This authentic and less-traveled Botswana safari entices travelers with its big game and intimate experience. Explore the Okavango Delta of Botswana and the Linyanti, Moremi, Khwai Concessions, and Victoria Falls. A mix of African safari accommodations from classic tented camps, to spacious semi-permanent camps offer variety while on this journey. Explore Botswana's rich waterways by boat, traverse the delta expanses by light aircraft, walk on Chief Joseph's Islands, and feel the constant spray of Victoria Falls.
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Arrive to the Maun airport where you meet a safari representative and check in for your flight to the Xigera airstrip. This light aircraft flight will take you to the heart of the Okavango Delta, and a thoroughfare of waterways, islands, and a plethora of wildlife in the Moremi Game Reserve. Take a two hour mokoro (dugout canoe) ride before arriving at camp. Keep your eyes out for tiny frogs and amazing birds as you glide through the tall grasses of the delta. Tonight, feast on a camp fire dinner and tell tales before returning to your tent for the first night of your Africa safari experience.
Today you wake early to a camp breakfast before setting off to explore the area either by foot or by mokoro. Activities in the Moremi are dependent on the water levels, which are at their highest in June, July, and August. Regardless of the mode of exploration the islands offer guests an up-close game experience. Watch out for red lechwe, which are specially adapted to the water, several different species of birds including the elusive Pel's Fishing-Owl, elephants, and maybe even hippo. Return to camp for another camp dinner under the stars.
Return to the airstrip by motorboat in time for a flight to the Khwai Concession, just north of the Moremi Game Reserve. This reserve is fed by the Khwai River, the top 'finger' of the Okavango Delta’s alluvial fan. Spend the next 3 days exploring the concession on a mix of day and night game drives, nature walks, and seasonal canoe rides. Birders will be thrilled with the area's variety of winged species. The Khwai Concession is one of the most diverse areas in northern Botswana which seldom disappoints when it comes to producing fascinating wildlife experiences. Move through the Mopane forests in search of large herds of elephants, different types of antelope, kudu, Tsessebe, wildebeest and zebra. Because the waterway attracts so many animals it is a natural attraction for predators as well. Keep an eye out for a lion crouching in the tall grasses, spotted hyena, wild dog, and if you are really lucky you may even see a leopard.
Depart camp in time to catch a flight north to the Linyanti Concession. The Linyanti's perpetual waters attract herds of wildlife that walk well-worn game paths to quench their thirst in the dry season. Predators follow in their footsteps providing diverse and exciting game viewing. Couple that with the area's diversity of habitat, including riverine, savannah, forest, and plains, and travelers witness a diverse safari experience available in few other, if any, destinations. Meals are served under the stars in the open air dining area, and camp is nostalgic of age old African explorers with canvas tents, bucket showers, and common areas that surround a camp fire.
Fly to the northeast corner of Botswana and embark on a river cruise in Chobe National Park. This area is ripe with non-predatory animals such as buffalo, giraffe, elephant, hippo, zebra, impala, and white rhino. Watching from the water offers guests a completely different vantage point to experience the wildlife in the area. After disembarkation, transfer to Livingstone, Zambia where you can settle into camp and enjoy your river front view of the Zambezi River.
Day 10: Victoria Falls & Departure
1 Breakfast
This morning depart camp and travel the short distance to the famous Victoria Falls. Take a guided tour of the world's largest sheet of falling water before being dropped off at the Livingstone airport in time for your international departure.
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Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
Meyer Smolen
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Scott Trochim
2 days ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
4 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
5 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.