- Sabi Sands Game Reserve

8-Day Best of Botswana

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This safari takes you to three of Botswana’s star conservation areas. You’ll begin in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve with its red sand dunes, salt pans and open plains. Your next destination is the Okavango Delta where you will get a chance to enjoy game drives, as well as mokoro rides along the waterways. The Kwando Linyanti wetlands is the last of the wilderness areas on your journey. It’s a world of papyrus and reed swamps, grasslands and riverine forests, and home to incredible wildlife.

Tour Summary

You'll go to Botswana

You'll visit Maun, Central Kalahari GR, Okavango Delta & Kwando

This tour starts and ends in Maun - Getting there

Tour Features

Luxury tour

This luxury tour uses lodges and tented camps.

Private tour

This tour will be run exclusively for you. Transfers and game drives at private camps will be shared.

Can start any day

If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.

Can be customized

You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.

Suitable for solo travelers

Solo travelers can book this private tour.

Minimum age of 6 years

The minimum age for this tour is 6 years.

Activities & Transportation

Activities: game drives, evening/night game drives, walking safaris (with an armed guide), nature hikes/walks, canoe/mokoro safaris & boat trip

Game drives: open-sided 4x4 vehicle

Getting around: open-sided 4x4 vehicle & air transfer

This operator can book your international flights help

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Accommodation & Meals

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Day	Accommodation	Meals
1-2	Tau Pan Luxury lodge inside Central Kalahari GR	Day 1: Lunch & Dinner Included Day 2: All Meals Included
3-5	Splash Camp Luxury tented camp inside Okavango Delta	All Meals Included
6-7	Lagoon Luxury tented camp inside Kwando	All Meals Included
8	End of tour (No accommodation)	Breakfast Included

Next:Day by Day

Arrival

(See Getting there for more details)

You'll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1 Botswana Arrival

Your journey starts in Maun with a light aircraft flight down to the Central Kalahari where you will spend the next two nights enjoying this incredible and diverse area. Tau Pan is the first semi-permanent camp inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and offers incredible views from the elevated ridge of an ancient sand dune, an unusual experience in a land as flat as Botswana, and overlooks the famous Tau Pan - recognised for its stark beauty and remoteness.

Main Destination:	Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Best Time to Visit December to March (Best in Deception Valley) High Season July to October (The park never gets crowded) Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot) Wildlife in Central Kalahari Game Reserve Wildebeest Common Hyena Common Giraffe Occasional Lion Occasional Zebra Occasional Leopard Rare Cheetah Rare Wild Dog Rare Elephant None White Rhino None Black Rhino None Buffalo None Hippo None
Accommodation:	Tau Pan Luxury lodge located inside Central Kalahari GR
Meals & Drinks:	Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 2 Central Kalahari exploring

Activities offered at Tau Pan are game drives, star gazing, and nature walks with Bushman trackers. Optional activities (at an extra cost) also include days trips to the well-known Deception Valley, Sunday, Piper and Passarge Pans. Species that can be found in the Kalahari include oryx, the desert-adapted springbok, jackals, the rare brown hyena, red-crested Korhaan and herds of wildebeest.

Main Destination:	Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Accommodation:	Tau Pan Luxury lodge located inside Central Kalahari GR
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 3 From Kalahari to the Delta

Today, you will depart the semi-arid Kalahari by light aircraft and and head to Kwando Splash Camp, located in the heart of the Okavango Delta, within the Private Kwara Reserve. The Kwara Reserve shares a 30 km water boundary with the famous Moremi Game Reserve and its unique location boasts both permanent water and seasonal flood plains as well as extensive dry bush wilderness.

Main Destination:	Okavango Delta
Best Time to Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing) High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy) Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day) Wildlife in Okavango Delta Elephant Abundant Giraffe Common Buffalo Common Zebra Common Wildebeest Common Hippo Abundant Lion Occasional Leopard Occasional Hyena Occasional Wild Dog Occasional White Rhino Rare Black Rhino Rare Cheetah Rare
Accommodation:	Splash Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Okavango Delta
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 4-5 Water and Land Activities

Located around a pan, each of the 12 rooms is situated on a deck overlooking the pan which attracts game year round. Enjoy the activities on offer which includes game drives (including night drives), mokoro excursions, boat activities, walking safaris and seasonal fishing.

Main Destination:	Okavango Delta
Accommodation:	Splash Camp Luxury tented camp located inside Okavango Delta
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 6 Linyanti Wetlands

Today you make your way by light aircraft to your next incredible destination in Botswana, the Kwando Lagoon Camp located on the banks of the wild Kwando River. The area has a well-earned reputation for big game and large herds of elephant and buffalo. This vast concentration of game attracts the attention of large predators.

Main Destination:	Kwando Concession
Best Time to Visit June to October (Best wildlife viewing) High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy) Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day) Wildlife in Kwando Concession Elephant Abundant Giraffe Common Buffalo Abundant Zebra Abundant Wildebeest Common Hippo Abundant Lion Occasional Leopard Occasional Hyena Occasional Cheetah Rare Wild Dog Rare White Rhino None Black Rhino None
Accommodation:	Lagoon Luxury tented camp located inside Kwando
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 7 Wild Dog and more

Activities include game drives, walks, seasonal fishing and boat cruises - The unique double deck boat allows several guests the opportunity to drift along the river while enjoying spectacular views, mammal and bird life while sipping at your 'sundowner' of choice. The Lagoon wild dog pack regularly den close to the camp and the excellent viewing opportunities have led to Lagoon's reputation as the place to see wild dog in Botswana.

Main Destination:	Kwando Concession
Accommodation:	Lagoon Luxury tented camp located inside Kwando
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 8 Journey ends

This morning enjoy your final morning game activity before being flown by light aircraft back to Maun Airport where your journey ends. Here you can connect to onward destinations.

Main Destination:	Maun Airport
Accommodation:	No accommodation
Meals & Drinks:	Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included

End of tour

(See Getting there for more details)

You'll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Next: Rates

Important to Know

Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour must be paid in US dollars (USD). The ZAR rates shown are converted for information purposes only. Disclaimer
This tour accepts children who are 6 years and older.
Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.

Rates Per Person

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Start dates	Solo 1 room	2+ people Sharing rooms

Nov 15, 2019 - Dec 19, 2019	$3660	$3660
Dec 20, 2019 - Jan 4, 2020	$4264	$4264
Jan 5, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020	$3660	$3660

Apr 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2020	$7422	$5759
Jul 1, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020	$9422	$7131
Nov 1, 2020 - Nov 14, 2020	$7422	$5759

Nov 15, 2020 - Dec 19, 2020	$3719	$3719
Dec 20, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020	$4327	$4327