A classic Botswana combination. Enjoy gliding silently in a mokoro in the watery wilderness of the Jao concession, deep within the Okavango Delta. For a contrasting Delta experience you head to the remote Kwedi concession, famous for its lion and buffalo interaction. Complete your safari in the game-rich Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. All of the camps are in private concessions and far from the madding crowds.
Days 1-2: You will be met at Maun Airport for a light-aircraft transfer to Jacana Camp, situated just outside the Moremi Game Reserve within the private Jao Concession. Jacana is a traditional Delta water camp, built on a wooded palm island.
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Your two nights here are in an en-suite tent built on a wooden deck. A private veranda has spectacular views over the floodplains. Activities include mokoro and walking safaris all year round. As the floodwaters recede between September and May, day and night game drives in open 4x4 vehicles are also available – subject to water levels.
The game viewing depends on the time of year and the water levels in the Okavango. Red lechwe, hippos, reedbuck and crocodile are often seen on water based activities – along with the elusive sitatunga. Elephants are common from late July onwards. Plains game is good on summer game drives and might include tsessebe, wildebeest and zebra. The plains game in turn attracts predators, including lion, cheetah and leopard. This is also an area of prime importance for a host of wetland bird species.
Days 3-4: A transfer by light aircraft to Duba Plains - possibly the Okavango Delta's most remote camp - located in a private 30,000 hectare concession, known locally as the Kwedi Reserve. The camp is situated on an island, surrounded by expansive seasonally flooded plains and shaded by tall ebony, fig and garcinia trees.
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Two nights are spent at this intimate camp. Walk-in safari tents have en-suite facilities and a veranda overlooking the floodplain. Activities include game viewing in open 4x4 vehicles and on foot. Night drives and water activities are available on a seasonal basis, subject to water levels.
This is a fascinating region, famous for huge herds of buffalo which are hunted almost daily by several different prides of lions. Although wild, the lions are habituated to hunting in the presence of vehicles and this is the best place for predator/prey interaction in the delta. Most of the Okavango Delta's birdlife is found in the area.
Days 5-7: Today you transfer by light-aircraft to your final camp of this trip - Savuti Camp – situated in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve along the Savuti Channel. The channel stopped flowing in 1980 and what was once a hippo-filled river is now wide, open grasslands.
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Three nights are spent at this comfortable camp, with accommodation in large tented rooms with en-suite facilities. A waterhole in front of the camp provides fantastic game viewing, particularly during the dry winter months when it provides the only supply of water for a large area. A special highlight here is a walk to the ‘woodpile’ hide at the water hole where one can get within touching distance of the wild Savuti elephants in safety. Activities include day and night game drives in open 4x4 vehicles and walks with an armed professional guide.
Game concentrations are high and the region is particularly renowned for its dense elephant population. During the dry winter months the area provides some of the best elephant viewing anywhere in Africa. All of the major predators occur in the area, including lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. In addition to the normal plains game, the area has good concentrations of roan, steenbok, bat-eared fox, aardwolf, honey badger, sable and giraffe.
Day 8: Enjoy a final morning activity at Savuti Camp before your departure by light aircraft to Maun Airport to connect with your onward flight.
Please note that all of our itineraries are tailor-made to suit the particular interests and requirements of our guests. The itinerary shown above is just one recommended combination of camps. Please contact us for a bespoke proposal.
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