Includes: meals, all drinks, activities, park fees, laundry and Intermittent WiFi
Excludes: Gratuity
Activities: day & night game drives and walking
Selinda Explorers Camp is poised in a remote, treasured location on the famous Selinda Spillway, under canopies of jackelberry and mangosteen trees. As the lifeline of the Selinda Reserve, the Selinda Spillway is a crucial gathering point for the wildlife of this pristine 320,000-acre Reserve.
This classic camp has three tents and one two-bedroom family tent, all on raised platforms with a private verandah. Each camp is en-suite with flush toilet and a shower (with hot & cold running water).
The main area tents are on ground level decorated with Persian carpets and pillows, dark wooden furniture and copper accents. This explorers style camp set up creates an atmosphere of a by gone era.
Activities concentrate on getting back to nature with the emphasis on guided walking and there may be the option of canoeing when water levels permit (currently July – September, subject to change). In addition, day and night game drives are available exploring the Selinda Reserve. It is a wildlife hot spot, with huge herds of elephants and buffalo, lion, wild dog, sable and roan antelope all frequently spotted.
Please note that the camp has 2 vehicles taking up to 4 guests in each which guarantees a window seat for all (unless a private group would like 6 in a vehicle), activities are planned together with your guide and all guests in camp, no private vehicle is available.
Airstrip Transfer Time: 45 minutes
3 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Local Brands (excl Spirits) Included
4 Star
Camp
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 4
Special Interests: Adventure, Big 5, Birding, Fishing, Flora, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife
Includes: accommodation, all meals, local drinks, all included activities, private guide, park fees and limited laundry.
Excludes: Internal air transfers and premium drinks
Wifi: Beagle Expeditions runs on a proudly no Wifi policy
Accommodation:
Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails: Tented Mobile Camp
3m X 3m dome tents with ample lighting at night. Our bedrolls, laid out on the ground and made up with fine Egyptian cotton linen, are super comfy and warm, to provide the best sleeping experience.
Ablutions:
There is one ablution unit per 2 tents (4 guests), each with its own private bucket shower (for hot showers) and a loo with a view.
Activities include: Game drives on a limited road network in search of truly wild wildlife; walking in unrivalled pristine walking country; and authentic mokoro excursions (seasonal and water level dependent).
Activities on Site:
Birding; Bush Walks; Day Game Drive; Optional at Additional Cost: Helicopter safaris; Mokoro Excursion (seasonal and water level dependent)
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 01
Helicopter Transfer: Private Basis
Maun Airport to Kweene Trails.
35 Min (helicopter type dependent), Doors On, Scenic Transfer.
20kg soft luggage per person.
Accessible only by helicopter, guests experience a breathtaking scenic helicopter flight over the dramatic Okavango Delta landscape on arrival, bringing them right onto the doorstep of Beegle Expedition’s wild playground. Guests are welcomed by a private guide and his intimate expedition team, and become acquainted with their tent, private camp and the raw wilderness around them.
The journey starts along the Southern section of the Kweene River System in the occasional swamp habitat at Kweene River Camp, this area has a much more arid feel to the landscape. However, as the floodplains are inundated with water less frequently than the seasonal swamp, the grass species that dominate the floodplains are much more palatable and thus productive, supporting large herds of grazers and the predators that follow.
The daily routine and safari schedule has a fluid structure, wholly dependent and dictated by the wildlife around, what is happening in the concession at the time of guest’s expedition, the ever-fluctuating water levels, the time of year, and of course the mood and capabilities of the group. The beauty of a private and intimate mobile camp is that guests have total flexibility, steered by their private guide and his knowledge to give them the best experience possible.
A typical expedition at Kweene Trails, could however begin with a game drive along a crafty game drive network, getting a sense of the area and a feel for what the resident wildlife in the area has been up to, setting the scene for guest’s next few days of safari. We have sensitively developed a limited game drive network in order to preserve the wild and untouched beauty of this remarkable landscape, without compromising the ability to explore the dry land habitat adjacent to the Kweene River floodplains by vehicle and experience the excitement of observing wildlife from a game drive vehicle.
DAY 2: Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
Overnight Stay at Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
A strong cup of fire percolated coffee awaits guests as they watch the sun rise over another perfect day in Africa, often much needed and appreciated after what is often a noisy night full of action and activity. Enjoy a light but wholesome breakfast before they head out for their morning activity.
