Botswana
Sheduled Mobile Safaris.
9-DAY
SCHEDULED SAFARI – MINIMUM OF 2 PEOPLE
US$2090.00
(VALID
01/01/09 TO 31/12/09)
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SET
DEPARTURE DATES
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RATE
PER PERSON SHARING
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RATES
INCLUDE:
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Start
from Kasane end in Maun
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US$2090.00
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TWO
COURSE MEALS
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12
– 20 July
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PARK
FEES
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4
X 4 GAME DRIVES
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17
– 25 August
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2
NIGHTS CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
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DOME
TENTS
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2
NIGHTS SAVUTE
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CAMP
BEDS AND SLEEPING BAG
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15
– 23 September
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4
NIGHTS MOREMI GAME RESERVE
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SHARED
ABLUTION FACILITIES
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QUALIFIED
GUIDE
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RATES
EXCLUDE:
DRINKS AND MEALS NOT MENTIONED, VISAS AND TRAVEL INSURANCE,
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Start
from Kasane and end in Maun.
2 Nights Chobe National Park
2 Nights Savute
4 Nights Moremi Game Reserve
Please note:
the above itinerary could change due to seasonal
variations.
THESE
SAFARIS OFFER:
Camping
equipment
A camp assistant to help with camp chores
Public or private camp sites, wherever possible
Unspecified licensed professional guides
Tailored itineraries dependent on availability of camp sites
Lodge accommodation can be worked into the itinerary at
additional cost
WHAT
IS INCLUDED:
SLEEPING
ARRANGEMENTS:
Walk-in
tents (3 m x 3 m) with built-in floors, mosquito gauze on
door and windows
Small shaded front verandah with door mats
Mattresses
Camp beds, sleeping bag, 1 pillow, pillow case, 1 x light
extra blanket in winter months
ABLUTION
FACILITIES:
Shared
shower (private portable shower filled on request with hot
water by camp staff) or shower in public camp site
Shared bush toilet (toilet seat over a pre-dug pit with ash
to fill in as you go) or toilets in public camp sites
Wash stands outside tent - one per tent - filled with hot
water every morning
DINING
FACILITIES:
Dining
table & stools
Tableware: table cloths & paper napkins, durable
melamine crockery, cutlery
Two course meals throughout
STAFF:
Experienced
licensed guide
Limited staff complement to help with camp chores
Staff may travel with guests in same vehicle
Guests could be asked to assist the guide or staff with
occasional camp chores such as collecting firewood or water,
packing up camp, etc
VEHICLES:
Open
game drive vehicles with shade roof, game viewing seats
& long range fuel tanks
Seat up to 10 pax (3 per seat) plus driver/guide
Game drive vehicle pulls trailer with all camping equipment
Luggage space is restricted to approx 15 kg per person
WHAT
IS EXCLUDED:
International
flights
Any lodge accommodation or meals not specified
Any transfers & excursions not specified
Travel, cancellation & medical insurance
Charter flights
Specialist guides
Private or en-suite ablutions
Extras: flash lights & batteries, thermos water bottle
& mugs, hot water bottle in winter, plastic rain coats
or umbrellas in summer
Linen (x-tra blankets & pillows, towels, face cloth,
change of linen during safari)
Toiletries: (soap, hand cream, mosquito repellant, sun
block, mirror, tissues)
Drinks: beer, alcoholic beverages, bottled wine, mixers,
bottled water
Laundry
Visas
Airport departure taxes
Tips & gratuities for guides and camp staff
ITINERARY
DAY
1 – 2 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK - CAMPING -
F/B
We
meet in Kasane on your arrival and transfer by road to our
private campsite in Chobe National Park. The drive to the
Chobe River takes about one hour.
TERRAIN: Along the Chobe riverfront the terrain is that of a typical riverine
ecosystem. Away from the river we have mixed miombo and
broadleaved woodland that harbours rich avifauna.
GAME: Northern Chobe is famous for its elephant & buffalo herds, puku,
kudu, Chobe bushbuck and hippo. One could also hope to see:
lion, leopard, wild dog, giraffe, waterbuck, zebra, impala,
baboon, vervet monkeys, warthog, sable, roan, lechwe, banded
mongoose, crocodile, leguan.
ACTIVITIES: Game drives; birding.
DAY
3 – 4 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK - SAVUTI - CAMPING-
F/B
While
the camp staff break camp and load the supply vehicle, we
head off on a game drive. When we meet up with the supply
vehicle again we drive to Savuti in convoy. The drive lasts
approx five hours with a picnic lunch en route. At Savuti
the staff will set up camp on the banks of the now dry
Savuti Channel while we explore our new environment.
TERRAIN: Savuti Marsh is typical open grassland surrounded by Acacia bush and
stony outcrops reminiscent of Serengeti.
GAME: Savuti is famous for its lions and hyenas, lone elephant bulls, zebra and
wildebeest migrations. Other game one can hope to see
include: giraffe, tsessebe, warthog, black-backed jackal,
leopard, cheetah, bat-eared fox, impala, wild dog, kudu,
baboon, steenbok, dwarf, slender and banded mongoose.
ACTIVITIES: Game drives; birding, bushman paintings, elephants at waterhole.
DAY
5 – 8 MOREMI GAME RESERVE AND OKAVANGO DELTA
- CAMPING – F/B
We
transfer by road to our private campsite in Moremi (approx 5
hours’ drive with a picnic lunch en route). The road leads
via the Khwai River, which offers good opportunities for
close-up game and raptor photography.
TERRAIN: Moremi being an extension of the Okavango offers a typical wetland system
with grassy plains and pans surrounded by well-developed
mopane forests and riverine woodland.
WILDLIFE: Elephant, lechwe, waterbuck, impala, hippo, warthog, squirrels, baboon,
vervet monkeys and banded mongoose are common. So are
crocodiles and leguan. One can also hope to see buffalo,
giraffe, bushbuck, lion, wild dog, leopard, cheetah,
black-backed and side-striped jackal, zebra, wildebeest,
tsessebe, bush babies, fruit bats, sable, kudu, roan,
steenbok, duiker, honey badger. The birdlife includes water
birds as well as dry land birds.
ACTIVITIES: game drives; birding
DAY
9 TRANSFER TO MAUN
B/FAST
ONLY
Transfer
to Maun in time for your onward flight.
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ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES ON MOBILE SAFARI
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PER
PERSON (MINIMUM OF 2 PEOPLE)
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CHOBE
RIVER BOAT CRUISE (3 hours)
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US$40.00
– excludes park fees
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OKAVANGO
BOAT CRUISE (2 hours)
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US$104.00
(based on 2 people)
US$52.00 (based on 4 or more)
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OKAVANGO
MOKORO (2 hours)
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US$60.00
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OKAVANGO
FLY-IN ADD-ONS CAN BE ARRANGE ON REQUEST
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FOR YOUR
SCHEDULED SAFARI OR TAILOR MADE PLEASE CONTACT US.
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