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| DAY 1
- MAUN / OKAVANGO DELTA KWETSANI CONCESSION
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Upon arrival into Maun, you will be met and assisted onto your light aircraft and flown to a remote safari camp located on a vast private reserve in the Okavango Delta, the only way into the area. You will be met at the airstrip and driven to Kwetsani Camp, set on al large elongated island that is heavily wooded, cool and shady with Palm, Mangosteen and Fig trees and is one of the most remote camps in the entire Okavango Delta.
The Camp is raised on stilts beneath a shady canopy. Five wonderful, spacious tree-house chalets are built under thatch roofs, with wood, glass and a little canvas. All have en-suite facilities including a shower, flush toilet, twin basins and an additional outdoor shower for those who like showering in the open air. The camp overlooks an enormous floodplain dotted with Lechwe and Wildebeest. Guests can lie in their rooms, or in the pool, and watch the animals in front of the camp. All the Okavango's large predators are found here.
Activities include mokoroing, walking on palm-fringed islands and game drives during the day and night. Due to high flood water levels, the night drives are currently restricted to an hour's drive around the camp island. In the height of the Okavango's annual floods, boats are used to get around the area and also to transfer to the islands where the game viewing vehicles are located. Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Buffalo and Elephant are all found in this area, as well as good concentrations of Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, and all the plains game.
Today after a scrumptious lunch, rest for while before setting out on a late afternoon game drive, stopping for sundowners and returning after dark to the camp for dinner.
Overnight
- Kwetsani Camp (L,D and activities) |
| DAY 2
- OKAVANGO DELTA KWETSANI CONCESSION
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You have a full day of exciting wildlife viewing activities in this outstanding area and also time to enjoy the ambiance of this special camp.
Overnight
- Kwetsani Camp (all meals and activities) |
| DAYS 3/4
- OKAVANGO DELTA JAO WILDLIFE CONCESSION
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Today you fly deeper into the Okavango Delta where you will be met at the airstrip and transferred to the secluded Jacana Camp for two nights. Situated about 15 miles (25 km) west of Mombo, outside the Moremi Game reserve on the Jao flats. Jacana Camp is a true water camp and offers mokoro and walking safaris all year round. The camp is set in one of the most densely populated wetland areas for sitatunga and red lechwe. In the dry season wildebeest and zebra inhabit the floodplains and in the woodlands to the west elephant and buffalo can be found. Lions are regularly sited on the floodplains and occasionally cheetah, leopard and wild dog. Pels fishing owl is a favorite amongst birders as well as greater and lesser jacanas.
Jacana Camp has only 5 small meru-style tents accommodating a maximum of eight guests. Each tent is on a wooden deck overlooking the floodplains and has an en suite bathroom with flush toilet and shower. The main dining area is on the top floor of an elevated wooden deck between two magnificent sycamore figs and surrounded by dense wild date palms. Downstairs, there is a cozy pub and lounge with an area for an open fire under the stars.
After breakfast depart on a guided walk, returning for a snack then heading out again for a late afternoon game drive. On your next arise for tea and coffee heading out on an early morning game drive, returning to the camp for brunch. Later in the day you will depart on another wildlife activity.
Overnight
- Jacana Camp (all meals & activities)
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| DAY 5
- LINYANTI RERSERVE SAVUTI CHANNEL
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From the Okavango Delta you will be taken to the airstrip and flown into the Linyanti Marshes to the private 125,000 acre Linyanti Reserve, which borders Chobe National Park. The area is famous for its huge elephant herds, and its lions which have learned out to prey on them. While in the reserve you will stay at Duma Tau, a luxury permanent tented camp built under cool mangosteen trees overlooking an enormous lagoon. Accommodation is in nine luxurious, raised, tented rooms under thatch with en suite facilities with hot and cold running water, flush toilets and shower. Each room has an additional outdoor open air shower, for those who prefer to be closer to nature. There is a dining room, pub, lounge, a plunge pool and a guest "loo" with a fantastic view.
Elephants are one of the area's biggest attractions, especially in the dry winter months, along with the Red Lechwe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Impala, Waterbuck, Sable, Roan, Eland, Giraffe, Baboon, Monkey, Warthog, Crocodile and Buffalo. Then there are the predators ~ Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and Hyena ~ and the nocturnal animals ~ Bush babies, Spring Hare, Aardwolf, Serval, Genet, Pangolin ~ and the smaller predators.
Duma Tau offers day and night game drives along the Linyanti and Savuti as well as short nature walks. The camp's boat allows guests access to the waterways to observe the Hippos at close range (water levels permitting). There are a number of blinds in the area which give guests the opportunity to observe and photograph animals close up in their natural environment without disturbance.
Overnight
- Dum Tau (all meals & activities)
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| DAYS 6/7
- LINYANTI RERSERVE SAVUTI CHANNEL
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You have two more days to explore the area spending time in both the Linyanti area and in Chobe National Park. On the Chobe floodplains, elephants can be viewed in numbers not found elsewhere on the continent, while water birds such as egrets, herons, ducks and storks occur in profusion.
Overnight
- Dum Tau (all meals & activities)
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| DAY 8
- LINYANTI / KASANE / LIVINGSTONE - VICTORIA FALLS
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After an early morning game drive followed by brunch, you will be taken to the airstrip for a short flight to the small town of Kasane. From here you will be met an assisted aboard your light aircraft flight to Livingstone Zambia. After clearing customs you will be met and driven about 12 miles up the Zambezi River to the secluded River Club.
The River Club is a small luxury lodge set under shade overlooking the Zambezi River. Each chalet has one side completely open to the river, so that there is an uninterrupted vista of the shining Zambezi and glorious African sunsets from either your bed or the bathtub. The main lodge includes a comfortable lounge, large dining room, impressive library and wide veranda on which breakfasts and teas are served and there are lush gardens (where midday meals are often served) spread out beneath the trees. The infinity pool seems like Although The River Club is not a traditional safari camp, elephants can often be seen in the Zambezi National Park opposite and hippo are regularly seen and heard in the river itself. Game drives are also offered into the nearby Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park where there are now 5 White Rhino.
Activities include sundowner cruises, visits to the Victoria Falls, Simonga Village, local markets and Livingstone town. You can even try your hand at Tiger fishing. Spend the afternoon on a venture or just relax.
Overnight
- The River Club (all meals & activities)
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| DAY 9
- VICTORIA FALLS - LIVINGSTONE / END OF SAFARI
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Today after breakfast its time to go visit the falls with your guide accompanying you, returning to the lodge an early lunch. Afterwards you will be transferred to the airport for your departing flight.
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| NOTE: THESE CAMPS CAN BE SUBSTITUED IN BOTSWANA
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OKAVANGO DELTA: Chitabe, Chitabe Trails, Little Vumbura, Seba Camp, Tubu Tree, Xigera SAVUTI/CHOBE: Savuti Camp, Selinda Camp or Zibalianja Camp
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