$4,235 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Maun to Xakanaxa
Maun to Xakanaxa
Your tour begins as you drive from Maun International Airport, where your safari guide will meet you with a warm smile and welcome you to Maun. You will then head to Moremi Game Reserve where you will spend 3 nights.
You will find your campsite at Xakanaxa, in the Moremi Game Reserve ready with tents erected as you step off the vehicle. Moremi is located inside the famous Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta in the world. There is more animal diversity in the Okavango Delta than in any other part of Botswana.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Moremi GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2-3
Xakanaxa
Xakanaxa
You'll spend several days exploring the Moremi Game Reserve and camping in the Xakanaxa region on the northeastern side of the Moremi Game Reserve. You will start each day with a light breakfast while enjoying the sunrise before heading out for an early morning game drive to explore the wildlife-rich areas of Xakanaxa, Third Bridge, Bodumatau, Black Pools, and Xinyi.
The reserve is considered to have some of the best wildlife viewing areas. You'll quickly fall under the enchantment of the seasonal flood plains, large lagoons, wooded islands, riverine forests, and, most of all the wildlife and birdlife! Be on the lookout for hippos, crocodiles, leopards, lions, and cheetahs. You may also notice buffalos, impalas, Southern giraffes, Burchell zebras, greater kudu, tsessebe, waterbucks, and sable antelopes.
Keep your camera close at hand as Moremi is Africa's best game reserve for viewing the endangered African wild dog.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Xakanaxa to Khwai Concession
Xakanaxa to Khwai Concession
Today is a day filled with adventure! Following an early morning breakfast, you'll take a slow drive through Moremi Game Reserve northeast towards the Khwai Community Area, complete with an open-air picnic.
The day's journey follows the Manuchira channel, which is known as the Khwai River at its easternmost extremity. The path weaves from the riverside and floodplains into the Mopane tree woodlands that make Khwai one of the most scenic areas in the Okavango Delta.
Just keep your hand on your camera because, on our way to the Khwai Community Area, you'll pass the magnificent Dombo Hippo pools in the morning, stopping to enjoy the scenery and the antics of the resident hippo.
The eastern Mopane Forest is also home to breeding herds of elephants. Bull elephants hang along the riverside most of the year and revel in the cool water of the Khwai. While drinking and bathing, they are far more approachable here than among the breeding herds.
- Main Destination:
- Khwai Concession (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Okavango Delta
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-6
Khwai Concession Exploration with a Mokoro Safari
Khwai Concession Exploration with a Mokoro Safari
You'll spend your time between the leadwood and camel thorn woodlands, savannahs, the riverside, and the marshy backwater of the Khwai. Khwai is a predator-rich area known for having a high concentration of all types of wildlife and is one of the best places in the Okavango Delta for elephants. Buffalos use this area seasonally, moving in during the dry season.
Khwai is also an ideal location for a Mokoro (shallow canoe) safari. On day six only, you'll have a chance to explore the Okavango and go to places only accessible by Mokoro. You'll be able to photograph aquatic birds, plants, and water lilies at eye level as you'll be low to the water. During this excursion, you'll be guided by an expert "poler" (a guide at the rear of the boat that moves it along with a long pole) through the bulrushes (plants) and marshes.
Mokoro excursions are dependent on the water level in the channel. If the water isn't high enough, then all our activities will be game drives, including night drives.
- Main Destination:
- Khwai Concession (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Khwai to Maun
Khwai to Maun
On your final day with Wild for Game Safaris, a light breakfast will be served before the early morning game drive.
Early morning game drives are always full of surprises—our knowledgeable guides continually find new and interesting sightings and help clients achieve their best photographs and experiences.
Having spent the morning exploring the surrounding wilderness in search of Botswana’s hidden treasures, you will return to Maun to catch your flight to your next destination.
- Main Destination:
- Maun (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
