KALAHARI TRAIL

KALAHARI TRAIL

Package Name & Price

ITINERARY 10 NIGHTS 11 DAYS CAMPING SAFARI


PRICE: $3905

Contact Person

Contact: O.Goitseone +267 75 997 670 / +267 77 949747

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Arrival

YOU WILL BE MET BY OUR GUIDE AT THE AIRPORT TO WELCOME YOU AND THEREAFTER HE WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR LODGE TO REST AND PREPARE FOR THE BIG DAY TOMORROW. ACCOMODATION CAN BE ARRANGED AT AN EXTRA COST.

Includes

Transport
Park fees
Camping fee
Guide services
Chef and camp assistant
Accomodation(tents)
Water and drinks

Excludes

Travel Insurance
International Flights
Staff gratuities
Lunch & Dinner in the lodges

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Package Features

DAY 1 : MAUN

ActivitiesLodging on Dinner & Breakfast
Arrival at Maun Airport you will be met by African Stink Ant Safari guide who will give you a full briefing for your safari. The town of Maun is the third largest in Botswana. It is an eclectic mix of modern buildings and native huts. There are shopping malls, banks, restaurants, a few hotels and some happening bars. Maun is the tourism capital of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland. It is also the headquarters of numerous safari and air-charter operations. Most tourists enter the Okavango through Maun, situated at the gateway to the Delta and Moremi Game Reserve. Maun International Airport which was officially opened in 1996 after extensive renovations, is serviced by Air Botswana and there are direct flights to Johannesburg in South Africa. Regular provision of almost anything can be bought in Maun, and the town boasts several good shopping centres, filling stations, a range of hotels and lodges as well as a variety of car and 4 x 4 vehicle hire. You will stay here for 1night at a lodge on Dinner & breakfast basis preparing yourself for your safari the next day.

DAY 2 - 4: MAKGADIKGADI NATIONAL PARK

ActivitiesGame drives morning/afternoon
Wake up have breakfast then we depart to Makgadikgadi Pans for 3nights. A salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, is one of the largest salt flats in the world. The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadikgadi, which once covered an area larger than Switzerland, but dried up tens of thousands of years ago. Recent studies of human mitochondrial DNA suggest that modern Homo sapiens first began to evolve in this region some 200,000 years ago, when it was a vast, exceptionally fertile area of lakes, rivers, marshes, woodlands and grasslands especially favorable for habitation by evolving hominins and other mammals. Very little wildlife can exist here during the harsh dry season of strong hot winds and only salt water, but following a rain the pan becomes an important habitat for migrating animals including wildebeest and one of Africa's biggest zebra populations, and the large predators that prey on them. The wet season also brings migratory birds such as ducks, geese and great white pelicans. The pan is home of one of only two breeding populations of greater flamingos in southern Africa, and only on the Sowa pan, which is part of the Makgadikgadi pans. The other breeding population is at Etosha, in the Northern part of Namibia. The only birds here in the dry season are ostriches, chestnut-banded plover (Charadrius pallidus) and Kittlitz's plover (Charadrius pecuarius). The grasslands on the fringes of the pan are home to reptiles such as tortoises, rock monitor (Varanus albigularis), snakes and lizards including the endemic Makgadikgadi spiny agama (Agama hispida makgadikgadiensis)

DAY 5 - 7: CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE

Activities Game drives morning/afternoon
We drive to CKGR where we will camp for 3nights at Deception Valley.The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (referred to as CKGR) is the second largest reserve in the world and by far the most remote reserve in Southern Africa. The CKGR covers an area of 52000 square kilometers and it is home to rhino, black-maned lion and desert-adapted elephants among other striking game species. As testament to the Central Kalahari’s old age, it is home to the San people, an ancient hunter-gatherer society that have transcended the ages with their excellent hunting skills and ability to adapt to the harsh environmental challenges presented by this enormous desert. Unlike other Botswana safari destinations, January through to April is the best time to visit. During this rainy, ‘green season’ in Botswana, the beautiful interdune valley become lush with vegetation, attracting thousands of springboks and gemsbok (Oryx), a good number of ostriches, herds of wildebeest as well as giraffe. The green season also signals the calving season where hundreds of newborns come into the world during this period, making for some truly exciting predator-prey interaction and stellar photographic opportunities.

