Discover Botswana

Day 1: Moremi Game Reserve

• Upon arrival at Maun Airport, you will be met by your safari guide and invited to board the game drive vehicle for the start of your Discover Botswana Safari.
• The vehicle is stocked with refreshments and a packed lunch for the journey to Moremi Game Reserve.
• The specially-designed safari vehicle is kitted for comfort in 2 rows of 3 bucket seats, each with storage pockets, and a canvas roof providing shade.
• Enjoy a 3-4 hour drive via Maun village and into the South Gate of Moremi to the private camp at Xinii.
• Game viewing is a part of the experience, as you journey through one of Botswana's most sought after game reserves towards your prepared campsite in the middle of the bush.
• Relax in your deluxe Meru-style tent, or take some time out in the 'bush lounge' before tucking into a fantastic 3-course meal and turning in for the night.
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Day 2: Moremi Game Reserve

• After a comfortable night under canvas, you will receive a 05h30 wake-up call with warm water wash basins outside your tent and the smell of coffee from the dining tent.
• Enjoy a light breakfast of freshly baked muffins, cereal, toast, fruit and yoghurt around the laid table and discuss what wild sounds were heard during the night.
• After breakfast, depart for morning game drive in the spectacular Xinii region of Moremi.
• After a 3-4 hour game drive, you will return to camp to freshen up before brunch.
• Your tents will have been tidied and prepared for your return.
• Brunch is then served at the dining table with all sorts of refreshments on offer.
• Afterwards, spend your afternoon relaxing around camp before having a light tea and departing on afternoon game drive at around 16h00.
• Return to camp after a fantastic safari and sundowners in a scenic spot in the bush.
• An inspired 3-course menu is cooked over an open fire and served to you at the dinner table, after which you are welcome to sit around the campfire and relax.
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Day 3: Moremi Game Reserve

• Wake up to your second morning in Moremi after a night in the wild.
• Another early start to have breakfast before heading out on game drive, today follows a similar pattern to yesterday allowing for two game drives, and time for a siesta in between tasty meals.
• The day ends with conversation around the campfire, bellies full of home-cooked food and another night in your luxury tent to look forward to.
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Day 4: Okavango Delta

• This morning brings a change of scenery as you further discover the magic of Botswana on this luxury mobile safari.
• Wake up in Moremi for the last time and enjoy a tasty breakfast, paired with coffee and fruit juices while your bags are packed into the game viewer ready to take you off on a road transfer through the Moremi Game Reserve to Xobega Island Camp.
• Xobega Island Camp is a remote destination that is only accessed via boat, which becomes the primary game viewing activity.
• There are no game drives on the island; however, short, guided bush walks can be arranged for.
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Day 5: Okavango Delta

• Morning and afternoon boat cruises around the Delta islands and through the hippo-filled channels.
• Birdwatching from the camp and boat – Pel’s fishing owls are known to nest on Xobega Island, giving avid birder’s something very special to look forward to.
• Sundowners on the water – Guests can enjoy icy refreshments at the most beautiful time of day as the boating safari continues, or a stop off at an island for sundowners.
• Mokoro safaris – Traditional cruises in dugout canoes have become a Delta special!
• Photography – Whether out on the boat or relaxing on the island, always have a camera handy, especially if you are a keen birder.
• Enjoy your final night in the Okavango Delta before venturing into the wilderness with your guides and a deluxe camping environment for three more nights.
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Day 6: Savuti

• After breakfast in the breathtaking Okavango, you will be driven to the Xakanaxa airstrip and take off on a charter flight to your next destination in Chobe National Park.
• Savuti, located in the north west of Chobe, is an area of natural phenomenon.
• With the famous Savute Marsh and the on-again, off-again Savuti Channel, this is an area on every traveller’s bucket list.
• You will be picked up at the airstrip by your guides from the Moremi leg of the trip, and driven through the park to a new private camp, which has been setup one day prior to your arrival.
• Relax and settle into your new tents before enjoying a heartily prepared lunch.
• Afternoon game drive will commence, as usual, this time traversing a whole new region of Botswana, where lions are known to prey on elephants, and great herds of game gather on the flat, Savuti plains.
• Return to camp after sunset, indulge in your 3-course dinner, followed by campfire chatter, and bed under the Savuti skies.
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Day 7: Savuti

• Wake up call at 05h30 with strong coffee and a light breakfast before boarding the Land Cruiser and heading out for your first-morning game drive in this unmatched safari destination.
• Much the same as in Moremi, the next couple of days will revolve around exciting and unpredictable game viewing at the Savute Marsh and the surrounding pans and waterholes, afternoon snoozes, and some good eating at the luxuriously equipped campsite.
• Our unfenced camps are located at the private BOGA or HATAB sites reserved for safari operators only, so the accommodation is exclusive and spacious, but animals are free to roam where they please.
• Enjoy the wilderness, and if you’re lucky you’ll be entertained by wandering elephant, impala, kudu, buffalo, and particularly hyena at night!
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Day 8: Savuti

• Your last day out in the magnificence of the Botswana bush begins.
• Early breakfast is followed by game drive as usual, and lunch and siesta will follow.
• After tea, you will depart the camp for your final game drive ending with a Savuti sunset.
• Arrive back to a fire-lit camp and a table set for dinner under the stars.
• The evening routine commences with drinks around the fire, and an exchange of happy safari memories before turning in for the last night in the wild.
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Day 9: Safari Ends

• An early start to the day begins with coffee and breakfast at camp before you are transferred to the Savuti airstrip and bid farewell to your safari team.
• A short and scenic 40-minute charter flight will take you from Savuti to Maun Airport where you will connect with your onward international flight.
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