THE BEAUTY OF BOTSWANA duration
8 DAYS price from
£11,600 $14,500 destination
bOTSWANA when
may - nov ITINERARY DAY 1: MAUN - CHIEF’S ISLAND Chief’s Island, which makes up a large section of Moremi Reserve, is located in the centre of the Okavango Delta and is praised for its big cat populations. On arrival you will have a chance to relax and enjoy your surroundings over a sumptuous lunch or a dip in the pool. Later in the evening you will set off on your first game drive through the “Predator Capital” of Africa.
DAYS 2 - 3: CHIEF’S ISLAND Spend two full days exploring this wildlife-rich area of Botswana. This is one of the only areas in Botswana where it is possible to see the Big Five on safari, so your days will consist of morning and afternoon game drives, lazy middays back at camp, and evening sundowners overlooking the dramatic scenery of Africa. Mombo Camp is the ultimate in Botswana luxury and the ideal way to start your safari.
DAY 4: VUMBURA CONCESSION Today you will leave the renowned Chief’s Island to catch your internal flight to Vumbura Plains. On arrival you will have time to settle in to camp, maybe have a late lunch (subject to your time of arrival) and then set off on your first game drive this afternoon. Vumbura, as Mombo before, will not disappoint. This is a stunning game-rich area and a beautiful lodge.
DAY 6: VUMBURA SELINDA CONCESSION DAY 5: VUMBURA CONCESSION Enjoy a full day searching for game on the Vumbura Plains. A rich variety of wildlife inhabits this area including lions, painted dogs and cheetahs in the open plains areas. Good numbers of zebra, elephant, buffalo and antelope (lechwe, impala, kudu, etc.) are also present, which might explain the high volume of predators.
Today you will catch your onward flight across the plains and waterways of Botswana to the ultimate Zarafa Camp. Zarafa is one of our favourites. Located overlooking the Zibadianja Lagoon, Zarafa is luxury at its best. The camp offers calming views and great game. After a lazy lunch you will set off to explore this private concession where your chance of bumping in to other vehicles is very unlikely!
DAY 7: SELINDA CONCESSION Enjoy your final day in Botswana concession on game drives. For
DAY 8: SELINDA CONCESSION - MAUN
the more adventurous, walking
A final and short morning
safaris are also an option where
game drive will take you
you can get up close and personal
to the airstrip where you
to the African bush and learn
will be able to catch your
about the smaller aspects of the
internal flight back to Maun.
African plains. Zarafa, located in the
From here you catch your
Selinda Concession, is a hotspot
onward international flight
for leopards, resident lions and also
back home.
exploring this stunning private
a healthy pack of painted dogs.