English
French10 Days Delta Predators & Salt Desert Oasis - Includes Boat ride & Mokoro Ride
Offered by - Kala Safaris
Tour Features
A tour with many offering where one gets to enjoy the wilderness in its fullest by exploring the rich rivers of Chobe National Park and walking the desert salt pans of the Paleo Makgadikgadi of Nxai National Park. Witnessing wildlife at its peak surviving and flourishing in an open salt desert.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Boat, Canoe. |
Route & Activities
Botswana
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1-9 | Tented Camping No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 10 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Arrival: KasaneArrival Guests will be picked up by Kala Safaris, safari guide from a safari lodge in Kasane or Kasane International Airport. Guests will be picked in a 4x4 open game viewer followed by a safari game viewing safety briefing. The Usual time of guests pickup is normally 8:30am depending on the flight arrival. The transfer from the airport in to Chobe National Park will take around 40 minutes. The morning transfer will cover the first game drive of the tour, through the many game viewing stops that will occur along the way as the guests will be driven to camp through the park to have lunch around noon and to offload luggage and to familiarize themselves with the camp during the day’s light. Around 15:00pm guests will leave to enjoy the first Chobe National Park sunset over sundowner toast on the banks of the river. Around 18:15pm guests will head back to camp to be treated with a three course bush dinner and close the day around the camp fire. Every day guests will be woken up by their safari guide around 05:30am or 06:00am (depending on the agreed time) to have a 30 minutes morning refresh time. Followed by 30 minutes of breakfast before leaving for the first morning game drive of the day around 06:30am or 07:00am. Around 11:00/12:00 pm depending on the natural uncontrolled game viewing sightings, guests will be driven back to camp to relax, have lunch, take showers, download photos and to charge cameras before the evening game drive that will start around 15:00pm to 18:15pm
Main Destination: Chobe National Park
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Chobe National ParkDay 2 will be used to have the boat ride in the morning to explore the Chobe National Park aquatic game up close from the river view. Followed by an evening safari game drive that will extent to day 3.
Main Destination: Chobe National Park
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Chobe National ParkDay 3 can also be used as an optional activity day to do a day trip in to Victoria falls Zimbabwe at an additional cost.
Main Destination: Chobe National Park
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Transfer to Nxai National ParkCamp Transfer day Day 4 will start normal like the previous day. Around 07:00am guests will have their last morning game drive in Chobe National Park while the Kala Safaris camp team will take the time to break down the camp and drive ahead of the guests to Makgadikgadi Pans (Nxai Pan National Park region) by tarred road. Around 16:00pm-17:00pm guests will arrive in the Makgadikgadi pan region where guests will spend their first night in the open salt desert observing the open skies of the Paleo Makgadikgadi.
Main Destination: Nxai Pan National Park
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Nxai National ParkDay 5, guests will make a short transfer by tarred road less than 2 hours in to Nxai National Park. Guests will enjoy a change in terrain and vegetation by exploring the vast salt desert wild life of Nxai Pan. Drought resistant flora and fauna will be explored in the last 2 days in Nxai National Park through the morning game drive and the afternoon game drive. Adopting the same time routine used and followed in Chobe National Park.
Main Destination: Nxai Pan National Park
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Nxai National ParkA Full day exploring the salt desert wildlife with the two game drives of the day
Main Destination: Nxai Pan National Park
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 7 - Transfer to Moremi Game ReserveThe 2nd camp transfer will resemble the camps first transfer events from Chobe in to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Guests will have their last morning game drive in the salt pans and head to Maun by tarred road to have a short stop in Maun and lunch. Nxai Pan to Maun transfer will be between 2hrs drive to 2hrs 30min. An optional activity that can be done in Maun by guests while in transit to Moremi Game reserve is a 45 min or 1 hour scenic flight over the Okavango Delta in Maun during the lunch stop in Maun. From Maun to Moremi Game Reserve will be a 3hrs transfer on a dirt bumpy terrain. They will be plenty of game viewing stops along the way as wildlife is still plenty on route to the game reserve. Guests will arrive to have their first sunset game drive in the delta water rich wildlife of Moremi Game Reserve.
Main Destination: Moremi Game Reserve
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 8 - Moremi Game ReserveThe last 2 days in Moremi Game Reserve will have the guests pick up from where they left off in Chobe National Park. The exploration of the water dependent African wildlife that roam freely between the water channels and the dense bush and open grassland. Boat ride in north east of the reserve will be the highlight of day 8.
Main Destination: Moremi Game Reserve
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 9 - Moremi Game ReserveDay 9 will be a full day in Khwai North East of Moremi Game Reserve. The day will be a day trip event from South of Moremi Game Reserve to the North East side. Guests will leave the South side early morning to explore the North east side on the morning game drive. Guests will be served picnic lunch and move to experience the mokoro ride in the afternoon. Before doing the 1hr 30min transfer back to the South of Moremi where camp will be established.
Main Destination: Moremi Game Reserve
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 10 - Departure MaunDepending on the time of departure flight from Maun International Airport. Guests will wake up at normal time and do a short game drive before being dropped off at the airport or by the safari lodge.
Main Destination: Maun
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Rates Per Person
Mar 1, 2023 - Dec 1, 2023
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Getting There
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, also known as Gaborone Airport, is the main airport in Botswana. It is located 15 km from Gaborone, the capital.
For travellers, it is more common to fly into Maun Airport (MUB) and Kasana Airport (BBK). When combining a safari in Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls, it is common to fly into Maun and depart from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Zimbabwe or Livingstone Airport (LVI) in Zambia.
Most visitors to Botswana will have a stopover in South Africa to pick up a direct flight from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
In most cases, your tour operator will collect you from the airport and will arrange all further transportation.
This tour starts in Chobe National Park and ends in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- All foreign visitors will need to carry a return ticket.
- Children that are under 18 years of age must have a certified copy of their unabridged birth certificate and a valid passport.
- Children travelling with one parent or no parents must have an affidavit from the missing parent/s that gives their consent for travel.
- In case a person is travelling by road, they need to carry all the current and valid vehicle documents and essential permits.
Getting There
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, also known as Gaborone Airport, is the main airport in Botswana. It is located 15 km from Gaborone, the capital.
For travellers, it is more common to fly into Maun Airport (MUB) and Kasana Airport (BBK). When combining a safari in Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls, it is common to fly into Maun and depart from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Zimbabwe or Livingstone Airport (LVI) in Zambia.
Most visitors to Botswana will have a stopover in South Africa to pick up a direct flight from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
In most cases, your tour operator will collect you from the airport and will arrange all further transportation.
This tour starts in Chobe National Park and ends in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- All foreign visitors will need to carry a return ticket.
- Children that are under 18 years of age must have a certified copy of their unabridged birth certificate and a valid passport.
- Children travelling with one parent or no parents must have an affidavit from the missing parent/s that gives their consent for travel.
- In case a person is travelling by road, they need to carry all the current and valid vehicle documents and essential permits.
Offered By
Kala Safaris
Botswana
Kala Safaris is first a safari tour specialist, Travel Agency for luxury safari lodges in the wilderness a Mobile safari operator, transfers and tours company based in Maun, Botswana (Maun is widely known as the gateway of the Okavango Delta) which is the biggest tourist attraction in Botswana. Operating in all the wilderness areas in Botswana and connected to other tour operators within Southern Africa particularly. Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa
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