Arrival
Arrival
Day 1-2
Decpetion Valley Bushmen Experience
Decpetion Valley Bushmen Experience
The safari begins in Maun where your guide will meet you at 07h30 at your lodge. You will travel 120km to a private reserve on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Upon arrival you will set up camp and have a safari briefing. Wild camping.
You will explore the area for the next two days, enjoying game drives and participate in a nature walk led by a local San tracker. They will share intricate bush knowledge and give you an insight into their unique and intriguing culture. You will also do game drives to explore the area, home to a fascinating variety of desert specialised wildlife such as oryx, springbok and eland as well as predators including lion, brown hyena and cheetah. Savour the vast open spaces, clear night skies and uninterrupted beauty.
- Main Destination:
- Deception Valley (Central Kalahari GR, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Central Kalahari GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3-5
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
You will wake up as the sun rises and head toward the pristine wilderness of the largest game reserve in Botswana. The next three days will be spent exploring the undeveloped wilderness of the northern region of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Camping is in a private designated campsite with bush ablutions.
- Main Destination:
- Central Kalahari Game Reserve (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Makgadikgadki National Park
Makgadikgadki National Park
This is your last morning in the Kalahari, after breaking camp you will do a slow drive to the Makgadikgadi area. You will spend the night at a camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi National Park, overlooking the Boteti River in Khumaga village. Enjoy an afternoon game drive into Makgadikgadi National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Maun (City, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Boteti River Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7-8
Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta
After an early morning breakfast you will pass by Maun town for drinks shopping essential for the remainder of your safari. Once you have reached the edge of the Delta, you will meet your polers from the local community with their mekoro (traditional dugout canoes). Quietly cruising along reed lined channels and floodplains, you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of this unique region during the tranquil transfer taking you deeper inside the Delta. You will spend two days exploring this beautiful area with mokoro excursions and guided nature walks on the islands and floodplains of the Okavango, camping wild with bush ablutions on a small island for two nights.
- Main Destination:
- Okavango Delta (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Okavango Delta
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Okavango Delta
Okavango Delta
Leaving the channels of the Okavango Delta, you will start making your way towards the drier regions of the delta where you will camp and refresh before proceeding into the reserve the next day. Enjoy lunch at the campsite. In the afternoon, you will have the option of taking a 45 minute scenic flight over the Delta – or a 30min flight in a helicopter with no windows and doors, allowing magnificent views from above.
- Main Destination:
- Okavango Delta (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10-12
Moremi Game Reserve
Moremi Game Reserve
Early in the morning on day 10, you will enter Moremi Game Reserve, one of the best wilderness areas of Botswana which covers swamp and dry areas. The next three days will be spent searching a wide variety of wildlife and birds that this area is renowned for while absorbing the sounds and beauty of this region. Game drives early in the morning as the sun rises and in the late afternoon as the sun sets will be the norm. After your morning game drives, you will return to camp for lunch and a siesta. On day 12, you will move campsites to explore a different area of this diverse park. Camping will be in private designated campsites with bush ablutions.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Moremi GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park, with its diverse and striking landscapes, will be your next destination. As you continue your search for wildlife, you will traverse the drier region of Savuti where bull elephants dot the plains. This area is extremely game rich, because until not long ago the Savuti River was dried out and then suddenly, it started flowing again. Camping will be in private designated areas with bush ablutions.
- Main Destination:
- Savuti (Chobe NP, Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Chobe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14-15
Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park
You will head northwards to the Chobe River on day 14, where your game drives will meander along the banks of the river, followed by the call of the majestic African Fish Eagle. Camping will be in private designated areas with bush ablutions in the northern part of the park closer to the Chobe Riverfront.
- Main Destination:
- Chobe National Park (Botswana)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 16
Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls
Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls
After a short morning game drive, you will then drive to Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe side (visa required), where you will spend the night at a comfortable lodge. In the afternoon, there will be time to visit the thunderous Victoria Falls and shop for curios. Dinner will be at your own expense.
Chobe River – Victoria Falls: 100km, 2-3hours (including border crossing).
- Main Destination:
- Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
- Accommodation:
- Pioneers Victoria Falls
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 17
Departure
Departure
The safari officially ends after breakfast on day 17, at the lodge.
We are happy to arrange post-tour accommodation, activities and transfers to Victoria Falls airport or lodges or Kasane, Botswana, at an additional cost. Activities in Victoria Falls include white water rafting down the Zambezi Gorge, canoeing on the upper Zambezi and Helicopter Flights over Victoria Falls. Please ask your guide for further details. (B)
NOTE: No single travelers rates applies if you are travelling alone and are ok sharing your tent with a same sex traveller on the tour. Only if you wish to have your own tent then the single traveller rate applies.
- Main Destination:
- Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
