TOUR DESCRIPTION
Wake up to the sound of singing birds and the roar of a distant lion while first rays of sunlight turn the dark night into a golden burst of color. Your tour guide will take you through far stretching landscapes and ever-changing sceneries while you can enjoy some good African music. Be on the lookout for wildlife crossing the road and with some luck may have to give ‘right of way’ for some elephants. You arrive at your next destination and you will embark in a open safari vehicle on a private game drive and see many antelopes and some big game up close. After the excitement, a refreshing siestas at the camp spot with some relaxation under the shades of huge trees. At sunset, this landscape shows its most beautiful side. Make some time to watch this natural wonder of changing colors see how shadows grow longer; listen to the howling of the jackal calling in the ending of another adventurous day in Botswana. Time for dinner around a roaring campfire complimented by fine wine. Finally, fully satisfied, fall asleep under the starry sky and the sound of chirping crickets knowing that Botswana waits for tomorrow, with more adventures and unforgettable memories.
Day 1 Maun 18nights/19days
Meet your tour Guide at Maun International Airport, briefly on your itinerary before drop-off at the lodge.
Day 2 Maun to Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Pick-up at the lodge early morning after breakfast, as we head to Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Packed lunch will be carried with you.
Best destination to travel during the dry season, the vegetation and animal viewing is excellent, the land is productive from the heavy summer rains to the central Kalahari Game Reserve, transforming the harsh dry landscape into a flourishing paradise. The rain accumulates in the seasonal waterholes in the pans, attracting thousands of antelopes to the area. These herbivorous are followed closely by hungry predators which make for some exciting wildlife viewing opportunities.
The drive will take you approximately 5-6 hours’ drive depending on what to see on your way there. Arrive late afternoon find your camp already set by our camp staff, siesta, shower, dinner around the fire with your safari team, share your daily experience before you’re good night sleep.
Day 3 Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Wake-up around 530am or 6am depend on the season for full breakfast as we go for full day game drives, we expect to see animals include, springbok, Oryx, the famous black-maned lions, spotted and brown hyena, as well as cheetah, wild dog and leopard, although rarely spotted. Jackals, honey badgers, bat-eared foxes, the African wild cat, zebra and giraffe can also be spotted.
Return to the camp late afternoon, shower and dinner before you go under canvas.
Day 4 Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Morning game drives and returns to the camp, siesta as you prepare yourself to leave this destination the following day. Interact with the camp staff, share your experiences.
Day 5 Central Kalahari Game Reserve to Makgadikgadi
wild dog and leopard, although rarely spotted. Jackals, honey badgers, bat-eared foxes, the African wild cat, zebra and giraffe can also be spotted.
Return to the camp late afternoon, shower and dinner before you go under canvas.
Day 4 Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Morning game drives and returns to the camp, siesta as you prepare yourself to leave this destination the following day. Interact with the camp staff, share your experiences.
Day 5 Central Kalahari Game Reserve to Makgadikgadi
Transit to Makgadikgadi salt pans which is about 4 to 5 hours’ drive depending on what to see on your way there. The plains of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park teem with wildlife. During the dry season Wildebeest and Zebra can be observed on their thousands. Predators include Lion, Cheetah and Hyena. Also sparkling water, arrive late afternoon to your camp spot, as usually find your campsite already set.
Day 6 Makgadikgadi Salt pans
Botswana’s Best Kept Secret: Meerkats and The Makgadikgadi Pans. Driving though this expansive wilderness area is a surreal experience. With nothing but silence around you the Makgadikgadi is like something from another planet, Have the opportunity to meet the Kalahari’s most famous residents, the Meerkats! You can observe these captivating creatures from extremely close quarters; they are not tame but are accustomed to the non-threatening presence of humans.
Packed lunch will be carried with you as we continue our visit to the seven baobabs known as Baines Baobabs or the Sleeping sisters. This stunted cluster of Africa’s most iconic tree was immortalized by the paintings of Thomas Baines, a British landscape artist commissioned by the Royal Geographic Society. Baines camped beneath these trees in 1862 en route to the Victoria Falls. The pans at Baines Baobabs are dry and bare for much of the year, as are the branches of the baobabs themselves, but during wet season the pans are covered in sheets of water and green canopies emerge from tree’s branches. Have Bruch under the historic trees in Botswana before you head back to the campsite.
