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Departure:
Scheduled Departure Dates |
| Duration:
7 Days/ 6 Nights |
| Price: From US $2
390.00 per person sharing |
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SAFARI HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS: |
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Explore the contrasts,
extremes and continually moving wildlife of three different
habitats in northern Botswana's Kalahari
Desert: from the waterless moonscape of the Makgadikgadi
saltpans to the broad vistas of the plant-rich desert pans
and dunes of the Nxai Pans, ending in the fertile green
islands of the Okavango Delta
and its crystal-clear waterways. A variety of travel modes
that bring out the best of each area is used: flying in
private charters, overland transfers and exclusive combination
mokoro- boat-land transfers provide both a bird’s-eye view
and an in-depth experience of the different landscapes of
Botswana |
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DAYS 1 & 2: SAN CAMP, MAKGADIKGADI
PANS |
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» After arrival in Maun,
we fly by light aircraft to San Camp, situated in a private
concession on the edge of the great
Makgadikgadi
Pans
in the Kalahari Desert.
The saltpans are among the largest in the world, part of
a super-lake fossilised aeons ago |
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» Surprisingly for such
a harsh, lunar-like environment, life abounds, and brown
hyaena, oryx and springbok are just a few of the desert-adapted
species that can be seen. Activities include up-close encounters
with suricates (meerkats), one of the most endearing animals
in the world
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Experience phenomenal geology, quad biking, authentic San
(bushman) cultural walks and fascinating Stone Age archaeological
artefacts – or simply enjoy the wide-open spaces of this
ancient lakebed |
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3 & 4: NXAI PAN, NXAI PAN NATIONAL PARK |
» After an early breakfast,
we depart overland to our pre-erected private Adventurer
campsite in the Nxai Pan National Park, stopping for lunch
en-route at the famous Baines Baobabs, which Thomas Baines
painted on his exploratory expedition in the late 1800s
» These pans are fossilised,
covered with short nutritious grasses and acacia trees,
creating wildlife-rich areas surrounded by vegetated dune
savannahs
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Extensive game drives explore the surrounding pans, with
an excellent chance of seeing spectacular dry season predator
and prey action at the waterholes! |
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5 & 6: XIGERA MOKORO TRAILS, OKAVANGO DELTA |
» After arrival in Maun,
we fly by light aircraft to the water-filled paradise of
the private Xigera area, within the
Moremi Game Reserve. Xigera is the ultimate Delta experience, with serene waters
flowing through innumerable channels around remote islands
and a profusion of plant and animal life
» There is no better
way to experience the
Okavango Delta than to travel through it
by mokoro, walking and camping out on some of its green
islands – all essential elements of the Xigera Mokoro Trails
experience
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Activities include mokoro and walking safaris, which enable
up-close encounters with the excellent diversity of birdlife
(including Pel’s Fishing Owl), frogs and a myriad game species,
some specially adapted to water, such as the rare sitatunga
and the familiar red lechwe |
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7: CHARTER FLIGHT TO MAUN |
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» After an early game activity
and breakfast, we fly to Maun, where the safari ends |
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