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French3 Days Okavango Delta Remote Chiefs Island Tour
Offered by - Kala Safaris
Tour Features
A short and memorable tour of the paradise like wilderness island of the Okavango Delta, to walk the island on guided walking safaris and Mokoro ride/traditional canoe experiences in the delta water channels.
| Budget tour | This budget tour includes camping and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Shared tour | This tour will be shared with other travelers. Maximum 7 people. |
| 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 |
| 1-2 | Tented Camping No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 3 | Budget 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: Maun to Okavango DeltaArrival & Transfer day Guests will be picked up by Kala Safaris, safari guide from a safari lodge in Maun or Maun International Airport. Guests will be picked in a 4x4 open game viewer followed by safari game viewing safety briefing. If Guests are travelling on any other months not the months of July, August, September. The water levels will be too low to use boats and the transfer to the remote parts of the Okavango Delta will be by road. Approximately a 2 hours dirt bumpy road transfer with plenty of game viewing along the way will follow. They will not be boat rides in the Okavango Delta remote parts when the water is too low. If guests are travelling during the months July, August. September guests will get to experience the highlights of travelling in to the Okavango Delta remote islands of Chiefs island by boat. Guests will be picked from the airport or safari lodge in Maun and will be transferred to a boat station in Maun by the Thamalakane river which will connect the guests on the ultimate Okavango Delta channels. Guests will experience at close range the paradise like activities of the beautiful water filled Okavango Delta and the wild animals roaming inland and on water. The boat transfer will be a 5 hours upstream transfer from Maun in to Chiefs Island, with plenty of game viewing stops from the water. Guests will arrive to an already set camping site in the Okavango Delta to familiarize themselves with the site during the days light and to freshen up, before having their first sunset on mokoro view of the Okavango sky line. Guests will come back from the sunset mokoro ride to have dinner and see the first day away around the campfire.
Main Destination: Okavango Delta
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Okavango DeltaThe second day will be a full day in the breath taking Okavango Delta islands. Guests will arise to enjoy a smooth mokoro ride in the Okavango Delta after breakfast, followed by a morning guided walking safari in the Okavango Delta Islands to touch, smell and be one with nature. The walk will be led by mokoro polers that reside in the remote Okavango Delta village of Xaxaba, to give guests a tour of the traditional ways of surviving and flourishing in the Okavango Delta. Day 2 will see the guests continuing to enjoy morning mokoro ride in the Okavango Delta and an afternoon of Village walk and tour to see up close the village life of the mokoro polers and the community.
Main Destination: Okavango Delta
Accommodation: Tented Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Departure to MaunDay 3 will start normal like the previous day. Guests waking up at 05:30 am, have breakfast at 06:00am and do the last short mokoro excursion at 07:00am before being transferred back to Maun. If guests accessed the Okavango by Boat. Guests will be transferred by boat on a 4hours down stream with plenty of game viewing sightings. If guests accessed the Okavango Delta by 4x4 game viewer vehicle guests will be transferred back by road during the low water level seasons on a 3 hours transfer. Guests will be dropped off in Maun at Maun International Airport or Maun safari lodges. Guests will have an option to transfer back to Maun by Air at an additional cost which will be not more than 20minutes flight only during the dry season when access was made by vehicle and not a speed boat. This gives the Guests a opportunity to have a scenic view of the Okavango Delta.
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
Jul 1, 2023 - Nov 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 Okavango Delta and ends in Okavango Delta, 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 Okavango Delta and ends in Okavango Delta, 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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