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B O T S W A N A
Programme
01 LIVINGSTONE/VICTORIA FALLS - CHOBE GAME RESERVE - OKAVANGO DELTA - MOREMI GAME PARK - MAKGADIKGADI PANS - KHAMA RHINO SANCTURAY - MAUN |
Programme
02 GABORONE - MAUN - MOREMI GAME PARK - OKAVANGO DELTA - CENTRAL KALAHARI RESERVE - (interaction with the Bushmen) - KASANE - MAUN |
Programme
03 VICTORIA FALLS/ZIMBABWE - CHOBE GAME PARK/BOTSWANA - OKAVANGO DELTA/BOTSWANA - MAUN |
B O T S W A N A Programme 01
PRICE:
BOTSWANA |
PRICE: AS FROM EURO | PRICE: AS FROM USD |
| Double room, per person | 4.342 | 4.963 |
| Single supplement | 1.214 | 1.386 |
7 NIGHTS/8 DAYS PROGRAM - for self-drive visitors
LIVINGSTONE/VICTORIA FALLS - CHOBE GAME RESERVE - OKAVANGO DELTA - MOREMI GAME PARK - MAKGADIKGADI PANS - KHAMA RHINO SANCTURAY - MAUN
Day 01
Livingstone/Victoria Falls
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arrrive at Livingstone/Victoria Falls airport and pick up the car rented.
Guided walk to the Falls.
Overnight: at a hotel/lodge in Victoria Falls
Day 02
Chobe Game Reserve
- visit to the Chobe Game Reserve for a game drive and a boat trip
on Chobe river.
Overnight: at a luxury tented camp situated on the Savute Channel
Day 03
Okavango Delta
- after breakfast tour leaves for Okavango Delta.
Overnight: at Mankwe Bush Lodge, luxury tents and facilities
Day 04
Okavango Delta
- game drive and mokoro trip in Moremi Game Park.
Overnight: on Island in the Okavango Delta
Day 05
- after breakfast return to Mankwe Camp and leave for Maun for a scenic
flight over the Okavango Delta. Later travel towards the Pans.
Overnight: at a campsite close to the Makgadikgadi Pans
Day 06
Pans
- travel to the Pans.
Overnight: on the Pans at the beautiful Kubu Island.
Day 07
Khama Rhino Sanctuary
- after breakfast leaving for Khama Rhino Sanctuary. Ideal stop-over
on route to Maun.
Overnight: at the Khama tents/chalets.
Day 08
- travel to Maun or to the destination
of your choice.
B O T S W A N A Programme 02
PRICE:
BOTSWANA |
PRICE: AS FROM EURO | PRICE: AS FROM USD |
| Double room, per person | 3.416 | 3.906 |
| Single supplement | 1.006 | 1.145 |
5 NIGHTS/6 DAYS PROGRAM
GABORONE - MAUN - MOREMI GAME PARK - OKAVANGO DELTA - CENTRAL KALAHARI RESERVE - (interaction with the Bushmen) - KASANE - MAUN
Day 01
Moremi Wildlife Reserve
- around noontime arrive at Maun airport and change for a light aircraft
transfer to the Moremi Wildlife Reserve. Spend three nights here in
the heart of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, which is rated as being one
of the finest game-viewing areas in Africa, incorporating most of Okavango
Delta water and a vast selection of exotic wildlife.
Day 02
- and Day 03 - enjoy game drive through a sector of the Moremi that will take one through a large variety of different vegetation types, down winding tracks, or view the Delta from either a boat or mokoro gliding along Xakanaxa lagoon on the Khwai River, accessing sinuous channels of the Delta; one of Africa's greatest natural wonders.
Day 04
- after breakfast a light aircraft company will collect the guests for a transfer to Deception Valley Lodge. The Lodge is situated on the outside of Northern Border of the Central Kalahari Reserve. The units of the lodge stand separately on stilts and are connected to the main lodge by wooden walkways.
Day 05
- in a semi-desert area experience the fascinating culture of the Bushmen through guided walks where guests are shown the Bushmen's cultural, survival and hunting skills.This guided walk, although not a great distance takes approximately 3 hours where guests have the opportunity to interact with the Bushmen and learn from them.
