Your safari guide will be there to welcome you on arrival at Maun Airport. Your exact departure time from Maun Airport will be advised closer to the time, as this depends on Air Botswana’s flight schedule. We expect to leave Maun and begin our journey mid-day to early afternoon. For those guests who plan on spending a pre-safari night in Maun (highly recommended after a long-haul flight), please arrange a hotel transfer to the airport to meet your guide at the specified time, or make an arrangement for your guide to meet you at the hotel before going to the airport.We begin our journey to Nxai Pan, stopping for a picnic lunch en-route, and arriving at our pre-errected camp in time for sundowners. Spending our first two nights camping in Nxai Pan, we explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives during the day, including a visit to Baines Baobabs.


Following an early morning game drive, we set off on the long road ahead to Kubu Island. Leaving the rolling grasslands behind, the seemingly endless network of sandy tracks will lead us through local farming communities, to the vast salt pans of the Makgadikgadi, and ultimately Kubu Island, were we finally rest for the night. The enchanting experience of the Makgadikgadi starts as the sun sets. The sun baked earth relaxes as the soft warm light washes over the barren landscape. You will spend the evening gazing up at the seemingly endless and mystical canopy of stars.“Fly-camping” means to camp with only the bear essentials. In this case, simply your bed and bedroll set out on the pans, with one toilet and shower shared by all. This is the best way to fully appreciate the magic of the Makgadikgadi. However, tents will be available on request.


Leaving Kubu Island, we pass numerous cattleposts and traditional villages on route to Meno-A-Kwena. The journey takes you from the salt pans and rolling grasslands of the Makgadikgadi, to the tree lined banks of the now dry Boteti River.The camp is situated on a cliff overlooking the dry Boteti river bed, bordering the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. Wildlife concentrate around the waterhole in front of camp, and the cliff provides a great viewing point over the surrounding area. The camp offers fully serviced accommodation in min-meru style tents, each with it’s own bucket shower and flushing toilet, with a central dinning and sitting area under canvass. It’s a ideal place to relax on your fist night on safari, and prepare for the journey ahead.


Following breakfast, we conitue our journey through cattle country and along the contraversial Kuke fence, to Deception Valley in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, arriving in time for lunch. Spending the following two nights camping in the reserve, we explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives.


Following a early morning game drive, we set off to Deception Valley Lodge situated on the northern boundary adjoining the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, arriving in time for lunch. Guests are accommodated in fully serviced, comfortable thatched chalets, each with an en-siute bathroom. The lodge offers a unique experience, and that is the opportunity to take to the bush on foot with bushman guides and awaken your senses by closely observing, smelling and tasting the African bush. Your guide will enlighten you about the hunting and survival skills, culture and crafts of one of Africa’s oldest cultures.Later that evening, we will have the opportunity to explore after dark on a night game drive, which promises to reveal a fascinating world of nocturnal species rarely encountered during the day.


Leaving this parched landscape behind, we travel further north, passing through the dusty village of Maun, en route to the contrasting Moremi Game Reserve. This is by far the longest transit day and guests should be prepared to spend the full day on the road.We will spend the first two nights camping in an exclusive wilderness campsite in the Xakanaxa region of the reserve, exploring this oasis on game drives.


Following an early morning game drive en-route to the Xakanaxa boat station, you will embark on a waterworld adventure, exploring the endless network of crystal clear waterways and secret lagoons by motor boat, and the surrounding palm fringed islands on foot. After a full day on the water, we return to dry land and head north-east, en route to the Khwai community area.The Khwai rivers forms a boundary between the reserve and the community area. We spend our last three nights camping at an exclusive campsite in the community arae, exploring the Khwai floodplains on game drives both during the day and at night. Exploring after dark with spotlights offers you an opportunity to experience some of the nocturnal animals that are rarely encountered during the day. We will also have the opportunity to explore the surrounding wilderness on foot and enjoy an up close and personal encounter with Botswana’s flora and fauna. It is important to note that night drives and guided walks are not permitted within the national parks and reserves. These activities are conducted outside the boundaries of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Khwai community area.


Following an early morning game drive, we return to Maun. On arrival in Maun at approximately 13:00, your guide will drop you off at Maun airport for your onward flight, or for pick-up by your hotel, should you be spending a night in Maun.

Rates

p/p sharing 10.12.09 - 22.12.09 - 2900 EUR p/p sharing 01.03.09 - 13.03.09 - 2900 EUR