Mwandi - Zambia
MWANDI CULTRAL/BOTSWANA WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE
Day 1: Fly into Livingstone International Airport transfer to Jollyboys Backpackers
We will meet volunteers at Jollyboys and over a welcoming drink brief them.
Balance of day at Leisure to tour Livingstone, take a swim or just sit around
the comfortable conversation pit at Jollyboys and get to know each other.
o/n Jollyboys D
Day 2 through 11: Transfer to Mwandi Mission. Only 1 ½ hours from Livingstone.
Volunteering at Mwandi Mission/Village. Our focus is in building African style houses for the most needy in the community. Volunteers can see and participate with our qualified staff in the building of these homes. They start with placing poles in the ground, then binding the smaller wood to them and finally in “Mudding” in the walls and installing the door and window frames.
They also assist the teachers in the pre-school, or the Basic school where (if they possess the necessary skills) they can help the qualified teacher in the classes the grades at the basic school is from 1st to 9th grade. The Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s Center is also located here and the volunteers are invited to observe the feeding program there. The program gives a healthy lunch to those children who qualify for the program 6 days a week. After school hours the volunteers can go and play or read as needed with the children. And perhaps a little soccer game can be arranged. They love to play so it’s not hard to put the teams together. Volunteers will also have the opportunity of volunteering in the Out-patient dept. If they are qualified they would be able to volunteer in the hospital They are given a guided tour of the village and the Hospital.
o/n Mwandi Camp BLD
Day 12: Depart early AM for Kazungula border Cross into Botswana on the car ferry over the Zambezi River see where the four countries Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia meet. Half day drive to 55 km north of Nata to an original African Bush Camp, you can have a hot mineral shower and gaze at the stars at the same time
o/n Elephant Sands bush camp. B,L,D
Day 13: All day Elephant Sands Bush Camp 25,000 hectors of bush and lots of Game including naturally elephants. Overlooking a pan you can sit on the balcony enjoying a cool one and watch the elephants having a drink not 7 meters away.
Optional 3 ½ hour Game Drive in an open safari vehicle with an experience guide cost is 80 Pula pp (aprox. US$16.00) and/or a bush walk with experienced guide cost is 40 Pula. Dinner is around the large fire pit with a roaring fire where we sit and listen to all the sounds of nature and maybe even an elephant in the pan.
o/n Elephant Sands Bush Camp B,L,D
Day 14: Late morning departure for Kasane and the Chobe Waterfront where you can set up camp at Thebe River Safaris on the banks of the Chobe River. Balance of day at leisure to swin, watch sports, play darts in the lapa bar or just lie around and listen to the hippos.
o/n Thebe Camp B,L,D
Day 15: Chobe National Park game drive at 9:00 AM with experience guide in open safari vehicle. Chobe is known for its abundant and varied wildlife as well nearly 200,000.00 elephants. After lunch back at camp we take you into town to check emails and/or to just have a look around Kasane. At 15:00 hrs you are taken on a Chobe River Safari in an open safari boat with an experienced guide.
o/n Thebe Camp BLD
Day 16: Depart early morning for drive through Namibia’s “Caprivi Strip” arriving
back in Mwandi early afternoon
o/n Mwandi Mission B,L,D
Day 17 through 22: Volunteering at Mwandi Mission (as days 2-11)
o/n Mwandi Mission B, L, D
Days 23 through 25: Depart early morning for Livingstone where you can enjoy all
Livingstone has to offer from White water rafting to curio shopping and everything in between and don’t forget a visit to one of the World’s 7 Natural Wonders The Victoria Falls
o/n Jollyboys Backpackers. D (breakfast and lunches are self catering)
Day 26: Tour ends.
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