Day 1MINNEAPOLISGet set for your adventure as you board your overnight flight to Johannesburg. (Meals Aloft)

Day 2JOHANNESBURGArrive in Johannesburg, where you are escorted to your exquisite home for the night offering a convenient location close to the airport coupled with lavish comforts. Located at Emperors Palace, the complex offers shops, restaurants, and the grounds are a relaxing retreat after your long flight. D’OREALE GRANDE. (Meals Aloft)

Days 3/4/5OKAVANGO DELTA/MOREMI RESERVE/BANOKA BUSH CAMP Take to the air and make your way to one of the world’s most distinctive regions and largest inland water systems, the Okavango Delta. Spend the next three days at Banoka Bush Camp situated in the Khwai Community Concession on the banks of the Khwai River. Experience the exhilaration of nature walks and day and night wildlife viewing from an open 4x4 vehicle that may include sightings of elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and cheetah, as well as the endangered African wild dog. Your camp is elevated overlooking a lagoon, offering impressive views of the surrounding landscape. BANOKA BUSH CAMP. (All Meals Daily)

Days 6/7

OKAVANGO DELTA/MOREMI RESERVE/XIGERA CAMPA light aircraft takes you to your water-based camp in the Okavango Delta. Glide through the quiet waterways in mokoros to see the vast array of animal and plant life it supports. Birding in this area is excellent, with Pels Fishing Owl and Wattled Crane regularly sighted. If you’re lucky, you’ll spot the elusive sitatunga antelope. Depending on water levels, drives or boat trips may also be offered. Spend the next two nights at Xigera Camp, situated in the heart of the Okavango on Paradise Island, within the Moremi Game Reserve. The camp

consists of ten luxuriously furnished walk-in tented rooms, each with en-suite facilities and outdoor showers. All rooms are raised off the ground and are built within a shady grove offering superb views of the floodplain to the east of camp and its attractive waterhole that is frequently visited by lechwe. XIGERA CAMP. (All Meals Daily)

Days 8/9

LINYANTI RESERVE/DUMATAU CAMPBoard your flight today to DumaTau, located in a private reserve in the Linyanti/Savuti Channel area in northern Botswana, on the western boundary of Chobe National Park. The source of the Savuti Channel is within this private reserve. Inland there are enormous acacia and mopane forests which sustain large numbers of elephants in the winter months. You may also see red lechwe, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, baboon, monkey, warthog, crocodile and buffalo, along with the major predators. Your tented camp is built under a shady grove and overlooks a large hippo-filled lagoon within the Linyanti waterway system. In the heat of the day, cool off by taking a plunge into the camp’s pool. DUMATAU CAMP. (All Meals Daily)

BOTSWANA

Adventure is wrapped in luxury in Botswana, where you wing your way from camp to camp on small planes. No

lines, no check-in, just the cheerful hello of the pilot as he tosses your duffl e in the back of your ‘taxi in the sky.’

The view over the Okavango is spectacular. You fl y low enough to witness elephant, giraffe and red lechwe cross

the Delta. A wetland wilderness of looping channels, islands forested with palms and wide grassy fl oodplains,

the Delta is home to a magnifi cent array of exceptional birds and animals. Explore this natural paradise in open

4x4 vehicles, on foot and in mokoros (dugout canoes) before returning to your exclusive, luxury tented camps.

ANIMAL KINGDOM’S WATER WILDERNESS

APRIL 13 TO 23, 2016

PHOTO CREDITS:© Ron Magill,Classic Escapes, Wilderness SafarisClassic Escapes protects our planet.

Days 10/11LINYANTI RESERVE/JOHANNESBURG/MINNEAPOLISBid farewell to this marvelous region of the world as you fly back to Johannesburg. The following day, return home. (B, Meals Aloft )

EXTENSION TO CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICABegin your journey with a delightful retreat in Cape Town, one of the loveliest cities in the world. Enjoy international cuisine and stunning accommodations at the historic TAJ CAPE TOWN. Ascend Table Mountain and take the coastal route to the Cape of Good Hope to discover charming seaside towns, spectacular wildlife, and the comical penguins at Boulders Beach. Tour the brilliant Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and spend a day in the famed Boland Valley wine region. Visit the settlement of Khayelitsha with a township guide and get an eye-opening historical tour of Robben Island. This is the perfect way to start your

adventure in Southern Africa.

POST-EXTENSION TO VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBIAContinue your adventure to Zambia and experience the power of Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. This incredible spectacle — “The Smoke That Thunders,” as it is known to locals — is the world’s largest waterfall, with five thundering cascades plummeting more than 300 feet. Feel the mist on your face during a guided tour of the Falls; enjoy a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River, watching hippos, crocodiles, and birdlife at the water’s edge while the sky turns a stunning array of red, gold, and purple; and, visit a rural village to experience the age-old traditions of the ancient Leya people.

YOUR JOURNEY INCLUDES:

• All flights between the camps.

• Flight between Livingstone and Johannesburg on the post- extension.

• Roundtrip flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town on the pre-extension.

• Superior accommodations throughout as indicated or similar.

• All meals while on safari. Other meals as specified in itinerary.

• All wildlife viewing by private 4X4 open vehicles, driven by professional driver/guides.

• Specialist guide will accompany the group with a minimum of 10 travelers.

• Minnesota Zoo escort will accompany the group with a minimum of 12 travelers on the main program and 10 travelers on any of the extension programs.

• Laundry and all local beverages during safari in Botswana except for Champagne and imported spirits.

• Complimentary bottled water in vehicles throughout.

• All applicable hotel and lodge taxes and gratuities for baggage handling.

• All park entry fees and sightseeing as specified.

• Complimentary baggage tags and passport wallet.

Cost Per PersonDouble Occupany

Main Tour Post-Extension to Victoria Falls

Pre-Extension toCape Town

Land Cost $7,495 $2,195 per person,including flights: Livingstone/

Johannesburg

$2,695 per person, including flights: Johannesburg/

Cape Town

Single Room Supplement $2,395 $695 $795

Estimated airfare from Minneapolis, including flight

between Johannesburg & Maun

$3,160 N/A N/A

Internal air within Africa if purchasing own international air

$790 N/A N/A

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• All applicable hotel and lodge taxes and gratuities for baggage handling.

• All park entry fees and sightseeing as specified.

• Complimentary baggage tags and passport wallet.

Pre-Extension toCape Town

$2,695 per person, including flights: Johannesburg/

Cape Town

$795

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