Day 1: Airport pick-up in Maun
Welcome to Maun for the Botswana safari holidays! Our professional guide and/ or the representative will pick you up at Maun Airport, and then send you to the hotel. Accommodation: Maun Lodge (3 stars)
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Day 2: Maun to the Okavango Delta
You'll be picked up from the hotel, and transferred to Okavango Delta – the last unpolluted and wild land in Africa. On arrival at Mokoro station, change to a local traditional mokoro to one of islands in the delta, with an experienced poler. After pitching a camp and having a break upon arrival, we'll start the first guided safari walk in this land. You could expect to meet many games, like hippos, giraffes, and elephants. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Okavango Delta
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Day 3: Exploring the Okavango Delta
After breakfast, we'll have a long-time safari walk, to discover the varieties of wild animals in the land. Around noon, we will get back to the camp for lunch. Based on the seasonal condition at the time, we may have a mokoro exploration or game walk in the afternoon. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Okavango Delta
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Day 4: To the Moremi Game Reserve
Packing up the luggage, we are to go back to the mokoro station by the local traditional mokoro after breakfast. Your guide will wait for you there and then drive to Moremi Game Reserve, a part in Okavango Delta. There are a variety of wild lives and birds, in the seasonal pans, forested areas, grass plains and permanent swamps there. When we get to Moremi, we'll enjoy a game drive. Tonight, camp in Moremi Game Reserve. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Moremi GR
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Day 5: Exploring the Moremi GR
According to the plan, we are going to enjoy a morning and an afternoon game drive today. You will have chance to see African elephants in the bushes, muddy hippos in the waters, Cape Buffalos in the open plains, and so on. Lions and cheetahs are difficult to be found, but we will try our best. After lunch, we'll have a rest to save strength. In the afternoon, we will go on the game drive in Moremi Game Reserve. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Moremi GR
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Day 6: To the Khwai Concession
Today we're to game drive along the border of Moremi GR to Khwai Concession. As one of the most important reserves in Botswana, Khwai is known for the diverse wild lives, like lions, leopards, wild dogs, and varieties of antelopes. Reaching the appointed camp site, we will go for an afternoon safari then. After that, we'll get back to the camp site for our dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Khwai
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Day 7: Exploring the Khwai Concession
A new day of game drive, to observe the various wild animals. Around noon, we will return to the camp site for lunch and have a rest before going on the afternoon safari. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Khwai
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Going northwards, we're to enter Savuti from its south. According to the local condition, we may go to the sand ridge or the marsh track. Compared with Moremi, Savuti has the more open space. After it had been a dry sand channel for decades, Savuti River revived to flow. Therefor many animals migrated there, and the game drive becomes thriving. Thus you could keep your eyes open, to find those big cats on today's safari. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Savuti
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Day 9: Exploring the Savuti
Savuti Marsh is very wide and charming, dotted with acacia trees. We will enjoy our game drive in both the morning and the afternoon. About the noon, we'll have lunch and take a midday rest at the camp. If the time permits after the safari, we'll go to see another highlight in Savuti – Bushman rock paintings. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Savuti
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Day 10: To the Chobe National Park
Driving to the northeast, we'll head to Chobe National Park. It's a famous place for the herds of elephants. Besides, the different sorts of antelopes, buffalos, zebras, gnus, etc. also live here. Upon arrival, we are going to set up camps in Chobe, and then go for the afternoon game drive. After back to the camp after sunset. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Chobe
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Day 11: Chobe exploration and boating
After enjoying some pastries and tea, we'll set off for today's morning game drive. Chobe floodplains is regarded as one of the best place to observe and take pictures of Roan and Sable antelopes, and the scenes of African buffalo being besieged by hungry lions are often on. Afterwards, we'll have a boat cruise in the Chobe River, which is the highlight of our today's safari. You can get a rare opportunity to get close to hippos, crocodiles, and other animals in a safe way. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Camping inside Chobe
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Day 12: Kasane airport seeing-off
On the last day, you'll be dropped off to Kasane Airport. Further arrangements can be organized on your own. Hope you have had a pleasant trip with us! Meals: Breakfast
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