Name: 11 Day Safari Tour in Botswana
Brand: Walking Stick Travel Tours
Price: 6600 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

12:00

Check-out Time:

14:00

Each camp will be set up under shady trees in the heart of excellent game viewing areas. The mobile camp has all the basic amenities that you will require. Tents are 3m x 2.5m walk in safari tents, with an en-suite bathroom covered area behind the tent. The tents are fitted with mattresses, sheets, duvets and pillows. The tents also have en-suite long drop toilet facilities and a bucket shower at the rear of the tent. Showers can be ordered as hot, cold or warm and the water is heated in a bucket on the fire.

2 nights: Okavango Delta
2 nights: Moremi Game Reserve
2 nights: Khwai Community
2 nights: Savute area
2 nights: Chobe National Park

Program

Day 1: Maun to Okavango Delta

On arrival at Maun airport you will be met by your guide who will transfer you to the mokoro station where you will be met by your polers and transfer you to an island. Then you will set up camp and have an afternoon mokoro ride and walking safari.

Day 2: Okavango Delta

07:00 Breakfast followed by mokoro ride and walking safari
10:30 Brunch
15:30 High tea followed by afternoon mokoro ride and walking safari
19:30 Dinner and story time

You will discuss your transfer times the evening before departure to Moremi Game Reserve.

Day 3: Moremi Game Reserve

Early morning coffee with rusks and you will be transferred by mokoro to the mokoro station and road transfer to Moremi Game Reserve. Your transfer will be a slow and enjoyable game viewing drive with a stop en-route to enjoy a picnic lunch and afternoon game drive.

Day 4: Moremi Game Reserve

06:30 Breakfast followed by game drive
08:30 Tea time
11:00 Brunch
15:30 High tea followed by afternoon game drive
18:00 Sundowner drinks
19:30 Dinner and story time

You will discuss your transfer times the evening before departure to Khwai Concession.

Day 5: Khwai Concession

Shortly after breakfast, you will head to Khwai Concession. Your transfer will be a slow and enjoyable game viewing drive with a stop en-route to enjoy a picnic lunch and afternoon game drive.

Day 6: Khwai Concession

06:30 Breakfast followed by game drive
08:30 Tea time
11:00 Brunch
15:30 High tea followed by afternoon game drive and night game drive
18:00 Sundowner drinks
19:30 Dinner and story time

You will discuss your transfer times the evening before departure to Savute area.

Day 7: Savute area in Chobe National Park

Shortly after breakfast you will head to the Savute area. Your transfer will be a slow and enjoyable game viewing drive with a stop en-route to enjoy a picnic lunch and afternoon game drive.

Day 8: Savute area in Chobe National Park

06:30 Breakfast followed by game drive
08:30 Tea time
11:00 Brunch
15:30 High tea followed by afternoon game drive
18:00 Sundowner drinks
19:30 Dinner and story time

Day 9: Chobe National Park

Shortly after breakfast you will head to Chobe National Park. Your transfer will be a slow and enjoyable game viewing drive with a stop en-route to enjoy a picnic lunch and afternoon game drive.

Day 10: Chobe National Park

06:30 Breakfast followed by game drive
08:30 Tea time
11:00 Brunch
15:30 High tea followed by afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River
18:00 Sundowner drinks
19:30 Dinner and story time

Day 11: Chobe National Park and end of trip

Shortly after breakfast you will do a short game drive and road transfer to Kasane Airport or Victoria Falls.

Included excursions

With the Okavango Delta and the Chobe region, including Savuti and the Chobe Riverfront, two impressive safari destinations await you. On game drives, bushwalks, and mokoro trips, you and your guide will immerse yourself in the wild nature, day by day and get very close to the local wildlife. It is not only the world of large and small mammals that impresses – bird lovers in particular will get their money's worth here.

Guides

Phillimon Kamogelo

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The company is run by a highly experience staff who grew up in the legendary Okavango Delta and owned by Phillimon (Philly) Kamogelo. Philly started to drive a mokoro canoe at the age of seven. Before setting up his mobile safari operation Philly obtained his guiding license and worked at Odd Balls Camp and Orient Express for many years. Walking Stick Travel Tours is officially licensed by the Botswana Tourism.

Location

Botswana

Situated in the southern reaches of Africa, Botswana is renowned for its pristine wilderness areas characterised by deep lagoons, wetlands, lush palms, rugged hills, and desert plains scattered with scrubland. The country’s primary tourist draw card is undoubtedly the vast red expanse of the Kalahari desert and its remarkably beautiful Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta in the world. These natural wonders provide a tranquil haven for an abundance of African wildlife to thrive. Other highlights include the impressive Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, where visitors are privy to massive zebra migrations during the flood season; the Savuti plains, which host large prides of lions; and the Tsodilo Hills, where 4500 rock paintings form a unique record of human settlement over many millennia.

With almost one third of its land set aside for conservation, a low-density tourism policy that leaves it blissfully crowd-free and the largest free-roaming elephant population on the planet, Botswana is touted as the ultimate safari destination by those in the know. The pace of safari is gentler, with time spent slowing down and enjoying the smaller details. Wildlife sightings may not be as frequent but they are more exclusive, most often only shared with those on your safari vehicle.

Maun

Maun is Botswana’s tourism capital and the gateway to the world renowned Okavango Delta, and the northern game parks of the country such as Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park. Maun is equipped to cater for all the needs of the safari industry today. Today Maun is a thriving town of shopping centres, banks, office blocks, hotels, lodges, guest houses and campsites.

