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Highlights...Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve
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Day 1 Johannesburg/ Moremi
At Johannesburg International Airport you will be met and assisted with check in formalities for your flight to Maun Airport in Botswana. Arrive at Maun Airport in Botswana, where you will clear customs and collect your luggage.
You will be met in the Arrivals Hall by an air charter company representative for your 25 minute flight light air charter flight into Xakanaxa airstrip, across the Okavango Delta - a truly wonderful sight.
Okuti Camp is positioned under large trees at the edge of the Xakanaxa lagoon within the Moremi Game Reserve, and within close range of shallow flood plains, papyrus swamp and dense riverine forest. It is a small and private camp catering for a maximum of 20 guests, accommodated in insect-proofed units built on wooden platforms with en-suite bathrooms. Each of the units is positioned to overlook one of the Delta's famous lagoons, so that guests may enjoy the splendour of the African sunset.
Day 2 Moremi Game Reserve
The Moremi Game Reserve is known for its abundant wildlife which roams freely across the diverse landscape. This includes a huge number of mammals and all the large predators. The exciting trip to the upper delta in a motorboat will give you the opportunity to view the abundant bird life, Hippos, Crocodiles and various small water animals.
In the evening you may relax by the camp fire and wait for your dinner to be served in the candlelit dining room, followed by liqueurs enjoyed around the fire.
Activities include safari game viewing in open 4x4 vehicles into the Moremi Game Reserve, and motorized boat trips through the myriad twisting channels of the famous Okavango Delta.
Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Giraffe, Hippo, Sable Antelope, Wildebeest, Kudu, Lechwe, Sitatunga and many more predator and antelope are resident. Most of Botswana's national bird list of 550 species are resident or migrants, and include Pels Fishing Owl and Slaty Egret. You will track great herds on extensive safaris by open Land Rover, or by powerboat.
It is one of the few Botswana lodges that can offer all year round boating trips, as well as extensive 4x4 drives into outstanding game country. The Moremi Reserve is rated as one of Africa’s finest game-viewing areas, offering sanctuary to abundant herds.
Birding is quite spectacular, especially during spring and summer when the migrants breed. Huge numbers of breeding storks and herons are attracted to the world-famous heronries which lies to the north of the lodge. Nature walks on nearby islands. Guests are offered two activities of their choice per day.
Day 3 Okavango Delta
After an early morning activity of your choice and brunch, you will depart Camp Okuti, flying to Kanana Camp, 20 minutes away, across the Okavango Delta.
Situated in the centre of Botswana's Okavango Delta, Kanana Camp nestles among towering jackalberry (ebony) trees, knobthorn acacias and sausage trees on the edge of a permanent stretch of channel.
Kanana Camp itself has been beautifully designed with the main lounge and dining area raised on decks and forming a massive circle. This flowing main area is split into three sections: there are two comfortable seating areas, each with squishy sofas and a selection of coffee-table books. One of these incorporates the bar, and then the dining area; home to a long dining table where everybody normally eats together, a tea station and a separate table for serving.
Day 4 Okavango Delta
Activities at Kanana include 4WD game drives, night safaris, mokoro trips and sometimes motorboat excursions. Kanana has some very experienced mokoro (dug-out canoe) polers and a wide variety of channels and open lakes to explore. You can also take a rod out and try your hand at fishing if you like! Kanana camp offers bush walks which are usually taken in the morning (when it's cooler), these walks follow old hippo-paths through the bush and aim to give guests a deeper understanding of their environment.
Adjacent to Moremi Reserve, Kanana's environment is a mix of forests and open plains, combined with permanent channels and lush flood meadows. Lion and leopard are common, as are herds of elephant in the dry season, and several glades of tall acacia trees encourage graceful giraffe to stay in the vicinity.
Kanana Camp one of the Okavango Delta's best camps for bird-watchers. Expect clouds of open-billed storks, the Okavango's only known breeding site for pink-backed pelicans, together with large concentrations of yellow-billed and marabou storks, grey herons, ibises and assorted egrets. These attract predatory fish eagles and crocodiles creating a remarkable birding spectacle.
'Kanana' means paradise in Setswana, and the camp certainly lives up to its name.
Day 5 Maun Airport
After your morning activity and brunch, you will charter from Kanana Camp back to Maun Airport, in time to check in for your scheduled flight back to Johannesburg International Airport.
At Johannesburg International Airport you will be met and assisted with check in formalities for your flight to Maun Airport in Botswana. Arrive at Maun Airport in Botswana, where you will clear customs and collect your luggage.
You will be met in the Arrivals Hall by an air charter company representative for your 25 minute flight light air charter flight into Xakanaxa airstrip, across the Okavango Delta - a truly wonderful sight.
