Into the Okavango - 6 day tour

SMALL GROUP MOBILE CAMPING SAFARI Take in the wonderful wildlife and beautiful scenery of Moremi Game Reserve and the Khwai Community Area in Botswana's Okavango Delta - one of the natural wonders of the world. Enjoy daily game drives and cruise the waterways in a mokoro dugout canoe, on this 6-day full service safari which also includes a breathtaking scenic flight over the Okavango. Staying at mobile camps in comfortable Meru-style, en suite tents.

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Itinerary

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Hotels

Trip Highlights

Get a bird's eye view of the amazing ecosystem of the Okavango Delta on a spectacular scenic flight from Maun to Moremi

Khwai Community Area - Spot an array of wildlife in the Khwai area of the Okavango, with its beautiful landscapes

Explore the pristine channels and lagoons of the Okavango on a scenic mokoro trip 

Moremi Game Reserve - Discover the pristine wilderness of one of Africa's most beautiful reserves with its incredible spectrum of wildlife

Go in search of wildlife on daily game drives in an open safari vehicle

Spend your nights at a comfortable mobile camp in the wilderness, enjoy drinks around the fire and fall asleep to the sounds of the African bush

Included

5 nights camping in comfortable walk in Meru-style tents with twin beds. En-suite bathrooms with a traditional hot water safari bucket shower and bush loo

All meals and selected drinks (wine, beer, G&T, selected soft drinks, fruit juice, bottled water, Amarula)

Experienced, licensed professional guide for the duration of your safari

All entrance and camping fees for national parks and game reserves.

Bathroom amenities (soap, shampoo and insect repellent)

Medical Evacuation Insurance with Okavango Air Rescue to Maun

5 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners

A one way light aircraft game flight flying over Chiefs Island from Maun to Moremi and return light aircraft transfers

Game drives and local transfers in custom-made open game drive vehicles with shade roof, game viewing seats and long-range fuel tanks

Dedicated safari team including cook, camp assistant and back-up driver

Daily game drives and a 2½-hour mokoro trip

Applicable taxes

Not Included

International / domestic flights, airport departure taxes and visas

Optional activities

Spirits other than gin

Tipping - an entirely personal gesture

Itinerary

Day 1

Okavango scenic flight

Maun - Moremi Game Reserve. Welcome to Botswana! On arrival at Maun Airport, you will be met and transferred to a light aircraft. From here we enjoy a magical scenic flight over the incredible Okavango Delta. We'll be able to see for miles in all directions, and you may be able to see some of the Delta's bigger species, including elephants, as we pass overhead. Remember to bring your binoculars!

We land at a remote bush airstrip in the heart of Moremi Game Reserve, in the eastern corner of the Okavango Delta. Moremi is one of the most beautiful and varied reserves found on the African continent with huge concentrations of wildlife and incredible scenery. The reserve consists of both swamped areas, and dry-land areas.. The reserve protects around one-third of the Okavango and is home to all of the Big Five, including the rare black rhinoceros. There are also cheetah, hippo, giraffe, and even a population of endangered African wild dogs!

Enjoy a game drive through the reserve and a light lunch as we journey to our mobile camp in the Xakanaxa / Third Bridge area of Moremi where we will spend our first two nights. Settle in with a drink around the campfire and see which animal noises you recognize as darkness falls. The accommodation on this tour consists of simple but comfortable accommodation in en-suite walk-in Meru style tents.
Overnight: Moremi Game Reserve | Dinner

Day 2

Moremi game drives

Wake up at sunrise and head out on an early morning game drive after breakfast. Spot lumbering elephant herds, zebras, sleeping lions, and if we're really lucky, an elusive leopard or a pack of African wild dogs! Return to camp for lunch and then there's time to relax before heading out in search of wildlife again in the late afternoon as the animals awake from their day's slumber. Spend a second night at our mobile bush camp within the reserve.
Overnight: Moremi Game Reserve | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Days 3-5

Exploring Khwai

Moremi Game Reserve - Khwai Community Area. This morning we eat an early breakfast before packing up the camp and heading out of Moremi Game Reserve and into the neighbouring Khwai Community Area. This 1,800 square kilometre concession is home to around 400 local tribes people and is separated from the reserve by the Khwai River. It is in this area that our mobile camp is set up for the next three nights.

The Khwai Community Area is tremendous for wildlife, boasting Moremi on one side, and the Okavango Delta on the other. Iconic species including lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and African wild dog all live in the area. And it is a great spot for birdwatching too, with species such as the Malachite kingfisher and colourful little bee-eater making the most of the Khwai River.

The rest of day 3 and the next two days are spent exploring the region's lush floodplains on morning and afternoon game drives. We also enjoy a 2.5-hour mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) trip into the Okavango, exploring narrow channels and watching wildlife on the bank as it comes to drink. Evenings are spent camping at our comfortable mobile camp out in the bush.
Overnight: Khwai River | Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 3, Dinner x 3

Day 6

Maun

Khwai Community Area - Maun. Today your Botswana safari comes to an end. After breakfast, we'll head back to Maun, and lunch will be provided along the way. Arriving at around noon, it's just a short walk to the airport for your onward flight.
Breakfast, Lunch

Prices & Dates

Departure dates are guaranteed with a minimum of 2 persons and a maximum group size of 7. The 'Twin/Double' price is per person when there are 2 people on the same booking sharing a tent. 'Single' prices are applicable to solo travellers who will have the privacy of their own tent.

Guaranteed Departure

Hotels

The hotels listed below are ones which we frequently use on this tour. We reserve the right to substitute these hotels to ones of a similar standard.

Mobile Camping, Moremi Game Reserve

| Regional Category: Mid Range Tented Camp

Enjoy a truly authentic safari, mobile camping in the Botswana bush. Spend your days on game drives and evenings around the camp fire, with delicious meals prepared by the camp cook and attentive camp staff to take care of camp duties. Sleep under a star-filled sky in comfortable walk-in Meru-style tents, with built in floors and mosquito gauze windows. Tents are equipped with full size metal beds, complete with pillows and bed linen. The rustic en suite bathrooms are open air with a bucket shower and bush loo. A towel and eco friendly bathroom amenities are included (soap, shampoo and insect repellent).