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This luxury scheduled safari concentrates on game viewing in Moremi, Savuti and Chobe and the safari operator are specialist birding experts. The safari is taken in a customized 4WD open sided vehicle, driver guide and assistants. Accommodation is in fully serviced large spacious Dome tents with stretchers and bedding, a bedside table and light. Private campsites are used where the crew will put up shower and toilet tents.

Hearty brunches and 3 course dinners are cooked over the fire by the crew and a selection of drinks are included on the safari.

This safari is fully serviced and requires little to no client participation


Day 1 – 3 : Xakananxa , Moremi NP
Depart Maun with a scenic flight into the Moremi NP, The next 3 nights are spent camping in the Xakananxa area of Moremi. This area border the Okavango Delta and there are lots of floodplains and lagoons to view the game and birdlife. Expect to see large herds of Buffalo, Elephant, Lion, Hippo, Letchwe, Waterbuck, Giraffe, Wild dog – to name a few species! Birdlife is also prolific – expect to see many raptors – African Hawk- Eagle, Tawny eagle aswell as Steppe eagle. Other birds common along this route area the Botswana hornbills, Red- billed, Southern yellow billed, African Grey, Bradfield’s and the Southern Ground hornbill. A large number of brood-parasites may also be seen – Diederick cuckoo, Levaillant’s cuckoo, Great spotted cuckoo, Shaft tail and pin tailed Whydah, Greater and lesser Honeyguide.
Overnight camping.

Day 4-6 : Khwai area, Moremi NP
We move to the Khwai river area in the northern area of the Moremi Reserve characterized by floodplains, mophane veld and woodlands. This area is rich in game and we hope to see the endangered Wild dog aswell as home to herds of Zebra and wild Letchwe antelope.

In the mophane woodlands Gabar goshawk, little Sparrowhawk and Shikra are common raptors. Mixed bird parties move through the canopy and include Red-headed Weaver, Stierlings Wren-warbler, scarlet – chested Sunbird aswell as Neddicky and Yellow-breasted Apalis. The verges of the swamp form breeding grounds for Rosy-throated Longclaw, Black Coucal and Long legged Bustard. Overnight camping



Day 7-9: Savuti area, Chobe NP
Today we move north departing the Moremi reserve and crossing the Magwikwe Sand- ride that formed the shoreline of a massive inland sea. The old lake bed is now the Mababe depression. Due to the range of habitat covered during this journey offers exciting game viewing and is a birders paradise with good sightings of Violet-eared waxbill, village Indigobird and Paradise Whydah to name but a few.

Savuti, unlike the vast majority of the country is not flat. Large outcrops of volcanic roack form hills which offer excellent chances of seeing leopard and a small isolated family of klipspringer antelope. The Savuti marshland area is famed for its large Lion prides, good cheetah sightings and herds of Elephant,
Overnight camping.

Day 10-12 : Chobe riverfront area.
The Chobe river area is rich in wildlife where much of the wildlife come to drink in the latter part of the day. This is one of the best places to see Roan antelope and breeding herds of elephant are around every corner and the only place in southern Africa to see the Puku antelope.

Birding is excellent with good sightings of Malachite Kingfisher, large flocks of the nomadic Red-winged Pratincole and the woodland areas offer great sightings of Racket-tailed Rollers and Miombo Rock-thrush.

For these last 2 nights we stay at a bush Lodge called Elephant Valley Lodge, close to the Zambia/Zimbabwe border with accommodation in large en suite tents on private decks

Overnight Elephant Valley Lodge.

 

Please Note the Following Conditions
 
Prices may be subject to slight variation on booking due to fluctuations in the exchange rates.
Regional flights are not included although we have competitive fares with Air Botswana .
Rates are based on 2008 prices and are offered as a guideline.
Please ask for a quote in conjunction with your safari request.
Single supplements may apply in high season.
Rates below are based on 2 people sharing .
All bookings subject to availability.