5 Day Private Botswana Group Camping Safari

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019admin

Summary of this Budget Safari Package

This safari into Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve and the Khwai area, on the outskirts of Moremi, is aimed at guests who are short on time, but want to experience an authentic safari in their own private group.

Enjoy wildlife viewing in the game rich Moremi Reserve, home to the Big 5 and much more, with your own personal, local, professional guide in an open 4×4 Land Cruiser, essential transport on the reserve’s tracks in the sand.

Camp in secluded, pristine camp sites, deep in the bush, where guests may relax whilst the camp assistant takes care of the camp set-up and meals.

Stay in tented accommodation in a lodge on the banks of the Boteti River at the beginning and end of your safari.

Itinerary for this Tour

Day 1: Maun, Botswana

On arrival in Maun, the tourism capital of Botswana, you will be met and transferred to your lodge accommodation for this first night of your safari adventure.

Located on a river bank the lodge offers comfortable, tented accommodation overlooking the seasonal river. Spend the afternoon relaxing by the pool or arrange to take a walk to the local village, Chenoga.

Dinner is served tonight at the lodge.

Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Lodge
Travel: Approximately 30 Km

Days 2 – 3: Maun to Moremi Game Reserve & Khwai, Botswana

Today we set out in our 4×4 open Land Cruiser for Moremi Game Reserve and the start of some thrilling wildlife viewing.

Named for Chief Moremi, the reserve was designated a game reserve, rather than a national park, so that the resident bushman could continue living there. Although not the largest of Botswana’s reserves, Moremi is a surprisingly diverse, combining mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons.

The varied habitats provide for a vast array of wildlife species including Cape buffalo, Angolan giraffe, black rhinoceros, lion, elephant, hippopotamus, zebra, cheetah, hyena, jackal, impala, and red lechwe. Cape wild dogs are found in Moremi and have been the subject of a project run in the area since 1989, which is why these animals are often seen wearing collars.

Bird lovers will not be disappointed as the reserve is home to almost 500 species of bird ranging from water birds to forest dwellers.

The Khwai River forms the northern border of Moremi Game Reserve and the Khwai community live on its northern banks. Characterised by a varied ecosystem of a patchwork of lagoons, shallow flooded pans, open grass plains and woodland forests, Khwai is known for its prolific wildlife and is, undoubtedly, one of the most scenic areas in Botswana.

At sunset we arrive at our private campsite, an isolated speck in the bush, where it seems we are the first to discover this exclusive campsite. Everything we need is brought to the campsite and we make sure we leave nothing behind.

We may spend a second night here, or, depending on wildlife movement, road and weather conditions we may choose to move to another site, wildlife viewing as we travel. The beauty of a small, private group is that it allows for this flexibility.

Our camp assistant caters to our needs, setting up the campsite whilst guests relax after their exciting days of wildlife viewing.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Travel: Approximately 120 Km

Day 4: Moremi Game Reserve to Maun, Botswana

Today it is time to head back to Maun, wildlife viewing as we exit Moremi.

Arriving back at our lodge in Maun we spend the rest of the day relaxing around the pool, enjoying a drink and a swim after our dusty journey.

Tonight dinner is served at our lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Lodge
Travel: Approximately 120 Km

Day 5: Maun, Botswana

Day 5 signals the end of this Private Botswana Camping Safari.

After breakfast we transfer to Maun Airport and our flight back to reality. If time allows there is an option of taking a flight over the Okavango Delta for wildlife viewing from a different perspective. This is optional and for guests’ own account.

Meals: Breakfast
Travel: Approximately 30 Km