Namibia & Botswana: Dunes & Delta

Guide

Tour leader throughout

Meals

All breakfasts, 4 lunches and 6 dinners included. In the itinerary we state which meals are included on which day. Please allow approximately £10/US$15 per meal per person for meals not included. Some meals are in restaurants or the lodges whilst others will be prepared by the crew. Camp meals are freshly cooked over the camp fire. They are wholesome and plentiful, but do not expect cordon bleu cuisine and please note it is not always easy to get fresh meat. However, the standard of food is generally good. Breakfast - cereals, coffee, yoghurt, muesli, fresh fruit or the occasional fried breakfast. Lunch - cheese, cold meats, pasta, salads, bread or rolls. Dinner - potjie (stew), braai (BBQ) or stir fries. Vegetarians are well catered for on this trip though sometimes options might be more limited.

Others

Listed activities

Transport

The vehicle normally used for this trip is a specially modified safari truck with up to sixteen seats for clients. Seating is forward facing and the windows are large and easy to open. Smaller groups may be in a Hilux/Land Cruiser. People are expected to move around to permit everyone a chance to have a window seat. All vehicles carry a reference library and icebox. Please note, it is not safe to stand when the vehicle is moving, please remain seated until the vehicle stops, even on game drives. Entering the Okavango Delta is done by Mokoro canoes – a typical dugout canoe low in the water and poled by one of the expert polers from the local community. Exodus offers FREE airport arrival transfers on any flight for this trip, for both Land Only and Flight Inclusive clients, so no matter which flight you choose to arrive on you will be met and transferred to your hotel. All those taking advantage of the free airport transfers must provide full flight details for both arrival and departure in advance; unless specified otherwise, the transfer will be to the Exodus start (or pre-tour) hotel; transfers to other hotels in the same city may attract an extra charge; transfers may be shared with other Exodus customers on the same flight, or on a flight with similar arrival times. The last night of the trip will be spent in or near Sesriem and the tour finishes in Windhoek. If your return flight home departs before the group flight you may have to get a private transfer from Sesriem to Windhoek. Please ask a member of our sales team for more details. FREE airport departure transfers are only available for return flights departing after the group flight - from our Windhoek hotel to the airport.

Accommodation

12 nights lodges/hotels and 2 nights full-service camping. Throughout this trip we stay in mostly 2 and 3-star en suite hotels or lodges and occasionally in permanent tented camps (which also have beds and en suite facilities). The rooms are simple, comfortable and clean. Most properties have swimming pools. WiFi is available in a number of properties but not everywhere. In the Okavango Delta we spend two nights full-service wild camping. Our camp is set up for us and all equipment is provided. We sleep in dome tents fitted with camp beds that are topped with a mattress and there are shared bathrooms that have a bush-shower and toilet. When visiting the delta we take only what we need for 3 days (sleeping bags and pillows are provided). Please note that due to the limited amount of accommodation within Etosha National Park, it may be necessary to sleep outside the park on some or all of the nights that we are there. This will not impact on the number of game drives that we have within the park. Single accommodation (available on request)

Others

— Travel Insurance — Single accommodation (available on request) — Visas or vaccinations

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Other activities and services are not included Scenic flights or helicopter rides Boat rides Night drives Excursion to Deadvlei

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included