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Botswana
5 NIGHT ITINERARYA 5-night itinerary may take place on the first five nights or the second 5 nights of a 10-night safari. Clients would depart on day 6 after an early morning ride and breakfast (aircraft movements permitting).
7 NIGHT ITINERARY
On a 10-night itinerary we work out of our base camp Kujwana. And use 3 camps. This is situated on the Xudum River in the Okavango Delta. We also use two other camps in different areas of the concession. All these camps are well situated in big game areas. They are chosen for the variety of terrain and species that favour particular areas. This is a sample itinerary, which may vary according to water levels and game movements. Day 1 Kujwana Camp You are met at Maun Airport by our representative and transferred by light aircraft to Xudum airstrip, a 25-minute flight. You are then driven into the camp by vehicle, which takes approximately 1 hour. (Game viewing). Alternatively you would be transferred by light aircraft to Xaxaba Airstrip where you would be met by the helicopter, a 10-minute scenic flight bringing you directly into camp. Lunch and an introduction talk with demonstration on tack and advice on game viewing from horseback. This is followed by an orientation ride for approximately 1 - 2 hours. Day 2 Kujwana Camp Morning game ride in the Xudum area. Wake up is 1 hour before dawn to ensure best game viewing, wading through lush green malapos that lead you from island to island, surprising a timid reedbuck out his dense cover on a heavily wooded island, or enjoy the herds of lechwe and zebra moving through the open spaces. Return to camp for lunch followed by a siesta. Afternoon game drive with sunset drinks and evening night drive with a spot light to end, returning to camp for a three course candlelit meal.
Day 5 Kujwana Camp - A morning ride moving from Qwaapo to Kujwana camp. Shady rain pans and thick riverine forest make this ride an ideal time to track a breeding herd of elephants. Break for a chocolate bar on the edge of a hippo pool, before riding on into more open areas with the chance of picking up a herd of buffalo moving through. Afternoon mokoro allows for a relaxing trip being poled through the watery wilderness surrounding Kujwana. Day 6 Kujwana Camp - A rest day for the guests riding for 10 days. There is the option to game drive, walk, mokoro or view a water hole from the hide. Afternoon ride. Two-hour dawn game ride for guests on a five or seven night itinerary, returning to camp for breakfast. Guests joining the safari do an orientation ride in the cool of the afternoon as the wildlife stirs from the heat of the day. 2 hours ride.
Day 8 Mokolwane Camp - Move from Kujwana to Mokolwane camp. This is approximately 30km ride heading northwest. The route moves through open floodplains and scattered islands towards the Matsebe river system. A picnic lunch is served on a shady island 2 hours ride from Mokolwane camp. Arrive at sunset. Guests on a 7-night itinerary would ride for 2 hours, returning to camp for a cooked breakfast, flight times permitting.
Day 10 Kujwana Camp - A full days ride from Mokolwane to Kujwana with a picnic lunch along away. A 35 Km ride with 4 hours ridden in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. This ride moves through a variety of game areas fording the Xudum River at numerous hippo channels. Picnic lunch arriving at Kujwana at sunset. Day 11Early morning game ride out of Kujwana camp if flight times permit. Guests leave after breakfast. One hour's game drive to the nearest airstrip for transfer by light aircraft into Maun.
NB. Okavango Horse Safaris reserves the right to alter the itinerary according to water levels and game movements. Mokoros and fishing are offered as an activity depending on water levels. 10-night itinerary - on 10-night itinerary - on day 6 the horses are rested and other activities are offered, i.e.mokoro with picnic lunch, game drive or bird walk, or a short afternoon ride.
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