Motsentsela Tree Lodge, Camp Okavango & Camp Moremi, Okavango Delta, Botswana, 5 nights Fly-In Package,
Day 1: You will be met at Maun airport and transferred to Motsentsela Tree Lodge. The lodge accommodates only 16 guests and is situated on a small game farm on the outskirts of Maun, an ideal place to rest and get acclimatised after your long international flight.
The lodge is the "nicest place to stay in Maun" superbly furnished and comfortable with a reputation of serving the best food in town. Guests can relax and catch up on rest, or take one of the three marked walking trails in search of the numerous bird and animal species present on the farm.
Day 2: After a leisurely breakfast you will be collected from Motsentsela Lodge and taken to the airport for your charter flight to Camp Okavango. Camp Okavango is situated on teh remote Nxaragha Island in the heart of the Okavango Delta, assuring a year-round water wilderness experience. Unashamed luxury blends with the elegant thatch and lethaka main building which houses a cocktail bar, lounge and dining room, while the expansive open air patio caters for al fresco meals and evenings around a blazing fire. Activities include guided nature walks, mokoro rides and boat rides through the channels of the Okavango River.
Day 3: Camp Okavango is the ideal base from which to discover the secrets of this incredible wetland ecosystem. All game-viewing activities are conducted by experienced resident naturalist guides and include exploring the Okavango in 4x4 safari vehicles, by mokoro and river craft on wildlife and bird-watching expeditions, and on foot. Guided nature walks on the islands of the Delta afford an opportunity to track some of the larger species that inhabit this water wilderness. Fishing for the fighting Tiger Fish, African Pike and Bream (Tilapia) is excellent at most times of the year.
Accommodation: Luxury tents with en suite bathrooms; shower, bath and flush toilet.
Price:
July - October 2024 US$ 3345
November 2024 US$ 2480
December - March 2015 US$ 2390
per person/sharing
Day 4: Camp Okavango is ideally combined with Camp Moremi for the classic land and water wilderness safari. An exciting powerboat transfer, traversing the serpentine channels of the Delta between these two superb lodges will take you to Camp Moremi. Camp Moremi situated in the eastern extremity of the Okavango Delta, within the Moremi Game Reserve.
Shaded by giant ebony trees on the Xakanaxa Lagoon, the lodge itself and the 11"Meru" style tents on teak decks is absolutely stunning and gives the camp the status of being one of Botswana's finest safari lodges.
Day 5: Starting early, you will continue your safari activities where you left off the day before. Camp Moremi offers a diversity of habitat and animal life, which is unrivalled in Botswana. Wildlife roams free here across diverse landscape, abundant in numbers and unique in form, they are conserved and are protected by your very visit. An area of great beauty, desert and water, plains and savannah, perennial rivers and the maze of the mighty Okavango Delta.
Day 6: Another short game drive enroute to the airstrip. This will be your last opportunity to spot any African wildlife you may have missed. A private charter will fly you to Maun from where you continue with your arrangements or your flight to Johannesburg.
Included: Accommodation in luxury tents, charter flight from Maun to Camp Okavango, boat transfer to Camp Moremi and return flight to Maun from Camp Moremi. Cultural village tour, scheduled safari activities; game drives in 4 x 4 open sided vehicles, boating activities at Camp Okavango, guided game and nature walks. All activities are escorted by expert guides. All meals, refreshments and beverages (including table wine). Please note that the selection is local and limited. Imports and selected wines are on a cash bar basis.