Okuti Camp is positioned under large trees at the edge of the Xakanaxa lagoon within the Moremi Game Reserve, and within close range of shallow flood plains, papyrus swamp and dense riverine forest. It is a small and private camp catering for a maximum of 20 guests, accommodated in insect-proofed units built on wooden platforms with en-suite bathrooms. Each of the units is positioned to overlook one of the Delta's famous lagoons, so that guests may enjoy the splendour of the African sunset.
Day 2 Moremi Game Reserve
The Moremi Game Reserve is known for its abundant wildlife which roams freely across the diverse landscape. This includes a huge number of mammals and all the large predators. The exciting trip to the upper delta in a motorboat will give you the opportunity to view the abundant bird life, Hippos, Crocodiles and various small water animals.
In the evening you may relax by the camp fire and wait for your dinner to be served in the candlelit dining room, followed by liqueurs enjoyed around the fire.
Activities include safari game viewing in open 4x4 vehicles into the Moremi Game Reserve, and motorized boat trips through the myriad twisting channels of the famous Okavango Delta.
Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena, Giraffe, Hippo, Sable Antelope, Wildebeest, Kudu, Lechwe, Sitatunga and many more predator and antelope are resident. Most of Botswana's national bird list of 550 species are resident or migrants, and include Pels Fishing Owl and Slaty Egret. You will track great herds on extensive safaris by open Land Rover, or by powerboat.
It is one of the few Botswana lodges that can offer all year round boating trips, as well as extensive 4x4 drives into outstanding game country. The Moremi Reserve is rated as one of Africa’s finest game-viewing areas, offering sanctuary to abundant herds.
Birding is quite spectacular, especially during spring and summer when the migrants breed. Huge numbers of breeding storks and herons are attracted to the world-famous heronries which lies to the north of the lodge. Nature walks on nearby islands. Guests are offered two activities of their choice per day.
Day 3 Okavango Delta
After an early morning activity of your choice and brunch, you will depart Camp Okuti, flying to Kanana Camp, 20 minutes away, across the Okavango Delta.
Situated in the centre of Botswana's Okavango Delta, Kanana Camp nestles among towering jackalberry (ebony) trees, knobthorn acacias and sausage trees on the edge of a permanent stretch of channel.
Kanana Camp itself has been beautifully designed with the main lounge and dining area raised on decks and forming a massive circle. This flowing main area is split into three sections: there are two comfortable seating areas, each with squishy sofas and a selection of coffee-table books. One of these incorporates the bar, and then the dining area; home to a long dining table where everybody normally eats together, a tea station and a separate table for serving.
Day 4 Okavango Delta
Activities at Kanana include 4WD game drives, night safaris, mokoro trips and sometimes motorboat excursions. Kanana has some very experienced mokoro (dug-out canoe) polers and a wide variety of channels and open lakes to explore. You can also take a rod out and try your hand at fishing if you like! Kanana camp offers bush walks which are usually taken in the morning (when it's cooler), these walks follow old hippo-paths through the bush and aim to give guests a deeper understanding of their environment.
Adjacent to Moremi Reserve, Kanana's environment is a mix of forests and open plains, combined with permanent channels and lush flood meadows. Lion and leopard are common, as are herds of elephant in the dry season, and several glades of tall acacia trees encourage graceful giraffe to stay in the vicinity.
Kanana Camp one of the Okavango Delta's best camps for bird-watchers. Expect clouds of open-billed storks, the Okavango's only known breeding site for pink-backed pelicans, together with large concentrations of yellow-billed and marabou storks, grey herons, ibises and assorted egrets. These attract predatory fish eagles and crocodiles creating a remarkable birding spectacle.
'Kanana' means paradise in Setswana, and the camp certainly lives up to its name.
Day 5 Maun Airport
After your morning activity and brunch, you will charter from Kanana Camp back to Maun Airport, in time to check in for your scheduled flight back to Johannesburg International Airport.
Green Season: March & December 2020 + January 2021: US$ 3 150.00 per person sharing
Mid-Season: April, May, June, November 2020: US$ 4 175.00 per person sharing
Peak Season: July, August, September, October 2020: US$ 5 155.00 per person sharing
Mid-Season: April, May, June, November 2020: US$ 4 175.00 per person sharing
Peak Season: July, August, September, October 2020: US$ 5 155.00 per person sharing
Included:
Not Included:
- Johannesburg International Airport Meet & Greet service
- Scheduled flight from Johannesburg to Maun Airport
- Air charter from Maun to Camp Okuti
- 2 Nights at Camp Okuti in an en-suite chalet, fully inclusive
- Air charter from Camp Okuti to Kanana Camp
- 2 Nights at Kanana Camp in an en-suite tent, fully inclusive
- Air charter from Kanana Camp to Maun Airport
- Scheduled flight from Maun back to Johannesburg International Airport
Not Included:
- Travel and medical insurance
- Visa requirements
- Gratuities and items of a personal nature
