Botswana

Starting Price:	$8,457.00
Trip Length:	9 days
Includes airfare allowance from New York

Sundowners on the Chobe

Inside Morula tent accommodation

Elephant viewing from Chobe boat cruise

The Best of Chobe and the Okavango Delta

Description Pricing Itinerary

Experience two of Botswana’s most popular conservation areas on this luxurious camping trip across its northern region. Each leg of the trip will guide you through a variety of breathtaking landscapes as you explore the rugged African bush upon your 4×4 vehicle during morning and afternoon game drives. In each new region of the trip you will enjoy the changing scenery and view a plethora of different animals and birdlife.

You will experience the true feel of the land in this tour of Botswana as there will be overnight camping at each leg of the trip. The camping setups ensure luxurious accommodations with all of the essentials, including beds and linens, a private bush shower and toilet, toiletries, three hearty meals a day with drinks, and a long list of further amenities to make each night as comfortable as possible. You will take part in very in depth tours of all of Chobe National Parks most popular regions, including Savute and the Moremi Game Reserve. Following this, two full days will be available at the other end of the trip to explore the never ending mazes of the Okavango Delta. Daily morning and afternoon game drives, plus a boat cruise safari, are sure to provide spectacular wildlife viewing and constant changes in scenery.

The best time to visit these regions of northern Botswana is during the dry months of May through October. At this time the bush will be dried and thinned, thus providing better chances for game viewing in most areas. Conversely, the dry season creates immense floods within the Okavango Delta, thus attracting vast numbers of animals out of the dry interior to the new water resources. This time also brings forth favorably warm sunny days and cool nights, with virtually no rain.

This trip can be customized to fit your individual travel dates and any specific requests you may have. Your travel consultant will prepare a customized itinerary for you. Yampu offers a choice Mourla (comfort) or Ebony (deluxe) level camping. Ebony Level Safaris are limited to 4 people, as the tents are larger, while up to 16 people can be accommodated for in the Morula Level Safari.

The Morula Level Mobile Safari is catered toward the more adventurous traveler, yet provides a few comforts. To highlight some of the amenities available, the tents are 3×3 meter dome tents, complete with an iron bed and mattress, toiletries, a full bar offering soft drinks, beer and wine, and an en-suite bush shower and toilet.

The Ebony Level Mobile Safaris are designed for the comfort conscious traveler, with larger 5×3 meter walk in tents, complete with the same basic amenities listed for the Morula level, but with more pillows, a change of clean linens during safaris, a thicker mattress, a sided mess tent with flooring and shades, and additional luggage space. Also, the Ebony level is limited to smaller groups and staff travel in additional vehicles to ensure that each proceeding camp is set up prior to arrival.

2 Person Morula Safari will not have a back up vehicle and the staff and equipment will travel with the clients when moving between camping areas.

This tour includes airfare allowance from New York, on non-holiday dates. You do not need to fly via New York; Yampu will fly you the most direct way to your city of destination. Depending on your travel dates and proximity of travel, we will quote you the most economical surcharge from your city or country of origin.

Day 1

Overnight flight to Kasane via Johannesburg.

Day 2

Upon arrival, airport reception and transfer to Chobe by your personal guide. Eat packed lunch en route. Arrive at camp in the afternoon with the option of settling into camp or participating on a short game drive, where you can enjoy a sundowner near the Chobe River before returning. Within the park you can expect both riverine ecosystems near the Chobe riverfront, as well as mixed woodlands further from the water. This northern part of Chobe is most well known for it’s the largest elephant and herds in all of Africa. Despite the absence of rhinos, the riverfront here harbors nearly every type of mammal to be found in Southern Africa. Choose to add on a 3 hour boat cruise for an additional cost durring any day in Chobe. Cruise begins and ends in Kasane.

Day 3

Awake early in the morning for a light continental breakfast prior to departing for a short game drive to track animals of all sizes. Depending on what is found during the drive, you will return to your camp at 11 am for a light lunch. Here you can relax and catch up on some sleep if needed before heading out on an afternoon game drive at 3 pm. Following your arrival back at camp you can have the luxury of a hot bush shower to be topped off with dinner under the night sky.

Day 4

Awake early for a short morning game drive, while the support team breaks camp before heading to Savute, the western region of Chobe. Here, they will set up camp before your arrival. In the meantime, you will break for a packed lunch en route to meet at Savute. This is approximately a 5 hour drive through several communities and the national park. Once at your new camp, you will have the opportunity to freshen up and take part in a short game drive to explore the new area, before returning to camp for the night.

Day 5

Today you will have the entire day to explore the Marsh of Savuti, which is mostly comprised of grasslands, bush, and stony outcrops. The wildlife here consists of lone elephant bulls, accompanied by large herds of buffaloes, zebras, impalas wildebeests and antelopes, which sustain the local populations of cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyenas. To give you the best chances of seeing these animals, you will begin early in the morning and break for lunch at camp during the heat of the day, before returning to the bush in the afternoon and finally back to camp for the evening.

Day 6

Transfer to the airstrip in Savute where you will bid farewell to your guides and fly by small aircraft to a permanent camp in the Okavango Delta. This is a 6 tented luxury camp with elegant tents that are large, airy, and complete with an en-suite bathroom and deck. The Delta is an expanse of what is often called “the river that never finds the sea”. It is an endless maze of narrow canals, serene lagoons speckled with palm fringed islands, and other waterways that draw in vast quantities of animals from the dryness of the surrounding Kalahari Desert.

Day 7

Early wake up call followed by a choice of a mokoro trip or a combined walking and mokoro tour. Return to camp for lunch. Take some time to relax and enjoy your surroundings before embarking on your choice of an afternoon boat cruise or mokoro tour through the channels of the Okavango, searching for any animals in or near the water, or even possibly elephants grazing on nearby islands. Return to camp for the evening.

Day 8

Final day of camping in the Delta will offer further and final chances of safaris on foot, boat, or mokoro.

Day 9

Fly from Gunns Camp in the Delta to Maun by small aircraft. Board your flight back home via Johannesburg or overlap with the add-on of your choice.

Occupancy Type	Morula (comfort)	Ebony (deluxe)
Double	$8457	$8985
Single	$12120	$13176

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