Moonscapes
and Meerkats
6 Day Safari
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS ITINERARY…
- Gratuities and all items of a personal nature
- Meals and drinks not specified above
- Visas (please thoroughly check requirements, for
the countries being visited, prior to travel)
- Scheduled flights
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR ADVENTURE…
- Add to your exhilarating safari experience by
contrasting your desert adventure with the
water-wonderlands of the Okavango Delta.
- We recommend staying &Beyond
Nxabega Okavango
Tented Camp, Sandibe Okavango Delta Lodge, Xudum
Okavango Delta Lodge or Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp.
This adventure begins and ends at
Maun International Airport, in Botswana. Upon
your arrival at Maun International Airport, you
will be met by a member from the Adams &
Butler team who will assist you with your luggage
and boarding for your scheduled light aircraft
flight to Tsigaro Airstrip. Upon landing you will
met by a member from Jack’s Camp who will drive
you to the camp in the Makgadikgadi Pans National
Park.
The Makgadikgadi Pans span
16 000km² and are the largest saltpans in the
world. It is a totally overwhelming sight to see
thousands of kilometres of absolutely nothing but
overpowering whiteness. The Makgadikgadi Pans are
the remnant of an ancient lake and in between the
pans are sandy desert and occasional vegetation.
Only quad bikes are allowed onto the sensitive
pans. It is amazing to see one of Africa's biggest
zebra populations in this vista of white sand and
salt. When rains fall during the wet season, the
pans are filled with water, and attract large
flocks of flamingos as well as big herds of zebra,
springbok and wildebeest, followed closely by
predators, making for fantastic game viewing.
Spend one night at Jack’s
Camp in a stylish canvas tent with an ensuite
bathroom (that features an indoor and al fresco
shower) and a private veranda.
Insider’s tip: -Indulge
at tea time on the triple layer banana caramel
cake or try the tangy lemon curd biscuits and
mouth-watering brownies - heaven!
Day 2
Today, you’ll have the opportunity
to visit some of the Kalahari’s charismatic meerkats
— portrayed by Timon from the Lion King. Get
up-close-and-personal with these captivating
creatures. On chilly mornings, you might well find a
meerkat snuggling up to you for warmth or, in the
absence of a termite mound or tree, using your head as
a sentry lookout post.
After a fun-filled morning learning
about the quirky characteristics of the meerkats you
will taken to a remote cattle post to learn about the
traditional culture of the Botswana people and enjoy a
scrumptious picnic breakfast. Afterwards you will
venture to the renowned Chapman’s Baobab (also known
as the Seven Sisters), which is acknowledged to be the
largest tree in Africa, and was the campsite of early
explorers like Livingstone and Selous when they
pioneered the area.
In the afternoon you will have the
opportunity to see one of Africa’s rarest carnivores
— the brown hyena. This adventure has been made
possible due to a PhD research programme that will
allow you to view habituated cubs and their social
behaviour without disturbance.
Day 3
An adventure-filled day awaits you
as you tuck into an early breakfast before hopping
onto a quad bike for your journey across the Ntwetwe
Pan for Kubu Island. The journey to and from Kubu is
completely extraordinary as you travel in convoy,
ensuring the least impact to the surrounds, as you
barrel across the vast lunar-like landscape of the
pan. A well-deserved and refreshing picnic lunch can
be enjoyed en route. You will arrive at Kubu Island
— a mass of granite, studded with ancient baobabs
and renowned as one of the most graphically beautiful
destinations in Botswana — in the late afternoon.
Spend two nights on Kubu Island in
a fly camp, where you can unwind in a comfortable
bedroll (with hot water bottle and comforters) and
sleep under a blanket of stars.
Day 4 & 5
Day four and five are dedicated to exploring the
island and its surrounds. Not far away is an ancient
fortification that provides awe-inspiring vistas of
the enormous Sowa Pan. You can also venture to the
extinct mouth of the mighty Zambezi which, together
with various other rivers, once flowed into the Pans.
The remaining beach is covered with beautiful
water-worn pebbles amongst which you can find
semi-precious stones. Kubu is close to what is
probably the biggest greater and lesser flamingo
breeding site in the world — if you arrive in the
wet season you may be lucky enough to come across a
flock of up to 30 000 flamingo.
After two days of exploration you will venture back
across the pans to Jack’s Camp where you can shake
off the desert dust and enjoy a comfortable night’s
stay.
Day 6
Today you will have the wonderful opportunity to
spend the morning on a guided walking safari with Zu/’hoasi
Bushmen trackers. The trackers will teach you some of
their skills that have enabled them to survive in the
wilderness of the Kalahari.
After returning back to the camp to freshen up for
a quick lunch, wave a fond farewell to the desert as
you are driven back to the Tsigaro airstrip for your
light aircraft flight to Maun International Airport.
End
of Services
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