$7,414 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1-2
Chobe Riverfront
Chobe Riverfront
Birding safari in Chobe National Park offers access to over 450 avian species across riverine, floodplain, and woodland habitats. Arrive at Kasane Airport. Transfer to your private campsite. Afternoon we go for a boat cruise n the mighty chobe river, for a focused river birding cruise. Scan the reed beds and sandbars for African Skimmers, Long-toed Lapwings, Slaty Egrets, and Rock Pratincoles.
2nd day, full day Wilderness Exploration. Early 4x4 game drive into the riverine woodlands of the Chobe Riverfront. We look out for Kori Bustards (Botswana's national bird), Southern Ground Hornbills, and Bradfield's Hornbills, more different bird species and wildlife to see. At sundown watch massive flocks of Cattle Egrets and Storks roosting, more elephants more buffalos and more general wildlife species.
- Main Destination:
- Chobe National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Chobe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3-4
Savuti
Savuti
A 2 nights stay in Savuti provides the ideal window to explore this legendary, dynamic landscape. Famous for its massive elephant herds, specialized elephant-hunting lion prides, and unique geographic features like the unpredictable Savuti Channel, this destination also boasts over 450 recorded bird species. Main focus waterholes & Predator tracking, focusing on the Savuti Channel we look out for resident predator hotspots and watch massive elephant herds drinking at the pans. Spot Raptors like the Tawny Eagle and African Hawk-Eagle patrolling near water sources. Watch out for noisy Francolins darting through the brush. Enjoy a bush sundowner, then return to camp for dinner around the fire with your safari team.
- Main Destination:
- Savuti Channel (Chobe NP)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-7
Mababe
Mababe
3 nights safari in the exclusive Mababe Private Reserve offers an intense wildlife and birding experience. Positioned as a critical wildlife corridor between Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta, its diverse landscape shifts from the seasonal wetlands of the Mababe Depression to dense cathedral mopane forests. Because Mababe is a private concession, it allows for flexible activities prohibited in standard national parks, including off-road tracking, guided walking safaris, and night drives.
Mababe River/Marsh known for high concentrations of water-associated birds, including slaty egrets, kingfishers, storks, and herons. Mopane woodlands hosts raptors such as white-backed vultures, martial eagles, and African hawk-eagles. Excellent for spotting secretary birds and kori bustards on grasslands. Carmine bee-eaters are common between August and November.
- Main Destination:
- Mababe Concession
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8-9
Khwai Reserve
Khwai Reserve
Khwai Concession offers an intense, highly productive combination of premier bird watching and big game viewing. Because Khwai borders the Moremi Game Reserve along the Khwai River, it serves as a natural magnet for massive mammalian herds and over 450 bird species. Unlike national parks, this private community concession allows for off-roading, night game drives, and guided walking safaris. Each day of our stay here, dawn game drive we leave before sunrise to catch predators like wild dogs or lions while they are actively hunting. We then swap the 4x4 vehicle for a traditional dugout canoe handled by a local poler. Glide silently through the reed beds of the delta's tributaries. This is the absolute best way to spot shy Lesser Jacanas, African Rail, and reed-dwelling frogs up close. Afternoon we explore the concession on foot with an armed, expert tracker. Walking allows you to focus on bird calls, smaller tracking signs, and terrestrial birds like the Kori Bustard or Ground Hornbill.
- Main Destination:
- Khwai Concession (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Khwai Concession
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10-11
Moremi Game Reserve
Moremi Game Reserve
A 2-night safari in Moremi Game Reserve optimizes birding and predator spotting across the Okavango Delta floodplains. This combines morning and afternoon game drives with dedicated water-based or lagoon excursions targeting Moremi's 400+ avian species. Mid-morning birding stops along the mopane woodland tracks, we look for the Southern Ground Hornbill and various raptors. Afternoon game drive focused on large game like elephants, lions, and African wild dogs. Return to camp after sunset for dinner and campfire discussion.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Moremi GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12-13
Kaziikini
Kaziikini
Bordering the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, there are no fences or artificial boundaries separating the concession from the reserve, massive populations of wildlife migrate freely through the area. The natural waterholes and close proximity to the Gomoti River attract a wide array of apex predators, large mammals, and prolific bird species year-round. Pride sightings are common, and you regularly fall asleep to the sound of lion calls.
The mixed woodland and open savannas offer excellent camouflage for the solitary cats, leopards. Both spotted hyenas and black-backed jackals patrol the region, acting as major nocturnal scavengers and opportunistic hunters. The skies always heavily populated by eagles, vultures, storks, and herons following the floodplains. We experience these on our 2 nights stay here, on guide game drives.
Sundown with a glass of wine at hand.
- Main Destination:
- Kaziikini Concession
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14
Maun International Airport
Maun International Airport
Last game drive early morning before you transit to Maun.
Drop-off Maun Airport.
End of tour.
- Main Destination:
- Maun Airport (Maun)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
