Botswana Family Safari
6 Nigths
Accommodation
Camp Okavango
Lying in the middle of the largest expanse of sand on earth the Okavango Delta is one of Africa’s most amazing, sensitive and complex environments supporting a spectacle of wilderness and wildlife. Unique as one of the world’s few inland deltas, the placid waters and lush indigenous forests offer a safe haven for innumerable bird and wildlife species. The Okavango Delta offers a number of activities for the visitor; game viewing, birding and fishing are all on offer. One can experience this magical world of islands and waterways from land, air and water. Highlights include the elusive Sitatunga antelope which has found refuge in this pristine wetland ecosystem, while birds such as the African fish eagle, Pel’s fishing owl and many others provide a spectacular display.
DAY 1
OKAVANGO DELTA
DAY NOTES
On arrival at the Maun airport, your family will be met by a representative from Desert & Delta Safaris who will assist you with boarding your light aircraft transfer to Camp Okavango, a remote lodge on a private concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Here you will spend the next two nights exploring the intricacies of the Okavango Delta from a variety of activities including mokoro excursions, boating safaris and guided bush walks. If your family is keen on fishing, optional fishing excursions are available in season. A helicopter flight over the Okavango Delta is also available (additional fees apply) for those interested in discovering more of the Okavango Delta by air.
- Charter Flight
Charter Flight from Maun Airport [MUB] to Camp Okavango
Details
Check-in to Camp Okavango
INCLUDED:
• Accommodation in family rooms.
• Private activities for the family – adapted for flexible activity and mealtimes.
• All meals, refreshments, local spirits, wines (excluding premium brands) & laundry service.
• National park fees, Airport Departure Tax and all government levies, taxes & 14% Value Added Tax.
• All Scheduled light aircraft charter flights on a seat in plane basis per package details.
• Dedicated family host per camp to plan activities, meals etc.
• Safari Activity Bag for children aged 6 – 15 years old.
• Adapted in-camp activities for the Children / Family members – basket weaving, animal spoor tracking, bird identification, back-of-house Eco Tour and more.
EXCLUDED:
Premium Drinks. Visa fees, Gratuities
DAY 2
OKAVANGO DELTA
Accommodation
Camp Moremi
The amazing foresight of Chief Moremi created one of the world’s most famous reserves, conserving part of the Okavango Delta and the plains to its east. The reserve covers more than 4871 square kilometres of pristine wilderness, and the varied terrain includes savannah, winding waterways, and thick forest. This diversity supports an incredibly wide spectrum of wildlife, ranging from large herds of buffalo, wildebeest and zebra, to the rare sitatunga and lechwe antelope, and lion, cheetah and packs of wild dog in the open grasslands. The birdlife is prolific and includes most of the 550 bird species recorded on the Botswana national bird list. A range of luxury lodges in the reserve offer visitors the perfect base to experience this corner of paradise.
DAY 3
MOREMI GAME RESERVE
DAY NOTES
After your final morning activity at Camo Okavango, you head back to the airstrip for your light aircraft transfer to Camp Moremi in the Moremi Game Reserve. Landing at the Moremi airstrip, your guide will meet you and transfer you by road to Camp Moremi where you can settle into your luxurious family tent. You will spend the next two nights at Camp Moremi enjoying game drives and boating excursions as you search for the prolific wildlife that inhabits the Moremi Game Reserve.
- Check-out from Camp Okavango
- Charter Flight
Charter Flight from Camp Okavango to Camp Moremi
Details
Check-in to Camp Moremi
INCLUDED:
• Accommodation in family rooms.
• Private activities for the family – adapted for flexible activity and mealtimes.
• All meals, refreshments, local spirits, wines (excluding premium brands) & laundry service.
• National park fees, Airport Departure Tax and all government levies, taxes & 14% Value Added Tax.
• All Scheduled light aircraft charter flights on a seat in plane basis per package details.
• Dedicated family host per camp to plan activities, meals etc.
• Safari Activity Bag for children aged 6 – 15 years old.
• Adapted in-camp activities for the Children / Family members – basket weaving, animal spoor tracking, bird identification, back-of-house Eco Tour and more. .
EXCLUDED:
Premium Drinks, Visa Fees , Gratuities
DAY 4
MOREMI GAME RESERVE
Accommodation
Savuti Safari Lodge
In the heart of Botswana’s Chobe National Park lies a dynamic wilderness, a sweeping expanse of savannah brooded over by several rocky outcrops which guard a relic marsh and the dry channel that was once its lifeline. This is Savute, where mysterious wet and dry cycles mould the landscape and dictate the nature of its wild inhabitants. Currently it is dry, and wild dogs hunt in the channel where crocodiles swam only twenty years ago. The Gubatsa Hills shelter leopard and klipspringer and rock paintings of early man’s wildlife sightings. During the arid winter months game viewing concentrates on Savute’s resident bull elephants, antelope and lion prides, and black-backed jackal, bat-eared foxes, tsessebe, and kudu, abound. The summer rains bring a feast for lion, hyena and cheetah as thousands of migrating zebra and wildebeest assemble in a chaotic pattern on the marsh. Cape buffalo herds arrive and migrant birds swell Savute’s 300 resident species, thrilling bird-watchers with their spectacular antics.
DAY 5
SAVUTI – CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
DAY NOTES
After your morning activity at Camp Moremi you will be transferred to the airtstrip for your charter flight to Savute.
The Savute region and the Savute Marsh in particular, is renowned for its intense predator encounters and exceptional game viewing making it one of Botswana’s most popular wildlife destinations. Savute Safari Lodge is a luxury, twelve roomed lodge poised on the edge of the renowned Savute Channel.
ACTIVITIES
Activities are organised around game drives throughout the Savute area in open 4×4 safari vehicles. Many trips will incorporate a visit to the Savute Marsh to give you a chance to see the historic presence of the Savute Channel at the marsh against a backdrop of teeming wildlife. Guests can also enjoy a visit to the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills – a small hilly outcrop which forms a prominent landmark in the otherwise flat landscape.
Savute boasts the second-largest summer Zebra migration in Africa; its timing is determined by the rains, but usually occurs between November and December and again between February and April, when the Zebras move from the rivers in the north in search of the rain-ripe grasslands and full waterholes in the southwest of the park. The migration is always followed by large numbers of predators – the Zebra migration is a must for visitors.
Check-out from Camp Moremi
Charter Flight
Charter Flight from Camp Moremi to Savute Safari Lodge
Details
Check-in to Savute Safari Lodge
INCLUDED:
• Accommodation in family rooms.
• Private activities for the family – adapted for flexible activity and mealtimes.
• All meals, refreshments, local spirits, wines (excluding premium brands) & laundry service.
• National park fees, Airport Departure Tax and all government levies, taxes & 14% Value Added Tax.
• All Scheduled light aircraft charter flights on a seat in plane basis per package details.
• Dedicated family host per camp to plan activities, meals etc.
• Safari Activity Bag for children aged 6 – 15 years old.
• Adapted in-camp activities for the Children / Family members – basket weaving, animal spoor tracking, bird identification, back-of-house Eco Tour and more. .
EXCLUDED:
Premium Drinks, Visa Fees, Gratuities
DAY 6
SAVUTI – CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
DAY 7
END OF ITINERARY
DAY NOTES
After the morning activity you will be transferred to the Airstrip for your charter flight to Maun to connect to you flight home.
- Check-out from Savute Safari Lodge
- Charter Flight
Charter Flight from Savute Safari Lodge to Maun Airport [MUB]
Details
MODE
Charter Flight
DEPARTURE
Savute Safari Lodge
ARRIVAL
Maun Airport [MUB]