Our inclusive game drives are operated in Kazuma pans on the Botswana side, as well as south towards Deka, in the Sibuyu reserve, with our sundowers being an experience in itself. Other thank our inclusive game drives we are able to offer day trips to both Chobe & Hwange National Parks: CHOBE DAY TRIP: A Wildtrack representative will collect guests from Wildtrack and take them to Kasane where they will be met by their guide for their Chobe experience. The Chobe day trip includes a 3 hour river cruise and 3 hour game drive, with lunch on The Raft floating restaurant, where guests can enjoy traditional cuisine while still being surrounded by the natural beauty of Chobe River. At around 16:00 / 16:30 vehicles will make their way out of the national park towards Kasane, with an estimated arrival time of about 18:00. HWANGE DAY TRIP: Our Hwange day trip focuses (not included) in the area surrounding Robins camp – in order to give our guests a different feel, and the opportunity to spot some of the many animals the area is known for. Once park formalities have been completed, we head off to Crocodile pools, for some croc and hippo spotting –as well as break for coffee and muffins. From there, we travel through some unspoilt areas via Chingahobe dam, before breaking for a packed lunch at Deteema dam. Thereafter we make our way back towards the gate via Salt Pan, Big toms and Little Toms, before heading out – and back to the border by 5pm.

Our cultural tour begins with meeting the village elders at the Pandamatenga Kgotla, to introduce our guests to them – as well as request permission to enter the village. This is followed by a tour of the village, which encompasses stops to some of the projects our lodge is associated with / involved in – such as the new school that is being built, a community garden we have launched, as well as the community hall – where we encourage ladies in the community to ‘get creative’. We also stop at a house in the village, and introduce our guests to some of the customs, foods and traditions of the Motswana culture. This allows our guests direct interaction with the community, further giving them the opportunity to ‘give back’, should they wish – without feeling obliged. We end off the day with a boma dinner at our lodge, entertaining our guests with song, dance and rhythm – provided for by the local choir.

Collection time at Wildtrack Safaris Eco Lodge will be 07:30 – 08:30 (time to be confirmed upon booking). Guests will then be transferred to their first activity – transfer to Kasane is approximately 45 minutes.

The first activity is a boat cruise scheduled to depart at +/- 09h30, boarding a vessel and then traversing along the Chobe River into the Chobe National Park. There is no stretch of river in the world that has a larger and more varied abundance of wildlife than this part of the Chobe River. After the boat cruise we board a floating restaurant for lunch, where guests can enjoy traditional cuisine while still being surrounded by the natural beauty of the Chobe.

The afternoon game drive is scheduled to depart at 13h30, which allows an hour for lunch. After a quick boat transfer to the Park Entrance gate, guests will be collected in open game drive vehicles. The game drive will cover less than 1% of the 11700 square kilometres that makes up the Chobe National Park. The Land activity takes you further into the park where a variety of different species can be found.

At around 16:00 / 16:30 vehicles will make their way out of the national park towards Kasane, with an estimated arrival time of about 18:00. The first activity is usually a boat cruise however if guests specifically request it, a game drive can be arranged. If guests were on a boat cruise in the morning they would be scheduled for a game drive in the afternoon and vice versa.

Includes:

- Morning Game Drive (3 hrs). - 12h30 Traditional Lunch on Floating restaurant. - Afternoon cruise (3 hrs) and Park entry fees. - Lunch, Soft drinks and water. - Return transfers from Wildtrack Safaris Eco Lodge