4-Day Okavango Delta Boat Safari Private Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Enter the Okavango Delta

You will depart for our safari at 8:00 am, embarking on an easy cruise upstream to Chief’s Island. This journey will be spent viewing game and observing amazing species of birds while navigating the reed channels of the southern Okavango.

A light lunch of cold meats and salads will be served while on our journey as we leisurely head to Nxaraga lagoon. Our expected time of arrival is 3 pm, which should give us enough time to rest and stretch our legs. Following your rest and a brief familiarization with your camp surroundings, we will set off for a relaxing sunset boat ride, which we'll enjoy alongside hippos in the middle of Nxaraga Lagoon.

You'll then head to camp, where you will be treated to a warm bucket shower and a hearty campfire-cooked dinner. Campfire has been pivotal in the transfer of knowledge and values from one generation to the other for the first settlers of Botswana, the San people. Thus, it is during this time that we'll share with you our heritage stories.

Main Destination:

Chief's Island (Okavango Delta)

Best Time To Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing)

High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but it’s not busy)

Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Okavango Delta

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

White RhinoRare

Black RhinoVery Rare

CheetahRare

Accommodation:

Mid-range camping

• Inside Chief's Island (Okavango Delta)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Visit Xaxaba

Rise and shine! Your wake-up call will be at 5:30 am for an early morning walk. This is a highly recommended experience to start your day by connecting with nature as the sun rises.

Once back at camp, you will be treated to breakfast before departing from Nxaraga at around mid-morning for an upstream cruise for a couple of hours of delta game and bird viewing. A light lunch will be served along the way. We will take it easy until we get to Xaxaba campsite around mid-afternoon in time for a siesta moment of relaxation.

As was the case on our first day, after taking some good rest, we will take a walk to familiarize you with the camp surroundings and pick a great spot for sunset viewing. Once back at camp before dark, you'll be treated to a warmed bucket shower and a hearty campfire-cooked dinner. Your stories will be told around the fire. You will then retreat to your 3.2mx 3.2m tent with a stretcher bed, a private veranda, and a bathroom with a flushable toilet, shower, and sink.

Main Destination:

Okavango Delta

Accommodation:

Mid-range camping

• Inside Okavango Delta

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mokoro Experience

You will be woken up at 6:00 am for coffee/tea and head out to Xaxaba village around 7:00 am for a special treat: mokoro experience. This brings you up close and personal to arguably Africa’s most pristine game land. At first, you may be unsettled about just how close you are to the wild, until you realise that you have just become a part of the environment. This is where you will get into such a relaxed mode and take it all in. Some guests have meditated along the cruise, some have fallen asleep, while some have been perplexed about the entire experience. Your story is yet to be told.

The cruise will come to an end. You will arrive back at around 11 am for brunch. You will then depart at noon upstream past Jugu-jugu island to spend the afternoon on game and bird viewing from the boat. Your Swamp Cruiser boat is equipped with overhead shade, so the noon heat should be bearable. You will go through some of the most spectacular areas that the Okavango Delta has to offer.

Main Destination:

Okavango Delta

Accommodation:

Mid-range camping

• Inside Okavango Delta

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Return Trip

We are not yet done; there is more in store for you. You will be gently woken up at 5:30 am to go on an early morning walk after coffee/tea and rusks. The walk departs just after sunrise to smell the early morning air and once again connect with nature as the day begins.

Upon return, you will be treated to a full breakfast before heading back at 10 am for a leisurely 7-hour boat trip back to Audi Camp with a light lunch served along the journey. This will be your last chance to tick off bird viewing from your Xaa Safaris Bird Viewing Checklist.
You will arrive back at Audi Camp at 7 pm. It is at this point that you will experience a great deal of fulfillment coupled with feelings of sadness, for not only are you bidding goodbye to the delta that you had just become a part of, but also bidding farewell to a family that you have spent 4 days with. This is the true spirit of the delta.

Main Destination:

Maun (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.