2012 GUIDED: 14-day Botswana Wildlife Safari

 Tour Leader: Claire Vial

Experience stunning beauty, unimaginable vastness, and astoundingly wildlife in one of the best kept African secrets - Botswana. Travelling by 4WD we spend our first nights in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana's largest wilderness area. This is the wild, unforgiving heart of Southern Africa. The best-known account of this area was the haunting book, Cry of the Kalahari, written by biologists Mark and Delia Owens about their research in Deception Valley.

From the Kalahari we make our way through to the Okavango Delta by plane. The Okavango Delta is an extraordinary place: a thin skein of water over a thirsty desert, home to vast numbers of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles. Fertile yet fragile, it's a wilderness of matchless natural beauty created by seasonal cycles and the fickle ebb and flow of flood waters. It's a wild paradise and one of those places that's a must-see on anyone's list. From the Okavango we move northwards to Savuti marsh, well known for its bull elephants, lions and spotted hyena. The Chobe riverfront boasts one of the largest concentrations of game in the whole of the African continent. Here we take sunset boat cruise to gameview from the water. Botswana's population of elephants is estimated at 120,000 and a large percentage of these frequent Chobe National Park.

Price: From USD$4675 per person sharing*

Date: August 27 to September 9, 2012

14-day Botswana Wildlife Safari - 2011

Highlights: Central Kalahari, Moremi Game Reserve, Maun, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls
Group Size: maximum 8people
Type of Safari: luxury tented camp and non-participation full service camping safari (you don't have to lift a finger - tents, cooking, showers etc are all taken care of by camp staff.)
Accommodation: spacious 2-person canvas dome tents (3mx3m). Shower tent and toilet tents are
set up in a central area at each campsite. The showers are bucket showers and the toilets are portable toilets. Tents contain camp cot, mattress, fitted sheet, duvet, blanket, pillow and pillowcase.

*Subject to African Safaris Ltd's Terms and Conditions

Includes:

• Use of specially modified 4x4 vehicles (Toyota Landcruiser)
• Professional guide and back up staff
• Camping on a full board and full service basis
• Botswana National Parks camping and entrance fees 
• Accommodation for one night in Victoria Falls (B & B basis - dinner at own expense)
• Accommodation for one night in Maun (B & B basis - dinner at own expense).
• Mineral water while on safari
• Beer and softdrinks while on safari

Excludes:

• All intrenational airfares
• Activities in Victoria Falls
• Any gratuities, any personal expenses, visa fees.

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August 27 - Maun, Botswana

August 28 – Haina Kalahari Lodge

August 29 - Haina Kalahari Lodge

August 30 - Haina Kalahari Lodge

August 31 – Xaxanaka, Okavango Delta

September 1 – Xaxanaka, Okavango Delta

September 2 – Khwai, Moremi Game Reserve

September 3 - Khwai, Moremi Game Reserve

September 4 – Savuti, Chobe National Park

September 5 – Savuti, Chobe National Park

September 6 – Chobe River, Chobe National Park

September 7 – Chobe River, Chobe National Park

September 8 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

September 9 - End of safari

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