Botswana Explorations

PANS, SANDS & RIVERS
6 nights & 7 days discovering Botswana's Pans, Sands & Rivers

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Overview - Pans, Sands & Rivers
This Exploration takes the time to explore the contrasts, extremes and continually moving wildlife of northern Botswana: from the waterless moonscape of the Makgadikgadi saltpans to the broad vistas of the savannahs of the Nxai Pans, ending in the fertile green islands of the Okavango Delta and its crystal clear waterways.

Transfers: To maximise guests’ travel time, a variety of transport modes that bring out the best of each area is used: flying in private charters, overland transfers and exclusive combination mokoro-boat-land transfers provide both a birds-eye view and an in-depth experience of the contrasting landscapes of Botswana.

Itinerary
DAYS 1 & 2 - San Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans
After arrival in Maun, we fly by light aircraft to San Camp, situated in a private concession on the edge of the great Makgadikgadi Pans in the Kalahari Desert. The saltpans are among the largest in the world, part of a super-lake fossilised aeons ago.

Surprisingly for such a harsh, lunar-like environment, life abounds, and brown hyaena, oryx and springbok are just a few of the desert-adapted species that can be seen. Activities include up-close encounters with suricates (meerkats), one of the most endearing animals in the world. Experience phenomenal geology, quad biking, authentic San (bushman) cultural walks and fascinating Stone Age archaeological artefacts – or simply enjoy the wide-open spaces of this ancient lakebed.

DAYS 3 & 4 - Nxai Pan, Nxai Pan National Park
After an early breakfast, we depart overland to our pre-erected private Adventurer campsite in the Nxai Pan National Park, stopping for lunch en-route at the famous Baines Baobabs, which Thomas Baines painted on his exploratory expedition in the late 1800s.

These pans are fossilised, covered with short nutritious grasses and acacia trees, creating wildlife-rich areas surrounded by vegetated dune savannahs. Extensive game drives explore the surrounding pans, with an excellent chance of seeing spectacular dry season predator and prey action at the waterholes!

DAYS 5 & 6 - Xigera Mokoro Trails, Okavango Delta
After arrival in Maun, we fly by light aircraft to the water-filled paradise of the private Xigera area, within the Moremi Game Reserve. Xigera is the ultimate Delta experience, with serene waters flowing through innumerable channels around remote islands and a profusion of plant and animal life.

There is no better way to experience the Okavango than to travel through it by mokoro, walking and camping out on some of its green islands – all essential elements of the Xigera Mokoro Trails experience.

Activities include mokoro and walking safaris, which enable up-close encounters with the excellent diversity of birdlife (including Pel’s Fishing Owl), frogs and a myriad game species, some specially adapted to water, such as the rare sitatunga and the familiar red lechwe.

DAY 7 - Charter flight to Maun
After an early game activity and breakfast, we fly to Maun, where the safari ends.

NOTE: THIS SAFARI IS FLEXIBLE WITH REGARD TO DATES AND ITINERARIES FOR TAILOR-MADE TRIPS FOR SMALL GROUPS.

Included:
All soft drinks, beer, fruit juice, mineral water and wine. Local liquors are also provided.
• All meals while on safari
• All activities while on the safari departure
• All internal charters as specified in the itinerary
• All accommodation
• All National park fees

Excluded:
• Visas
• All relevant entry and departure government stipulated fees/ taxes
• All personal purchases, including curios, premium brand liquors, telephone calls etc.
• Gratuities
• Optional extra activities
• All flights (other than specified in the safari itinerary), pre and post tours before arrival at the starting point of the safari
• Torches

Cost:
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