Kalahari Safari
6 night camping adventure - This camping safari is ideal for the adventure enthusiast, and offers breath-taking scenery, desert wildlife and the privilege of an introduction to the traditional lifestyle of the San Bushmen
Your highlights
Bushman Experience (Hainaveld) – 1 night
Central Kalahari Game Reserve – 4 nights
Maun, comfortable Lodge – 1 night
Please note: As the safari starts at 07h30 on Day 1, you will need an additional overnight in Maun, this allows you time to purchase drinks for your safari the day before your safari starts. We are happy to assist with pre-safari arrangements.
Day 1: Hainaveld - Bushman Experience, camping
The safari begins in Maun, where your guide meets you at 07h30 at a pre-arranged meeting point. You travel some 170km to a game farm on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game reserve, set up camp and have a safari briefing. In the afternoon you participate in a nature walk led by local Bushman trackers. They share their intricate bush knowledge and give you an insight into their unique and intriguing culture. (L, D)
Maun –Hainaveld Game Farm (northern border CKGR): 170km, 4h
Days 2-5: Central Kalahari Game Reserve, camping
You wake as the sun rises and travel to the largest game reserve in Botswana (45km). The next four days allow you to explore the undeveloped wilderness of the northern region of the Kalahari, moving from camp to camp. You visit Passarge Valley and Deception Valley in your exploration. Savour the vast open spaces, clear night skies and uninterrupted beauty on game drives and at camp. This is adventure camping in its purest form as water and communications are limited and we travel as a self-sufficient group. Camping is in a designated campsite with fixed/bush ablutions. (B, L, D)
Hainaveld – Central Kalahari Game Reserve: 120km, 6-7h (including game drive)
Day 6: Maun, comfortable lodge
After a final morning game drive in the Kalahari break camp and return to Maun where your last night is enjoyed in the comfort of a lodge. Dinner is at your own expense at the lodge. The safari officially ends at 08h00 on Day 7. We are happy to assist with your onward travel arrangements. (B, L)
Deception Valley, Central Kalahari – Maun: 340km, 5-6h
Included:
All accommodation (spacious bow tents with mattresses), room at a comfortable lodge in Maun,
All transfers and activities as per the itinerary,
All meals that are indicated (B – breakfast, L –lunch, D – dinner) and tea/coffees,
Services of a Professional Guide and Camp Assistant,
All Botswana park fees for activities included on itinerary and transport in specialised safari vehicles.
Not included:
Restaurant meals (Maun), visas, airport transfers, tips, curios, optional excursions,
Beverages (alcohol, soft drinks and bottled mineral water),
Travel Insurance to cover for cancellation and curtailment, medical, baggage, emergency evacuation, sleeping bag (and small pillow) on all camping sectors.
Your highlights
Bushman Experience (Hainaveld) – 1 night
Central Kalahari Game Reserve – 4 nights
Maun, comfortable Lodge – 1 night
Please note: As the safari starts at 07h30 on Day 1, you will need an additional overnight in Maun, this allows you time to purchase drinks for your safari the day before your safari starts. We are happy to assist with pre-safari arrangements.
Day 1: Hainaveld - Bushman Experience, camping
The safari begins in Maun, where your guide meets you at 07h30 at a pre-arranged meeting point. You travel some 170km to a game farm on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game reserve, set up camp and have a safari briefing. In the afternoon you participate in a nature walk led by local Bushman trackers. They share their intricate bush knowledge and give you an insight into their unique and intriguing culture. (L, D)
Maun –Hainaveld Game Farm (northern border CKGR): 170km, 4h
Days 2-5: Central Kalahari Game Reserve, camping
You wake as the sun rises and travel to the largest game reserve in Botswana (45km). The next four days allow you to explore the undeveloped wilderness of the northern region of the Kalahari, moving from camp to camp. You visit Passarge Valley and Deception Valley in your exploration. Savour the vast open spaces, clear night skies and uninterrupted beauty on game drives and at camp. This is adventure camping in its purest form as water and communications are limited and we travel as a self-sufficient group. Camping is in a designated campsite with fixed/bush ablutions. (B, L, D)
Hainaveld – Central Kalahari Game Reserve: 120km, 6-7h (including game drive)
Day 6: Maun, comfortable lodge
After a final morning game drive in the Kalahari break camp and return to Maun where your last night is enjoyed in the comfort of a lodge. Dinner is at your own expense at the lodge. The safari officially ends at 08h00 on Day 7. We are happy to assist with your onward travel arrangements. (B, L)
Deception Valley, Central Kalahari – Maun: 340km, 5-6h
Included:
All accommodation (spacious bow tents with mattresses), room at a comfortable lodge in Maun,
All transfers and activities as per the itinerary,
All meals that are indicated (B – breakfast, L –lunch, D – dinner) and tea/coffees,
Services of a Professional Guide and Camp Assistant,
All Botswana park fees for activities included on itinerary and transport in specialised safari vehicles.
Not included:
Restaurant meals (Maun), visas, airport transfers, tips, curios, optional excursions,
Beverages (alcohol, soft drinks and bottled mineral water),
Travel Insurance to cover for cancellation and curtailment, medical, baggage, emergency evacuation, sleeping bag (and small pillow) on all camping sectors.
