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| On this Safari you will travel through the famed Okavango Delta. We utilize comfortable camping gear, medium size tents, and great food and drink. This is a great way to see the Delta by road! |
| Duration: |
9 Day Safari |
| Location: |
Botswana |
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| Category: |
Exploration |
| Tour Code: |
SGS901 |
| Price: |
$ 3995 Morula level |
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Travel Recap: |
| Day 1 - 3 |
You are met in Kasane on your arrival and transfer by road to our private campsite in Chobe National Park. The drive to the Chobe River takes about one hour. The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometers, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature of the region, offers a safari experience of a lifetime. The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with its lush plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east; the Savuti Marsh in the west about fifty kilometers north of Mababe gate; the Linyanti Swamps in the north-west and the hot dry hinterland in between. A major feature of Chobe National Park is its elephant population. First of all, the Chobe elephant comprise part of what is probably the largest surviving continuous elephant population. This population covers most of northern Botswana plus northwestern Zimbabwe. The Botswana's elephant population is currently estimated at around 120,000. This elephant population has built up steadily from a few thousand since the early 1900s and has escaped the massive illegal off take that has decimated other populations in the 1970s and 1980s. The Chobe elephant are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200 kilometers from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the southeast of the park, to which they disperse in the rains. The elephants, in this area have the distinction of being the largest in body size of all living elephants though the ivory is brittle and you will not see many huge tuskers among these rangy monsters. Activities include game drives, birding and boat trips along the Chobe River.
Overnight: Tented Camping [B, L, D] |
| Day 4 - 5 |
While the camp staff break camp and load the supply vehicle, we head off on a game drive. When we meet up with the supply vehicle again we drive to Savuti in convoy. The drive lasts approx five hours with a picnic lunch en route. At Savuti the staff will set up camp on the banks of the now dry Savuti Channel while we explore our new environment. The Savuti Marsh is situated in the Chobe National Park. On game drives in the area you also discover the very interesting history of this area. Often described as one of, if not the best, wildlife-viewing area in Africa today. Savuti boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife left on the African continent. Animals are present during all seasons, and at certain times of the year their numbers can be staggering. Savuti is famous for its predators, particularly its resident lions and spotted hyena populations. Activities include Game drives, birding, visiting bushman paintings and observing elephants as they frolic at the watering holes.
Overnight: Tented Camping [B, L, D] |
| Day 6 - 9 |
We transfer by road to our private campsite in Moremi (approx 5 hours- drive with a picnic lunch en route). The road leads via the Khwai River, which offers good opportunities for close-up game and raptor photography. On one of the days we will explore the waterways by boat from Mboma Island. Moremi, hunted by the Bushman as long as 10,000 years ago, was initiated by the Batawana tribe and covers some 4,871 km2, as the eastern section of the Okavango Delta. Moremi is mostly described as one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa. It combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons. It is the great diversity of plant and animal life that makes Moremi so well known.
The Okavango Delta is a unique ecosystem that is situated in the middle of one of the largest stretches of sand in the world the Kalahari basin. It lies like an oasis in an inhospitable landscape. The vegetation is lush and the wildlife is of the very best in Africa. The Delta covers 16000km. The delta is one of the largest inland deltas in the world. The Okavango River starts on the Benguela Plateau in Angola, meanders through Kalahari sand of 1300km before entering Botswana and flows south towards the town Maun in the Thamalakane. The delta forms many islands in high season, which also act as a base camp for your mokoro and walking safari experience. The wildlife of the delta is amongst the best in the world, and certainly situated in the most un spoilt corner of Africa. If you do not wish to view game in an area where safari vehicles often outnumber the animals, The Okavango Delta is the place to visit. The delta offers a wide variety of wild - and - bird life which is not always to be matched anywhere in Africa. Activities include game drives, birding and boat excursions.
Overnight: Tented Camping [B, L, D] |
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| Price Includes: |
03 Overnights Camping in Chobe National Park - Full Board
02 Overnights Camping in the Savuti - Full Board
04 Overnights Camping in the Moremi Game Reserve/Okavango Delta - Full Board
Please note: the above itinerary could change due to seasonal variations.
Exclusive and private camping
Comfortable, spacious and clean equipment with attention to detail
Only specified highly experienced professional guides and/or field specialists
Flexible departure dates (some pre-booked camp sites guaranteed during peak seasons) |
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