DAY 8 - 10: KHWAI

Activities Game drives morning/afternoon
Wake up early morning, have breakfast, we depart to Khwai via Maun.The Khwai Concession is a 1800km area which is situated in the northeastern Okavango next to the Moremi Game Reserve. It was formed by the local Khwai villagers and is managed by the Khwai Development Trust. The area used to be a hunting concession but is now actively managed as a conservation area. The area is dominated by grasslands, permanent flood plains and large areas of Mopane forests. Large herds of elephants take their bath next to hippos, whilst being watched by lechwe antelopes. Photogenic leopards, spotted hyenas and large packs of wild dogs will make the heart of any wildlife lover beat faster. Every now and then prides of lions can be seen. A lot of animals migrate down during the dry season from the Linyanti area, as the Khwai River forms a reliable source of water attracting many antelopes, giraffes, buffalos, and zebras. There are of course also uncountable bird species, especially egrets, cranes, vultures and different species of eagles, specializing in catching catfish.

DAY 11 : TOUR ENDS

Wake up have breakfast then you will be transferred to Maun International Airport for your International flight.

DAY 6 : KHWAI

THE DAY WILL KICK START WITH A HOT BREAKFAST AND A SUNRISE GAME DRIVE SPOTTING ANIMALS AND TAKING SOME PICTURES OF THE ANIMALS AND THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES. AT 12 NOON WE WILL DRIVE BACK TO THE CAMP TO HAVE A LUNCH BITE AND THEN A SIESTA UNDER CANVAS. IN THE AFTERNOON, THE DRIVE RESUMES SPOTTING MORE WILDLIFE UNTIL DINNERS CALLS WHICH WILL BE SERVED AT THE CAMP. AFTER DINNER WE WILL SIT AROUND THE FIRE UNDER THE MILKY WAY GALAXY SHARING FOLKLORE TALES AND DISCUSSING THE GAME DRIVE STORIES.

DAY 7 : KHWAI TO SAVUTI

WAKE UP EARLY MORNING, HAVE BREAKFAST AND LEAVE KHWAI BEHIND TO SAVUTI. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH AT SAVUTI AS WELL AS OUR AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRIVE. OUR FIRST DINNER AT SAVUTI WILL BE ON THIS DAY AFTER THE SUNDOWNERS GAME DRIVE. AFTER DINNER WE WILL SIT AROUND THE FIRE FOR STORY TIME BEFORE WE GO TO BED.

DAY 8 : SAVUTI

YOUR GUIDE WILL WAKE YOU UP EARLY IN THE MORNING TO A HEARTY BREAKFAST OF TEA, CEREALS AND RUSKS. A GAME DRIVE WILL FOLLOW LEADING TO LUNCH TIME WHICH WILL BE SERVED ON THE CAMP. AFTRER THE LUNCH A SIESTA WILL FOLLOW. AT 0330HRS WE WILL RESUME OUR LAST GAME DRIVE TO FURTHER EXPLORE MORE OF THE SAVUTI MARSH. AT AROUND 063O AFTER A BEAUTFUL VIEW OF THE SUN SET WE WILL MAKE OUR WAY BACK TO THE CAMP WHERE OUR DINNER WILL BE SERVED. WE WILL SIT AROUND THE FIRE PLACE AFTER DINNER ADMIRING THE BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN NIGHT SKIES.

DAY 9 : SAVUTI TO CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

AFTER AN EARLY BREAKFAST, WE WILL HAVE A SHORT DRIVE IN SAVUTI PAVING WAY TO THE RENOWNED CHOBE NATIONAL PARK. WE WILL HAVE PREPACKED LUNCH AT THE SELECTED SPOT. WE WILL ALSO DO AN EVENING DRIVE IN THE PARK BEFORE HEADING TO CAMP FOR DINNER.

DAY 10 : CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HAVE BREAKFAST. MUCH OF THE DAY WILL BE SPENT EXPLORING CHOBE THROUGH GAME DRIVES AND BOAT CRUISES. BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER ARE ALL INCLUSIVE ON THIS DAY. THIS WILL MARK OUR LAST DAY AND ACTIVEITIES IN THE CHOBE AREA BEFORE WE HEAD TO OUR NEXT DESTINATION THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE MORNING.

DAY 11 : CHOBE VICTORIA FALLS ZIMBABWE

AFTER AN EARLY BREAKFAST, WE WILL EXPLORE A LITTLE MORE OF CHOBE FOR THE LAST BEFORE WE CROSS THE BORDER TO OUR NEIGHBOURING ZIMBABWE FOR OUR OVERNIGHT STAY IN A LODGE THAT IS CLOSE TO THE FALLS.

DAY 12 : VIC FALLS

WE WILL EXPLORE THE FALLS ON THIS DAY AND OTHER OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED. THIS IS WHERE THE TOUR UNFORTUNATELY ENDS. ONLY BREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS DAY AND YOU WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS.