13-Day Botswana Trans Kalahari Camping Safari

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Goo Moremi Gorge

You will be departing Johannesburg and head north to Goo-Moremi campsite on day 1 of your journey. As you venture into the heart of Botswana's wilderness. You will travel through breathtaking landscapes as you make your way to the enchanting Goo-Moremi campsite, where you'll explore the gorge, its rich cultural and spiritual heritage, its waterfalls, and if lucky see vultures in the colony on foot.

An essential part of your safari is some participation. From putting up your tent to packing the truck in the morning – it’s all part of your adventure and when everyone puts in a little effort the trip will run smoothly. Your tour leaders will do all the meal preparation but we ask you to help (on rotation) with the washing up.

Main Destination:

Serowe (Town, Botswana)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Kubu Island

Kubu Island is a remarkable granite rock formation located in Botswana's Makgadikgadi Pans, known for its stunningly flat and desolate landscape, surrounded by a vast salt pan and characterized by its eerie beauty. After breakfast, you'll transfer into our open 4WD safari vehicle and head off the beaten track to explore this area of baobab trees and salt pans. The flat landscape and incredible starry skies offer incredible photo opportunities during the day and night. You'll explore the granite rock formations and interesting fauna and flora of the area on foot.

Main Destination:

Kubu Island (Makgadikgadi Pans NP, Botswana)

Best Time To Visit All year (Areas are best at different times)

High Season July to October (Higher rates may apply but it’s not busy)

Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot)

Wildlife in Makgadikgadi Pans NP

GiraffeCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

ElephantOccasional

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

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LeopardRare

CheetahRare

HippoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

You will skirt the edges of the vast Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, making your way up to Gweta where you'll spend the night at Planet Baobab Campsite. The Makgadikgadi Pans are the world’s largest salt pans, covering 30,000 sq km, formed from the remnants of a large inland lake that dried up thousands of years ago. It is home to a variety of wildlife including large herds of zebra and wildebeest and migratory birds. You will enjoy an evening under the stars.

Main Destination:

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Makgadikgadi Pans NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Overnight in Maun

You will have a slow morning allowing time for the optional (own-expense) meerkat activity. The meerkat adventure gets you into the middle of the comical antics of the meerkats. The meerkats live in family groups along the edge of the salt pans, and you have the opportunity to get close to observing and engaging with habituated meerkats in the habitat.

You'll make your way towards Maun arriving mid-afternoon where you'll have time to resupply in preparation for your next few days in the Okavango. An optional (own expense) game flight over the Okavango, which will reveal a different aspect of the delta. You'll set up camp and enjoy an evening meal at a local restaurant (own expense).

Main Destination:

Maun (City, Botswana)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Okavango Delta

Our local guides will take you deep into the heart of the Okavango Delta on mekoro (dugout canoes). The delta forms as water flows from the Angolan highlands out over the Botswanan flat Kalahari Desert sands creating a delicate, green oasis for birds and wildlife. You will camp wild on remote islands in this amazingly dynamic environment and enjoy bush walks, bird watching, and swimming in the clear water. Camping with our local guides, you will learn more about their lifestyle and culture. You will return to Maun in the late afternoon of day 7 and stay overnight at the campsite with good, comfortable facilities.

Main Destination:

Okavango Delta (Botswana)

Best Time To Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing)

High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but it’s not busy)

Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Okavango Delta

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

White RhinoRare

Black RhinoVery Rare

CheetahRare

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Okavango Delta

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

The name ‘Kalahari” conjures up images of wide-open grassy plans, dry river beds, hardy wildlife, and of course the famed black-maned Kalahari lions. You will not be disappointed! The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) is the largest, most remotely situated reserve in Southern Africa, and the second-largest wildlife reserve in the world, encompassing 52 800 sq km. Nothing prepares you for the immensity of this reserve or its mysterious beauty. There is an impression of unending space, and having the entire reserve to yourself.

You will journey to the northern section of the CKGR, spending four days exploring this remote wilderness of rolling grasslands occasional sand dunes, and fossilized river valleys. Including the iconic areas of Deception Valley and Leopard Pan. These areas offer good game viewing. The roads are sandy and heavy going, so be prepared for some long traveling days, but this is more than worthwhile because of the amazing environment that you are traveling through.

Main Destination:

Central Kalahari Game Reserve (Botswana)

Best Time To Visit December to March (Best in Deception Valley)

High Season July to October (It rarely gets crowded)

Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot)

Wildlife in Central Kalahari GR

WildebeestCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

CheetahOccasional

HyenaOccasional

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ZebraRare

Wild DogRare

ElephantNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Kalahari GR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Khama Rhino Sanctuary

The Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust is a community-based wildlife project established in 1992 to assist in saving the vanishing rhino, restore an area formerly teeming with wildlife to its previous natural state, and provide economic benefits to the local Botswana community through tourism and the sustainable use of natural resources. This reserve situated on the Kalahari sandveld, has several natural waterholes and provides a prime habitat for white rhinos, zebras and wildebeests.

Main Destination:

Khama Rhino Sanctuary (Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Tour ends in Johannesburg

After breakfast, you'll say goodbye to our Motswana guides, and beloved 4WD safari vehicles and swop over to our more comfortable minibus for the last day drive back towards civilization. A short stop for border formalities and lunch en route (own expense) before the tour ends in Johannesburg at the airport at 5:00 p.m.

Main Destination:

Johannesburg (City, South Africa)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.