The big idea

The best ideas are always the most simple. Simply stated, the idea of the 5 Rivers Safari originated with 4 companies who have common core beliefs about wildlife and conservation in Africa. Not only do each of the 5 Rivers partners have an excellent reputation for service excellence and attention to detail in their respective areas, but own and operate properties which in combination with each other are guaranteed to offer the very best safari experience in these niche regions of Southern Africa.

In essence, 1+1=3 for your clients

Visitors to Southern Africa aim to do 3 things on average:

  • Visit Cape Town and surrounds
  • Visit the Victoria Falls
  • Undertake a safari

Combinations of these camps in unique itineraries is not possible in any other way, so you have the inherit efficiencies of dealing with a “big company” without the blandness and uniformity of recipe that big companies bring to a safari experience. So book with any of the 4 companies any itinerary and they take care of the details – just like a big company would. However achieve the world class experience that only small owner operated camps and lodges can offer.

Moremi Game Reserve

The concept started with the concept that Cape Town is the big driver of tourism into Southern Africa and is a summer market (October to April). The 5 rivers area on the other hand is counter cyclic to this main market with us being busiest in the July to October period. The South African safari lodges are busiest in the rainy season due to Cape Town driving the market. Consequently their highest prices are levied when the safari experience is at it’s lowest.

While the 5 rivers area is also a summer rainfall season, we are part of the Kalahari Desert, with mean annual rainfall from 375mm in the Deception Valley Lodge area and up to 475mm in the Caprivi Strip and Chobe areas. On the other hand the game rich areas of South Africa receive an average of 650 –675 mm of rain. So we offer a quality safari experience at a fraction of the price of South Africa for the December to March period.

So the big idea is simply illustrated as follows:

  • Visit Cape Town
  • Do a 5 rivers safari

That then deals with the perfect Southern African itinerary as the 5 rivers safari offers the following potential:

  • The Victoria Falls from Zambia
  • The world renowned Chobe elephant experience from a boat
  • The Caprivi Strip
  • The Kwando Linyanti system
  • The Okavango Delta
  • The Kalahari Desert in summer
  • Nxai Pan National Park

Where else can you get all this?


 


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