Great North Road
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A serviced safari is a mobile safari of between 2 and 7 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 Great North Road is our classic 10 night Maun to Kasane 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.
11 Days
Maximum People: 7
Minimum Age: 12
Departure & Return Location
Maun International Airport
Kasane International Airport
What to Expect
This safari encompasses the diverse Okavango & Moremi eco- systems to the dry northern areas of Savuti and Chobe National Park. 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 tents with built-in floors and mosquito gauze at the windows and entrance
- Comfortable beds include all bed linen and a towel
- En-suite bathrooms with a traditional hot water safari bucket shower and bush loo
- Experienced, licensed professional guide for the duration of your safari
- A scenic flight charter Maun to Moremi in a fixed wing aircraft over Chiefs Island
- Game drives and local transfers in custom-made open game drive vehicles with shade roof, game viewing seats and long-range fuel tanks
- All entrance and camping fees for National Parks and Game Reserves. Exclusive private campsites are used wherever possible
- All meals and selected drinks (wine, beer, G&T, selected soft drinks, fruit juice, bottled water, Amarula)
- Dedicated safari team including cook, camp assistant and back-up driver
- Bathroom amenities (soap, shampoo and insect repellent)
- All activities as specified in the itinerary
- Medical Evacuation Insurance with Okavango Air Rescue to Maun
- 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 around 1pm. You will meet your pilot for your stunning light aircraft scenic flight 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 provide you with a snack pack on arrival and 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 3-5: 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 three nights camping at a campsite in the Khwai area, exploring the Khwai floodplains on game drives. You will also experience a 2½-hour mokoro trip, discovering channels and lagoons at a relaxed pace in a traditional dug-out canoe.
Days 6-8: Savuti within Chobe National Park
We head further north en-route to Chobe National Park, were we spend the following three 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 9-10: 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 9 you will enjoy an afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River which departs from Kasane.
Day 11: Farewell
