Botswana Signature

Airport transfer to/from your hotel with private vehicle

Take your flight from Johannesburg to Maun today.  Flight time is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. 

This flight departs from Maun and travels to the Central Kalahari, Botswana.

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve gets animals such springbok, gemsbok and wildebeest in their thousands and is quite a sight to behold. Predators abound with plentiful Lions – especially the famous Kalahari black-maned Lion, Cheetah, Leopard and Jackals. Brown Hyenas and Wild Dogs are also found in the area. Several species of antelopes make the trip to the sweet grasses of the CKGR which include the Eland, Springbok, Steenbok, Gemsbok, Hartebeest, Kudu and Duiker. Honey Badgers are regular visitors as well as Ground Squirrels and Meerkats and many an hour can be wiled away watching these fascinating animals.

At first light you'll meet up with others at the lodge for your morning game drive in open 4X4's. Please note that Tau Pan is in a national park and an ecological sensitive area – for this reason we cannot drive off road or at night!

You'll also have the opportunity to have a guided walk with a San who will explain and entertain you by answering all your questions from birth to marriage to bush survival.

This flight departs the Deception Valley airstrip in the Central Kalahari and arrives in Maun, Botswana.

This flight departs from Maun and travels to Okavango, Botswana.

Here in the Okavango Delta lives some of the most spectacular and varied wildlife on Earth. Famed for its big cat and bird population, the delta is a peaceful haven where animals have been protected for decades and know they will not be disturbed. You'll have the opportunity to see animals up close when expert guides accompany you on morning and evening game drives in open 4 x 4 vehicles. The park also boasts a diversity of landscape with desert, dry savannah, lagoon and swamps in close proximity – cheetah, crocodile and elephant can also be seen on a game drive.

The Okavango Delta is of course flooded for much of the year and when it is, you can experience serene silence at the gentle pace of a poled mokoro excursion along the narrow Delta channels. Just sit back and relax as they glide through lily ponds on local dugout canoes while they get eye to eye with a buffalo as it laps water from the river, watch crocodiles sunbathe on the banks or cruise past a pod of hippos as they lie in a pool. Fish eagles, frogs and fabulous lilies form much of this experience, but more frequently it is the quietness and gentle pace that makes its impression on you after a mokoro morning.

After a leisurely lunch and perhaps a siesta, afternoon drives in the Okavango are typically done at around 4pm when the animals are active. They usually last for a few hours and you will be back at the lodge in time for dinner. This activity is shared with other guests of the lodge in the lodge's 4x4 vehicles.

The Okavango Delta features some of the best game viewing in all of Africa. Drives are typically done very early in the morning and last for a few hours, after which you return to the lodge for breakfast. (shared with other guests at the lodge).

Here in the Okavango Delta lives some of the most spectacular and varied wildlife on Earth. Famed for its big cat and bird population, the delta is a peaceful haven where animals have been protected for decades and know they will not be disturbed. You'll have the opportunity to see animals up close when expert guides accompany you on morning and evening game drives in open 4 x 4 vehicles. The park also boasts a diversity of landscape with desert, dry savannah, lagoon and swamps in close proximity – cheetah, crocodile and elephant can also be seen on a game drive.

This flight departs the Okavango airstrip and arrives in Linyanti.

Later this afternoon you will meet up with others from the lodge for your game drive.

The Linyanti Wildlife Management Area is truly a hidden gem, here you can enjoy truly untouched game viewing. Linyanti is an absolutely superb safari area, completely comparable to nearby Okavango. It is renowned as one of the best game viewing areas in the region with a wide range and diversity of wildlife, with large herds of elephant, buffalo and zebra. This is truly a gorgeous, unspoiled region of waterways and lagoons, riverine forests, huge trees and palm tree islands.

During the dry season, Jun-Oct, game gathers around watering holes and rivers in large numbers, most notably elephant, buffalo, lion and wilddog. During the Linyanti green season, Nov-May, the game expand their range and you have the opportunity to see the park as the bush comes into bloom.

Enjoy daily game drives in the morning and evenings with others from your lodges as you seek out game each day. Game viewing is superb in both the wet and dry seasons, and the birding is exceptional.

Later this afternoon you will meet up with others from the lodge for your game drive.

Whether you enjoy game drives or wish to rest at your camp, there are several other activities available. Depending on where you are staying, optional activities could include: day and night game dives, nature walks, boat cruises and canoe or "mokoro" game viewing.

During your time in the Selinda Reserve you'll have the choice of Game Drives in open 4X4's and also the chance to explore the area by boat.

This flight travels from Linyanti to Maun, Botswana.

Take your flight from Maun to Johannesburg today via Gaborone. The flight duration is approximately 1 and a half hour.