13 Day itinerary in Botswana, Africa
Are you ready to drive in deep sands? Driving through wildlife? To sleep under the stars with the sound of wildlife enveloping you? Are you ready to explore Botswana's most fascinating wilderness at your own pace? Are you ready to be independent on wild roads and spaces? If the answer is yes, we pro... Read More
By Ana Isabel
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Hiking
Rafting
Snorkeling/Diving
Skiing/Snowboarding
Kayaking
Cycling
Outdoors & Nature
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Beach & Sea
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Explore Makgadikgadi National Park
Visit Makadikadi Basin, the lasgest salt flats in the world
Drive through spectacular lunar landscapes
Go on safari along the riverbank on your assigned vehicle
Explore Makgadikgadi National Park
Visit Makadikadi Basin, the lasgest salt flats in the world
Drive through spectacular lunar landscapes
Go on safari along the riverbank on your assigned vehicle
Mid-Range Accommodation
Accommodation Categories
Arrival
After many hours flying to arrive, recharge your batteries with a restful night at “Croc Camp”. You will have this first day to pick up the vehicle, familiarize yourself with it, and make all the supply purchases you will need in the next 3 days: food, drinks, and fuel. You will have the assistance of our team to guide you where to get everything you need as well as to help you calculate "your provisions"
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation:
Makgadikgadi
Have breakfast at the lodge and start your journey to Makgadikgadi. Approximately 2 hours driving. Depending on the water level, you will need to pay in Xhumaga for the ferry that will take your car to the other side of the Boteti River. Once settled in the camp, you can begin to explore this area rich in wildlife, with species adapted to the Kalahari Desert, on a safari route. Accommodation in a campsite that has a shower and toilet building, as well as a washing / scrubbing area.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Makgadikgadi
Explore this area rich in wildlife, with species adapted to the Kalahari Desert, on a safari route. Accommodation in a campsite that has a shower and toilet building, as well as a washing/scrubbing area.
Kubu Island
Today you will leave the Xhumaga area to go to Kubu Island. The route takes about 6 hours, and you will pass through the town of Letlhakane, where you can stock up on whatever you need. It is very convenient to leave early to complete the Letlhakane section in full daylight and with enough time before dark. It is ideal that you can settle in at the campsite no later than 2:00 p.m., and once organized you can enjoy a route with the car and a walk on Kubu Island with the sunset lights.
Accommodation:
Nata
A fascinating driving route through the lunar landscapes of the Makgadikgadi salt pans, continuing north, will end on the paved road A3. From here you will continue your route by paved road to Elephant Sands, north of Nata. Today you will have a well-deserved rest, sleeping in one of its chalets with dinner included, while you enjoy the sighting of numerous elephants, which pass through here following one of their routes.
Chobe
Staying camping, your next 2 days will be dedicated to exploring the Chobe River. You can go on safari with your vehicle on the river bank and optionally take a boat safari on the river. If you wish, you can also take an excursion to visit Victoria Falls. On the last day you must make sure you get supplies for the next 4 days, in which you will not have access to any type of supply: neither food, nor drink, nor gasoline.
Accommodation:
Chobe
Exploring the Chobe River. You can go on safari with your vehicle on the river bank and optionally take a boat safari on the river. On the last day you must make sure you get supplies for the next 4 days, in which you will not have access to any type of supply: neither food, nor drink, nor gasoline.
North of Savute
About 100 km of tarred road separate you from Kachikau, from where a dense sandy road will take you to Thobolos, where you will spend a night on the hike. Located in the Chobe Forest Reserve, north of Savute, it offers an exceptional waterhole where many animals stop to drink. You can also explore the surroundings with your 4x4 vehicle. If you want to avoid cooking tonight, the lodge has a restaurant where you can have dinner and breakfast (not included)
Khwai
Get ready for the adventure today. You will cross the entire Chobe NP, passing through the Savute region, which you can explore in search of wildlife, until you reach your camping site, in the Khwai Concession. Your camping site does not have showers or toilets, and you must be totally self-sufficient during these 2 days. This region bordering Moremi, with the constant presence of water from the Khwai River, the Delta channel, is incredibly rich in wildlife. Explore all its paths !!!
Khwai
Spend another night at your camping site in the Khwai Concession. Your camping site does not have showers or toilets, and you must be totally self-sufficient during these 2 days. This region bordering Moremi, with the constant presence of water from the Khwai River, the Delta channel, is incredibly rich in wildlife. Explore all its paths !!!
Moremi
Go into Moremi through its north gate, and explore the different areas on a game drive as you head south, where the campsite is and where you will spend the night is located. It is ideal that you can explore a part of the north region, and in the south, the region of the Xini lagoon Try to get to your camping area in daylight. The campsite has an ablution block, as well as an area for scrubbing - washing
Return to Maun
You can still explore a little more on the safari route before starting your way back to Maun. About 3 hours separate you from the lodge, Crocodile Camp, where you will spend your last night, dusting yourself off the intense experience and resting in front of the Thamalakane River while you process in your brain and spirit all the adventures lived in recent days. You can still take advantage of the afternoon to take a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta !!!! (optional not included)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Departure
Say goodbye to Crocodile Camp. Drop off at Airport.
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