BOTSWANA - 9 NIGHT AUTHENTIC GUIDED SAFARI
Highlights: Okavango Delta,
Safari Summary
The safari starts in Maun and ends in Kasane. Private vehicle and guide throughout (inter-camp transfers and activities)
Flight from Maun to Moremi Crossing
2 nights MOREMI CROSSING, Okavango Delta, fully incl www.gunns-camp.com
Flight back to Maun where driven safari starts, drive to Meno A Kwena
2 nights MENO A KWENA TENTED CAMP,
Drive to Khwai, bordering Moremi Game Reserve
3 nights KHWAI TENTED CAMP,
Drive to Linyanti Bush Camp in the Linyanti area
2 nights LINYANTI BUSH CAMP, Linyanti, fully incl www.africanbushcamps.com
Drive to Kasane (optional flight to Kasane at a surcharge)
Optional Safari Extensions - Unescorted
2 nights KUBU LODGE, Chobe, incl breakfast, dinner, 2 days park fees and 3 activities (boat cruise and / or game drive) www.kubulodge.net
OR
2 nights MUCHENJE SAFARI LODGE, Chobe, fully incl www.muchenje.com
AND / OR
2 nights THORNTREE RIVER LODGE, Livingstone, incl meals and 1 activity per day www.threecities.co.za
OR
2 nights STANLEY & LIVINGSTONE SAFARI LODGE, Victoria Falls, incl breakfast www.raniresorts.com
These are only suggestions; we are more than happy to tailor-make an individual safari extension for your clients.
Key Selling Points
- guaranteed window seat (max 9 participants)
- comfortable camps in remote areas
- continuity of one guide throughout your safari
- open vehicle from Bush Ways Safaris with no driver‘s cabin blocking forward view
- fly-in into the Okavango Delta, Mokoros and walking
- walking and night game drives in Khwai and Linyanti
- can be booked exclusively for private groups and families
- Spanish, French, German & Italian translators available on request for an additional cost
DETAILED ITINERARY
An Introduction
This is a driven safari with a private vehicle and guide. This type of travel allows you to fully appreciate the subtle changes in the environment as you move from one area to the next by land, and learn about the forces which drove these changes and shaped the contrasting landscape around you. The thrill is not only in the destination, but the journey itself.
2 Nights MOREMI CROSSING, Okavango Delta
The guide will meet the guests at Maun airport, where the guided safari starts with a flight into the Okavango Delta (about 25 minutes).
Moremi Crossing is located on an Island called Ntswi near the most southern part of Chief’s Island. As you fly over the Delta you can see the intricate twisting and turning of the waterways and the ever-changing colours where dry land meets water. The channels around Moremi Crossing offer far reaching vistas of the Moremi floodplain, grasslands and marginal woodlands interspersed with Mokolwane palm islands.
Moremi Crossings
provides comfortable accommodation in 16 vintage en-suite safari tents, each
with its own private wooden deck. The main area consists of a large open plan
split level deck that offers spectacular views over the
Moremi Crossing is a water based camp and therefore access to the camp from the airstrip is either by mokoro or moroboat. Activities on offer include mokoro excursions, guided walks and water levels permitting sunset cruises by motorboat. All these activities give the guests the chance to experience the Okavango Delta and its game from a very different slower and closer perspective.
After two nights at Moremi Crossing the group flies together with their guide back to Maun. Here the driven guided tour starts. The drive to Meno a Kwena takes about 1h30 – 2 hours.
2 nights MENO A KWENA TENTED CAMP,
Meno A Kwena,
meaning tooth of the crocodile, borders
The rustic camp is built in the tradition of eastern African tented camps, simple yet personal with attention to detail featuring many interesting artefacts and photographs on display in the main lodge. Meno A Kwena offers seven meru-style safari tents, simply furnished with comfortable bedding and hanging space. Separate to the each tent are private open air bathrooms with a traditional bucket shower (filled with piping hot water for daily showers) and a flush toilet. Each tent features a private sitting area, which offers a beautiful view over the river bed. The main lodge has an dining area, bar and lounge with small library. A covered seating area at the edge of the escarpment is popular, providing guests with a breathtaking view over a waterhole that attracts many zebra and wildebeest herds during the migration months (June to November). There is a small plunge pool built with natural rocks and a game viewing hide which offers a close yet safe view across the waterhole.
Activities at Meno A Kwena
include walking and cultural activities with a local community guide. Game
drives are also available, varying from short trips to the nearby Ngandi Community Trust Area to
full-day excursions with a picnic into
The drive from Meno a Kwena to Khwai will be via Maun. The first section to Maun takes about 1h30, and the onward drive to Khwai another 3 hours.
3 nights KHWAI TENTED CAMP, Khwai Concession, Botswana
This provides the perfect setting of a wilderness area where a community lives in harmony with nature and wildlife. The magnificent Khwai river is the hub for some of the most outstanding wildlife viewing both in the Moremi Game Reserve and bordering Khwai community area.
