Safari overview
Day One: This safari start at 13H00 in Kasane, Botswana.
This afternoon the first wildlife activity of the safari start with an
spectacular wildlife viewing sunset cruise on the Chobe River into the Chobe
National Park. Tonight we will camp at our campsite near Kasane. Lunch and
Dinner included.
Day two: We leave Kasane early
after breakfast, and cross the border into Namibia
(No visa required) at Ngoma. Making our way past
typical tribal villages into the Western Caprivi
region, we cross the Kwando River at Kongola into
Namibia's Susuwe National Park. We set-up our camp
on arrival, and later in the afternoon we start
exploring this wildlife area with an game drive. Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner included, with tented camping and
ablution facilities.
Day Three: Departing from Susuwe, we travel through
the Caprivi Strip towards the Namibian Okavango
River section at Popa Falls. Popa Falls is not an
real waterfall, but actually rapids. Here the mighty
Okavango River get split-up and slow down, to start
to form the Delta itself. It is the birthplace of
the Okavango Delta . Our campsite overlook the
river, and later we will visit the rapids. Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner included, with tented camping and
ablution facilities.
Day Four: An
early departure after breakfast, take us into the
Mahangu National Park for a slow game drive along
the Namibian Delta floodplains. The Park border onto
Botswana, and we cross at Modumu back into western
Botswana. From here we travel south to the Tsodilo
Hills, a World Heritage Site, and home to many San
(Bushmen) rock paintings, dating back over a
thousand years. After setting up our camp, we visit
the painting following the various walking trails
and the interesting little museum.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
included, with tented camping and ablution
facilities.
Days Five and Six: Departing Tsodilo
Hills, we make our way to one of the permanent Delta lagoons. Here we load
our equipment into motorboats and travel through the Delta canals to an
temporary traditional Okavango canoe base. While motor-boating through the
Delta canals, there is time to experience and soak in this ever-green
water-world with its spectacular birdlife, frogs, crocodiles and water
monitors. Reaching the temporary makoro (traditional Okavango canoe) base,
we again transfer our equipment into the canoes.
Each canoe has
an local handler, that are responsible for pooling
the canoe through the low water floodplains. This
slow moving and quiet canoes give you another
wonderful experience really get the feel of the
Delta. our final destination is an secluded Delta
island, where we will fill the days with nature and
wildlife exploration walks and exploring the area by
makoro. Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner included, with wild tented camping and
bush ablution facilities.
Day Seven: Optional Activity:
You could take an low flying scenic flight over the
Okavango Delta back to Maun, later in the afternoon,
which will give you more time in the Delta. (This is
a one hour flight, and cost EUR 140 per person,
with a minimum of 3 guests required, to guarantee the flight).
You will be collected at the Maun airport by your
guide. OR you can take the normal transit by safari
vehicle back to Maun with the guide and equipment.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included, with tented
camping and ablution facilities in Maun.
Days Eight to
Ten: Departing Maun, we make our way into the
wildlife rich and last unspoilt wilderness areas of
Botswana, the Moremi Game Reserve. The Moremi covers
the wet floodplains of the eastern Delta and the dry
bush areas of the Savuti. each offer an amazing
wildlife experience. For the next three days
we explore this wildlife wilderness with morning and
afternoon game drives, while alternative nights, we
camp in different areas as we slowly make our way
north towards Chobe. Breakfast, Lunch
and Dinner included, with wild tented camping and
bush ablution facilities.
Days Eleven to Thirteen: The Chobe National Park.
Diverse in scenery and wildlife. Here we explore
this famous wildlife Park with game drives in its
woodlands and along the Chobe River. The river is
the centre point for wildlife, and also a lot of
predators (lion, hyena and leopard) are to bee seen
here. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included, with
tented camping and ablution facilities at our
private campsite.
Days Fourteen
and Fifteen: On day 14, we will still do a morning
Chobe game drive, before we cross the Zambezi River
border at Kazangula into Zambia (Visa required, and
obtained at border post). From the border, we make
our way to the Zambian Victoria Falls at
Livingstone. No tent accommodation tonight!, but an
bed in a lodge. This afternoon there will be enough
tome to shop for last minute African curious at the
market next to the Victoria Falls, and most
important to visit the Falls.
Visit to the
Falls is optional, and also tonight's dinner is not
included. Dinner could be taken at the lodge or one
of the restaurants in town. As your guide for
advice.
Day Fifteen:
After an late breakfast, our safari ends around
10H00.
If you require
additional post-safari accommodation, transfers, or
help with booking any adventure activities, please
feel free to ask for assistance.
