You arrive today at Maun Airport where you will be met by Paul and your pilot who will walk you to your plane for your stunning light aircraft scenic flight over the Okavango Delta and Chief’s Island. This flight gives you a fish eagle’s eye view of this amazing ecosystem. When you land at your remote bush airstrip within the Moremi Game Reserve, your guide will provide you with a snack pack on arrival and will be waiting to transfer you to your mobile camp with a game drive en route. The friendly, attentive staff will help you feel immediately at home and brief you on what to look forward to on your safari. The magic of a mobile camp becomes apparent as the sun sets and you enjoy drinks around the fire before a starlit dinner and a great night’s rest after falling asleep to the sounds of the African bush.
We can organise an extra night's accommodation for you prior to the start of the safari if you wish
Spending our first two nights camping in the Xakanaxa / Third Bridge area, we explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives during the day. The Moremi Game Reserve protects around a third of the entire Okavango Delta ecosystem – some 5 000km2 (1 930 square miles).
This area is well known for its abundant wildlife and is home to some large buffalo herds with the inevitable lions who trail behind
Following an early breakfast, the camp crew will pack up the camp while we continue our journey north, stopping for a bush picnic lunch en route. The Khwai River forms the boundary between the reserve and the local Community Area and it is here we will spend the next two nights camping in the beautiful Khwai area of Moremi Game Reserve.
The area around Khwai is wonderfully diverse consisting of open plains, broad-leafed woodlands and languid rivers and wetlands.
In Khwai it is permissible to go on a night safari using conservationally approved spotlights so one evening you'll be able to go out in search of some of Africa's nocturnal creatures such as aadvark and pangolin as well as the local predators who are more active after dusk
As well as enjoying morning and afternoon safari drives during your stay in Khwai you will also have the opportunity to experience a 2½-hour mokoro trip, discovering channels and lagoons at a relaxed pace in a traditional dug-out canoe with the opportunity for some low level lagoon photography
With its perennial river, the Khwai area is a favourite hunting ground for wild dog who thrive here. Lechwe are found in the floodplains and leopard are often seen in the forested areas and with the added advantage of leaving camp at night the chances of seeing these illusive creatures is greatly increased
We head further north today en route to Chobe National Park, where we spend the next two nights camping deep in the pristine bush of the Savute region and exploring the diverse landscape on game drives.
The Savuti area is home to a great many species of wildlife and lions and cheetah thrive on the wide open plains with its large herds of grazers whilst leopard specialize in hunting in the more wooded areas that surround the channel.
Elephants are seen in great numbers here grazing in the marsh during the wet season and in the woods when things become dry.
Savute is an area that can change dramatically depending on the flowing or drying up of the Savute Channel. In 2010, water from the Savute Channel reached the Marsh for the first time in three decades after a long dry period during which resident lions learned to prey on elephants coming to drink at isolated waterholes.
Leaving this dramatic landscape, we continue our journey north to the contrasting Chobe region of the park. We spend the last two nights camping in a wilderness campsite near the Chobe River.
Today you will enjoy an afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River which departs from Kasane and is a perfect way to enjoy Chobe National Park from the river. The wildlife comes down to drink and eat the lush grass on the floodplains, hippos and elephants can be seen in huge numbers and the birdlife is prolific
You have the opportunity today to explore the riverbanks and surrounding flood plains on morning and afternoon game drives before going back to camp for your last night in the bush where you can recall your highlights of your 8 night Botswana safari
After a final morning game drive your guide will drive you to Kasane Airport for your flight home or you can join us on our safari extension to nearby Victoria Falls
