12 Day Botswana Northern Highlights Safari

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Expected Botswana safari overview:

  • Accommodation: Tented camps, lodge
  • Activities: Game drives, birding
  • Destinations: Xakanaxa, Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai River, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Chobe River, Kazangula

  • What to expect from this Botswana Northern Highlights safari:

    This 12 day Botswana northern highlights safari will take you to the most northern reaches of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. You will travel across diverse habitats and enjoy excellent game viewing and birding.

    Guests will be accommodated in comfortable tented camps. These camps will be erected prior to the guests arrival. Enjoy delicious meals next to the camp fire and lunches in the open African bush.

    Please note that although the itineraries are subject to unexpected circumstances such as local conditions, extreme weather and other conditions beyond any one's control.

    Day 1: Maun to Xakanaxa, Botswana

    Guests on their Botswana safari will travel from Johannesburg and arrive at Maun at midday. From Maun, you will be flown by charter plane into Xakanaxa. The flight from Maun offers guests beautiful views over the Okavango Delta.

    Guests will be able to spot some of the bigger game from the air. These include the large breeding herds of Elephant, while the plains are home to large herds of Buffalo and Lechwe.

    Once you've landed at Xakanaxa, you'll be able to spot smaller game and bird species such as the Dark Goshowk, several hornbills, Greater and Lesser Honeyguide and the Pin-tailed Whydah.

    Day 2 & 3: Xakanaxa, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

    The next 2 days you'll get to explore Xakanaxa in the Moremi Game Reserve. Wake up early and enjoy a cup of coffee and a light breakfast next to the camp fire. After the light breakfast, guests will be able to enjoy some game viewing and birding. Stop during the morning for some drinks and snacks in the African bush.

    You will return to the camp between 10am and 11am, where you'll get to enjoy a delicious brunch. After brunch, you can relax, read a book or shower. Guests will get to enjoy another game viewing opportunity during the late afternoon. Some of the game guests could spot includes Buffalo, Lion, Elephant, Red lechwe and sitatunga antelope.

    Xakanaxa also boasts a diverse range of bird species. Some of the bird species found in the swampy areas include African Rail, African Crake, Red-chested Flufftail and Purple Swamphen. In the open waters, guests can spot Yellow-billed Stork, African Skimmer, Goliath Heron, African Fish Eagle and the threatened Slaty Egret and Wattled Crane.


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    Page: 2 Day 4: Xakanaxa to Khwai, Botswana
    Today you will travel the 60km (37.28 miles) to Khwai River situated in the Okavango Delta's most eastern extremity. You will enjoy an early breakfast after which you'll leave on a game drive on your way to Khwai. The drive will take between 3 and 4 hours ...

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    Page: 3 Day 10: Savuti to Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana
    Wake up early and enjoy a delicious breakfast before packing up and departing on a game drive towards the Chobe River. The drive will take about 5 hours and you will travel 170km (105.63 miles) through the Zambezi teak woodlands of the Chobe Forest Reserv ...


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