13 Day Wilderness Trail: Best Of Northern Botswana -wildcamping + Victoria Falls

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN MAUN

Pass By: Maun Airport, Maun, Botswana
We welcome you at Maun Airport and take you to your accomodation where you unwind and prepare for your safari strating the next day.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: good midrange accomodation in Maun in double/twin room with en-suit bathroom

Day 2: IN THE CHANNELS OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA

Stop At: Okavango Delta, Maun, Ngamiland East Botswana
In the early morning we pick you at your hotel or lodge or the airport in Maun. The tour starts at 07:30h with a 1h speedboat cruise to the Buffalo Fence. Because of dryseason or other circumstances we might drive you in a 4x4 vehicle. At the buffalo fence you meet your poler, who will take you on an unforgettable journey through the channels of the Okavango. Born and raised in the Okavango Delta, our polers and guides show you their home which they are very pationate and knowledgable about. Our experienced polers take you on a journey deep in the watersystem. Enjoy the peace of the delta in a Mokoro, the traditional onetree-canoe. In camp on an island our team awaits you with lunch. After your meal you can freshen up before your guide takes you on an afternoon nature walk where we hope to see more animals and learn about the delta its plants, animals and the tribes living here. For dinner we return to camp. In the evening you sit around the campfire sharing the stories of the day.
Duration: 15 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 3: ON THE ISLANDS OF THE OKAVANGO DELTA

Stop At: Okavango Delta, Maun, Ngamiland East Botswana
Spend the whole day deep inside the Okavango. Explore the channels by Mokoro (traditional DugOut Canoe) and go on guided bushwalks and gamewalks with an experienced guide on the islands of the Okavango Delta.

You are woken up with a warm “Dumela“ (setswana = Hello) and a light breakfast waiting for you. After coffee, tea and breakfast you go on your first gameviewing activity (either a nature walk or a canoe excursion). When returning to camp you have the opportunity to shower. Afterwards you will be served brunch. In the afternoon you enjoy a second gameviewing activity.

Enjoy delicious meals cooked over the bushfire by our experienced bush chef and share the experiences of the day in the evening sitting around the bushfire before falling asleep in your comfortable tent with the noises of animals and the bush around you.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 4: LEAVING THE OKAVANGO DELTA

Stop At: Okavango Delta, Maun, Ngamiland East Botswana
Enjoy a last DugOut Canoe tour and a last bush walk before heading back to town. For lunch you will rest by the riverside. Before sunset you will be back in Maun.
Duration: 14 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: good midrange accomodation in Maun in double/twin room with en-suit bathroom

Day 5: INTO THE WILD OF MOREMI GAME RESERVE

Stop At: Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Moremi Game Reserve Botswana
In the early morning at we pick you at your hotel or lodge in Maun. You meet your highlytrained and experienced guide that will take show you our beautiful wildlife and nature in the next days. In a 4x4 open-sided safari vehicle you drive to Moremi Game Reserve, where you will spend the day on gamedrives in the floodplains - seasonally or perennially wet, waterways, lagoons, pools, pans, grasslands and riparian, riverine and mophane forests. This terrain makes driving Moremi’s many loops and trails both delightful and, at times, totally inspiring. Both Black and White Rhino recently been re-introduced, now making the reserve a ‘Big Five’ destination. Inside the bush you enjoy a picnic lunch. Before the sun sets you arrive in your camp in where you enjoy a bush shower. After a delicious dinner you can sit around the campfire sharing your experiences of the day.
Duration: 15 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 6: WILDLIFE TRACKING IN MOREMI

Stop At: Moremi Game Reserve, Maun, Ngamiland East Botswana
An early morning wake up with a fast breakfast allows you to go on an early gamedrive as this is the time when the predators are on the hunt. After the game drive you return to camp where you have the chance to freshen up with a delightful bush shower. The team is already awaiting you with brunch so that you can go on your next game drive as soon as the hot midday sun is over and the animals come out of their hiding places again. Evening progamm once again is dinner and story telling around the campfire and the unforgettable experience of being during night deep inside the bush.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 7: MOREMI TO KHWAI CONCESSION

Stop At: Khwai Concession, Moremi Game Reserve Botswana
Today you are moving from Moremi to Khwai. In the moring our team breaks down the camp while you have a light breakfast and then start your transfer Game Drive.
You stop for animals on the way and you have picnic lunch in the bush.
In Khwai our team puts up the camp and while we prepare a delicious dinner for you, you can have a shower. In the evening you fall asleep with the sounds of the bush around you.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 8: CLOSE UP WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS IN KHWAI

Stop At: Khwai Concession, Moremi Game Reserve Botswana
An early morning wake up with a fast breakfast allows you to go on an early gamedrive as this is the time when the predators are on the hunt. After the game drive you return to camp where you have the chance to freshen up with a delightful bush shower. The team is already awaiting you with brunch so that you can go on your next game drive as soon as the hot midday sun is over and the animals come out of their hiding places again. Evening progamm once again is dinner and story telling around the campfire and the unforgettable experience of being during night deep inside the bush.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 9: FROM BUSH TO SAVANNAH IN SAVUTE

Stop At: Savute Reserve, Chobe National Park Botswana
Today you are moving from Khwai to Savute National Park. In the moring our team breaks down the camp while you have a light breakfast and then start your transfer Game Drive.
Around lunch time you stop for a picknick meal in Mababe Depression area before continuing the Game Drive. You stop for animals on the way and enjoy the change of scenery from green bush to savanna.
In Savute our team puts up the camp and while we prepare a delicious dinner for you, you can have a shower and wash off the dust of the sandy roads.
Sit around the campfire and listen to the bush with animal activity around the area.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 10: GAMEVIEWING IN DRY RIVER CHANNEL OF SAVUTE

Stop At: Savute Reserve, Chobe National Park Botswana
An early morning wake up with a fast breakfast allows you to go on an early gamedrive as this is the time when the predators are on the hunt. After the game drive you return to camp where you have the chance to freshen up with a delightful bush shower. The team is already awaiting you with brunch so that you can go on your next game drive as soon as the hot midday sun is over and the animals come out of their hiding places again. Evening progamm once again is dinner and story telling around the campfire and the unforgettable experience of being during night deep inside the bush.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping: Our team sets up camp in the bush, wild camping, no fences. Twin tents with bush-bathroom and stretcher beds

Day 11: CHOBE RIVERFRONT

Stop At: Chobe National Park, Botswana
You arrive around lunchtime in Kasane with plenty of pictures and unforgettable memories. You will be accomodated in double/twin chalets at a lodge. After check in you have short time to refresh and then we take you on a 3h boating safari in the Chobe River.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: good midrange accomodation in Kasane/Chobe in double/twin chalet with en-suit bathroom

Day 12: VICTORIA FALLS , ZIMBABWE

Stop At: Victoria Falls Zimbabwe
After breakfast we transfer you to the Victoria Falls. The transfer takes about 1.5-2h if there is no delay at the border.
We take you on a guided walk through the Vicoria Falls Rainforest in Zimbabwe and in the evening you go on a sunset cruise in Zambezi River.
Any other activities can be organised on surcharge.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: good midrange accomodation in Victoria Falls in double/twin room with en-suit bathroom

Day 13: DEPARTURE

Pass By: Victoria Falls Airport, A8, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
After breakfast we transfer you to Victoria Falls Airport.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.