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Kanana Mokoro TrailSAFARI HIGHLIGHTS:The Kanana Mokoro Trail is a specially designed mokoro experience, allowing visitors a unique opportunity to search for rarely seen creatures such as the sitatunga and Pel's fishing owl Departure: Scheduled departures / Private depatures on request Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights Price: From US$ 365.00 pppn (Jan, Feb and March 2008) Currency Converter DAY 1: MAUN/OKAVANGO DELTA » On arrival at Maun Airport, you will be met by our representative, who will assist with arrivals and show you through to your twenty minute charter flight into the wilderness. » On arrival at Kanana airstrip, you will be collected by your guide and driven to Kanana Camp, from where you will board a mokoro (traditional canoe) and glide peacefully out into one of the most remote areas of the Okavango Delta » On a secluded island, you will find your rustic bush camp where friendly staff wait ready to welcome you with a refreshing cool drink » After an introduction to the region by your guide and host, it will be time to venture out onto the lily-covered waterways, and begin to learn about this diverse environment, as your mokoro guides point out some of the inhabitants of this aquatic world including red lechwe, fish eagles, painted reed frogs, golden orb spiders and malachite kingfishers » On return to camp, a piping hot shower under the stars awaits » Iced drinks and a three-course dinner culminate around the blazing campfire listening to your hosts tell tall tales of their time in the wilds DAY 2: OKAVANGO DELTA » After a light breakfast, your guides will lead your mokoro out exploring this wonderland of islands that provides a seasonal haven to about forty species of large mammals, including the rarely seen sitatunga » This elusive creature is a swamp dwelling antelope, related to other spiral horned antelope, the bushbuck and nyala, and is found throughout Central Africa centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, east into Tanzania and south into Zambia and Botswana. » An adult sitatunga stands about one and a half meters at the shoulder, and is completely adapted to living in water » Their hooves are long and splayed in order to allow the animal to move easily through the swampy habitat as Sitatunga spend most of their lives in papyrus swamps » They are also very strong swimmers and often take to open water to evade predators such as leopards or wild dogs, and will lie submerged in pools with only their nostrils above the surface when threatened » The Kanana concession is prime habitat for these beautiful creatures and along with the multitude of bird species found in the area, including rarities such as the Pel's fishing owl and slaty egret, will be the focus of the activities on the trail » As the temperature rises, it is time to retreat to your private oasis for a cooldrink and lazy lunch followed by an afternoon of reflection from the comfort of your hammock » Your exploration continues in the late afternoon taking a walk on an island, searching the canopies of the African ebony and the mangosteen for sign of the Pel's fishing owl or gliding through the reeds and miscanthus grass on your mokoro DAY 3: OKAVANGO DELTA/MAUN » After an early morning activity and breakfast, transfer by mokoro to Kanana Camp, where you will be transferred to your waiting charter aircraft The above Kanana Mokoro Trail rates are inclusive of: -» Two nights fully inclusive accommodation at Kanana Mokoro Trail » Two experienced guides, a personal chef, waiter, housekeeper and mokoro guides » All activities including game tracking, bird and animal identification, nature walks, mokoro excursions (seasonal) and possibly some fishing » All meals, snacks and beverages whilst in camp » Rates include VAT and Emergency Evacuation insurance to a regional medical facility (please note: personal insurance is essential) » Daily laundry service available » Booking Conditions |
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