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15 day Lion Trail Safari, Botswana
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Expected Botswana Safari Vacation Package Experience:
Accommodation: Camping and a lodge
Activities: Game viewing, Chobe River cruise, game drives and walks, birding, boating, mokoro river safari, island walks, optional scenic flight over the Delta, optional Vic Falls activities (white water rafting, bungi jumping, microlighting, Elephant back rides and more)
Destinations: Kasane, Chobe River, Nata Sanctuary, Nxai Pan National Park, Maun, Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park (Chobe River), Victoria Falls / Livingstone
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What you can expect from this 15 day Lion Trail safari tour:
This African wildlife safari covers some of the best wilderness areas in Botswana, from the desolate Makgadikgadi Pans to the unique Okavango Delta. Starting in Kasane and ending at the Victoria Falls in Livingstone, it offers unbeatable value for money.
You will also get the opportunity to visit the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Nxai Pan National Park, Central Okavango Delta and you will spend 3 nights at Moremi Game Reserve and 2 nights at Chobe Game Reserve. The main highlight of this African wildlife safari is the mokoro camping trip on the Delta waterways.
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Day 1: Chobe River, BotswanaThis African wildlife safari starts at Kasane in northern Botswana, where a full briefing and orientation will be given. Transfers can be organised from Livingstone, Victoria Falls or Kasane airport.
In the afternoon you can take a boat cruise on the Chobe River, with a chance to spot Elephants, Hippos and other animals languishing in and along the river. You will camp on the banks of the Chobe River at a site with permanent ablutions. Lunch, Dinner. |
Day 2: Makgadikgadi Pans, BotswanaRising with the sun, your route takes you 300km (186.4 miles) south to the village of Nata, on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans. You will spend the evening at Nata Sanctuary, a small conservation area boasting large pans and fascinating flora and fauna.
During the afternoon of your African wildlife safari, you will explore this interesting area from your vehicle and on foot. You will camp at a site with permanent ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Day 3: Nxai Pan National Park, BotswanaYour African wildlife safari continues as you drive through to Nxai Pan National Park with its unique fossil pans dotted with acacia islands. Here sweet grasses host a variety of wildlife and the plains are dotted with grazing herds of Impala and Springbok. The afternoon will be spent on game drives in the Park and you will camp overnight in a site where you will set up bush ablution facilities. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Day 4: Maun, BotswanaLeaving Nxai Pan National Park, you will visit the magnificent Baine’s Baobabs. These regal trees, immortalised by the explorer Baine’s painting, are situated on the edge of an expansive saltpan. Your African wildlife safari continues on to Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta, where you will have time to visit the shops and enjoy a relaxing afternoon. You will camp overnight in a site with permanent ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Day 5: Okavango Delta, BotswanaYour African wildlife safari takes you in a north-westerly direction from Maun, to the western side of the Okavango Delta, a special corner of paradise. You will camp on an island, possibly serenaded by the sound of Hippos and Bell Frogs breaking the night silence. Campsite with bush ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Days 6 - 7: Okavango Delta, BotswanaAfter transferring your equipment to motorboats, you will cruise along the narrow papyrus-lined channels of the Delta. While searching for the elusive Sitatunga Antelope on your African wildlife safari, you will be enjoying the exquisite birdlife of the region and absorbing the stunning African landscapes of this area.
Deeper in the Delta you will meet your mokoros (traditional dugout canoes) and enjoy a tranquil ride to an island where you will spend 2 nights. Most of your time will be spent exploring the island on foot and by mokoro. Campsite with bush ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Day 8: Maun, BotswanaInspired by the beauty of the Okavango, you will return to your vehicle and retrace your route to Maun. You have the option on your African wildlife safari of taking a flight over the Delta to return to Maun, providing another perspective of this unique water system and a chance to spot game from the air. Tonight will be spent at a private camp outside Maun. Camping with permanent ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Days 9 - 11: Moremi Game Reserve, BotswanaThe big game aspect of your African wildlife safari commences today as you enter Moremi Game Reserve, one of the best wilderness areas of Botswana. The park covers swamp areas as well as dry land.
The next 3 nights of your African wildlife safari will be spent in this park searching for the wide variety of animals and birds in the reserve, while absorbing the sounds and beauty of this region. Game drives as the sun rises, and in the late afternoon as the sun sets, will be the norm. Camping in private designated areas with bush ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
Days 12 - 13: Chobe National Park, BotswanaChobe National Park, with its diverse and striking landscapes, is your next destination of your African wildlife safari. As you continue your search for wildlife, you will traverse the drier region of Savuti where Bull Elephants dot the plains.
You will then head northwards on your African wildlife safari to the Chobe River, where your game drives will meander along the banks of the river, followed by the call of the majestic African Fish Eagle. Camping in private designated areas with bush ablutions. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. |
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Page: 2 Days 14 - 15: Livingstone, Zambia
You will cross the Zambezi River by ferry, then drive to Livingstone on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls, where you will stay at the comfortable Zambezi Waterfront Lodge. There is time on your African wildlife safari to visit the thunderous Victoria ...
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Nxai Pan Botswana
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Witness the amazing desolation of the Nxai Pan and experience the serenity of Africa. The Nxai Pans, integrated into the national park since 1993, were once part of the great lake that covered central Botswana.
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Baines Baobabs - Botswana
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These 7 impressive baobabs, originally known as the Sleeping Sisters, were immortalized for posterity by the artist / adventurer Thomas Baines on 22 May 1862, when he was traveling from Namibia to Victoria Falls with the explorer James Chapman.
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