Day 7 Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Morning game drives, return early to the campsite for brunch, siesta and prepare yourself to depart this destination the next morning.
Day 8 Makgadikgadi to Maun
Game view on transit heading out to Maun, drop-off at the lodge for overnight. The journey is about 2- 3 hours’ drive.
Day 9 Maun to Moremi Game Reserve
Pick-up from the lodge, briefly on your itinerary before you heading out to Moremi Game reserve which is about 3- 4 hours’ drive depending on what to see on your way.
Moremi Game Reserve is situated in the central and eastern areas of the Okavango, and includes the Moremi Tongue and chief’s island, boasting one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems on the continent. This makes for spectacular game viewing and bird watching, including all major naturally occurring herbivore and carnivore species in the region, and over 400 species of birds, many migratory and some endangered. Both Black and White Rhino have recently been re-introduced, now making the reserve a ‘Big Five’ destination.
On arrival find your camp already set by our camp staff, siesta, shower, dinner around the fire with your safari team, share your daily experience before you’re good night sleep.
Day 10 Moremi Game Reserve
Wake up early in the morning, have your breakfast before going for a full day game drives. Pack snacks, lunch, and tea. We expect to see lions, leopard, buffalos, Zebras more birds species, Hippos and more general game .Later return to the camp, siesta, shower, dinner before you share your daily experience with your professional safari guide around the fire. Have a good night sleep under canvas.
Day 11 Moremi Game Reserve
Early breakfast followed by game drives, our main focus is to see pride of lions. We will have lunch back to camp, siesta will follow and later we go on the afternoon boat cruise till sunset. Return late to the camp, shower and dinner at the camp before you go under canvas.
Day 12 Moremi Game Reserve
After full breakfast we continue with our game drives here in Moremi, today our main focus is the big game. Driving along the plains of Moremi can give us good chances for the predators, we expect more action for we are on the most productive area.
Return to the camp late afternoon, dinner, share your experience and go under canvas
Day 13 Moremi to Khwai community Reserve
Wake around 06:00am 530am depend on the season for a full-breakfast and a game drive along the way, as you depart from Moremi, heading out for Khwai. This will take us only bit hour’s game view on transit.
Khwai is a community run reserve that we think is a really good area with good resident wildlife and beautiful landscape. Being community run Khwai also gives back to the surrounding villages so that wildlife and conservation also becomes an important part for the people living in the area. Khwai also allows off-roading which might be a very good chance for you to see animals very closer.
Short siestas at the camp before proceed on an afternoon game drive. We expect to see giraffes, impalas, wildebeest, zebras, wild dogs, predators, then heading to the camp to have some quality time to shower and then you will have time to relax.
Day 14 Khwai community Reserve
Morning game drives along the edge of the vast floodplains of Khwai River, with tea/coffee and snacks. If we are lucky we might see the endangered wild dog in the area, even though they are moving around a lot and unfortunately quite rare. Explore the village of Khwai, a bit interaction with the villagers, learn culture, cultural dance is possible if you opt, see the hand crafts before you go for afternoon game drives. Shower, dinner at the camp around the fire and share your daily experiences with your professional safari guide.
Please note that you are going to do some night drives here if you OPT.
Day 15 Khwai community Reserve to Savuti
Wake around 06:00am or 530am depend on the season for a light breakfast and a game drive along the way, as we depart Khwai, the drive takes you from one amazing place to another. NOTE: Cultural dance at the village for about 2 hours before we head out (EXTRA COST).
The Savuti area is a prime game viewing destination, which offers great game viewing and a remarkable history. The Savuti Channel has a fascinating history of flooding and drying up independently of good rainy seasons and flood levels elsewhere - a mystery that has intrigued geologists and other researchers for many years. The channel dried up in 1885 and started flowing again in 1967 until the end of 1982. Since 1982, the channel has been dry but in late 2009 it started to flow again. It is slowly filling up the marsh and has transformed the area from having 3 small water points artificial pumped to a wetland. This has also changed the cycle of animals that used to migrate out of the area in the dry season, they are now staying. It is very exciting and it will be fascinating to see how the area develops
Packed Lunch will be served en route. On arrival set camp with the staff, there will be enough time for you to relax and refresh then have dinner and introduction about the game drive in Savuti, before it is time to have a charming sleep under canvas.
