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Abercrombie & Kent: Wings Over Southern Africa

Day 1 Johannesburg, South Africa

Arrive in Johannesburg and transfer to your exclusive hotel.Settle in and relax before your exciting Southern Africaadventure.

Fly by privately chartered air to Victoria Falls. Continue toyour luxurious lodge, where you stay in a tented suite withunobstructed views of the Zambezi River. At twilight, cruisethe river on a memorable Scenic Sundowner. Gather thisevening for a welcome dinner.

Rise early to experience an interactive animal adventure, when you privately visit an elephant sanctuary to meet the gentle giants living there. View the elephants up close in the bush, watching them eat and socialize, during an unforgettable hands-on encounter led by a naturalist. Proceed to breathtaking Victoria Falls, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, and explore the surrounding rain forest on a guided walk. See rainbows and clouds of spray as the mile-wide Upper Zambezi plummets into the Lower Zambezi. After lunch at a local restaurant, explore the town of Victoria Falls before returning to the lodge for time at leisure. In the late afternoon, set out on a game drive through the pristine wilderness of the Zambezi National Park. Return to your lodge for dinner beneath African skies.

After breakfast, enjoy one of these Design Your Day activities.

Visit a Rural Village for an interactive experience that offers insights into Zimbabwean cultural traditions.

Privately Bike the Area, cycling around the town of Victoria Falls, stopping at scenic viewpoints along the way.

Visit the Wildlife Trust Headquarters for a behind-the-scenes tour and opportunity to meet resident wildlife.

Return to your luxurious lodge for the remainder of the day at leisure.

Fly by private charter to Maun, Botswana, transferringon arrival by light aircraft to the Okavango Delta, andcontinuing overland to Sanctuary Chief’s Camp. The campis situated in the Moremi Game Reserve, nicknamed the“predator capital of Africa” and one of the best places inBotswana to see the Big Five. Settle into your luxuriouscamp, and then set out on an afternoon game drive.

Rise early for a game drive through countryside whereelephants, buffalo and impala, as well as lions and otherpredators, roam free. This afternoon, enjoy a Chef’s Tableexperience that provides you a taste of traditional localcuisines. Later, set out once again to marvel at the incrediblewildlife.

Revel in another day of game drives in the bush. Optionally,if seasonal water levels allow, glide by mokoro through thetranquil delta waters, watching for frogs, hippos and otherwildlife.

Return by light aircraft to Maun and board your privatecharter flight to Windhoek, Namibia. On arrival, transfer bylight aircraft to Sossusvlei and continue to your luxuriousdesert lodge. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure. After dark, gatherat the lodge’s state-of-the-art observatory and marvel at thesky’s wonders.

Today, discover renowned Sossusvlei, a place of otherworldlybeauty. The salt-and-clay pan is surrounded by toweringdunes that, together with the sky, make up the palette ofburnt oranges and vivid blues that are so distinctive to theregion. After an opportunity to climb “Big Daddy” — thetallest of the dunes — return to your lodge for an afternoonat leisure.

Rise before dawn for a hot air balloon adventure, sailing onthe wind over the endlessly fascinating terrain of the world’soldest desert, viewing it from an new perspective. Uponlanding, enjoy breakfast in the desert. This afternoon, youmay opt to venture out for a guided trail ride over the starkdesert panorama on an e-bike, taking in the awe-inspiringterrain.

Fly by light aircraft to Windhoek, and then on to Cape Townvia privately chartered air. Upon arrival, check in to yourhotel and settle in.

Visit Robben Island, where the anti-apartheid leader — andeventual South African president — Nelson Mandela wasonce imprisoned. Privately explore this UNESCO WorldHeritage Site and view a cell where Mandela was held. Afterlunch, ascend to Table Mountain’s soaring plateau by cable carfor gorgeous views.

Discover scenic, rugged Cape Point, the mountainouspromontory at the southern tip of Africa. Venture pastthe “bikini beaches” at the base of the Twelve ApostlesMountains, Hout Bay with its bustling fishing harbor, andover Chapman’s Peak Drive. Explore the Cape Peninsulaand Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, home to rarespecies. Ascend by funicular to the pinnacle at Cape Pointfor some stunning views. At Boulders Beach, visit its colonyof endangered African penguins. Tonight, gather for yourfarewell dinner.

After breakfast, privately transfer to the airport for yourdeparting flight.