Because walking through pristine wilderness that has no sign of a human footprint remains one of Kweene''s key ingredients, they have left a vast portion of the area inaccessible to any motorized transport. Here, Beagle Expeditions brings back the safari experience of old: walking through wildest Africa the morning walking expeditions can be as long or as short, as intense or as modest, as guest’s ability allows; they tailor make this at the time of the safari. However, as temperatures are much milder in the mornings and the duration of the morning activity generally longer, Beagle Expeditions prefer to conduct their walking safaris in the morning.
When water levels permit (generally May/June to Aug/Sep) there is a luxury of unrivalled mokoro territory: vast open floodplains that allow guests to see for miles and miles, reinforcing the solitude and wilderness and silence that Beagle Expeditions have grown to treasure and to crave. The mokoro (dugout canoe) excursions are normally combined with morning walks. Utilizing this age-old mode of transport inherent to the lives and peoples of the Okavango Delta, the expedition can further access normally inaccessible territory, and hop from island to island as guests adventure and explore these pockets of habitat and the wildlife within.
An integral element of all the expeditions is the ability to turn off time and enjoy the luxury of just being with on your own, and the loved ones that accompany them on safari. The Expeditions normally heads back to the camp for lunch and a well-deserved siesta. This down time is generally filled with the precious moments of camp life: enjoying a bucket shower in the heat of the day, general chit chat with the camp team, playing boules or cards, extended boozy lunches discussing the ways of the world, exchanging recipes with their discerned chef, reading, sleeping, birding, lazing in a hammock, or even a sneaky swim if water levels permit. All the while continuously scanning the horizon for the wildlife that goes about their day, comfortably unperturbed or blissfully unaware of their presence as they quietly blend into the tree line. This is not time wasted, it is time adored; and it is often in these fleeting moments that lifelong memories are made.
Guests enjoy a cup of warm tea or coffee together with some homemade biscuits and a selection of seasonally fresh fruit, and get themselves ready for an afternoon drive in one direction or another. The wildlife activity on the day could keep them in their seats for the duration of the drive, and possibly on their toes as they track a leopard or a pride of lion if they get onto their elusive tracks. Or they may stretch their legs while they watch the sun set, enjoying a classic Okavango Gin & tonic.
Guests head back to camp soon after for a 2-course health feast of a dinner, a roaring campfire, a glass of selected premium drinks or wines, and a sky full of stars at the end of a full day, guest sleep comfortably on bedrolls, close to the earth and at peace.
DAY 3: Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
Overnight Stay at Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
Next, the journey moves further North up the Kweene River system to the Magwegwe camp, which is situated in the seasonal swamp habitat; here, the river receives water (normally) on a yearly basis with the inundation cycle of the annual Okavango flood dynamic. This section of the river is an exposé of exceptional Okavango Delta scenery and its wildlife; endless floodplains with well-wooded islands dotting the plains and all year-round surface water drawing in an abundance of wildlife.
In order to get here, guests pack their backpacks and picnic lunch and set out for a full day of adventure. Guests journey a distance of anything from 10 to 50 km, depending on the route they travel that day. Normally, it is a tranquil mokoro / walking trail, giving them a sense of age-old exploration as their heightened senses absorb a full day of wilderness sounds, smells and sights. However, based on the group dynamic, the presence of children and abilities of the individual members of the expedition, they may replace the trail with a full day of exploration by game drive vehicle if required.
During this time, the back up team breaks the first camp, packs up guest’s tents and bedrolls, their bags and belongings, the kitchen and mess tent, the toilets and ablutions, and moves it all to the second camp, in time for an afternoon arrival, with enough light and time to get settled and appreciate the day’s journey they have just undertaken. And that night, while guests rest after their full and often tiring day, the first wilderness site begins its recovery and return to its natural state. Within just a few short days, guest’s footprints disappear, as though they were never there; replaced by those of the elephant, impala and beetles that walk away our presence.
DAY 4: Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
Overnight Stay at Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
The safari agenda for this day follows a similar arrangement and plan as Day 02, a full day of activity, rest and rejuvenation; the setting however, is totally new to guests- and of course the wildlife will never do what it did the day before, nor will it ever do the same thing again tomorrow.
