$2,965 to $4,929 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Maun to Moremi Game Reserve
Maun to Moremi Game Reserve
After your arrival at Maun Airport you will be transferred by light aircraft to Xakanaxa airstrip in Moremi Game Reserve where you will be met by your guide. Please note for departures during December to March - we drive in and do not fly - please contact Letaka Safaris for more details.
Spending our first three nights camping in the Xakanaxa region, we explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives during the day.
The tents are 3 x 4m Sahara style tents with high roof with a 3 x 3m en-suite bathroom and a 2 x 3m verandah. The tents are fitted with solid base camp beds made up with mattresses, sheets, duvets and pillows. The tents have en-suite long drop toilet facilities and bucket showers. Showers can be ordered as hot, cold or warm and the water is heated in a bucket on the fire. Both hand towels and bath towels are supplied for the guests convenience but please note that guests should bring their own personal items and toiletries.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
Wildlife in Moremi GR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2-3
Moremi Game Reserve
Moremi Game Reserve
The next 2 days are spent exploring the Moremi Game Reserve.
Moremi lies on the eastern extremity of the Okavango Delta. Habitats here range from wide-open floodplains, marshes, lagoons, papyrus fringed channels to woodland and savannah. 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. Xakanaxa is home to a resident herd of several hundred buffalo whose range covers the territories of at least 4 prides of lion which may often be seen flanking the ever moving herd. Breeding herds of elephant move between their browsing areas in the mopane forests and the fresh water of the Okavango. Red lechwe are one of the more unusual antelope species found here.
The open waters attract African Skimmer, Saddle-billed Stork, Yellow-billed Stork, Goliath Heron, African Fish Eagle as well as the globally threatened Slaty Egret and Wattled Crane.
- Main Destination:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta)
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4-6
Mababe River Private Reserve
Mababe River Private Reserve
After early morning breakfast you take a slow drive through Moremi Game Reserve towards the Khwai Concession Area. We spend the next 3 nights camping at an exclusive campsite, exploring the Khwai floodplains on both day and night game drives.
We will also have the opportunity to explore the surrounding wilderness on foot as well as by mokoro and enjoy an up close and personal encounter with Botswana’s flora and fauna.
The Khwai area has excellent populations of elephant. Lion, leopard, serval and African wildcat are common predators, with wild dog and cheetah being less common. Buffalo use this area seasonally and the swampy areas in the west are home to red lechwe. Other ungulates include tsesebe, blue wildebeest, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, roan antelope and impala.
Khwai concession is one of Botswana birding Mecca’s- raptors here include Bat-Hawk, Cuckoo Hawk (rare), Long-crested Eagle, Black Sparrowhawk, Tawny Eagle, Martial Eagle, Bateleur and African Hawk-Eagle.
- Main Destination:
- Mababe Concession
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Mababe River Private Concession to Maun
Mababe River Private Concession to Maun
After breakfast we take a game-drive to the airstrip where you will be met by your charter flight back to Maun.
- Main Destination:
- Mababe Concession
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
