Magic of Okavango Flying Safari
6 Days - Daily
Okavango Delta offers an incredible wildlife experience like no where else in the world. Experience the best that this region has on offer though exhilarating game drives, bush walks, boat and mokoro rides. By combining two different areas of Okavango Delta and staying in both water-based camps and land based camps, you will get a chance to experience best of both worlds.
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Itinerary Highlights:
- View the incredible Delta waterways from above on the light aircraft transfers
- Combine two different areas of Okavango to get an ultimate experience of this region
- Enjoy a variety of water and land based activities for the best chance to spot all the wildlife
- Relax in your all inclusive remote tented camp between the game activities and in the evenings
- Experience the magical scenery during the day and starlit sky during the night
Itinerary Overview:
- Day 1: Light aircraft from Maun to Okavango Delta Camp
- Day 2: Activities in Okavango Delta
- Day 3: Light aircraft transfer to Moremi Game Reserve
- Day 4-5: Activities in Okavango Delta or Khwai
- Day 6: Light aircraft back to Maun*
*It is possible to fly to Kasane instead of Maun. Additional cost applies
Tailor-made suggestions for this itinerary
- Add a few extra nights to visit the mighty Victoria Falls
- Add a few extra nights explore the stunning Makgadikgadi Pans
- Extend your stay with a visit to Zambia and explore the glorious Zambezi River: Essential Zambia: Wildlife & Waterfalls
- Add on some relaxing beach time with a side trip to the island paradise of Zanzibar which is home to some of the most idyllic, unspoiled beaches in the world: 6 day stay in Zanzibar and Stone Town
- Add a few nights in Cape Town Winelands if flying in/out of South Africa and enjoy the world class food and wine of this region: Cape Town Essentials
Flight Maun Airport to Okavango Delta
At the scheduled time today you will take the light aircraft flight from Maun Airport to your camp's local airstrip in the Okavango Delta.
Please note: Your luggage is restricted to 20kg including hand luggage and any camera equipment. Only soft bags will be accepted - no hard suitcases or bags with wheels can be transported as they physically cannot fit the aircraft. As a guideline, standard checked luggage should have the three dimensions of 11.8 inches (30cm) wide, by 27.5 inches (70cm) long and 13.8 inches (35cm) high.
3 Day Okavango Delta Stay
The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight and one of the most magical places on the Planet. A mind-boggling 15,000 square kilometres of palm-fringed islands, thick woodland, intricate waterways, all resplendent with lavish vegetation and rich in wildlife. It is the largest intact inland delta in the world and one which will remain in your heart and soul forever.
Arrival Day
On arrival into the local airstrip you will be met by a camp guide and transferred to your camp to get settled into your room. Depending on your arrival time, you may have the opportunity to head out on an afternoon game viewing activity before returning to the camp for a delicious dinner.
Dinner included.
Okavango Delta Lodge Activities
Enjoy a full day on safari in the heart of the Okavango Delta.
The camps in this area offer variety of activities to choose from and usually you will join one morning and one afternoon activity. The delta’s watery heart is best discovered by mokoro through shallow channels and floodplains, as well as crossing the islands on foot.
The Okavango has many faces, which change throughout the year, prompted by that most unpredictable diva of all: the weather. Water levels rise and drop, expanding and shrinking islands, while animals move where the life is easiest and the grass greenest. In a few days, a sandy road driven by vehicle can become a waterway of unknowable depth, prompting a safari by boat instead.
Where and when you stay in the Okavango Delta will hugely influence what you do in the bush each day, the animals you’re most likely to see and finally, the safari experience you’ll have.Depending on your camp, activities can also offer fishing, game drives, boat safaris, village visits. Please check with us on all activities included in your chosen camp.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.
Departure Day
Depending on your departure time, you may have the opportunity to head out on one final morning game viewing activity before breakfast at the camp and a transfer back to the local airstrip.
Breakfast included.
Flight Camp to Camp
At the scheduled time today you will board your flight at your current local airstrip and fly to your next camp in a different area of the Okavango Delta.
Please note: Your luggage is restricted to 20kg including hand luggage and any camera equipment. Only soft bags will be accepted - no hard suitcases or bags with wheels can be transported as they physically cannot fit the aircraft.
4 Day Khwai Community Area Camp Stay
Looking at a map of Botswana, you’d miss Khwai completely if you didn’t know it was there. Wedged between the big-ticket attractions of Chobe National Park to the east and Moremi Game Reserve to the south, Khwai exists as a significant big game destination of its own. Lying on the eastern fringes of the Okavango Delta with a rich wildlife population and no borders drawn around it on the map, Khwai is often overlooked in favour of its more famous neighbours, though in the winter months it can hold its own for the quality of big game viewing.
Arrival Day
On arrival into the local airstrip you will be met by a camp guide and transferred to your camp to get settled into your room. Depending on your arrival time, you may have the opportunity to head out on an afternoon game viewing activity before returning to the camp for a delicious dinner.
Dinner included.
Lodge Activities
Enjoy a full day on safari in the Moremi Game Reserve or the Khwai concession.
During your time here, you’ll spend most days exploring the narrow Khwai River, which forms the natural boundary to the Moremi Game Reserve on the south. The Khwai River is a beacon for wildlife and plays host to leopards stalking lechwe in the long grass, lions swimming from the banks to save their cubs’ during territorial disputes and crocodiles competing with wild dogs for a midday meal of impala. As Khwai lies outside the parks, it offers the freedom and flexibility normally only possible with the heavier price tag of a private concession. Go off-road for a closer look at sightings, night drive in search of nocturnal species, and, with a little advance planning, head out on game walks to track wildlife on foot.
Khwai is also home to a village community where people live side by side with the resident wildlife. Some camps will offer village visits for a dose of cultural insight to go with your safari. For those not visiting the water camps of the delta, many camps in Khwai offer the chance to get out on a mokoro (traditional canoe), although excursions are less traditional in nature, skirting the riverbanks, rather than open delta floodplains.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.
Departure Day
Depending on your departure time, you may have the opportunity to head out on one final morning game viewing activity before breakfast at the camp and a transfer back to the local airstrip.
Breakfast included.
Fly Okavango Delta to Maun
At the scheduled time you will take the light aircraft charter flight from your camp's local airstrip in the Okavango Delta to Maun Airport.
Please note: Your luggage is restricted to 20kg including hand luggage and any camera equipment. Only soft bags will be accepted - no hard suitcases or bags with wheels can be transported as they physically cannot fit the aircraft. As a guideline, standard checked luggage should have the three dimensions of 11.8 inches (30cm) wide, by 27.5 inches (70cm) long and 13.8 inches (35cm) high.
Comfort
Okavango Delta, Botswana - Oddball's Camp
Khwai, Botswana - Khwai Guest House
Superior
Okavango Delta, Botswana - Shinde Camp
Okavango Delta, Botswana - Kanana Camp
Deluxe
Okavango Delta, Botswana - Duba Plains Camp
Okavango Delta, Botswana - Sitatunga Private Island
Whats included?
- Light aircraft flights to/from Maun and between camps
- Accommodation on fully inclusive basis
- All road transfers
- Activities as specified
- Park fees
What’s not included?
- International flights
- Premium drinks
- Insurance
- Any other items of personal nature
Notes
- Our Comfort level itinerary starts with 2 nights in the Okavango Delta and 3 nights in Khwai.
- Our Superior and Deluxe level itineraries start with 3 nights on the first lodge in the Okavango Delta and then 2 nights on the second lodge in the Okavango Delta.