Chad, officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in north-central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.
01: Arrival into N’Djamena D
Arrive N’Djamena meet and assist at the airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Hotel.
Day 02: N’Djamena – Mongo B-L-D
In total it takes approximately thirteen hours, without breaks, to make it to Zakouma from N’Djamena by road, and we will leave early today to make as big a dent in this as possible. We will be on the road for around seven hours today, taking in the beautiful and diverse landscapes of Chad. overnight in campsite near the town of Mongo.
Day 03: Mongo – Zakouma B-L-D
After breakfast drive to Zakouma arrive in by late afternoon transfer to Camp, the excellent Tinga Camp, we will head out for our first late evening/night drive in the area around camp. This area is excellent for sightings of rarities including serval, caracal, pale fox and civet, and we may even be lucky enough to spot our first lion, leopard or cheetah this evening. On our return to camp, dinner will be served before some well-earned rest.
Overnight in camp.
Day 04: Zakouma B-L-D
Full days in the national park, with our days structured around morning, afternoon and night game drives from camp. We hope to visit the iconic Rigueik Pan at least twice during our stay. This wetland area offers incredible birding opportunities, and is also a good spot for lion, buffalo and tiang. When not at the Rigueik Pan, game drives will take us through the diverse habitats in Zakouma, where a range of species are well seen.
Overnight in camp.
Day 05: Full day in Zakouma B-L-D
Today we are likely to focus on locating one of Zakouma’s highlights – the largest single herd of elephants in Africa. This herd is sometimes up to 550 animals strong, an incredible sight. Our drive to and from this herd will take us through some of the best dry-country habitat in the park, where we may glimpse western greater kudu, caracal, pale fox, cheetah and striped hyena.
Overnight in camp.
Day 06: Full day in Zakouma B-L-D
Today’s drives will focus on the excellent game-viewing in the riverbeds around camp. Large prides of lion are easily seen here, as are buffalo, lelwel hartebeest and much more. Highlights include red-fronted gazelle, Kordofan giraffe and, occasionally, leopard. If very lucky, we may even glimpse the park’s two remaining black rhino, or the very rare wild dog.
Overnight in camp.
Day 07: Zakouma B-L-D
Morning and evening game drives allow us to focus on any wildlife, including cats, we may have yet to see. Lions are often seen in Zakouma, with occasional leopard and cheetah sightings. Zakouma undoubtedly offers some of the best viewing of small cats in Africa, with serval, caracal and African wild cat all seen very frequently.
Overnight in camp.
Day 08: Zakouma B-L-D
Our final full day in Zakouma can be dedicated to your interests, be that birding, big cats or re-visiting the elephants. Be sure to enjoy your final night drive, when you may see anything from honey badger to black rhino.
Day 09: Zakouma – Mongo B-L-D
After breakfast drive to campsite in Mongo a drive of six to seven hours. On arrival transfer to camp.
Overnight in camp.
Day 10: Zakouma – N’Djamena Depart B
After breakfast drive to N’Djamena arrive and departure transfer to airport to catch the flight for onward journey.
| Place | Night (s) | Hotels |
| N’Djamena | 01 | Radisson Blu |
| Mongo | 01 | Camp |
| Zakouma | 06 | Tinga Camp |
| Mongo | 01 | Camp |
- Welcome on arrival with fresh flower garlands.
- Meet to attend airports / hotels by our office representative.
- 09 nights in accommodation as per the program.
- Meals as per program
- Safari as per program
- Guide Services ( English language )
- Entrance fees to the monuments.
- All taxes.
• International flights
• Personal Expenses.
• Camera / Video Camera Fees.
• Medical Aid.
• Tipping.
• Travel Insurance.
• Visa If any.
• Accommodation in good hotels.
• Check-in / out time is 12 noon at most of the hotels.
• Extension to other places is also possible with a minimal extra cost. – Additional nights are available at each place with minimal supplement.
• A visa is required and must be obtained prior to your departure from your Country.
• If quoted hotel is not available, we will provide one of a similar category and standard.
• Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
• In case the government changes presently applicable taxes, increase in airlines prices, fuel surcharge our rates will need to be adjusted accordingly.
• In Asia, there is no relevance between the distance and time of travelling, as it depends upon the condition of the roads and congestion of the traffic.
• While every effort will be made to maintain the itinerary, in view of local strikes etc that are beyond our control all schedule and itineraries are subject to last moment changes.
• Clients must be fully insured, as the company cannot accept liability for loss or damage to client’s property, medical emergencies or any other loss suffered by them whilst on tour.
• In Case of issuing Domestic or International air tickets, SGV is not responsible for any refund if the flight is delayed or cancelled, as it is the responsibility of airline.
