Botswana Authentic Safari
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A serviced safari is a mobile safari of between 2 and 12 guests departing on pre-determined dates. You have your own safari vehicle and professional guide and a backup team of driver, cook and camp assistant who drive in a separate vehicle. The Botswana Authentic Safari is our classic 9 day Maun to Kasane serviced safari (or visa versa) traversing the Xakanaka and Khwai regions of the Moremi Game Reserve,
Savuti in the north and the Chobe River front bordering on the Caprivi or Zambesi region of Namibia.
9 Days
Maximum People: 12
Minimum Age: 12+
Departure & Return Location
Maun International Airport
Kasane International Airport
Departures: Maun to Kasane
What to Expect
Your days on safari are focused predominantly on game drives exploring amazing wildlife areas however the safari starts or ends with a one-hour scenic flight over the Okavango Delta and Chiefs Island. When in the Khwai area a mokoro excursion is included.
On safari the camp staff attend to your comfort by erecting and dismantling the camp and preparing delicious meals cooked on an open fire. A serviced safari has walk in ensuite meru style tents complete with your own bucket shower and bush loo, staff who prepare delicious meals throughout your safari and a camp assistant to take care of all camp duties.
ITINERARY INCLUDES/EXCLUDES
- Comfortable walk-in tented accommodation in Meru style tent’s with built in floors and mosquito gauze at windows and entrance. Beds are comfortable camp full size metal single beds including all bed linen 2 x pillows and a towel.
- En-suite bathrooms with a bucket shower and bush loo
- Licensed and experienced professional guide for the duration of your safari
- A one-way light aircraft charter transfer flying over Chiefs Island from Maun to Moremi or vice versa
- Game drives and local transfers in custom made open game drive vehicles with shade roof, game viewing seats and long-range fuel tanks satellite phone and first aid kit
- All entrance and camping fees within the National Parks & Game Reserves. Private campsites
- All meals & selected drinks (wine, beer, G&T, Coke, Coke Lite, fruit juice, bottled water) no other spirits
- Dedicated safari team including cook, camp assistant and back up driver
- Bathroom amenities (soap, shampoo and insect repellent – all eco-friendly)
- Medical evacuation insurance with Okavango Air Rescue, please note that comprehensive medical evacuation insurance is compulsory please note our T&C’s
- All activities as specified in the itinerary
- International & domestic or charter flights and airport departure taxes
- Visas
- Laundry Service
- Travel, cancellation and medical insurance
- Optional safari excursions
- Spirits other than gin
- Items of a personal nature
- Tips and gratuities
Tour Plan
Tour Amenities
Days 1-2: Xakanaka – 3rd Bridge Moremi
“Welcome to Botswana!” We will be there to give you a warm Botswana welcome when you land at Maun Airport. You will meet your pilot for your stunning light aircraft transfer over the Okavango Delta and Chief’s Island. This flight gives you a fish eagle’s eye view of this amazing ecosystem. When you land at your remote bush airstrip within the Moremi Game Reserve, your guide will be waiting to transfer you to your mobile camp with a game drive en route. The friendly, attentive staff will help you feel immediately at home and brief you on what to look forward to on your safari. The magic of a mobile camp becomes apparent as the sun sets and you enjoy drinks around the fire before a starlit dinner and a great night’s rest after falling asleep to the sounds of the African bush.
Spending our first two nights camping in the Xakanaka / Third Bridge area, we explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives during the day. The Moremi Game Reserve protects around a third of the entire Okavango Delta ecosystem – some 5 000km2 (1 930 square miles).
Days 3-4: Khwai area of Moremi
Following an early breakfast, we pack up the camp and continue our journey to Khwai, stopping for a bush picnic lunch en route. The Khwai River forms the boundary between the reserve and the local Khwai Community Area. We spend the next two nights camping at a campsite in Khwai area of Moremi Game Reserve. You will also experience a 2½-hour mokoro trip, discovering channels and lagoons at a relaxed pace in a traditional dug-out canoe.
Days 5-6: Savuti within Chobe National Park
We head further north en route to Chobe National Park, were we spend the following two nights camping at a pristine bush campsite in the Savuti region and exploring the dry landscape on game drives. Savuti is an area that can change dramatically, with the character of the place changing completely depending on the flowing or drying up of the Savuti Channel. In 2010, water from the Savuti Channel reached the Marsh for the first time in three decades (after a long dry period during which resident lions learned to prey on elephants coming to drink at isolated waterholes). The presence of water can transform these dynamics and the only way to find out what will happen next, is to visit Savuti with us and see for yourself!
Days 7-8: Chobe River Front
Leaving this parched landscape, we continue our journey north to the contrasting Chobe region of the park. We spend the last two nights camping in a wilderness campsite near the Chobe River, exploring the riverbanks and surrounding flood plains on game drives. On Day 8 you will enjoy an afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River which departs from Kasane.
Day 9: Farewell
Following breakfast and a short game drive your safari will end in Kasane at around 10h00.
Optional Extension to Vic Falls – details on request