Okavango Delta

Situated in the north-western corner of Botswana, the Okavango Delta is a World Heritage Site as it is the largest inland delta in the world. The magnificent Okavango River sprawls out over the dry sands of the Kalahari Desert forming this flourishing waterlogged oasis featuring countless meandering waterways and crystal clear lagoons studded with water lilies, as well as fertile floodplains and reeded islands inhabited with abundant wildlife. The Okavango Delta stretches over 15000 square kilometres. Visitors can enjoy a number of wonderful activities such as game viewing, fishing, bird watching or taking an authentic guided Mokoro excursion through this wetland paradise in a traditional dugout canoe. Commonly spotted animals include: lion, rhino, leopard, giraffe, hippos, elephants, crocodiles and countless species of bird.

Moremi Game Reserve

Situated in the east of the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve ranks as one of the most beautiful reserves in Africa. It covers more than 4871 square kilometres of pristine wilderness, and the varied terrain includes savannah, winding waterways, and dense forest. This diverse ecosystem supports an incredibly wide spectrum of wildlife, ranging from large herds of buffalo, wildebeest and zebra, to the rare sitatunga and lechwe antelope, lion, cheetah and packs of wild dog in the open grasslands. The birdlife is prolific and includes most of the 550 bird species recorded on Botswana’s national bird list.

Moremi lies on the Eastern Extremity of the Okavango Delta, Habitats range from wide open floodplains, marshes, lagoons, papyrus fringed channels, vast stands of reeds, mixed woodland and open grassland. As a result of the extremely variable habitat the diversity of both wildlife and birdlife is excellent. Moremi is amongst the best game reserves in Africa for viewing the endangered African wild dog. It is home to the resident herd of several buffalo whose range covers the territories of many prides of lion which may be seen flanking the ever moving herds. Breeding herds of elephant move between their browsing areas and the Mopane Forests and the fresh water of the Okavango.

Khwai Community Area

The Khwai area of the Okavango lies along the northern boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve. This is an unfenced boundary allowing wildlife to move freely between the woodlands in the wet season when water is plentiful and back to permanent rivers and lagoons in the dry season. The Khwai area offers the same wildlife experience as the reserve with the added advantage of being a private concession which means the ability to do walking safaris and night drives.

Savuti - Chobe National Park

Savuti, also known as Savute lies in the heart of Botswana’s beautiful Chobe National Park. This dynamic wilderness is a sweeping expanse of savannah brooded over by several rocky outcrops which guard a relic marsh and the dry channel that was once its lifeline. The Savute goes through wet and dry cycles, where wild dogs hunt in the dry river channel where crocodiles swam only twenty years ago. Visitors to this spectacular area can spot abundant wildlife including: a variety of birds, elephants, antelope, lion prides, black-backed jackal, bat-eared foxes, tsessebe, kudu, hyena, cheetah Cape buffalo herds, and thousands of migrating zebra and wildebeest.

In the heart of Botswana’s Chobe National Park lies a dynamic wilderness, a sweeping expanse of savannah brooded over by several rocky outcrops which guard a relic marsh and the dry channel that was once its lifeline. This is Savute, where mysterious wet and dry cycles mould the landscape and dictate the nature of its wild inhabitants. For 28 years between the years 1982 and 2010, the channel was dry, and wild dogs hunted in this channel where crocodiles used to swim. Between 2010 and now, the channel has started flowing again and giving birth to yet another rich aquatic life with a variety of species of birds, hippos, crocodiles, frogs and aquatic plant species.

Contrary to the vast majority of the country, Savuti is not a flat region. Great outcrops of volcanic rocks, outside the Kalahari sands, dominate this bush. These rocks provide a habitat of a collection of species that is totally different to the rest of the wildlife areas: small fauna, birds and plants. The Savuti Marsh has been the subject of a number of award winning documentaries on African wildlife. This vast piece of land has over the years been home to great prides of lions and cackles of hyenas.

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Food

Your day normally starts with coffee, tea, and biscuits before the morning activity, returning to the camp late morning when brunch will be waiting. Buffet brunches are typical with a warm dish such as stew served with salads, quiches and cold meats. Cereals, fruit, bacon, eggs, sausage, and toast are also usually on offer. Cake and tea is served before the afternoon activity. Dinner consists of an appetizer followed by meat, fish and pasta dishes served with assorted vegetables and sauces. This is followed by coffee and tea, cheeses and sinful desserts!

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Brunch
Dinner
Snacks
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea
Soda
Alcoholic beverages

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Raw food
Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Hallal
Seafood
Lactose Free
Whole food
Other dietary requirements on request

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

What's included

Professional guide
Chef
Camp assistant
Park fees
Poler fees
Camping fees
Airport transfers
Game drives
Bush walks
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Bottled water
Soft drinks
Red wine and white wine
Gin and tonic
Camping equipment - 10 nights accommodation

What's not included

Staff tip
Beer and ciders
Curios

How to get there

Recommended Airports

MUB

Maun Airport

1 km

Transfer included

Flights

Scheduled flights: Frequent flights link Johannesburg (South Africa) to Gaborone, Maun, and Kasane (Botswana) – the gateways to the national parks and wildlife areas.

Shuttle / charter flights: Shuttle / charter flights are the only way of reaching the majority of camps in the Chobe,  Moremi, Central Kalahari, and delta areas. Scheduled light aircraft flights depart from Maun and Kasane and handle all inter-camp transfers in this area.

Trains and coaches

These modes of transport for travel within Botswana are not recommended.

What to remember when travelling around Botswana

Botswana is not a recommended self-drive destination unless you are prepared for serious 4×4 driving and check weather conditions carefully, as these impact on the road conditions.

Although Gaborone, Maun and Francistown are accessible by 2-wheel drive cars, travel into Moremi, Chobe, and the Central Kalahari can only be undertaken by 4-wheel drive.

Airport: Maun Airport Airport transfer included: Maun Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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