Best of Botswana Wild Places.

11 days—Best of Botswana’s Wild Places – 10 night All Inclusive mobile camping safari to Botswana’s best-known National Parks. Vic Falls extension at extra $

$6542-8218 USD

Safari summary

The day starts with the rising of the sun. Your wake-up call will be between 5am and 6am – a gentle “koko” (knock knock in Setswana) at the entrance of your tent. One of the team will be on hand to fill your wash-hand basin with steaming hot water and freshly made tea and coffee will be served around the campfire.
A light breakfast will be served before the early morning game drive which consists of tea, plunger coffee, juice, rusks, fruit, cereal, toast and jams. The best time of day to enjoy game viewing is in the early morning and late afternoon as most animals retreat to the shade to rest during the heat of the day.
Having spent the morning exploring the surrounding wilderness in search of Botswana’s hidden treasures, you will return to camp for lunch under the shade of a Marula tree. Lunch consists of salads, freshly baked bread on the open campfire, cold meats and pickles. Just as the animals retreat to escape the heat of mid-day, so will you. This is your time to enjoy reading, chatting, relaxing or taking a nap. Later in the afternoon you will head out into the wilderness once more as the animals awake from their days’ slumber and gather at the watering holes.
Following a stop for sun downers and to enjoy yet another incredible African sunset we return to camp to enjoy a hot shower under the starry night sky before gathering around the warmth of the campfire to relive the day’s highlights.
A three-course dinner is served with South African wines against the magical backdrop of the African night sky. Retreating to the comfort of your tent after enjoying a nightcap around the campfire, you can fall asleep to the calls of the African wild.
10 day, fully guided mobile camping safari
All inclusive of meals, alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks and park entrance fees
Scenic charter flight over the Okavango Delta
Mokoro / dug out canoe trip along the waterways in Khwai reserve
Boat cruise along the Chobe River from Kasane
4m x 4m walk-in tents with proper beds, nice linen and an en suite with bush loo and hot shower
Charging points in the vehicle
Maximum of 7 people
No single supplement

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Botswana
	Parks	Chobe Moremi

Fine details

Safari highlights

Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Helicopter | microlight | fixed wing
Night game drives

What’s included?

Accommodation
Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Internal flights
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

Itinerary

Day 1

Moremi

Your first experience of the Okavango Delta is from the air on a scenic flight to Moremi over the Delta. Your first two nights on safari will be spent camping in the Xakanaxa /3rd Bridge region of Moremi Game Reserve where you will explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives during the day. This area is particularly well known for wild dog sightings and lion prides often use Third Bridge as a means to cross from one area of the park to another without getting their paws wet!

Day 2

Moremi

The day starts with the rising of the sun. A light breakfast will be served before the early morning game drive which consists of tea, plunger coffee, juice, rusks, fruit, cereal, toast and jams. The best time of day to enjoy game viewing is in the early morning and late afternoon as most animals retreat to the shade to rest during the heat of the day. Having spent the morning exploring the surrounding wilderness in search of Botswana’s hidden treasures.

Day 3

Moremi

We carry on north today to the beautiful area of Khwai which is sandwiched between Savuti in the north and Moremi in the south. The Khwai River forms a boundary between the reserve and the community area. We will spend the next three nights at a campsite in the community area, exploring the Khwai floodplains on game drives both during the day and at night.

Day 4

Moremi

The Khwai area is excellent for both wild dog and leopard although, to be honest, it is excellent for all wildlife species. In the Khwai reserve you have the opportunity to explore after dark with spotlights which offers you an opportunity to experience some of the nocturnal animals that are rarely encountered during the day and it is dusk when the carnivores are most active. Sightings include porcupines, leopard, lions, owls, grazing hippos and many more species.

Day 5

Moremi

With its perennial river, Khwai is an excellent area to see hippos and large Nile crocodiles. There is an area of once flooded trees that the elephants have ravaged leaving a tangle of branches and uprooted trunks over a large area. Here is one of the best areas to see leopard as they hunt between the tangle of wood. Later on today you have the opportunity to enjoy a mokoro ( dug out canoe ) trip along the main river.

Day 6

Chobe

You leave camp early this morning to drive to the Savuti area of Chobe stopping for a picnic lunch en route. The Savuti Marsh is huge and has several lion prides that call it home. Leopard sightings are generally very good here and large herds of buffalo thrive on the short grass plains. Your new remote camp will be set up by the time you return for sundowners, a hot shower and a delicious meal.

Day 7

Chobe

You have two full days to enjoy this unique area which is known for its big cats. It is here in a time of great drought that the Savuti lions learned to hunt elephant when their usual prey species disappeared. Large herds of buffalo can be seen grazing on the plains and the open landscape produces spectacular sunsets just right for a sundowner on the way back to camp. Camping in Savuti - the private, unfenced campsites are some of the loveliest in Botswana.

Day 8

Chobe

Most of your game drives will concentrate on the open plains of the marsh. Two main tracks run each side of plains forming a V and there is a road that links the two at the top. The lion prides that roam this area tend to hunt from the margins and the shrubs along the tracks are worth investigating during the heat of the day when the cats rest up. Huge baobab trees are favourite "stretch points" in Savuti, with their enormous trunks and branches giving good shade during your coffee break.

Day 9

Chobe

For your last 2 nights you will move on to northern Chobe. Known for its vast herds of elephants and the beautiful Chobe River which is the border between Botswana and Namibia.

Day 10

Chobe

Following your morning safari you return to camp for lunch before setting off for nearby Kasane. Here you will enjoy a guided boat trip through the Chobe floodplains which is full of grazing buffalo, lechwe, waterbuck and other herbivores. There are many hippo pods in this area, you can find them grazing the rich grasses of the islands. Huge crocodiles are found along these waterways and watching elephant come to drink along the water's edge while you drift quietly by is a unique experience.

Day 11

Chobe

After a final game drive along the Chobe River you return to Kasane airport where you can either fly home or be met by your new guides for the start of the next part of your safari adventure.

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