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Botswana Sheduled Mobile Safaris.

9-DAY SCHEDULED SAFARI – MINIMUM OF 2 PEOPLE US$2090.00
(VALID 01/01/09 TO 31/12/09)

RATES EXCLUDE: DRINKS AND MEALS NOT MENTIONED, VISAS AND TRAVEL INSURANCE, ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Start from Kasane and end in Maun.
2 Nights Chobe National Park
2 Nights Savute
4 Nights Moremi Game Reserve
Please note:  the above itinerary could change due to seasonal variations.

THESE SAFARIS OFFER:
Camping equipment
A camp assistant to help with camp chores
Public or private camp sites, wherever possible
Unspecified licensed professional guides
Tailored itineraries dependent on availability of camp sites
Lodge accommodation can be worked into the itinerary at additional cost

WHAT IS INCLUDED:
SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS:
Walk-in tents (3 m x 3 m) with built-in floors, mosquito gauze on door and windows
Small shaded front verandah with door mats
Mattresses
Camp beds, sleeping bag, 1 pillow, pillow case, 1 x light extra blanket in winter months

ABLUTION FACILITIES:
Shared shower (private portable shower filled on request with hot water by camp staff) or shower in public camp site
Shared bush toilet (toilet seat over a pre-dug pit with ash to fill in as you go) or toilets in public camp sites
Wash stands outside tent - one per tent - filled with hot water every morning

DINING FACILITIES:
Dining table & stools
Tableware: table cloths & paper napkins, durable melamine crockery, cutlery
Two course meals throughout

STAFF:
Experienced licensed guide
Limited staff complement to help with camp chores
Staff may travel with guests in same vehicle
Guests could be asked to assist the guide or staff with occasional camp chores such as collecting firewood or water, packing up camp, etc

VEHICLES:

Open game drive vehicles with shade roof, game viewing seats & long range fuel tanks
Seat up to 10 pax (3 per seat) plus driver/guide
Game drive vehicle pulls trailer with all camping equipment
Luggage space is restricted to approx 15 kg per person

WHAT IS EXCLUDED:
International flights
Any lodge accommodation or meals not specified
Any transfers & excursions not specified
Travel, cancellation & medical insurance
Charter flights
Specialist guides
Private or en-suite ablutions
Extras: flash lights & batteries, thermos water bottle & mugs, hot water bottle in winter, plastic rain coats or umbrellas in summer
Linen (x-tra blankets & pillows, towels, face cloth, change of linen during safari)
Toiletries: (soap, hand cream, mosquito repellant, sun block, mirror, tissues)
Drinks: beer, alcoholic beverages, bottled wine, mixers, bottled water
Laundry
Visas
Airport departure taxes
Tips & gratuities for guides and camp staff

ITINERARY
DAY 1 – 2 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK - CAMPING -  F/B

We meet in Kasane on your arrival and transfer by road to our private campsite in Chobe National Park. The drive to the Chobe River takes about one hour.
TERRAIN: Along the Chobe riverfront the terrain is that of a typical riverine ecosystem. Away from the river we have mixed miombo and broadleaved woodland that harbours rich avifauna.
GAME: Northern Chobe is famous for its elephant & buffalo herds, puku, kudu, Chobe bushbuck and hippo. One could also hope to see: lion, leopard, wild dog, giraffe, waterbuck, zebra, impala, baboon, vervet monkeys, warthog, sable, roan, lechwe, banded mongoose, crocodile, leguan.
ACTIVITIES: Game drives; birding.
  

DAY 3 – 4 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK - SAVUTI - CAMPING- F/B

While the camp staff break camp and load the supply vehicle, we head off on a game drive. When we meet up with the supply vehicle again we drive to Savuti in convoy. The drive lasts approx five hours with a picnic lunch en route. At Savuti the staff will set up camp on the banks of the now dry Savuti Channel while we explore our new environment.            
TERRAIN: Savuti Marsh is typical open grassland surrounded by Acacia bush and stony outcrops reminiscent of Serengeti.
GAME: Savuti is famous for its lions and hyenas, lone elephant bulls, zebra and wildebeest migrations. Other game one can hope to see include: giraffe, tsessebe, warthog, black-backed jackal, leopard, cheetah, bat-eared fox, impala, wild dog, kudu, baboon, steenbok, dwarf, slender and banded mongoose.
ACTIVITIES: Game drives; birding, bushman paintings, elephants at waterhole.

DAY 5 – 8 MOREMI GAME RESERVE AND OKAVANGO DELTA  - CAMPING – F/B

We transfer by road to our private campsite in Moremi (approx 5 hours’ drive with a picnic lunch en route). The road leads via the Khwai River, which offers good opportunities for close-up game and raptor photography.
TERRAIN: Moremi being an extension of the Okavango offers a typical wetland system with grassy plains and pans surrounded by well-developed mopane forests and riverine woodland.              
WILDLIFE: Elephant, lechwe, waterbuck, impala, hippo, warthog, squirrels, baboon, vervet monkeys and banded mongoose are common. So are crocodiles and leguan. One can also hope to see buffalo, giraffe, bushbuck, lion, wild dog, leopard, cheetah, black-backed and side-striped jackal, zebra, wildebeest, tsessebe, bush babies, fruit bats, sable, kudu, roan, steenbok, duiker, honey badger. The birdlife includes water birds as well as dry land birds.
ACTIVITIES: game drives; birding

DAY 9 TRANSFER TO MAUN                                   B/FAST ONLY

Transfer to Maun in time for your onward flight.

FOR YOUR SCHEDULED SAFARI OR TAILOR MADE PLEASE CONTACT US.
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