Khwai Tented Camp is a small 10 bedded tented camp situated along this life supporting river. It is a luxury, semi permanent, Hemingway style camp. Each tent has an en-suite bathroom with flushing toilette. It is designed for the luxury camping seeker who is looking for the real African experience in a simple and yet understated tented safari experience.
The main focus
is the wildlife experience including excursions to the legendary Moremi Game Reserve.
Activities on offer include game drives, nature walks, night drives and
cultural village outings to the old bushman
From Khwai the group drives to Linyanti. The drive will take about 5 hours, the group will stop for a picnic-lunch enroute.
2 nights LINYANTI BUSH CAMP, Linyanti
Linyanti Bush
Camp is an intimate tented camp on the banks of the Linyanti marsh in a private
reserve which borders the western boundary of
Linyanti Bush Camp offers simple African elegance, offering guests modern comforts whilst retaining an authentic wilderness atmosphere. The camp has six tastefully furnished rooms under canvas with en-suite bathrooms and the main lodge area is raised on wooden decking with a dining area, small library, bar and lounge, overlooking the Linyanti floodplains and marsh. There a plans for a small swimming pool to be added to the camp by 2010.
Activities from the camp consist of game drives including night drives and walking. The Linyanti area is best known for its large populations of elephant and buffalo that congregate in vast numbers especially during the dry season. In addition lion, sable, roan, leopard, wild dog, and a number of the plains game may be seen and the surrounding swamps and marshes are home to lechwe, hippo, crocodile and sitatunga.
Ends Kasane
After two days in Linyanti the group can drive together with the guide to Kasane where the safari ends. The drive will take approximately 5 hours.
Or alternatively fly to Kasane or any other area for their post-safari programme (at additional charge).
DATES & RATES 2010
Rates for the 9 night / 10 day safari (2N Moremi Crossing, 2N Meno A Kwena Tented Camp, 3N Khwai Tented Camp, 2N Linyanti Bush Camp). Rates (in USD) for 9 nights in twin / double rooms.
Code |
Date |
USD per person sharing |
Single room supplement USD |
|
AUTH 101 |
17 – 26 April 2010 |
4100 |
1390 |
|
AUTH 102 |
15 – 24 May 2010 |
4100 |
1390 |
|
AUTH 103 |
09 – 18 July 2010 |
5100 |
1500 |
|
AUTH 104 |
29 July – 07 Aug 2010 |
5100 |
1500 |
|
AUTH 105 |
28 Aug – 06 Sept 2010 |
5100 |
1500 |
|
AUTH 106 |
29 Sept – 08 Oct - REVERSE |
5100 |
1500 |
|
AUTH 107 |
09 – 18 Oct 2010 |
5100 |
1500 |
|
AUTH 108 |
23 Oct- 01 Nov 2010 |
5100 |
1500 |
|
AUTH 109 |
06 – 15 Nov 2010 |
4100 |
1390 |
Reverse means this safari starts in Kasane and ends in Maun!
INCLUDES
All meals (breakfast, lunch – sometimes Picnic-Lunch and dinner), local beverages.
All game viewing activities as listed in the description (in a Bush Ways Safaris vehicle with a Bush Ways Guide) and mokoro excursions in the Delta.
EXCLUDES
Optional safari extensions e.g. post nights in Kasane
and / or Livingstone –
This safari runs with a minimum of 5 / 6 participants and a maximum of 9 participants (min 3 rooms, max 5 rooms).
BOOKING PROCEDURES, TERMS & CONDITIONS
Reservations
Provisional bookings will be held for a period of 12 days, after which time confirmation of the booking and payment of a 20% non-refundable deposit will be required, or the booking will automatically be released.
Confirmation of the booking will be made once an invoice has been issued by 25 Degreez, followed by the receipt of the 20% non-refundable deposit. If an agent confirms a booking with 25 Degreez on behalf of their client, it will be understood that the agent is holding the deposit and therefore they will be liable for cancellation penalties.
On confirmation of a booking, we require the following information:
- Full names of passengers
- Flights arrival and departure details (Airline, flight number, departure & arrival times)
- Special dietary requirements & medical conditions
- Special occasions while on safari e.g. honeymoon, birthday, anniversary, engagement etc
The balance of payment is required 60 days prior to the date that the safari commences. A booking made within 60 days of commencement in payable in full on confirmation.
Cancellations
All
cancellations should be made in writing and will only be deemed effective upon
acknowledge receipt by 25 Degreez.
Cancellations will be subject to the following penalties:
60 Days or more prior to commencement: forfeit 20% deposit
Less than 60 Days prior to commencement: forfeit 50% of the package price
Less than 30 Days prior to commencement: forfeit 100% of the package price
Please ensure that you take out cancellation and curtailment insurance.
Insurance
It is a condition of booking with 25 Degreez that each and every guest be adequately covered by comprehensive travel and medical insurance.
