10 Days Mobile Safari: Botswana Tour Package Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights Priced From: $3,995 pp dbl. occ. Dates: Jan - Dec


Embark on a journey of discovery with a 10 day, blissful camping safari, which incorporates exceptional cuisine and superb accommodation with unrivalled game viewing adventures. Adventure through pristine sanctuaries in search of elusive game, track down a predator in its natural habitat and tuck into gourmet dishes, served next to the mighty Zambezi.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 - Kalahari Game Reserve
On arrival at Maun Airport, you will be met and assisted to your connecting light aircraft transfer (50 mins) to Tau Pan where you stay for 2 nights on a fully inclusive basis. Tau Pan Camp is situated inside the world famous Central Kalahari Game Reserve right on the edge of the beautiful Tau Pan – due to open in March 2009. The camp is situated on a sand ridge overlooking a permanent water hole and consists of 8 tents, set under thatch. The central area houses the dining room, lounge and game viewing and star gazing deck. Other facilities include a swimming pool for cooling off on those hotter days, a library and curio shop. Activities offered include game drives both day and night in open 4x4 vehicles with a tracker and guide.
Hotels: Tau Pan Camp Meals: BLD Day 2 - Taupan
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is the largest game reserve in the world, and home to a rich variety of game including lion, leopard, cheetah, jackals, a variety of antelopes and wild dogs. Bird life is also plentiful and includes the Kori Bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the world, and ostrich. Game drives are offered in the early morning and late afternoon. You may also enjoy a guided walk – one of the best ways to get to know this fascinating region. Hotels: Tau Pan Camp Meals: BLD Day 3 - Camp Moremi
This morning after a leisurely breakfast you will fly back to Maun and then connect onto your flight to the Moremi Game Reserve where you will stay for 3 nights at Camp Moremi. Situated on the beautiful Xakanaxa Lagoon in the Moremi Game Reserve, Camp Moremi consists of 11 East African style safari tents on raised wooden platforms. Each tent is furnished in Rhodesian Teak and colorful woven rugs. Shaded by giant ebony trees, Camp Moremi is an elegant elevated thatch and timber structure comprising of a main lounge, wildlife reference library, dining room and stylishly decorated cocktail bar cooled by overhead fans.
Hotels: Camp Moremi Meals: BLD Day 4 & 5 - Camp Moremi
Activities include morning and afternoon game drives by open 4x4 safari vehicle, excellent bird watching or exploring the Xakanaka Lagoon and surrounding Okavango channels by powerboat. Trained guides will share their knowledge and deep love of Botswana 's wilderness with you on game drives where sightings of wild dog, cheetah, leopard, lion, elephants and buffalo are regular occurrences.
Hotels: Camp Moremi Meals: BLD Day 6 & 7- Okavango Delta
An early morning wake up call for your game activity will start the day. Return to camp for brunch prior to departing by light aircraft north to Lebala Camp up in the Linyanti area of the Okavango Delta. Here you will spend 2 nights on a fully inclusive basis.Open grasslands scattered with Illala Palms stretch to the south and west of Lebala. The perennial and southerly flowing Kwando river disappears into the vast marshes before emerging as the Linyanti river, flowing in a north easterly direction. The eight spacious tents are unique – each is built on a raised teak deck with maximum comfort and privacy in mind. Each tent has an entrance foyer with a reading and writing area, en-suite bathroom with Victorian clawfoot bathtubs and double vanities. The bathrooms lead out to a reed enclosed open-air shower. Each secluded tent has its own sundeck, and is set back among the trees. The endless vistas from the large windows and decks across the vast plains, make Lebala one of the finest wilderness camps in Africa.
Hotels: Lebala Camp Meals: BLD Day 8 - Kasane
After your game drive this morning, a light aircraft transfer will take you on to Kasane and from there connect to your onward travel arrangements.
Meals: B
Tour Accommodations
Luxury Lodges & Tented Camps
Luxury Tented Camps
Travellers will spend seven nights camping in exclusive-use wilderness campsites featuring spacious safari tents, each with ensuite bathroom, flush w.c., and hot bucket shower. This is the ultimate in luxury camping. Each tent boasts comfortable beds with down duvets and thick mattresses, and is stylishly adorned with teak furniture, bedside lamps, and canvas wardrobes. Complete with personalised private butler service, traditional bush dinners of delicious Pan African food are served under the stars or in the shelter of a separate dining tent. Each camp has its own expert guide, as well as a fully-equipped safari vehicle, complete with onboard safe and fridge. This is the soul of Africa – no mains electricity and no running water. Tau Pan Camp
Tau Pan Camp is a new camp due to open in March 2009. It has been designed to blend in with and compliment the surrounding environment of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The largest game reserve in the world, this area is home to a rich variety of game including lion, leopard, cheetah, jackals, a variety of antelopes and wild dogs. Bird life is also plentiful and includes the Kori Bustard, the heaviest flying bird in the world, and ostrich. The camp is situated on a sand ridge overlooking a permanent water hole. It consists of 8 tents (7 double/twins and 1 family tent), set under thatch. The central area houses the dining room, lounge and game viewing and star gazing deck. Other facilities planned include a swimming pool, library and curio shop. Camp Moremi
Camp Moremi is situated on the on the beautiful Xakanaxa Lagoon, on the edge of the Okavango Delta, and within the Moremi Game Reserve. The Reserve is said to be one of the most beautiful in Africa, and the Xakanaxa area is arguably one of the highlights.In keeping with the environmentally sound principles of tourism in Botswana, Camp Moremi has only 11 East-African style tents, each placed on a teak platform, with adjacent bathroom (shower and toilet – with a view!) The tents also all have a private viewing deck, which overlooks the lagoon. Each tent is furnished with hand-made Rhodesian Teak furniture, which includes a wardrobe, dressing table, bedside pedestals and traditional director’s chairs. To complete the interiors there are colourful woven rugs, and designer linen, whilst “his” and “hers” robes are provided, all of which add guest comfort. Lebala Camp
Lebala Camp is situated 30 kilometers to the south of Lagoon Camp and fronts onto the Linyanti Wetlands. The eight spacious tents are unique and were designed by us specifically for this camp. Each one is built on a raised teak deck, laid out with maximum comfort and privacy in mind. The tents have an entrance foyer with a reading and writing area, en-suite bathrooms with Victorian clawfoot bathtubs, "his and hers" washbasins and flush toilets. Each secluded tent has its own sundeck, and is set back among the trees. The endless vistas from the large windows and decks across the vast plains, make Lebala one of the finest wilderness camps in Africa.
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