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Botswana Sample Itinerary
Remember: this is a sample itinerary based on our recommended highlights for a trip of this length. We have years of experience sending people to Southern Africa and so should you have differing interests or more time we are ready and able to create your own tailored itinerary.
Highlights
- Diverse safari experiences: day & night game drives, safari by mokoro (dug out canoe), motorized boat, and on foot.
- Travel by plane - maximize your time on safari.
- Visit the unique Okavango Delta - a wetland in a desert and home to a wide variety of species and experiences.
- Observe the famous "Baines Baobabs" and dramatic scenery of the Nxai Pan, a massive fossilized lake.
- Discover Kwando Concession with huge elephant herds, wild dog and more...
- Experience Africa with first-class, ensuite, permanent tented camps as your base.
- See Victoria Falls, the “smoke that thunders”!
Brief Itinerary
Botswana presents a true challenge for trip planners and travellers. January thru April is considered the best time for the Nxai Pan, Makgadigkgadi Pan and Central Kalahari Game Reserve areas. Migrating herds move into Nxai Pan as summer rains feed desert grasslands. Many young are born in the desert regions.
July through October offers the most prolific wildlife viewing in the northern regions. Some areas seem to attract wildlife all year round. Wildlife patterns are difficult to predict! Throughout the year, birding is excellent in the delta and on waterways, and since there are permanent water channels in the Okavango Delta year round, you can enjoy that magical delta experience of paddling along quiet waterways in virtual silence!
The Southern Summer (January through April 2010)
High season for the desert, low season for the Delta.
We suggest: Tau Pan - calving season (2 nts) Nxai Pan -
Zebra migration (2 nts),
Kwara - animals all year (2 nts),
Lagoon (3 nts), Victoria Falls (2 nts)
Green Season (April thru June 2010, plus November 2010)
Shoulder season in both areas. Good value and good wildlife viewing.
Nxai Pan OR Tau Pan (2 nts), Kwara (2 nts), Lebala (2 nts),
Lagoon (3 nts),
Victoria Falls (2 nts)
High Season (July thru October 2010)
High season in the Delta; Low season in the desert.
Water is filling the delta’s waterways, pushing animals toward dry land.
As the season progresses, it gets increasingly hotter as well.
Nxai Pan (2 nts), Kwara (3 nts), Lagoon - stunning in high season (3 nts), Victoria Falls (2 nts)
Cost (2010)
starting Maun/ending Victoria Falls; per person sharing | |
Secret Season 2010 (southern summer; Jan-Mar) |
US$5,245 |
Green Season 2010 (May, June, November) |
US$6,240 |
High Season 2010 (July-October) |
US$6,830 |
Cost is per person, based on a minimum of 2 people travelling together following our sample itinerary. Single rooms are available for a supplement. Your costs may differ depending on departure date, availability, group size and what you include in your final tailored itinerary. Larger parties may recognize cost savings per person; please inquire. |
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*In an effort to avoid currency fluctuations, prices are in US Dollars. Valid as of Feb. 17, 2010 and subject to change.
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