The Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve (Chiefs Island) And Khwaii Reserve 8 Days / 7 Nights

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Minimum: 6 people

This is a participation mobile safari

This is a mobile camping safari into one of Botswana’s finest wildlife destinations, The Okavango Delta with an additional safari into the lesser known, but equally exciting Moremi Game Reserve neighbouring with Khwai Development Trust.

This safari incorporates an element of culture to bring life to the regular safari. We take pride in working closely and supporting local communities by promoting cultural tourism. Our mission is to make sure that even the budget traveler can afford and enjoy a fun filled, interesting and rewarding safari adventure in Botswana.

Highlights

• Meandering across the Okavango Delta (+- 4 hours) by power boat to a private bush camp
• Mokoro Trail
• Camping in the heart of the Okavango Delta (Chiefs Island)
• Game Drives and Guided Walks
• Traditional Dance by Sedia and Afro Trek Dance Group

This safari includes

• All meals are included in the duration of the safari, with bottled water in reasonable quantities.
• As a participation mobile safari, our guests are expected to set up their tented accommodation on arrival at their private bush camp. The tented accommodation is in walk-in style bow tents, complete with stretcher bed, pillow and pillowcase with a sleeping bag.
• Transport to and from The Okavango Delta by power boat.
• Mokoro activities and game drives in open-sided canvas topped customized safari vehicles. Hosted by professional and knowledgeable guides.

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DAY 1,2 & 3 - Okavango Delta

On your arrival at Maun International Airport, you will be met by an Afro Trek Safaris representative followed by a briefing in regard to your Okavango Delta safari. Thereafter, you will be transferred to the boat for the safari into the delta.

The power boat cruise will navigate the channels of the Okavango Delta with Chief’s Island being our destination in the heart of the Okavango Delta, the journey will take about four hours. On arrival at your private bush camp, with this being a participation safari you will be expected to assist with the pitching of your tents which will be followed by refreshments and a briefing by your guide on the safari.

For the three nights that you will be camping in Chief’s Island, you will be engaging in morning and afternoon activities such as guided game walks, mokoro trails and bird watching not forgetting the interaction with your guide around the campfire at night. The campfire provides the perfect setting after dinner to reflect on the day’s events and to hear of local cultures and traditions through your professional guide. The beautiful Botswana clear night skies and night sounds of the reserve offer a satisfying end to a rewarding day.
BLD provided every day

The mokoro is the prime transportation means for the Bayei, Hambukusu, Lozi and Basubia tribes. Therefore it is an ideal to use a mokoro to provide close-up and personal game viewing opportunities on the river, allowing you to get very close to the game in their natural habitats without disturbing them. The mokoro poler will lead you to various favourite hideaways of many game species.

Game viewing and birding is excellent in this area of the Moremi Game Reserve.

A mokoro is still used by the tribes living in the Okavango Delta to deliver materials such as thatching reeds for huts, reeds for strengthening the walls and poles which support the entire house. The versatility of the mokoro enables them to be used for hunting, collecting fire wood, fishing and for visiting friends and relatives in neighbouring villages.

DAY 4 - Sedia Riverside Hotel - Maun

On this day guests depart at around 1000hrs in the morning from the Delta by power boat to back to Maun, arriving in Maun lunchtime which will give guests enough time to do extra activities such as a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta, a visit to a cultural village or museum etc, if required on arrival in Maun.

DAY 5, 6 & 7 - Khwaii/Moremi Game Reserve

We depart in the morning from Maun, travelling with Afro Trek Safaris in a customized safari vehicle for the Khwai Development Trust located adjacent to Moremi Game Reserve, a journey of around 4 hours.

The Khwaii Reserve shares a common boundary with the more famous Moremi Game Reserve and is in the north-eastern region of the Okavango Delta. The Khwaii Trust benefits from the Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve’s in that the roaming wildlife and abundant birdlife encroach into the Khwaii Reserve. Four out of the Big 5 are present in this region, lion, leopard, buffalo and elephant with a wide variety of other game such as impala, zebra, giraffe, warthog and kudu.

The Khwaii / Moremi Game Reserve activities includes

• Early morning and late afternoon game drives.
• Night game drives.
• Bush walk safaris with Professional Guide.

In this area game drive activities will be undertaken in early mornings, in the afternoon and at night. The night drives give guests an opportunity to spot nocturnal animals, such as porquepines, civets, genet cats, bush babies etc.

DAY 8 - Departure for Maun

After an early breakfast, our guest will depart at around 0700hrs for Maun.

The early start is planned for an early arrival in Maun allowing time to arrange your onward journey.