Zimbabwe is back! If you’ve never been to Zimbabwe before, you’re in for a treat. After all, it’s one of the most beautiful, diverse and friendly countries in Africa. Imvelo is not just about luxury lodges and game drives, but they believe in enriching the lives of those who live around the lodges as well as their guests.

Make use of the great Imvelo Stay for 3 Pay for 2 Specials (valid till 31st December 2016) at Camelthorn, Zambezi Sands and/or Nehimba Lodge and the Green Season Specials Stay for 3 Pay for 2 (1 December 2016 - 28 February 2017)  at Gorges and Bomani.  These can easily be combined with the specials running at the other lodges.

The latest addition to the Imvelo Safari Lodges portfolio is Little Gorges. Little Gorges is a luxury tented extension to Gorges Lodge consisting of 5 bedrooms with the most amazing  location on the edge of Batoka Gorge with awesome views of the Zambezi River 250 m below and across into Zambia.

The positive feedback from our guests about 'The Elephant Express’ has by far exceeded our expectations. Our guests love
 
it! We knew that it would be a fun and unique transfer method for guests at Bomani and Camelthorn, but who would have thought that you could go on a game drive through parts of Hwange by rail while sipping on a nice cup of tea or something a little stronger?

Footsteps in Africa is the largest circuit of independent camps and lodges in Botswana, all unified under the Footsteps in Africa banner.

There is simply no better family holiday than one in the African bush. Bring kids growing up in the industrialised urbanised western world and let them run barefoot in the Kalahari sand, play soccer with elephants dung and go on an insect hunt. Make use of the Delta Family Special – children age 16 and under sharing a room with two parents at Delta Camp between now and end of 2017 (!) are ABSOLUTELY FREE! This offer is valid for one or two children depending on availability at the time of the booking.

For an excellent Botswana itinerary add game drives in the Savuti region and walks and cultural interaction with the bushmen in the Central Kalahari.

If you are interested in joining Footsteps in Africa on a fam trip to Botswana 11 – 17 October 2017, please contact us. It’s a trip that will allow you to experience their camps and get a touch of their mobile safari. Accommodation will be in camps and tents used on our Mobile Safaris.

Catch the Wildebeest Migration at Ndutu and Southern Serengeti. The calving season is upon us!

Perched on the edge of Batoka Gorge, with awesome views of the Zambezi River 250 metres below, and across into Zambia, Little Gorges is the latest addition to Imvelo Safari Lodges’ portfolio of spectacular, remote and exclusive destinations. Overlooking the dramatic junction of the Dibu Dibu River and the Zambezi, Little Gorges has five tented bedrooms and a stone-under-thatch central dining and entertainment area where guests can relax with a cold drink from the bar.

Stay a minimum of 4 nights across any of Footsteps in Africa camps/lodges, include Delta Air for all inter-camp air transfers.

Receive 10% discount on your normal STO/Nett total package cost.

Participating Camps/Lodges:

• Delta Camp – Okavango Delta
• Deception Valley Lodge – North eastern boundary of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
• Oddballs’’ Enclave – Okavango Delta
• Camp Linyanti – North western corner of the Chobe National Park
• Camp Savuti – On the Savuti Channel in the Chobe National Park
• Grasslands Bushman Lodge – West of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
• Oddballs’ Camp – Okavango Delta
• Mobile Safaris – Xakanaxa, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe Riverfront, Central Kalahari G.R., Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan regions.

Please remember our Mobile Safaris are completely private, no set departures and a minimum of just 2pax.

Terms and Conditions:

• In order to qualify for the discount ALL inter-camp air transfers to be with Delta Air.
• Valid for travel in April, May and June 2016
• Offer only available on bookings made after the 22nd February 2016
• Subject to availability.
  

We at Lodges of Botswana and Footsteps In Africa are well aware of the fact that our marketing material creates certain expectations and that the fulfilment of expectations is the key to a happy client. We seek therefore to ensure that our client’s expectations are met at all times and that our marketing material accurately represents a level of service and a wildlife experience that we are able to offer.
 
With regard to water levels in the Okavango, these are directly affected by meteorological conditions, which produce different environmental circumstances, each and every year. Of the many unpredictable forces that we have to contend with, meteorological conditions, are for most. You might think that after being in the Okavango for 35 years we would be able to predict the exact course of each flood and rainy season, however these things are simply not predictable. This makes it very difficult, and at certain times of the year, downright impossible, to predict water levels. The level of the water in the area of our operation can remain static for months and then drop suddenly and dramatically without warning. A short, but violent, thunderstorm, can likewise, raise water levels for several weeks at a time. Each of these changes can affect our access to channels and floodplains by mokoro and make a difference to the activities that are available to our clients. In addition to this, we have to contend with a large hippo population that can move, after being in one place for months at a time, overnight to a new location, which can likewise effect our access to floodplains and channels. The bottom line is that while we fully appreciate the importance of mokoro activities to our client’s experience, our concern for their safety is paramount and it is the unenviable task of our guides and managers to make decisions on a daily basis as to what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable risks.
 
We attempt to bring some certainty to these equations by terminating our overnight mokoro trails from end of October to April. However, it is almost always the case that throughout this period we are able to do shortened daily mokoro excursions and use mokoro to access Chief’s Island for our guided walking. However, at the risk of repeating ourselves, we cannot allow a decision concerning our client’s safety to be overridden by a marketing decision.

Let their imaginations run wild, use all of their five senses and learn through fun. There is nothing better than running barefoot in the Kalahari sand, playing with elephant dung ‘soccer balls’ and going on an bug hunt. See a safari through your child’s eyes, listen to tales around the camp fire and learn about the ‘Little Five’. These  are memories and experiences that will last a lifetime.  Let Botswana inspire your family with its raw beauty, wild open spaces and abundant wildlife.

There is simply no better family holiday than one in the African bush.
http://www.footsteps-in-africa.com/family-safaris.html

Imvelo are excited to welcome their first guests at Jozibanini Camp at the end of July!… Situated in one of the most southern and untouched areas of Hwange National Park, Jozi is a small exclusive camp in a truly wild place, providing a unique, untamed wilderness experience. Imvelo is breaking new ground in Hwange in terms of the remoteness of the location and the uniqueness of the environment.

The ecosystem there is semi-desert akin to the Kalahari in neighbouring Botswana. Ancient windblown fossil sand dunes are separated by shallow valleys where elephant paths have compacted the terrain, providing Imvelo with the opportunity for a unique experiment of game viewing by mountain bike.

Ideally we recommend this as a two day add-on for guests from Imvelo’s other Hwange properties; Bomani, Camelthorn or Nehimba. These special guests will be looking for adventure; the day-long transfer to Jozibanini will be a ‘pump run,’ resupplying waterholes en route, providing an opportunity for guests to get involved in the incredible game water supply program that is unique to Imvelo Safari Lodges.

A ‘Look up Blind’ has been sunk just a few metres away from the camp waterhole and game viewing by moonlight from inside the blind will be an awesome experience.

For travellers looking for an adventure off the beaten track, Jozi will be an exciting 2 day add on option to any of Imvelo Safari Lodges’ packages.