The morning is again dedicated to exploring the dedicated walking zone on foot and by mokoro. During the hotter and drier months (Sep to Dec), prior to the arrival of the first rains, the area is dotted with several vital and therefore highly productive seeps (natural springs), that draw countless herds of elephant, buffalo, zebra, impala and more to their life-giving waters. Walking during these months will push guests to their limits, but the reward is irreplaceable.
After a restful siesta, guests depart for what could be their last afternoon drive with Beagle Expeditions, either into the drier backcountry exploring the larger islands and the pans that can be found in their interiors; or from seep to seep, following the elephant gwashas (trails) and tracks that connect them.
The wildlife in the area is truly wild; thanks to the limited influence and impression of humans that is characteristic of a wilderness such as theirs. This makes guests interaction and sightings of them all the more powerful and rewarding. Beagle Expeditions is fortunate to be the custodians of huge herds of buffalo and elephant, prides of lion and clans of hyenas, several shy leopards, the occasional pack of wild dog or lonely cheetah that pass through. Smaller herds of general plains game including impala, zebra, giraffe, kudu, tsesebe and wildebeest are local residents. Crocodiles, hippos and red lechwe come and go with the annual flood. A daily chorus of striped kingfishers, green pigeons, fish eagles, Meyers parrots, swamp nightjars, giant eagle owls, grass frogs and olive toads accompany them from sunrise to sunset. An Okavango Delta scene at its finest.
DAY 5: Check-out; Transfer
Check-out: Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails
Helicopter Transfer: Private Basis
Kweene Trails to Third Party Okavango Delta Camp
*Camps further away have added cost
Today Beagle Expeditions bids guests farewell to continue on their journey: enriched, enlightened, peaceful. With stories to tell, memories to cherish, friends to remember, knowledge to share; with renewed energy and possibly a slightly different perspective with which to continue on life’s path.
Guests may choose to do one final activity, depending on their onward arrangements and time available; or to remain in camp, enjoy a relaxed and slow morning, gather their thoughts and belongings, and soak up the last of the intimate camp atmosphere they will certainly have grown to love.
Guests are collected by helicopter for one final scenic spin over what is surely one of Africa’s last great wilderness areas. Onwards and upwards - as they wave goodbye to their hosts, the Beagle Expeditions team; and the beauty of Kweene Trails.
4 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Local Brands (excl Spirits) Included
Mobile Safari
Spoken Languages: English
Special Interests: Adventure, Big 5, Birding, Flora, Gourmet, Hiking, Indigenous Culture / Art, Nature, Relaxation, Wildlife, Wine
Includes: Meals, local drinks, activities, laundry, and intermittent Wi-Fi
Excludes: Premium drinks
Activities: Day & night game drives, walking, mokoro and boating (June-Sptember & water-level dependant)
Nestled along the scenic Magwegqana Channel within the enchanting Okavango Delta, Karangoma Camp stands as a testament to the rich cultural heritage of the region. It’s name, derived from the Sembukushu language, evokes the essence of drum beating, ancestral healing, and the promise of a prosperous future for the tribe. Surrounded by a captivating mosaic of floodplains and lagoons, the camp provides an immersive and tranquil retreat.
Karangoma Camp boasts six tastefully appointed tented suites, including a spacious family tent. Each suite is thoughtfully designed with en-suite facilities, featuring both indoor and outdoor showers that offer captivating views of the surrounding floodplain. Elevated on low wooden decks, the tents seamlessly blend with the natural environment, while interconnected pathways on the ground ensure easy navigation throughout the camp.
The lounge and dining areas at Karangoma Camp offer sweeping panoramic vistas across the floodplain, extending to the tranquil waters beyond. Guests can unwind in the inviting ambiance of the nearby fire pit or indulge in a refreshing dip in the plunge pool, completing the array of public spaces that enhance the overall guest experience.
Karangoma Camp invites you to embrace the beauty of the Okavango Delta while immersing yourself in the cultural significance and modern comfort it effortlessly provides.
Airport Transfer Time: 12 minutes Helicopter Transfer
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2 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Local Brands (excl Spirits) Included
Camp
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 6
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Hiking, Leisure, Nature, Star Gazing, Wildlife
