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The Botswana Explorer

FROM PRICE: $ 8972

Okavango Delta, Kwando Concession, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls - 16 days/15 nights

All camps are of a high comfort standard, small and intimate with en suite hot and cold water. All the game drives are in open four wheel drive vehicles with uninhibited game viewing. Boating and canoeing is also available in each camp.

This region forms the heartland of the proposed immense Upper Zambezi Trans-frontier conservation Area straddling Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe - one of the greatest wilderness areas on the planet.

Where is it?

The safari includes the cost of return flights to and from Johannesburg however we can start the safari from Maun if you prefer. The safari takes place in and around the Okavango Delta combining the Southern Delta with the central delta to experience the delightful changes between the two areas. Then its off to the Northern Delta before heading towards the Linyanti region of Northern Botswana on the Kwando Concession.

Having thoroughly explored the Okavango Delta its time to experience the huge elephant herds of the Chobe National Park before ending in a luxury lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River close to Victoria Falls on the Zambian side of the river.

What is the best time of year to go?

This safari is available year round however the pricing on this trip applies to April and May 2009.

As with many African safari destinations the best time for big game viewing is during the drier, winter months (July, August, and September). For bird watchers, November to March is without doubt the best period.

The champagne months of May and June are delightful; just before the main rush of tourists begins, with clear skies and lingering green bush, and fat, well-fed animals at the end of the rainy season.

How to get there

The safari starts from Maun and ends at Livingstone however we've included flights from and to Johannesburg. If you'd like us to quote or arrange for your international flights we can include these to.

Tips and Notes

Animals which you'll see on this safari include:

• Elephant in good numbers
• Resident lion and their nocturnal roars!
• There is always a chance for "spots" - Cheetah roam the floodplains to south north, & leopard viewing is rewarding when they are encountered.
• One of Africa's most endangered predators, the Wild Dog, is resident on the Kwando concession.
• Other common species include: Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hyena, a variety of antelope, & the chance to spot a number of nocturnal species.

Fishing is excellent on the Kwando and the Zambezi rivers

The lodge on the banks of the Zambezi is one of the most romantic of the African lodges.