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Highlights of Botswana Safari - 9 Days (Code S25) |
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The Highlights of Botswana Safari combines three of Botswana's most unique safari areas. The Safari focuses on the Chobe, Savute and Okavango Delta Safari areas in Botswana. It is a fly in safari which departs from and returns to Johannesburg.
At the Lodges and Camps in Botswana two game activities are conducted daily by experienced rangers and trackers. The activities alternate between land based and water based game viewing. |
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African Safari Detail |
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| African Safari Prices vary depending on the time of year. Please send us a request with your particular requirements. We will return a detailed no obligation quotation to you within 24hrs of receiving the request. We can quote you in any currency of your choice. Bookings confirmed with a deposit more than six months in advance are subject to a discount of 5%. |
| Safari Price: |
From $5 995 to $8 104 (United States Dollar) per person sharing |
| Safari Starting Date: |
Any date specified by clients |
| Safari Starting Point: |
Anywhere in Johannesburg or Pretoria |
| Safari Ending Point: |
Anywhere in Johannesburg or Pretoria |
| Guided By: |
Resident Rangers at Private Lodges |
| What is Included: |
Below the detailed itinerary |
| What is Excluded: |
Below the detailed itinerary |
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African Safari Itinerary |
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Day 1: Chobe
Guests are met at any location in Johannesburg and are transferred to the airport for a flight to Livingstone where they are met. Some time is devoted to viewing the Victoria Falls. These Falls are regarded as one of the world’s natural wonders. They occur in the Zambezi River, are approximately 1.7km wide and plummet between 107 to 108m to the river gorge far below. The border is then crossed into Botswana as the safari makes its way to the Chobe National Park. |
| Overnight: Chobe Game Lodge |
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| Meals: Dinner |
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Day 2: Chobe
The Chobe River, which flows along the Northeastern border of the park is a drinking spot for large herds of elephant, buffalo and other mammal species during the dry season. The area is characterized by lush plains and dense teak forest. Elephant can often be spotted swimming between the Islands found in the river in search of good grazing. The day is devoted to two open 4X4 safaris accompanied by an experienced ranger and tracker exploring the wonders of this wilderness area and gaining some insight into the habits and behavior of the animal species which are protected in the Chobe National Park. The Chobe National Park is one of the most popular Botswana Safari areas.
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| Overnight: Chobe Game Lodge |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 3: Chobe
A morning game drive is conducted in the Chobe National Park. In addition to sightings of the larger mammals your ranger will also provide some insight into the signs left by the smaller animals as they go about their daily lives in this untouched corner of Africa. An afternoon sunset cruise on the Chobe River offers a unique vantage point from which to view the herds of antelope and elephant as they approach the waters edge for a late afternoon drink. Their senses always primed to detect predators which might lurk in the thick vegetation on the riverbanks. |
| Overnight: Chobe Game Lodge |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 4: Savute
A last morning game drive in the North Eastern section of the Chobe National Park is followed by breakfast after which guests are transferred to Kasane for a short charter flight to the Savute section of Chobe. The Savute Marsh is the relic of a large inland lake that dried up millions of years ago when its water supply was cut off by tectonic movements. The erratic Savute Channel which is lined by dead trees provides a water supply to the region. The region is characterized by rolling savannah grassland. Large herds of Wildebeest, Zebra, Impala and other plains game pass through the area and attract great numbers of predators. An open 4X4 afternoon safari is conducted in this area by your experienced ranger and tracker. |
| Overnight: Savute Elephant Camp |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 5: Savute
Savute is the only area in Africa where Lion prey on mature elephant. This rare phenomenon has been captured on film by world renowned wildlife photographers Dereck and Beverly Joubert. The possibility of sighting a pride of Lion feeding on an elephant will add to the excitement of a day devoted to exploring this, one of Africa's most remote wilderness areas, in the company of an experienced ranger and tracker. |
| Overnight: Savute Elephant Camp |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 6: Okavango Delta
A last morning safari in Savute is followed by a transfer to a local airstrip from which guests fly to the Okavango Delta. The Okavango River, which rises in the highlands of Angola, never reaches the sea. Instead, its mighty waters empty over the sand of the Kalahari. Here the thirst land of the south meets a blue-green wilderness of fresh water, with emerald reed beds and towering trees. The late afternoon is devoted to a first game activity accompanied by experienced rangers and trackers in an area where the wilderness and the species that grace it have largely survived untouched by time and humanity. |
| Overnight: Xugana Island Lodge |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 7: Okavango Delta
The day is spent on an early morning and late afternoon game drive. The opportunities to view game and the astonishing bird life are unsurpassed. Professional rangers are experts in the ability to find game, and their knowledge and insight into the habits and behavior of the different species is sure to add to the wonder of the Botswana Safari experience. The Okavango, hunted by the Bushmen for as long as 10,000 years can be described as one of the most beautiful and unique of all Africa's wildlife refuges. It supports the greatest diversity of animals of all Botswana's National Parks and it is the only place in the world where the waters of a great river vanish into the sands of a harsh landscape, creating a unique oasis. |
Overnight: Xugana Island Lodge |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 8: Okavango Delta
The day is devoted to game drives, bush walks and Mokoro rides on the waterways of the Okavango. All game activities focus on interpretive viewing of the abundance of mammal and bird species which call the labyrinth of channels and Islands home. From the majesty of the Big Five to the illusive ways of the Puku. The secrets of the wilderness unfold in the company of an experienced guide. Gliding silently in a pole propelled Mokoro close to the dense reed beds lining the waterways, with the sounds of Africa in your ears, is an experience sure to be remembered. |
| Overnight: Xugana Island Lodge |
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| Meals: Full Board |
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Day 9: Departure
A last morning game activity is followed by breakfast after which guests are transferred to the airstrip for a charter flight to Maun and from there a flight to Johannesburg. Guests are met upon arrival at O.R. Tambo International Airport from where they are transferred to any location of their choice in either Johannesburg or Pretoria or assisted with checking in to a connecting flight. |
| Overnight: None |
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| Meals: Breakfast |
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| African Sky has been conducting overland South Africa Safari experiences in the Kruger National Park and fly in African Safaris to lodges in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia for over 10 years. If none of our standard packages meet with your approval we will gladly tailor make an African Safari Package to suit your requirements. |
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- Accommodation as specified in the Itinerary
- One way flight from Johannesburg to Livingstone
- One way charter flight from Kasane to Savute Elephant Camp
- One way charter flight from Savute Elephant Camp to Xugana Island Lodge
- One way charter flight from Xugana Island Lodge to Maun
- One way flight from Maun to Johannesburg
- Services of a Registered Guide/Resident Rangers
- Meals as specified in the Itinerary
- Tourism Levy
- All Applicable Taxes
- All Land Transportation in air conditioned vehicles
- All Activities and Entrance fees to places mentioned in the itinerary
- All Park Fees if Applicable
- International Airfare (Getting to South Africa and getting back home)
- Personal and Medical Insurance
- Activities not specifically stated in the itinerary
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Meals not specifically stated in the itinerary
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Highlights of Botswana Safari Includes: 
