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5
DAYS - SAVUTE & OKAVANGO SAFARI
SAFARI
TYPE: Fly In Safari
DUARTION: 5 Days / 4 Nights
DEPARTURE DATE: Any date of your choice
DEPARTURE LOCATION: Maun or Kasane or Victoria Falls
TOUR ENDS: Maun or Kasane or Victoria Falls
TRANSPORT: Light fixed wing aircraft
ROUTING HIGHLIGHTS:
Savuti Marsh - Chobe National Park - Okavango Delta
Maun/Kasane - Savute Safari Lodge - Camp Okavango - Maun/Kasane
SAVUTI MARSH - Savuti is one of Africa's most famous big game
areas, with an atmosphere all of its own. Savuti is the name of
an extinct channel that last saw water in 1981. The channel once
fed the Savuti Marsh, now a vast grassland, some 100km ². The
channel source was from the elbow part of the Kwando River known
as Linyanti. The Savuti Channels' ability to flow and stop flowing,
stems from tectonic movements deep below the Kalahari sands.
The dry marsh has formed immense, open grassland dotted with the
skeletons of drowned trees. Large herds of game route through Savuti
on annual migrations between Botswana's parched interior and the
rivers of the north and west. The remarkably nutritious grasses
of the area attract large herds of zebra, impala, wildebeest, giraffe,
tsessebe, buffalo and elephant. Leopard are always plentiful around
the granite kopjes and retain permanent territories here, so do
the packs of spotted hyena and large prides of lion and an abundance
of old bull elephants that are forever about. Much activity concentrates
around the three waterholes at Savuti, and recently elephant killing
lions have become a great draw card.
OKAVANGO DELTA - Probably the best known area of Botswana is
the Okavango Delta. This area is one of the world's largest inland
water systems, a unique oasis of life in the centre of the Kalahari
Desert. It stretches over 15,000km² and supports a staggering
variety of animal, plant and bird life. Many of the larger herbivores
are present and include elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hippo and antelope
species as well as numerous smaller animals. The carnivore populations
are healthy and widespread including lion, leopard, cheetah, wild
dog, spotted hyena, crocodile and jackal. In addition to the animal
populations, the Delta is home to a staggering variety of birds;
some 450 species exist within Northern Botswana.
ITINERARY:
Day 1 &
Day 2
Savute Channel - Savute Marsh
On arrival at Maun or Kasane you will be met and welcomed by a company
representative who will assist you onto your private air charter
flight to Savuti Safari Lodge.
Spend 2 nights at Savuti Safari Lodge, situated on the banks of
the now dry Savuti channel, part of the dynamic Savuti eco system
renowned for its large concentration of Elephant and large Lion
prides, on a fully inclusive basis.
Savuti Safari
Lodge comprises of 12 twin-bedded luxury wood, thatch and glass
safari suites, ideal for the hot and dry conditions. Double volume
suites with their spacious interior and large, glass sliding doors
set the lodge apart from typical safari accommodation. Large private
viewing decks and en-suite facilities, with walk in showers combine
to make Savuti Safari Lodge an unforgettable experience.
Other facilities
include a lounge, library and cocktail bar, which is situated in
the exquisite thatch and timber main building, while in front there
is a viewing deck ideal for watching game at the water hole. The
lodge houses the dining room in a separate building, which can double
up as a conference room sitting up to twenty delegates. The lodge
also has a swimming pool on a raised wooden teak deck overlooking
the channel, affording guests to watch game while swimming!
Enjoy 2 full
days of morning and afternoon game activities, which include:
Game drives by open 4x4 safari vehicles in the Savuti area, including
the Savuti Marsh; and
Visit to the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills.
Accommodation: Savute Safari Lodge
Day 3 &
Day 4
Nxaragha Island, Okavango Delta
Today you will be transferred by road to Savuti's airstrip for your
charter flight to Camp Okavango, an exhilarating journey to the
heart of the Okavango Delta. Spend 2 nights at Camp Okavango, situated
on remote Nxaragha Island, assuring a year-round water wilderness
experience, on a fully inclusive basis.
Camp Okavango
comprises of 11 East African-style safari tents individually situated
on raised teak platforms with en-suite ablution facilities and private
sun decks. Each tent is exquisitely furnished with an African teak
wardrobe, luggage rack, dressing table, bedside pedestals and traditional
director's chairs, as well as tea and coffee making facilities are
also provided to make guests' stay as comfortable as possible.
Other facilities
include a dining room, which leads onto an expansive open-air patio
for evenings around a blazing campfire, a cocktail bar, lounge,
wildlife reference library, and a secluded bird-viewing hide, shaded
hammocks, reading benches and a delightful sun-deck and plunge pool
for relaxation during the hot midday hours.
Enjoy 2 full
days of morning and afternoon game activities, which include:
Exploring the Okavango by canoe (mokoro) and motorboat;
Fishing opportunities; and
Guided nature walks on the various islands afford an opportunity
to track some of the larger species that inhabit this water wilderness.
Accommodation: Camp Okavango
Day 5
Departure
Terminating in Maun: After breakfast, you will be taken to Camp
Okavango's airstrip for your charter flight to Maun, for your onward
arrangements.
Terminating
in Victoria Falls: After breakfast, you will be taken to Camp Okavango's
airstrip for your charter flight to Kasane Airport, where a representative
will meet you for your road transfer to Victoria Falls Airport,
for your onward arrangements.
Included:
o Accommodation, scheduled activities & laundry services (on
request).
o All meals, refreshments, local spirits & wines.
o Emergency medical evacuation insurance,
o National park fees and all government levies & taxes.
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