Sunway Safaris Botswana Wildside (Maun Start) - 13 days • Indafrica Travel

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

Starting in Maun this Botswana Camping Safari starts on the afternoon of Day 2 of the Botswana Wildside Safari.

Sunway Safaris’s licenses mean travellers will be wild camping for 7 nights inside the national parks, the balance of the time (5 nights) are spent camping at camps with hot showers and flush toilets.

Tour Details

Tour Code: BT13
Tour Name: Botswana Wildside (Maun Start) - Camping
Duration: 13 days
Touring Style: Small Group
Grade: Camping - Adventure

Price From: NZ$2,895 per person (twin share)
Local Payment? Yes. US$300pp payable on Day 1 of your safari
Starts: Maun, Botswana
Ends: Livingstone, Zambia
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, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Savute, Victoria Falls

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Itinerary

DAY 1 | MAUN

We will meet up with the group at 17:00 at the camp. 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 2 - 4 | 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 5 - 8 | 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 9 - 10 | 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 10.

DAY 11 - 12 | 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 13 | LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA

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

Inclusions:

MEALS
12 x breakfasts, 9 x lunches, 7 x dinners

TRANSPORT
Safari Truck or Minibus, 4WD Landcruiser, Mokoro

ACCOMMODATION
3 nights designated campsites, 7 nights ‘camp wild’ without fences in the wilderness areas, 2 nights lodges with ensuites

INCLUDED ACTIVITIES

Okavango Delta – mokoro excursion and bush walks
Moremi Game Reserve – 4WD game viewing
Savuti – game drives
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$2,895 per person twin share + local payment of US$300
Single Supplement NZ$358

Tour Dates:

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

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Sunway Safaris Botswana Wildside (Maun Start) – 13 days

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

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