7-Day Moremi & Chobe Explorer

Today you will wake up to enjoy an early breakfast. Shortly after breakfast you will go for a morning game drive. On this safari drive you should therefore, look out for the large herds of African elephants in the Mophane scrub, keep an eye on for the elusive African wild dogs, lions, leopards, etc.

You might also encounter birds of prey on this safari drive such as the mighty Martial Eagle, Tawny Eagle, the majestic African Fish Eagle and that incredible aviator–the Bateleur and many others.

We will return to our camp around noon for lunch and a much needed rest. In the afternoon we will set off once again in our safari vehicle for more birding and game viewing.

Come back to our camp just after sunset to have a shower and thereafter enjoy a campfire cooked dinner. We have two (2) nights at a wilderness campsite to marvel at this exceedingly diverse reserve that offers an untouched wildlife experience.

After breakfast today you will take a slow game drive through Moremi Game Reserve as you bid farewell to the area’s magnificent landscapes and mammals.

Finally, you will head northeast towards Khwai Concession for a one (1) night stay.

At about 1800sq km large, Khwai is situated in the northeastern Okavango next to Moremi. It is a wildlife–prolific and varied ecosystem dominated by a patchwork of lagoons, grasslands, permanent flood plains and large areas of mopane woodland forests. Khwai has a marvelous selection of predators such as lion, leopard, serval, African wild cat, etc.

Other resident species include elephant, buffalo, zebra, cheetah, wild dog, giraffe, hippo, hyena and various other nocturnal species.

Mokoro Excursion

The highlight today is a mokoro excursion along the Khwai River, part of the Okavango Delta system. During this mokoro excursion you should have some great encounters with aquatic birds and several species of mammals.

You will rise very early this morning and greet the fresh African morning with coffee and some light breakfast. Thereafter, you will head out on your last safari drive in the Khwai Concession.

Eventually, you will leave the Khwai Concession and travel northeastwards to Savuti for a two (2) night stay.

Savuti is best known for its predators, both big cats (lion, leopard and cheetah) and birds of prey–raptors, vultures and all manner of birds of prey that soar over Savuti’s landscape in search of food. Perhaps the strangest phenomenon of all about Savuti is the 100 kilometres of Savuti Channel. At times, it will stop flowing and remain dry for years at a stretch. When the channel recommences its flow, it changes the entire ecosystem, transforming the Savuti Marsh and Mababe Depression into wetlands. This creates an oasis that provides water for thirsty wildlife herds and acts as a magnet for a profusion of water birds.

You wake up early in the morning to freshen up with some hot water in the face basin. This is followed by a light breakfast of some coffee, tea, rusks, cereals, bread, etc.

After breakfast, you'll head out for your morning game drive to explore the Savuti and its marsh. The Savuti Marsh is a vast expanse of grasslands dotted with dead acacia trees, creating an intriguing, almost ghost-like landscape. You will return to camp at around midday for lunch and some siesta time.

Another point of interest in Savuti is the Bushman rock paintings, thought to be well over a thousand years old. These are paintings of giraffes, elephants and elands. If time permits, we will pay these rock paintings a visit.

In the afternoon, you'll head out again for your afternoon game drive and return to camp just before sunset. Dinner will follow before you turn in for the night to rest or as you hold some discussions about events of the day around the campfire.

Wake up early morning for a light breakfast and shortly thereafter leave on a slow game drive around Savuti. You will travel northeastwards to Chobe National Park for a one (1) night stay.

Your journey to Chobe will take you through the mophane scrub of the Goha clay basin, across some sand ridge country and through the Zambezi teak woodlands of the Chobe Forest Reserve. You will arrive at your campsite early in the afternoon.

The Chobe National Park covers approximately 11900sq km and encompasses floodplains, swamps and woodland.

Chobe is one of the best places to see and photograph Roan and Sable antelopes. Puku antelope occurs nowhere else in southern Africa, but on the Chobe floodplains. On the other hand, the massive herds of African Buffalo that inhabit Chobe are constantly flanked by the ever–hungry lions of the Chobe.

Throughout your stay, morning game drives as the sun rises and late afternoon game drives as the sun sets will be the order of the day.

Wake up early this morning and enjoy breakfast prepared by your chef before heading out of Chobe National Park with a game drive.

Chobe River Boat Cruise

The highlight today is a boat cruise on the Chobe River. This boat cruise gives you the chance to experience the animals of Chobe from a very different angle. Therefore, you might get up close and personal with hippos, crocodiles and a mind-boggling array of water birds.

Your safari ends at around mid–morning in Kasane where you will be dropped off at your hotel or Kasane Airport for your onward travel.

Note: Transfers to Victoria Falls can be arranged at an extra cost.