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Maun to Victoria Falls
First
Class Camping Safari
Type of tour: Camping Safari
Duration: 11 days
Minimum age: 12 years
Maximum age: 65 years
Price from: US$ 3625 to US$ 4125 pp sharing
Tour Code: BFM / BFV
Safari Grading: 3
Day 1 : Victoria Falls
Transfer from the airport to the town of Victoria Falls
where accommodation has been arranged for you on a bed and
breakfast basis at the Victoria Falls Hotel. The hotel is
one of the closest hotels to the Victoria Falls. The rest
of the day will be at your own leisure. Please check with
the hotel reception to see which sightseeing excursions
are available. You are requested to meet with your private
guide, hostess and the other members of the group at approximately
6:00 pm at the Lobengula Room this evening.
Days
2 to 3 : Chobe National Park
You leave Victoria Falls today by road to enter Botswana
and the Chobe National Park where our exclusive camp has
been set up in a private site in the teak forest near the
banks of the Chobe River. The camp is simple, yet still
maintains the luxury of warm bucket showers, fresh linen,
laundry service and gourmet meals prepared on a fire by
your hostess. On the Chobe floodplains, Elephants can be
viewed in numbers not found elsewhere on the continent,
as well as large herds of Buffalo and many other mammal
species, including Lion. Water birds such as Egrets, Herons,
Ducks,Storks, Plovers and African Skimmers occur in profusion.
On our final afternoon in Chobe, there is an optional boat
cruise along the Chobe River with excellent opportunities
to view Elephants drinking and Hippos wallowing near the
river banks.
Days
4 and 5 : Linyanti Tented Camp
From Kasane we fly to Linyanti Tented Camp. This small,
intimate tented camp is located on the banks of the Linyanti
marshes in a private reserve that borders onto the western
boundary of Chobe National Park. Two thirds of the now dry
Savuti Channel travels through this concession, and the
Linyanti River forms it’s northern boundary, as well
as myriad lagoons and waterways. The area also boasts mopane
forests and riverine woodland. We will spend much time traversing
these different habitats. The camp has five large East African
style tents, each with a private bathroom with hot &
cold running water and flush toilet. The main dining room
and pub is under canvas right on the shore of the lagoon.
The camp overlooks a large and tranquil lagoon fringed with
papyrus and phragmites. The area is best known for its large
populations of Elephant, which congregate in vast numbers
during the winter months. Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog, Buffalo
and all the plains game may be seen in this area. In the
marshes one can view Sitatunga, Red Lechwe, Hippo and Crocodile.
Guests can enjoy game drives during the day and at night,
game and bird walks, boating and canoeing in Canadian canoes
on the large lagoons.
Days
6 to 10 : Okavango Delta
Today we fly from Linyanti Tented Camp into the Okavango
Delta and transfer to our secluded camp in the Okavango
Delta. Kaparota Camp is situated on a tranquil and shady
island in the Vumbura Community Development Concession.
The island is covered with huge sausage trees, and a small
channel runs in front of the camp. The thatched dining and
pub area is connected to the opposite island by a walkway
bridge, and is raised on a teak deck overlooking the channel.
Five meru-style en-suite tents are raised up on decks, and
have wonderful views over the surrounding islands and floodplains.
The bathrooms are enclosed, but roofless. Kaparota offers
land- and water-based activities. Game drives, guided walks
(at the final discretion of the camp manager) and mokoro
rides (water levels permitting) are available. Lion, Leopard,
Cheetah, Elephant and Red Lechwe are some of the game that
may be viewed. Birding in the area is incredible, and species
include White Headed Vulture, African Hawk Eagle, Roufusnaped
Lark, Meyers Parrot, and Pels Fishing Owl.
On
Day 9 the group is flown to an exclusive mokoro trails camp
for the next two nights. Situated about 25 kilometers west
of Mombo, outside the Moremi Game reserve on the Jao flats,
Jacana Camp is a truly water-oriented camp and offers mokoro
and walking safaris all year round. As the floodwaters recede
game drives and night drives in open 4 x 4 Land Rovers are
available from September to May, water levels depending.
The camp is set in one of the most densely populated wetland
areas for Sitatunga and Red Lechwe. Game concentrations
all depend on the flow of the water. All the big game can
be found in the area - Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Buffalo.
Pels Fishing Owl is a favourite amongst birders as well
as African and Lesser Jacanas. Jacana Camp has five meru-style
tents. Each tent is on a wooden deck overlooking the floodplains
and has an en-suite bathroom with flush toilet and shower.
The bathroom is enclosed, but roofless. The main dining
area is on an elevated wooden deck between two magnificent
sycamore fig trees and surrounded by dense wild date palms.
Downstairs, there is a cozy pub and lounge with an area
for an open fire under the stars.
NOTE:
The order of the Delta camps is reversed on some itineraries.
Day
11 : End of Safari
Today is the last day of the safari, you will be chartered
to Maun to connect with your onward flight.
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Tour
Code
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Tour
Cost
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Single
Supplement
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BFV1-BFV8
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US$3625
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US$590
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BFV9-BFV16
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US$4125
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US$590
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BFV17-BFV19
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US$3625
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US$590
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