11-Day Botswana Expedition to Central Kalahari Reserve, Okavango Delta, and Moremi Game Reserve from Muan
Highlights
Maun, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Moremi game reserve
safari, cultural, Wildlife
Private Tour
11 Days
Medium
English, German, Mandarin
Description
Embark on a mesmerizing 11-day adventure through Botswana's wilderness. Begin in Maun, where a short flight takes you to Central Kalahari Plains for a 3-night stay, immersing in the vast landscapes and the fascinating Bushmen culture. Traverse the Okavango Delta for a tranquil safari, exploring by mokoro, boat, walks, and game drives during your 2-night stay. Continue to Moremi Game Reserve for 3 nights, encountering diverse wildlife in its picturesque surroundings. The journey concludes as you depart from Maun Airport, leaving you with cherished memories of Botswana's untamed beauty and wildlife.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Maun to Central Kalahari Plains
- Upon arrival at Maun Airport, where the host guide and driver welcome you, meet and greet from your safari camp and assist with your onward light aircraft transfer to your camp in the Central Kalahari.
- The guide will meet you and transfer you to your lodge for your three-night stay.
- Aircraft Flight time: Maun to Kalahari Plains Camp: approx. 1 hour
- Enjoy the Farfetched Central Kalahari with Bushmen People.
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Day 1-4: Central Kalahari Plains & Bushmen Interaction
- The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) is the largest, most remotely situated reserve in Southern Africa and the second-largest wildlife reserve in the world. Waist-high golden grasses seem to stretch interminably, punctuated by dwarfed trees and scrub bushes. Wide and empty pans appear as vast white stretches of saucer-flat earth, meeting a soft, blue-white sky. At night, the stars utterly dominate the land; their brilliance and immediacy are totally arresting.
- The park contains wildlife such as South African giraffe, bush elephant, white rhino, cape buffalo, spotted hyena, brown hyena, honey badger, meerkat, yellow mongoose, warthog, South African cheetah, caracal, Cape wild dog, black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, cape fox, African leopard, Kalahari lion, blue wildebeest, plains zebra, common eland, sable antelope, gemsbok, springbok, steenbok, impala, greater kudu, aardvark, cape ground squirrel, cape hare, cape porcupine, chacma baboon, red hartebeest and ostrich. The land is mostly flat and gently undulating, covered with bush and grasses covering the sand dunes and areas of larger trees.
For the next 4 days, you will enjoy Central Kalahari via the following activities:
- Sunrise Safari Game Drives
- Sunrise Safari Guided Trails
- Day Safari Game Drives (Nxai Pan and waterholes)
- Sunset Safari Game Drives
- Night Safari Drives & Stargazing
- Walk with the Bushmen Trails
- San of Kalahari Village
- Daily mouth-watering cuisine and beverages
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Day 5: Central Kalahari to Okavango Delta
- This morning, after your morning game activity. Your lodge manager assists you to the airstrip where you board a light aircraft to your lodge in the Okavango Delta.
- Landing at an airstrip nearest to your camp, you are met by your driver & guide and transferred by road to your tented camp set among the Marula Trees and acacia trees.
- There is time to settle into your tented suite before you depart on your first-afternoon game activity in the Okavango Delta. Return to your lodge in the early evening for dinner before retiring to your suite. Light Aircraft Flight time: Kalahari Plains to Okavango Delta: approx. 1.5 hours
- Enjoy the Splendid Delta on safari, Mokoro, boat, walks, and Game Drives with delicious cuisine
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Day 6-7: Okavango Delta
- The Okavango Delta is home to the Big Five and large herds of elephants and buffalo. Famed for its big cat - lions and bird population, the Delta is a peaceful haven where animals have been protected for decades. Watch giraffes and other plains game march across the savannah. You might even catch a glimpse of rare wild dogs stalking the plains.
For the next 4 days, you will enjoy Okavango Delta via the following activities:
- Sunrise Safari Game Drives
- Sunrise Safari Guided Trails
- Walk the Watery Wilderness Trails
- Day Safari Game Drives
- Sunset Safari Game Drives
- Boat and River Tours
- Mokoro (canoe) Day Tours
- Night Safari Drives & Stargazing
- Helicopter Flights Over the Pools and Lagoons
- Daily delicious Cuisine and Beverages
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Day 8: Okavango Delta to Moremi Game Reserve
- You are transferred to the nearest airstrip from your camp and connect with your light aircraft transfer to your lodge in the Moremi Game Reserve. There is time to settle into your camp for your 3-night stay before you set off on your afternoon game activity in the Moremi Game Reserve. Flying time: Okavango Delta to Moremi Game Reserve: Approx. 35 minutes. Check in and view the area.
- Depart for a Boat Cruise with lunch packs and drinks.
- Return to the lodge for a break and depart for a Sunset Safari Game Drive.
- Return to the lodge, dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 9-10: Moremi Game Reserve
- Moremi Game Reserve is situated in the central and eastern areas of the Okavango and includes permanent dry land such as Chief’s Island and the peninsula known as Moremi Tongue. This means that areas of dry woodland and savannah lie next to picturesque floodplains and lagoons. This makes for spectacular game viewing and bird watching. Over 400 species of birds, many migratory and some endangered, have been recorded in the Reserve. Both Black and White rhinos have recently been re-introduced as elephant herds. Flying time: Okavango Delta to Moremi Game Reserve: Approx. 35 minutes
For the next 2 days, you will enjoy Moremi Game Reserve via the following activities:
- Sunrise Safari Game Drives
- Sunrise Safari Guided Trails
- Walk the Watery Wilderness Trails
- Day Safari Game Drives
- Sunset Safari Game Drives
- Boat and River Tours
- Mokoro (canoe) Day Tours
- Night Safari Drives & Stargazing
- Helicopter Flights with Picnic Over the Pools and Lagoons (this will require an additional premium)
- Daily Delicious Cuisine and Beverages
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Day 11: Moremi, Maun and Fly Back Home
- This morning, after your morning game drive, you are met and transferred to the nearest airstrip from your camp. You then connect with your light aircraft transfer from the Lodge to Maun Airport, where you connect with your International flight home. Goodbyes to the guide.
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No refund in case of any cancellation.
Price
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1 to 20 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 20 | /person |
This is a private tour |