On arrival in Maun, clear customs and immigration, then you will be assisted to your light aircraft transfer to the camp where you will spend the next two nights.
Please be aware that if you are arriving into South Africa beforehand, you will likely need to have an overnight stay in Johannesburg before flying to Maun.
Catch your light aircraft transfer back to Maun to board your next flight to Mombo Camp in the Okavango Delta where you will be based for the next three nights.
Highlights
- Arguably the best year-round game-viewing destination in Botswana, with exceptional predator-prey sightings.
- The annual inundation forms a natural barrier that confines the animals to Mombo’s private wilderness area, while the remarkable concentration of big cats during summer, when the prey species have their young, means that Mombo is rightly known as the ‘Place of Plenty’ for its all-year wildlife abundance.
- Award-winning responsible-luxury safari camp in the heart of the magnificent Delta.
Destination: A beacon of conservation tourism, Wilderness Mombo leaves a light footprint in Botswana’s wild, wonderful Moremi Game Reserve. This part of the Okavango Delta is renowned for exceptional game viewing, particularly in summer when all manner of species congregate naturally here.With its mix of habitats attracting large herds, followed by predators in vast numbers and variety, discover why Mombo is truly the ‘Mother of all Camps’. Pristine floodplains, meandering channels and palm-fringed islands make up the Eden that is the Okavango Delta – a UNESCO World Heritage site where the water is so pure and clear, you can drink it.
Experience: Sightings at Wilderness Mombo are unparalleled. Encounter healthy populations of predators, sizeable elephant and buffalo herds and an abundance of ungulates. Close-up wildlife encounters in or near camp or at the hide are common, but nothing beats the thrill of out-of-camp game-viewing here – whether by vehicle or from a helicopter (additional costs apply).
Meals at Mombo are designed with conservation in mind, made with healthy ingredients sourced as locally as possible.
Days at Wilderness Mombo end with tranquil evenings on the deck and nights under the stars.
Purpose: For decades, Wilderness Mombo has been a beacon of conservation tourism, supporting local communities and setting the standard of leading truly sustainable safaris.
Wildlife: The region around Wilderness Mombo is known as the ‘Place of Plenty’ by the local Bayei people. From big cats to never-ending herds of antelope, elephant and buffalo, massive concentrations of plains game and predators call this region of the Delta home. Sometimes, Africa’s rarer species reveal themselves, too. Catch a glimpse of a pangolin or honey badger, or the packs of wild dogs and cheetah coalitions that roam freely through the area. Over 400 species of birds flock to the Okavango Delta, including specials like the Pel’s fishing owl and endangered wattled cranes.
Today you will get a light aircraft transfer to DumaTau in the Linyanti.
Highlights
- Marvel at megaherds of elephants – the highest concentration in Africa – traversing the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve’s ancient wildlife corridors at the southernmost reaches of the Great Rift Valley.
- Thrilling year-round game viewing and predator sightings – lion, leopard, hyena.
- Unforgettable day and night game drives, helicopter rides (additional rates apply) and guided walks.
- Thrilling boating adventures reveal enormous pods of hippos and basking crocodiles at the mouth of the Savuti Channel.
Destination: Wilderness DumaTau is nestled deep within the vast Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, on the northernmost fringe of Botswana. The camp takes full advantage of its unique access to 45 kilometres (28 miles) of exclusive-traversing river frontage along both the Linyanti River and the Savuti Channel, and invites amazing wildlife encounters and adventures on the reserve’s pristine 126,000-hectares (311,353-acres) of unfenced, untamed wilderness.
Surrounded by migration paths, the camp overlooks the beautiful Osprey Lagoon, where centuries-old now-submerged elephant trails were created by parades of elephants, still regularly seen from every vantage point in camp.
Experience: With access to the fertile Kwando-Chobe ecosystem and Savuti Channel, the area is home to the greatest habitat diversity in northern Botswana. Expect to see marshes and waterways, riverine woodland, Kalahari apple-leaf and cathedral-like mopane woodlands, as well as grasslands.
Game viewing on water and on land in the Linyanti is exceptional. Guests will encounter buffalo and huge numbers of elephant all along the channels. Track predators on the prowl from game drives, and learn more about the wildlife on a guided nature walk with our knowledgeable guides. Back in camp, guests soak in iconic Linyanti scenes from our pool deck, or indulge in a relaxing massage at the Osprey Retreat (with spa, gym and lap pool) for rejuvenation.
Purpose: In order to ensure the safe passage of these megaherds and other wildlife, we work to continue the protection of this vital piece of land within the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The biodiverse Linyanti is home to countless species, many of which are threatened with population reduction, or worse, extinction. These include elephant, wild dogs, lion, pangolin, and a great many others. The area continues to provide a safe home for wildlife, and is ideally placed to act as dispersal epicentre for their emigration within the larger conservation area
Wildlife: This lush and fertile conservation area attracts an extraordinary diversity of wildlife and makes for epic game viewing. Megaherds of elephants congregate along the waterways and lagoons during the dry winter months. Red lechwe, Burchell’s zebras, giraffes, buffalos, and warthogs are accompanied by predator sightings of lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs, and spotted hyenas. Enormous concentrations of hippos and crocodiles reside in the Savuti Channel.
At a time to be determined, you will be returned to the airstrip for your flight to Maun or Kasane. Here you will connect with your onward flight to Johannesburg to head home.
You may wish to also consider adding on two nights in Victoria Falls at the end before going back to Johannesburg, as this would just be a short flight from the camp in Botswana.
END OF YOUR AFRICA WILDERNESS ADVENTURE!
