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An Adventurer Exploration - 7 nights / 8 days

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Tour direction: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park to Xigera Camp
Serviced camping in exclusive camp sites in National Parks and luxury lodge overnights at Xigera Camp.

 
There is a limitation of 2 single tents per safari and a maximum number of 5 tents at any site while on safari. No single supplement is payable. When there are more than 2 single guests on a safari, we will attempt to match guests with another guest of the same gender. No triple rooms are accepted.
 
THIS SAFARI HAS BEEN CREATED TO MAXIMIZE AMAZING WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS OF DESERT SPECIES THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPORADIC RAINS FROM DECEMBER TO MID-MARCH; AS WELL AS A LUXURY LODGE IN THE PERMANENTLY FLOODED REGION OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA.
Experience a nostalgic camping safari that recreates a sense of wildlife viewing adventure reminiscent of the times of the early African explorers.

The style and essence of Wilderness Safaris' Adventurer Safaris takes you back to the bygone days of Africa's exploration. Our 3m x3m dome tents (at Khumaga/ Njuca Hills and Deception Valley), complete with mini-verandas, allow you to feel more connected to nature, accentuating the feeling of the wild and untamed. Pure cotton linen bedrolls (with duvets) on GI stretchers, bedside table with silver lantern and mini luggage benches add to the atmosphere. Shared separate toilet and shower 'bathrooms' with old-style tin bucket showers and basins create simple serviced comfort.

Adventurer camping aims to bring the guest closer to nature, by means of lively campfires, hurricane lanterns, diverse activities and a warm atmosphere permeating the camp (and its simple comforts). Adventurer camps are specifically outfitted to create that camping feel with a clear emphasis on essential comforts and pristine wilderness experience.

ITINERARY

 

Day 1 & 2: Njuca Hills or Khumaga, Makgadikgadi Pans

Day 3, 4 & 5: Deception Valley, Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Suggested further reading on the area is "Cry of the Kalahari", by Mark and Delia Owens.

 

Day 6 & 7: Xigera Camp, Okavango Delta

Day 8: Charter flight to Maun
After an early morning activity and breakfast, we fly to Maun, where the safari ends.

 

 

ADDITIONAL SAFARI NOTES

 

Safari bathrooms: There are 2 short-drop toilets at Deception and Khumaga/ Njuca Hills. There are also 2 bucket shower enclosures at these campsites.

Guides: The entire safari is guided and hosted by professional guides, who share their in-depth knowledge to present a seamless safari experience.

Exclusive experience: Ensuring privacy and exclusivity, Xigera is a luxury lodge in a concession within Moremi Game Reserve. All Explorations camps are private and for the use of Adventurer Exploration guests only.

Routes: This expedition is specifically designed to enjoy the Kalahari Desert at its most productive season, when it receives its low sporadic rains. This small amount of water creates an incredibly prolific wildlife-viewing period with concentrations of desert species and their young in the fertile, ancient river valleys of Deception Valley and the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. The route takes the time to explore the contrasts of three major ecosystems: the Makgadikgadi "moonscape" saltpans, Deception Valley in the Kalahari Desert, and finally the fertile green islands of the Okavango Delta and its crystal-clear waterways.

Transfers: To maximize guests' travel time, a variety of transport modes that bring out the best of each area is used: flying in private charters and overland transfers provide both a bird's-eye view and an in-depth experience of the contrasting landscapes of Botswana. 4 x 4 tracks in wilderness areas are not maintained, take time to navigate and may be bumpy. As a result some of the interesting game/ road transfers can take a full day with lunch en route.

 

International air connection onto the safari: If arrival is planned for the day of the safari's departure, please ensure that this arrival is with the earliest possible flight from Johannesburg. Arrival on a later flight may necessitate additional road or air transfers (as departure for the first camp/lodge will already have taken place), subject to extra cost.

International air connections leaving the safari: Please ensure that your departure flight is booked for after 13h00 from Maun. For earlier international departure flights, an additional air charter will be required to arrive in Maun for this connection. Extra transfers and flights are subject to extra cost.

Bilingual safari dates: This service aims to facilitate a greater level of experience for guests that do not speak English fluently. These safaris will be led by a guide; however there may be a translator to assist the guide. Please note on all bilingual safari dates that the guide or translator's home language is English. This additional free service does not guarantee the level of fluency and depending on group dynamics a varying amount of the foreign language will be spoken.

Flashlights/ torches: Please ensure that a minimum 2-D cell flashlight is brought on safari, with spare batteries. Head lamps are also useful. Wilderness Safaris does not supply flashlights.

Camera battery charging facilities: Please note that a 12V cigarette lighter adaptor will be required (that is compatible with camera make) on this safari for charging batteries while on game drive or transfer drives. No 110/ 240V outlets are available, except at the Xigera Camp.

Dietary requirements and special occasions: Due to remote locality of Adventurer camps, please ensure that full dietary requirements and special occasions are advised at the time of your booking confirmation.

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