Okavango & Kalahari Contrasts By World Journeys

Okavango & Kalahari Contrasts By World Journeys

7 Days / 6 Nights from $28,330 Price Per Person

Sales from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2025

**Day 1: Maun > Kalahari Desert & Makgadikgadi Pans National Park**
On arrival in Maun, Botswana, transfer via light aircraft to San Camp, your accommodation for the next three nights. The camp is located on the edge of the Nwetwe Pan and Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, surrounded by the expansive Kalahari Desert. The region is known for its salt flats, creating a surreal atmosphere that attracts a variety of bird species, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, elephants, springbok, hartebeest and more.

San Camp: White tents, shaded by desert palms and surrounded by a thousand acres of shimmering, sparkling nothingness. Meerkats pop up from the desert dust, brown hyaena hide in the grass, and you’ll see red hartebeest, springbok and gemsbok scurrying between them.

**Days 2 – 3: Kalahari Desert & Makgadikgadi Pans National Park **
Spend the next two nights at San Camp enjoying game drives, bush walks and other thrilling activities.

At the end of the day, you can relax and unwind at the yoga and meditation pavillion or just indulge in delicious and innovative cuisine at the camp.

**Day 4: Kalahari > Okavango Delta **
Fly from San Camp to Duke’s Camp in the Okavango Delta. Flying shows Botswana’s scenic contrasts; delta and desert; water and sand; verdant, thick bush and expansive wide-open spaces.

Activities include game drives, guided walks in the bush, a mokoro experience, and a cultural visit to a nearby village bordering the private concession. Afternoon drives are followed by a night drive before coming back to camp for dinner.

Duke’s Camp: is a striking safari destination set on a vast concession rich in game and natural beauty, and it lies waiting to be discovered. Pitched on raised wooden decks beneath a canopy of ebony and leadwood trees, the luxurious safari tents offer an unforgettable under-canvas adventure in the midst of this remarkable World Heritage Site. With expert guides honed in the bushcraft and lore of the Delta, there are few better ways to discover this wild landscape.

**Days 5 – 6: Okavango Delta **
Enjoy twice daily activities including savannah and wetland wildlife: elephant, hippo, buffalo, lechwe, impala, plains zebra and giraffe, predator sightings: lion, spotted hyena and leopard, game drives, mokoro trips, nature walks & visits to African village and cultural experience.

**Day 7: Okavango Delta > Maun **
Transferred via light aircraft from Duke’s Camp back to Maun for your onward journey.

NB: This tour combines very well with Untouched Wilderness (Namibia)

Inclusions

    • Tailor-made journey
    • 6-nights’ accommodation
    • All meals (B, L, D) during your stay
    • Local spirits, wines, and beers
    • Meet & greet at Maun International Airport
    • Shared fixed-wing flights Maun > San Camp > Maun > Duke’s Camp > Maun
    • Shared transfers as per the itinerary
    • Shared game drives and other safari activities as per the itinerary
    • National Park fees and community an conservation levies
    • Emergency medical evacuation insurance
    • Laundry


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Terms and Conditions:

  • Please enquire about cross-season pricing
  • San Camp is closed from 16 October to 31 March inclusive anually
  • During the closure, please enquire for pricing to upgrade to Jack’s Camp
  • Luggage (soft-sided) is restricted to 20 kgs per person including hand items
Not Included:
  • Premium drinks
  • Gratuities
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