"Botswana Kalahari Camping Safari Operator"
Botswana Kalahari camping Safari.
Magadikgadi
Expedition
Safari.
8
days/7nights
Incorporating:
Khubu Island,
Sua Pan, Ntewtwe Pan,
Nxai Pan and Makgadikgadi Pan National Park.
A
truly unforgettable potentially life altering experience.
A
unique opportunity to visit Khubu Island, the vast salt pans of Sua
Pan and Ntwetwe. We also visit Nxai Pan and go in search of the zebra
migration of the Makgadikgadi.
Start
and end Maun. Transport: Open 4 WD, walking. Accommodation: lodging
and camping.
DAY
1 - 3: KHUBU
ISLAND
DAY
4 – 5:
NXAI PAN NATIONAL PARK
DAY
6 - 7: MAKGADIKGADI
NATIONAL PARK
DAY
8:
MAUN
DAY 8 - 10:
OKAVANGO DELTA (OPTIONAL)
KALAHARI
DESERT SAFARI ITINERARY
DAY
1 - 3: KHUBU ISLAND –
Kalahari Camping.
You fly to Maun
and transfer by charter plane to Nata
This flight affords a spectacular view of the vast Magadikgadi
Salt Pans. From Nata we drive to Khubu Island on Sua Pan where our
camp has been pre-erected (approximately
5 hour’s drive). Our supply vehicle will travel ahead of us to set
up camp.
TERRAIN: A rocky outcrop based on the edge of a large salt pan, with
stunted baobabs and contorted star chestnuts gives Khubu Island a
surreal atmosphere.
WILDLIFE: Small
dessert game like jackals and mongooses. Owls and other adaptable
birds.
ACTIVITIES: Game drives, pan walks, explore the ancient ruins.
DAY 4 - 5: NXAI PAN NATIONAL PARK. - Kalahari Camping .
We
leave Khubu Island and drive via Baines’s Baobabs to Nxai pan
National Prk where we camp for two nights. continue in the afternoon.
Tonight we sleep near the road in a makeshift camp.
The night will be ours alone, save for the call of barking
geckos or a passing hyena.
TERRAIN:
Nxai Pan is a large grass plain with scattered acacia islands.
Kudicam slat pan and Baines’s baobabs offer a totally different
environment.
WILDLIFE:
Springbok, impala, zebra, wildebeest, steenbok, kudu and gemsbok are
common. One can also hope to see elephant, giraffe, lion, wild dog,
black-backed jackal, duiker, red hartebeest, tsessebe, springhare,
scrub hare, African wild and black footed cats, yellow mongoose,
suricate and ground squirrels. The desert & dryland birdlife is
excellent.
ACTIVITIES:
Game drives, birding.
DAY 6: MAKGADIKGADI GAME RESERVE – LODGING – MENO-A –KWENA LODGE.
We
leave Nxai Pan and strike south-west through the for the town of
Khumaga. We stay at
Meno-a –Kwena Lodge on the banks of the Boteti river where we can
watch the huge numbers of zebra as well as kudu, wildebeest, elephants
and other game come down to drink from the lodge’s own waterhole.
TERRAIN:
Makgadikgadi
is a large open grassy plain dotted with acacia and palm islands. The
whole pan is surrounded by mopane scrubland.
The dry Boteti River forms the western boundary of the park and
it is here where the Zebra head in search of the few permanent
waterholes once the rain filled pans dry.
WILDLIFE:
Springbok, impala, zebra, wildebeest, steenbok, kudu and gemsbok are
common. One can also hope to see elephant, giraffe, lion, wild dog,
black-backed jackal, duiker, red hartebeest, tsessebe, springhare,
scrub hare, African wild and black footed cats, yellow mongoose,
suricate and ground squirrels. The desert & dryland birdlife is
excellent.
ACTIVITIES:
game drives; birding.
DAY 7: MAUN Breakfast
only
We
drive back to Maun in time for your return flight or for your optional
trip to the Okavango.
INCLUDED:
All transfers between destinations, accommodation and activities as mentioned; soft drinks and boxed wine; all camping equipment (walk-in tents with hot shower and toilet; full bedding; camp beds, mattresses, pillows, linen, etc); mess tent with tables, chairs; staff members to take care of camp chores; all park fees and permits; the services of a licensed professional guide.
EXCLUDED:
International
flights; tips and gratuities for guides, camp staff and drivers;
medical, travel & baggage insurance; items of a personal nature;
laundry; alcoholic beverages; visas.
"Traveler's Guide to Botswana by Peter
Comley and Salome Meyer. Struik, 1994. Reviewer David Steele (Getaway
Nov. 1994) says that for the first-time visitor this beautifully
illustrated work is practically essential reading. The book is laid
out in four parts: An introduction to Botswana, Getting around
Botswana, Exploring Botswana and a Visitor's Digest. According to
Steele the meat of this work is in the Exploring Botswana section
which features the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Makgadikgadi
and Nxai Pan National Park, the Kalahari, and Eastern Botswana and the
Tuli Block. The reviewer found the information to be accurate,
"...which is not at all surprising since (authors) Comley and
Meyer live in Botswana, guiding and conducting photographic safaris in
all of this country's major tourist areas."
All Kalahari camping safari itineraries are
strictly tailor-made to suit your needs requirements and expectations.
No request
is too small or large for us to assist .For all your Botswana Kalahari camping
safari needs.