OKAVANGO DELTA

The Delta is a succession of lagoons, islands and islets of various sizes, open grasslands and flooded plains in a mosaic of land and water. Palms and towering trees abound, throwing their shade over crystal pools, forest glades and grassy knolls. Here indeed is a part of Africa relatively unspoiled by modern man.

Fishing, bird watching, game viewing, photography or simple relaxation; indulging in any of these in the Okavango are experiences without parallel and there are outlets that specialize in all or any of these pursuits. Birds and wildlife are thought to draw the biggest number of visitors and it is probably the former for which the Delta is rightly most famous More than 350 bird species are to be found throughout the Delta. Here in the Delta you can certainly expect to see impala, kudu, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe and elephant as well as a host of other animals. The Delta has the full range of predators including Wild Dog.

Visitors to the Okavango will usually arrive by air in Maun and will almost certainly have onward bookings to one of the fishing or safari camps. Very few of these camps can be reached by road and, where they can, it is usually impractical as it is too time consuming. Virtually every visitor, then, will be flying by light aircraft, from Maun to the Delta camp of their choice.

CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

This park covers a wide variety of country; riverine forest, flood-plain, periodic marsh, Mopane and Miombo woodland and a few rocky outcrops . Such a diversity of habitats implies a wide variety of wildlife which ranges from water animals like hippo, crocodile, otter and fish to forest and dry-land species such as elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and eland. In all areas predators abound, including lion, leopard, cheetah and both species of hyena. Chobe is elephant country at its finest. Their numbers are variously estimated to range between 35,000 and 65,000. Chobe is also known for its magnificent bird viewing as there are over 400 different species in the Chobe National Park.

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BOTSWANA SAFARI:
Day 1: Depart USA
Day 2: Arrive Cape Town, South Africa
Day 3: Cape Town
Day 4: Cape Town
Day 5: Okavango Delta, Xigera Camp, Botswana
Day 6: Okavango Delta, Xigera Camp
Day 7: Okavango Delta, Mombo Camp
Day 8: Okavango Delta, Mombo Camp
Day 9: Okavango Delta, Kings Pool Camp
Day 10: Okavango Delta, Kings Pool Camp
Day 11: Chobe Game Lodge
Day 12: Chobe Game Lodge
Day 13: Victoria Falls
Day 14: Victoria Falls
Day 15: Depart Livingstone, Zambia
Day 16: Arrive USA