Botswana Wildside Camping Safari - 14 days

The best Botswana Camping Safari in Africa is one that is wild and free!

The Botswana Wildside Camping Safari is just that, with 7 nights spent wild camping in Botswana’s iconic parks and reserves including the Okavango Delta, Moremi, Savuti and Chobe.

For the rest of the time the group pitches its tents at a designated camping sites that have hot showers and flush toilets.

You will also spend a night at Khama Rhino Sanctuary where your entrance fees go directly to supporting this community run Rhino conservation area. A great place for fees to be sown into!

Other highlights include a wildlife cruise on the Chobe River and the magnificent Victoria Falls.

Tour Details

Tour Code: BT14
Tour Name: Botswana Wildside - Camping
Duration: 14 days
Touring Style: Small Group
Grade: Camping - Adventure

Price From: NZ$2,985 per person (twin share)
Local Payment? Yes. US$300pp payable on Day 1 of your safari
Starts: Johannesburg, South Africa
Ends: Livingstone, Zimbabwe
Includes: Entrance fees, use of camping equipment (except sleeping bag/pillow), transport in safari truck/minibus & 4WD, meals as per itinerary, professional guides

Highlights:
Chobe National Park, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Savute

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Itinerary:

DAY 1 | JOHANNESBURG to KHAMA RHINO SANCTUARY

Departing Johannesburg at 06:30am we head north into Botswana. We pass Serowe, birthplace of Botswana’s first president, Sir Seretse Khama, on our way to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. This 4300 hectare reserve situated on the Kalahari sandveld, has several natural waterholes and provides prime habitat for white rhino, zebra and wildebeest. We take our first game drive around the open grassland of Malema and Serowe Pans.

DAY 2 | MAUN

We drive through the Kalahari to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. Situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River, Maun is a bustling frontier town where we prepare for the delta excursion. After setting up camp we have a relaxing afternoon at the swimming pool.

DAY 3 - 5 | OKAVANGO DELTA

Our local guides will take us deep into the heart of the Okavango Delta on mekoro (dugout canoes). The delta forms as water flows from the Angolan highlands out over the Botswanan flat Kalahari Desert sands creating a delicate, green oasis for birds & wildlife. We will camp wild on remote islands in this amazingly dynamic environment & enjoy bush walks, bird watching & swimming in the clear water. Camping with our local guides we learn more about their lifestyle & culture. We return to Maun in the late afternoon of day 5 and have time for an optional (own expense) game flight over the Okavango, which will reveal a different aspect of the delta.

DAY 6 - 9 | MOREMI & SAVUTI

We have 4 nights in these conservation areas with time to explore the various habitats. We spend our time on game drives watching the plentiful wildlife including wild dog, elephant, hippo, buffalo, lion & other game.

Moremi Game Reserve rates as one of the leading wildlife areas of the world and we take our open 4WD vehicle into Moremi for fantastic game viewing! Grasslands, floodplains, forests, lily lagoons and winding water channels combine to form a variety of game viewing habitats.

Moving north over the sand ridge and into the Mababe depression we arrive at the Savuti Marsh. This open grassland area attracts herds of zebra and wildebeest, which in turn draw the large lion prides for which Savuti is famous. We camp wild in the central Chobe National Park at either Savuti or Zwei-Zwei.

DAY 10 - 11 | CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

The Chobe River flows lazily along the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park attracting some of the largest herds of elephant in Africa. In the early morning, we search for game on the flood plains of the Chobe River. The late afternoon game viewing “sundowner” cruise is a highlight as we see the mighty elephant herds returning to the Chobe River to quench their thirst. We camp at Kasane on the Chobe River for night 11.

DAY 12 - 13 | VICTORIA FALLS / LIVINGSTONE ZAMBIA

Overnight for 2 nights in Zambia near Livingstone town on the banks of the Zambezi River. Enjoy a spectacular walk through tropical vegetation to the very edge of the “Mosi oa Tunya” or “the smoke that thunders” – Victoria Falls. Opportunities to white water raft on the mighty Zambezi River, bungi jump, or take a “flight of angels” (own expense).

DAY 14 | ZAMBIA - LIVINGSTONE – TOUR ENDS

Tour ends at 08:00 after breakfast. Transfers to local airports are available.

Inclusions:

MEALS
13 x breakfasts, 11 x lunches, 8 x dinners

TRANSPORT
Safari Truck or Minibus, 4WD Landcruiser, Mokoro

ACCOMMODATION
4 nights camping at designated campsites, 7 nights ‘camp wild’ without fences in the wilderness areas, 2 nights in lodges

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

Khama Rhino Sanctuary – game viewing
Okavango Delta – mokoro excursion and bush walks
Moremi Game Reserve – 4WD game viewing
Chobe National Park – 4WD game viewing and river cruise
Victoria Falls – visit the Zambian side of the Falls

Pricing:

Valid 01 Jan -31 Dec 2021
NZ$2,985 per person twin share + local payment of US$300
Single Supplement NZ$367

Tour Dates:

03 Jan – 16 Jan 21 NB
10 Jan – 23 Jan 21
24 Jan – 06 Feb 21
31 Jan – 13 Feb 21
14 Feb – 27 Feb 21
21 Feb – 06 Mar 21
28 Feb – 13 Mar 21
07 Mar – 20 Mar 21 NB
21 Mar – 03 Apr 21
28 Mar – 10 Apr 21 NB / LM
04 Apr – 17 Apr 21
11 Apr – 24 Apr 21
18 Apr -01 May 21
25 Apr -08 May 21 LM
02 May – 15 May 21 NB
09 May – 22 May 21
16 May – 29 May 21
23 May – 05 Jun 21 LM
30 May – 12 Jun 21 NB
06 Jun – 19 Jun 21
20 Jun – 03 Jul 21 LM
27 Jun – 10 Jul 21 NB
11 Jul – 24 Jul 21 NB
18 Jul – 31 Jul 21 LM
25 Jul – 07 Aug 21 NB
01 Aug – 14 Aug 21 LM
15 Aug – 28 Aug 21 NB / LM
29 Aug – 11 Sep 21 LM
05 Sep – 18 Sep 21 NB
19 Sep – 02 Oct 21 NB
26 Sep – 09 Oct 21 LM
03 Oct – 16 Oct 21 NB
17 Oct – 30 Oct 21
24 Oct – 06 Nov 21 LM
07 Nov -20 Nov 21 LM
14 Nov – 27 Nov 21 NB
21 Nov – 04 Dec 21 LM
05 Dec – 18 Dec 21
12 Dec – 25 Dec 21 NB
19 Dec – 01 Jan 22
26 Dec – 08 Jan 22

Bold dates are guaranteed departures, all other dates guaranteed from 4 clients.
LM: These tours can be combined with the 22 Day – Livingstone – Johannesburg Trade Route Safari through Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa to create an ultimate Southern African experience or the 12 Day – Livingstone – Lilongwe Zambia & Malawi Safari.
NB: These tours can be combined with the 15 Day Livingstone – Windhoek Desert Safari to create a Botswana and Namibia Safari of 29 days.

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