Chobe, Delta and Kalahari
10 days— Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta and Central Kalahari Game Reserve Hosted Photo Safari
$6995-9995 USD
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Safari summary
Visiting three of Botswana’s most iconic wildlife destinations, this fantastic photo-workshop style safari will see you perfect and advance your photography skills under the guidance of a dedicated Pangolin Photo Host. Whether you’re a photography expert or novice, throughout your itinerary your expert photography hosts and guides will offer insightful tips and hints for improving or honing your skills, with the stunning Chobe, Okavango Delta and Central Kalahari as your classrooms. The goal will be to photograph an impressive wealth of animal life, including elephant, lion, buffalo, zebra and much more, as well as the magical landscapes and waterways.
About this tour
| Tour type | Set-date, set-itinerary, group | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Easy activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
| Countries | ||
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Fishing
- Photography safari—with professional guide
- Bushman | tribal visits
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- All drinks
- Internal flights
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- Hot air balloons
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
KASANE - CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Chobe
On arrival you will be transferred to the Pangolin Voyager which will be your home for the next three days. The Voyager has five cabins so guests will have exclusive use. Alongside the houseboat is an eight-seater photo boat which you will use for your morning and afternoon activities out on the river looking for subjects to photograph. (D)
Pangolin Voyager Houseboat, Chobe River
CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Chobe
Wake up this morning floating on the incredible Chobe River. Your expert photo guide will be on hand during your morning and afternoon cruise. If you don't have a camera of your own Pangolin are able to supply you with one free of charge for the duration of the safari along with as many memory cards as you require. (B)(L)(D)
Pangolin Voyager Houseboat, Chobe River
CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Chobe
Enjoy your last full day on the Chobe River. In between game activities there will be hosted image review and group editing sessions. The Chobe River offers up different subject matter from month to month. There will still be large mammals around such as elephant, buffalo and hippo as well as the resident crocs and antelope, so all in all an excellent time to photograph, with lots of bright green backgrounds and baby animals everywhere.
Pangolin Voyager Houseboat, Chobe River
CHOBE - OKAVANGO DELTA
Chobe | Okavango Delta
This morning you will make your way back into Botswana after breakfast to meet a charter flight into the Okavango Delta. The flight from Chobe takes just over an hour and is in itself a beautiful scenic flight from both sides of the aircraft. You will land at a private airstrip and will be driven to the Pangolin Photo Camp.
Pangolin Photo Camp
OKAVANGO DELTA
Okavango Delta
Enjoy your first full day in the Okavango Delta. The camp sits on a private concession of around 100,000ha in size and offers you the freedom to explore and spend as much time at each sighting as required. You are able to off-road at special sightings and also conduct night drives. (B)(L)(D)
Pangolin Photo Camp
OKAVANGO DELTA
Okavango Delta
Another day in this picturesque and vast wildlife sanctuary lies ahead. The concession is bisected by the Selinda spillway which is a significant water source, the open plains across the area lend themselves to large herds of herbivores and their pursuant predators - lions, wild dogs, leopards and cheetah. Being the Okavango Delta the birdlife is also prolific.
Pangolin Photo Camp
OKAVANGO DELTA - CENTRAL KALAHARI
Central Kalahari | Okavango Delta
After a week of early starts and over-excitement, The Kalahari by its very nature tends to be a slightly more relaxed environment and the perfect third destination for this safari. As a desert, the animals tend to congregate more around the waterholes which makes it the perfect location for some hide photography. Dinaka Camp has an excellent waterhole hide. (B)(L)(D)
Dinaka Camp
CENTRAL KALAHARI
Central Kalahari
Dinaka sits on a private reserve, bordering the massive Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Here you will find an environment very different from what you have experienced in The Chobe and Delta before. The bush is slightly thicker and thornier and the animals seem to be a little different too as you would expect based on the ecosystem. Oryx, springbok, brown hyena, black-maned lions, jackals as well as cheetah and wild dogs do well here.
Dinaka Camp
CENTRAL KALAHARI
Central Kalahari
Dinaka is very flexible with their timings and earlier starts or later finishes to game activities are all accommodated for you to make the most of your time there. One activity not to be missed is a walk through the bush with the resident bushman guides where you will learn about their traditional subsistence way of life from what at first sight appears to be such a stark environment culminating in a demonstration of traditional fire making techniques and some storytelling as the sun sets.
Dinaka Camp
CENTRAL KALAHARI - MAUN
Central Kalahari
On the last day, you will depart to Maun Airport and bid farewell to your fellow photographers and the host.
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