Great Adventure Trips

Botswana

Deluxe / Luxury Camping / Serviced Camping / Budget Camping / Victoria Falls

Botswana Trilogy

As conducted from Maun Airport to Kasane

Day 01 & 02: Upon arrival at Maun Airport you are met by a representative and assisted onto your light aircraft transfer to Jack's Camp. Spend two nights at Jack's Camp in a twin bedded East Africa style safari tent. Your stay is on a full board basis including park fees and scheduled activities. Depending on the season, and weather permitting, activities include game drives to experience the annual wildebeest and zebra migration and bird walks to observe migratory waterfowl breeding/feeding sites. An expedition onto the Salt Pans on 4WD quad bikes will give you the opportunity to experience the vast emptiness of this incredible, mysterious area. Other activities include night drives to view the unique desert wildlife as well as game walks with a San (Bushman) trackers. A visit to the historical Baobabs and remote area dwellings allows guests to gain an insight into local tribal tradition and culture.

Ten roomy and stylish canvas tents, with ensuite bathrooms and indoor and outdoor showers (for those who want to feel the Kalahari breeze on their skin), have been fashioned in classical style and are set into a palm grove, creating an oasis of civilization in what can be the harshest of environments. Guests can enjoy spectacular vistas from the privacy of their own verandas. During the wet season the landscape transforms. Clouds of flamingo and other migratory birds descend from the skies to decorate the watery grasslands. Herds of zebra and wildebeest materialise, drawn by the lush grass, and for several months, the desert is teeming with game and predators. The guides at Jack's Camp are an erudite breed. Often graduate students, who combine research with guiding. They team up with a small group of San Bushmen to guide guests on morning walks and game drives. Guests can also enjoy a relic of one of the world’s largest super-lakes, the Makgadikgadi. This beautiful feature dried up thousands of years ago as a result of the continued shifting of the earth’s crust. Venturing far into the centre of the Makgadikgadi, on quad bikes, guests are able to explore remote archaeological sites, periodically discovering never before documented fossil beds of extinct giant zebra and hippo. A safari to Jack's Camp is also a complete desert experience focusing on species unique to the area such as aardvark, gemsbok and springbok. It is the only place where guests are virtually guaranteed to see the rare and elusive brown hyena and be able to walk through the Kalahari with a gang of habituated, but wild, meerkats!

Day 03 & 04: Transfer by light aircraft to Xudum Delta Lodge. Spend two nights at Xudum Delta lodge in a twin bedded suite with ensuite facilities. Your stay is on a full board basis including park fees and scheduled activities. Lodge activities an irresistible combination of water and wildlife on twice daily game drives in open 4 x 4 safari vehicles, delta cruises in an electrically powered ' eco-boat', moroko( dugout canoe) excursions in the delta, bush breakfast and excellent bird watching.

Xudum Delta Lodge nestles on the banks of a lagoon on a permanent channel of the Okavango Delta. Discreet suites boast sweeping views of the intricate network of water that fuels the ever-changing ecosystems of this lush inland delta. Twice-daily expeditions by open 4x4 safari vehicles, mekoro or power boats, as well as walking safaris, offers guests myriad opportunities to explore and discover the abundant wildlife by land or water. Situated in a private concession, a maximum of 18 guests can experience intimate encounters with a magnificent variety of animal and bird life, including such elusive species as Pel’s fishing owl and the seldom seen roan antelope. Exceptionally large herds of buffalo, often numbering up to 200 individuals from young calves to splendidly-horned bulls, are frequently encountered in the area.

Day 05 & 06: Transfer by light aircraft to Kasane Airport for road transfer to Chobe Chilwero. Spend two nights at Chobe Chilwero in a twin bedded luxury cottage. Your stay is on a full board basis including park fees and scheduled activities.For game-viewing, Chobe Chilwero offers guests complete flexibility. Professional guides lead game-drives in open 4x4 game-viewing vehicles and on water safaris by motorboat.

Deep in the heart of the Botswana wilderness lies Chobe Chilwero Lodge, one of the most enchanting places on earth. With gorgeous, breathtaking vistas as a backdrop, you'll come face-to-face with the abundant creatures of the bush, and some of the most spectacular sunsets Mother Nature bestows. You will enjoy creature comforts - elegantly appointed accommodations, silver service, gourmet meals and fine wines. Relax in our luxurious thatched cottages, with modern freestanding baths, indoor and outdoor showers, terrace and private garden with hammock overlooking the magnificent Chobe River. There is also a library, curio shop and a communications centre. Although located in Botswana, this intimate lodge is easily accessed from Zambia and the world famous Victoria Falls. Guests can enjoy a day trip to visit the Falls if desired.

Enjoy thrilling guided game drives in open-sided 4X4 vehicles that bring you to the heart of Africa's largest concentration of elephants, as well as hippos, buffalos, puku, antelope, lions and other creatures that gather on the banks of the Chobe River. Or join our acclaimed guides on a wondrous water safari on specially adapted motorboats. Sundowner cruises are particularly spectacular on the Chobe River. Fishing excursions are also available (additional cost). End each day with a refreshing dip in the swimming pool, followed by a sumptuous meal lovingly prepared by our expert culinary staff - a delicious, eclectic fusion of Western and African cuisine and delicacies - all topped off by a sampling of vintage wines and spirits from our cellar. It's the perfect complement to your one-of-a-kind African adventure. High teas are often served on the lawn under the shade of the trees. Superlative game viewing and silver service may now be combined with the ultimate in pampering: spa treatments.

Day 07: You will be transferred by road to Kasane Airport where our services end.

Price per person double: Jan. 1 - June 15 = US$4745. Single Supp. = 0. Child rate for 1 child 9 -11 years old sharing with 2 full paying adults = $2378
June 16 - Oct. 31 = US$6969. Single Supp. = $1856. Child rate for 1 child 9 -11 years old sharing with 2 full paying adults = $3880

what you get…
" Twin / single accommodation
" Meet and Greet in Maun
" Meals as specified
" Scheduled road transfers as specified
" Scheduled activities as offered by the camps/lodges
" National Parks entrance fees
" Local brand drinks (premium brands to own account)
" Laundry
" Domestic airport departure tax within Botswana
" Emergency medical evacuation insurance

…and what you don't
"Gratuities and all items of a personal nature
" Elephant activity at Stanley's Camp - quoted separately
" Single travellers supplement
" Visas (please thoroughly check requirements, for the countries being visited, prior to travel)
" Scheduled flights