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8-Day Best Value Botswana (mid-Range)

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This 8 day (Botswana on a Budget) takes you to Makgadikgadi Pans and Khwai Private Game Reserve. Starting in Makgadikgadi Pans you will spend 4 days venturing out on game drives and enjoy cultural safaris. Next up, discover the Khwai Concession, with the 200 000 hectares concession, the chances of you traversing the same route twice is very unlikely.

Tour Summary

You'll go to Botswana

You'll visit Maun, Makgadikgadi Pans NP & Khwai

This tour starts and ends in Maun - Getting there

Tour Features

Luxury tour

This luxury tour uses 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 changes to this tour.

Not for solo travelers

Solo travelers cannot book this private tour.

Minimum age of 12 years

The minimum age for this tour is 12 years.

Activities & Transportation

Activities: game drives, walking safaris (with an armed guide) & canoe/mokoro safaris

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
1-3	Meno A Kwena Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) bordering Makgadikgadi Pans NP without fences	All Meals Included
4-5	Hyena Pan Mid-range tented camp inside Khwai (Okavango Delta)	All Meals Included
6-7	The Jackal & Hide Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) inside Khwai (Okavango Delta)	All Meals Included
8	End of tour (No accommodation)	Meals at Own Expense

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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 1-3 Meno a Kwena

Touch down in Maun airport where you will be welcomed by a Ker & Downey® Africa representative ready to accompany you to Meno a Kwena located in Makgadigadi Pans, a 2 hours scenic drive away, your base for the next 3 nights. The safari never stops at Meno a Kwena, a hidden gem of a camp perched on a rocky clifftop above the Boteti River in Botswana. With a glittering roster of activities, including day trips to the Makgadikgadi Pans, guided walks with the San bushmen, and wildlife-watching boat trips, there’s plenty to get your teeth into. But sometimes, the best game viewing is where you least expect it, and at Meno, it’s right in front you.

Main Destination:	Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
Best Time to Visit All year (Areas are best at different times) High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy) Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot) Wildlife in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park Giraffe Common Zebra Abundant Wildebeest Abundant Elephant Occasional Lion Occasional Leopard Occasional Hyena Occasional Cheetah Rare Hippo Rare Wild Dog Very Rare White Rhino None Black Rhino None Buffalo None
Accommodation:	Meno A Kwena Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) bordering Makgadikgadi Pans NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4-5 Hyena Pan

Wake up to a hearty breakfast at Meno a Kwena before being transferred to Maun Airport for your charter flight, from Maun to Hyena Pan. Once you have landed at the airstrip, you will be met by your guide and tracker before being transferred to the lodge. Your next two nights will be spent in the Khwai Private Game Reserve at Hyena Pan. We’re all about the wildlife at Hyena Pan. First up is its phenomenal location in Khwai Private Reserve. Positioned between Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park and the Khwai River, our exclusive concession is a meeting point for more animals than you can shake a stick at. Think nomadic herds of elephant and buffalo, lion, leopard and wild dog fiercely defending their territories, as well as kudu, red lechwe and herds of dainty antelope dotted across the plains.

Main Destination:	Khwai Concession (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 Khwai Concession (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:	Hyena Pan Mid-range tented camp located inside Khwai
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 6-7 The Jackal & Hide

On this morning you can choose to go on an early morning game drive or sleep in and have a relaxing breakfast, after which you will be met by your guide, who will transfer you from Hyena Pan to The Jackal & Hide. Which is also located 200 000 hectares of the Khwai Concession. The intimate, tented retreat is located amid the shimmering grasslands of the Khwai Private Reserve, one of the best-managed concessions in the greater Okavango Delta. Up here, there’s something to see around every corner and a different activity to enjoy every day, from classic game drives to mokoro trips and boat safaris. And the best bit of all is that this iconic safari experience is all yours for an extremely affordable price.

Main Destination:	Khwai Concession (Okavango Delta)
Accommodation:	The Jackal & Hide Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) located inside Khwai
Meals & Drinks:	All meals included All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 8 Departure

This day marks the end of your Botswana on a Budget trip. After a final breakfast at The Jackal & Hide, your driver will meet you to transfer you to Maun Airport for your onward journey home.

Main Destination:	No major destination visited
Accommodation:	No accommodation
Meals & Drinks:	Meals at own expense 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

This tour is not available to solo travelers or groups larger than 4 people.
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 12 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.