African Safari Itinerary Sample

Chobe & Okavango Delta

Chobe, Botswana – 1 Night – B/L/D You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred across the border into Botswana to Bakwena Lodge located on the Chobe River. Check in for 1 night. Included in your stay at Bakwena Lodge: Accommodation, all meals, local drinks, 2 game activities (game drive in the Chobe National Park and boat cruise on the Chobe River), park fees. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch and check into your room for 1 night. In the afternoon enjoy a game activity. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Okavango Delta – 6 Nights – B/L/D Wake up early and depart for your morning game activity. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Check out and be transferred to the Kasane Airport in Botswana. Check in for your charter flight to your first camp in the Okavango Delta

Camp Okavango (a “wet” camp) Enchanting Camp Okavango sits at the heart of the Okavango Delta on Nxaragha Island. Its main lodge area comprises of a network of interconnected walkways linking up two lounge areas, a dining room, library, self-service bar and curio shop. Sweeping ramps lead to the lower level deck with two open-air fire pits and comfortable seating areas to relax and take in the natural surroundings. There is a third deck with a rim flow swimming pool and thatched lounge deck for those warm summer days. With its open air design and elevated position, the new Camp Okavango is an eco-sensitive lodge which captures the very essence of the Okavango Delta.

The new Safari suites have been built on individual raised wooden platforms and set beneath the thick Okavango Delta vegetation. The en-suite bathrooms have double vanities, double shower and a separate water closet (with a view). The stack away sliding doors open onto a private open-air viewing deck offering beautiful views over the Okavango Delta.

All game-viewing activities are conducted by experienced guides and include exploring the Okavango Delta by mokoro or motorboat and tracking the larger game species on guided nature walks on the many surrounding islands.

Camp Moremi (a “dry” camp) An elegant, elevated thatch and timber structure serves as the main building comprising a main sitting area, wildlife reference library, dining room and cocktail bar inviting a true sense of the African wilderness. Other facilities include a secluded swimming pool with sundeck and thatched boma where brunch and high tea are served.

Accommodating guests in African-style safari tents, each individually sited on a raised teak platform with private adjacent facilities and viewing deck, most offering unsurpassed views of the Xakanaxa Lagoon. Game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, both in the morning and late afternoons, offer frequent sightings of lion, leopard and cheetah as well as wild dog. Alternatively, guests can explore the Xaxanaka Lagoon and surrounding Okavango channels by motorboat.

Departure Day - B After breakfast, check out and be transferred to the local airstrip for your charter flight to Maun. Upon arrival in Maun, check in for your flight to Johannesburg. Upon arrival in Johannesburg, check in for your flight back to the U.S.A.