Day 16 Savuti
Today we will explore the Savuti Marsh and Channel on a game drive. There should be good numbers of elephants and other plains game in the area. Savuti used to be famous for its lions, so hopefully we can find a pride of lions today. Back to camp in time for lunch, siesta, and afternoon game drive, sunset, shower before we sit down for dinner and go behind Canvas.
Day 17 Savuti to Chobe
After 2 nights at the Savuti Channel, we travel northwards and install our camp near the Chobe River. This journey will take approximately 5 and half hours.
Chobe is famous for its beautiful scenery and magnificent sunsets. The largest elephant population (+-30 000) in Africa lives in the region and we may have the opportunity to watch herds of elephant drinking at the river.
We aim to reach Chobe so that the evening will be at the river bank to see herd by herd come to drink water on the river. This will give you lots of elephants and other animals in a fantastic sunset on the river then go to the camp.
Day 18 Chobe
Game drives early mornings as you experience along the famous Chobe River. Tea and coffee during the drive. Brunch at the camp spot before your afternoon boat cruise in the magnificent Chobe River.
Day 19 Chobe to Kasane
Morning game drives heading out to Kasane for your road transfer to Vic-falls. Activities and accommodation at Vic-falls at your own expenses. Transfer to Vic falls available on request, (EXTRA CHARGE).
INCLUDED IN THE COST
- Park entry and camping fees
- Game drive vehicle and fuel
- 2 x boat activities ( in Moremi and in Chobe).
- Services of a professional guide
- Fully staffed and equipped camps on nights spent in our mobile camp on sahara dulux, with en-suite 6m x 2.9m.
- Towels, pillows and bedding, face cloth.
- Safari style as stated in itinerary – full-service camping.
- Other accomodation as stated in itinerary.
- Transfers as stated in the itinerary.
- Extra activities as stated.
- 14%VAT.
- Meals and drinks (bottled water, soft drinks, beer, wine for dinner ).
EXCLUDED FROM THE COST
- International air & taxes.
- All items of a personal nature, such as hotel extras, room service, phone calls, laundry and meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Gratuities to guides and staff.
- Services not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Cancellation, baggage and medical insurance.
- Visa fees where relevant
Important Notes:
- All costs based on passengers traveling together
- If number of passengers changes, Itinerary will be re-priced accordingly
- Costs Based on Current Exchange Rate of BWP 13.40 to 1 United States Dollar
- Final Balance will be adjusted accordingly if rate of exchange differs at time of final payment
- Air fuel surcharges and taxes subject to change & not guaranteed until final payment
Cancellation Penalties
Any cancellation of a booking must be in writing to confirm cancellation and charges shall apply in the following circumstances:
- Time of deposit through 61 days prior to departure Forfeit deposit
- 60 days to 31 days prior to departure 75 % of total package
- 30 days or less prior to departure and “no shows” 100 % of total package
DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS
A non-refundable 25% deposit is required to confirm your safari. Final payment is due 30 days prior to departure.
USE OF THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIERS-DISCLAIMER
The travel services in connection with the above itinerary will be provided by third party suppliers who are independent of Enjanga Tours & Safaris. Such third-party suppliers are exclusively responsible for providing services including transportation, lodging, meals, recreational activities, etc. Enjanga Tours & Safaris maintains no control over the operation, equipment or personnel of such suppliers and therefore assumes no liability or responsibility for personal injury, property damage or other loss, accident, delay or inconvenience, which may be occasioned by any wrongful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of any company or person engaged in carrying out the arrangements of the tour. You agree to look solely to the actual suppliers of the services for any remedy in the event of any loss, damage, injury or claim.
PLEASE NOTE
All of your land arrangements have been costed in United States Dollars. Final cost may vary depending on the rate of exchange on day of final payments. All rates quoted are subject to availability at time of reservation. The cost shall be subject to any increases levied by either the hotels or tour operators prior to final payment.
