Vic Falls, Chobe and Madikwe Photo Safari

Chobe is probably one of the best photographic parks on the continent with the advantage of having both water and land-based game activities. the accommodation for your time in the Chobe will be at our award winning Pangolin Chobe Hotel.You will be hosted by the Pangolin team on our custom built photo boats and vehicles and the guides will be on hand to help you make the most of every photographic opportunity. If you don’t have your own camera don’t worry as you can use one of our Canon DSLR cameras and telephoto lenses free of charge while you are with us. We will even give you a memory card to take all your images home on!

The majority of your activities in the Chobe will be on the river as you will be doing only game drives in Madikwe.

The quickest and most reliable way to get to Madikwe from The Chobe is actually via Johannesburg and is rather simple. The flight from the Chobe leaves in the early afternoon and in less than two hours you are in Johannesburg and checking into the Intercontinental Hotel which is less than 100m from the arrivals hall. The hotel is very good and has all the modern services you might need like a rapid laundry service, decent wifi and a very good restaurant. If you fancy a bit more relaxation there is a spa and swimming pool too.

The next day you have the option of seeing some of South Africa from the ground with a 3 hour drive to Madikwe (the last bit is through the reserve itself so could count as a game drive!) or you can pay a little extra and fly from the airport straight into the reserve – or indeed try both – fly there…drive back.

Day 7 – 11 – One of the best-kept secrets in Africa is Madikwe Private Game Reserve on the border between Botswana and South Africa. Getting to Madikwe is relatively easy, but will require an overnight in Johannesburg.. This beautiful reserve is home to the amazing Jaci’s Tree Lodge. As you can imagine from the name the rooms are built on stilts and nestle in the trees along a small river. The rooms themselves are huge with private terraces, beautiful en-suite bathrooms and outdoor showers. Madikwe is a fantastic reserve for photography with plenty of very relaxed subjects and very good sightings of lion, wild dog, rhino and the elusive brown hyena. While at Jaci’s you will have access to the amazing Terrapin Hide which sits in the middle of a very busy waterhole next to the lodge offering the most unique photo opportunities from water level as the animals come to drink. Please note that Jaci’s lodges do have specialist photo vehicles and cameras available at a small extra charge.