Migration of Zebra Safari

DAY 1

MAUN

Arrive at Maun International Airport. You will be met at the Airport by Marvelous Mobile Safari representative holding a sign board that reads “MARVELOUS MOBILE SAFARI”. The representative will take you to your place of accommodation where you will stay for 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis at your own expense. Short briefing about your trip will be done. Lunch and dinner will be served at your own expense.

DAY 2

MAKGADIKGADI NATIONAL PARK

You will be picked up from your place of accommodation by a Marvelous Mobile Safari guide and depart to Makgadikgadi Game Reserve. You will drive along the A3 road which interconnects Maun and Nata. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is one of the largest flat salt pans in the world. During the wet season (November to March), wildlife viewing is excellent, particularly when large herds of zebra and wildebeest begin their westward migration to the Boteti region. Species include gemsbok, eland and red hartebeest, as well as kudu, bushbuck, duiker, giraffe, springbok, steenbok, and even elephant, with all the accompanying predators, as well as the rare brown hyena.

Upon arrival, you will go for a short game drive in the park and head back to the campsite where you will find your tents ready and then lunch follows. After lunch you will have siesta time. After siesta you have high tea and then resume your afternoon game drive within the park. Come back before sunset, have a shower and then dinner will be served. Bedtime will be determined by the last client.

DAY 3

MAUN

Your safari will begin in the morning with a warm shower, have breakfast then you go for a morning game drive. After a game drive, you will head back to the camp where you will find the camp broke by the camp crew. You will then depart to Maun. Your arrival time to Maun will be determined by what you see on the way. Upon arrival at Maun, you will be dropped off at your place of accommodation where you will spend a night. Lunch and dinner will be served at your place of accommodation.

DAY 4

OKAVANGO DELTA

Wake up and have breakfast then we will transfer you to the mokoro station by 4WD open sided safari vehicle (about an hour) where you will meet your guide / poler. The mokoro is a traditional canoe-like vessel commonly used in the Okavango Delta as a popular mode of transport, and now utilised for game viewing safaris. The mokoro excursion is a very popular activity in the Okavango Delta among guests who travel to Botswana. It is an opportunity to fully experience the sounds and sights of nature without running the risk of scaring off animals with a motor and is thus a highly recommended expedition for photographers. Guides that command mokoro are highly knowledgeable about the environment and as such these trips are considered safe and enjoyable. You will glide along myriad water channels, in a mokoro (dug out canoe) looking for wildlife and bird species which inhabit the Delta.

There are no facilities out there as you camp on an island chosen by your guide. On arrival your guide will take you for a game walk where you can enjoy awesome sightings and the sound of birdsong. After a game walk, you will head to the camp where you will find your tents ready, followed by lunch. After lunch you may enjoy a siesta moment in camp to avoid the mid-day heat. Your accommodation will be a 2.4m x 2.4m dome tent with a comfortable stretcher beds and mattresses. Wait for the sunset for the amazing changes in hue that give visitors so much pleasure. At dusk your guide will light you a fire where all your meals will be prepared by a professional chef. Please bring a hat and sunscreen as there is no shade. Bedtime will be determined by the last guest.

DAY 5

OKAVANGO DELTA

An early morning game walk will be available for interested persons, returning to the camp when ready to enjoy breakfast. After breakfast, the mekoros can be taken again to enjoy the channels, the intricate veins of waterways which interconnect the lagoons, or take a guided bush walk before having lunch or snacks. In the afternoon, the guides will take you in the mekoros to a safe location where swimming is possible in the waters of the Okavango Delta, followed by a chance to learn how to pole a mokoro using the gnashi. Time can be taken to relax and have a drink. After the bush walk, you can relax and unwind in the camp, refresh and take dinner under the Milky Way starlit skies after which the guide will narrate cultural stories and entertain you with traditional dances which display animal tracking techniques and gathering methods for traditional medicinal purposes. Guests interested in astronomy will be treated to one of the most expansive displays of stars on earth, before retiring in dome tents for the night and drifting off to the sounds of the wild. Bedtime will be determined by the last guest

DAY 6

OKAVANGO DELTA TO MAUN

After enjoying a stunning sunrise, soaking up the peace and serenity of the Okavango Delta, and a light breakfast, then your guide will take for an early short game walk. After a game walk, you head back to the camp where you will find the camp broke and loaded back to mokoro station where it will be loaded in the game viewer. Your guide will pole you along myriad water channels looking for wildlife and bird species which inhabit the Delta heading to the mokoro station. Once back at the mokoro station we will transfer you to your place of accommodation in Maun or transfer you to the Airport where you will catch your flight back home.