conditions     B
        by road and boat to Chobe National Park.
   You depart on an overnight flight to   viewing drive.   (when in session), supported by Grand   This evening, take a game-viewing drive   permit), followed by a game-viewing drive.
 Johannesburg, South Africa.     B,D —  Kashawe  Tented  Camp ,   Makalolo  Plains   Circle Foundation. Then, enjoy A Day in the   before dinner.     B,L,D — Santawani Camp or similar



 Camp or similar  Life of a village near Hwange National Park and
 DAY  œ •  Arrive Johannesburg, South Africa   tour the community with a village elder, meet a    B,L,D —  Baobab  Safari  Lodge   or  similar
 via Amsterdam   DAY  ’ •  Hwange • Game-viewing drives •   local family, and participate in traditional farming   DAY  ›¢ •  Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe •
                                              Controversial Topic: Sex Workers and HIV •
   Arrive in Johannesburg before flying to Victoria   Controversial Topic: Miner exploitation   activities. Later, enjoy a game-viewing drive.   DAY  ›œ •  Chobe National Park   Home-Hosted Dinner
 Falls tomorrow. Meet your fellow travelers at the    Enjoy morning and evening game-viewing drives     B,L,D —  Kashawe  Tented  Camp ,   Makalolo  Plains     Explore Chobe National Park during both     Board a flight to Kasane, then transfer by road
 and learn how this habitat became an elephant   Camp or similar  morning and afternoon game-viewing drives.    To learn more about

        Then, meet with local women of Mabele   to Victoria Falls. Learn about the Controversial   this adventure, scan the
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