Day 06
- after an early morning game drive you will be transferred by light
aircraft to Kasane airport from where you will fly to Maun and back
to the destination of your choice.
B O T S W A N A Programme 03
PRICE:
BOTSWANA |
PRICE: AS FROM EURO | PRICE: AS FROM USD |
| Double room, per person | 2.419 | 2.765 |
| Single supplement | 524 | 599 |
6 NIGHTS/7 DAYS PROGRAM - 4/5-star package
VICTORIA FALLS/ZIMBABWE - CHOBE GAME PARK/BOTSWANA - OKAVANGO DELTA/BOTSWANA - MAUN
Day 01 - and Day 02
- guests are transferred to the gracious Victoria Falls hotel (Zimbabwe)
for two overnights. One evening enjoy the African Spectacular traditional
dancing. The next morning enjoy a guided tour of the Falls and in the
afternoon undertake a delightful riverboat cruise on the Zambezi with
sundowners. Dinner and breakfast included.
Day 03 and Day 04
- early morning transfer by minibus takes you to Chobe Game Lodge in Botswana for two overnights. Activities include excellent bird and gameviewing by open safari vehicle and small rivercraft, while the sundowner cruise by riverboat is a highlight. Accommodation is on a full board basis including all scheduled gameviewing activities and park fees.
Day 05 and Day 06
- after an early morning game drive and breakfast fly by air charter
from Kasane direct to exclusive Camp Okavango, situated in the heart
of the Okavango Delta. Enjoy two overnights on a full board basis including
scheduled safari activities.
Camp Okavango situated on remote Nxaragha Island in the heart of Okavango
Delta. Accommodates only 22 guests in exquisitely furnished East African
style safari tents with private facilities. Camp Okavango's silver
service dinner served by candelabra is renowned among knowledgeable
Africa travellers.
Your stay at Camp Okavango is inclusive of accommodation, all meals,
teas and coffees, scheduled gameviewing activities - including exploring
the Okavango by canoe, rivercraft, fishing, birdwatching, nature walks
- laundry service, soft drinks and wines served on gameviewing activities.
BOTSWANA
The
Republic of Botswana is situated in Southern Africa, nestled between
South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
If there is a place where one wishes time could stand still, it is the beautiful country you will be viewing on this Web site. This is Botswana, where you will encounter endless horizons. The unforgettable wilderness, the splendid waterways of the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari Sand Dunes and the abundance of wild-wildlife are just a few features of what makes Botswana your ultimate destination.
Welcome to the very best part of Africa. Botswana, a country better known for peace and tranquillity, diamonds and beef, holds a lot of suprises for you. Come and explore the diverse cultures of its people and nature at its best.
I invite you to browse through this site and see what opportunities we have on offer. I truly believe that after the tour of the site, Botswana will be your next holiday destination. You will be joining others to experience the "Last Eden".
The people of Botswana (Batswana) will be delighted to welcome you to their beautiful country where desert and delta co-exists.
Botswana is a land-locked country dominated in geographical terms by the Kalahari Desert - a sand-filled basin averaging 1,100 metres above sea level. The country lies between longitudes 20 and 30 degrees east of Greenwich and between the latitudes 18 and 27 degrees approximately south of the Equator. Botswana is bordered by Zambia and Zimbabwe to the northeast, Namibia to the north and west, and South Africa to the south and southeast. At Kazungula, four countries - Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia - meet at a single point mid-stream in the Zambezi River.
The Chobe River runs along part of its northern boundary; the Nossob River at its southwestern boundary; the Molopo River at its southern boundary; and the Marico, Limpopo and Shashe Rivers at its eastern boundaries. With the exceptions of the Okavango and Chobe areas in the north, the country has little permanent surface water.The country is situated in the southern African region and about two-thirds of Botswana lies within the Tropics; it is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn (the imaginary line of latitude which is 23° 30' south of Equator) just south of the town of Mahalapye (see maps). This is the most southern latitude where the sun is directly overhead at noon. This happens on December 22st, the longest day of the year in this hemisphere.The distance between the extreme north and the extreme south of Botswana is about 1,110 kilometres. It is 960 kilometres across at its widest. The area of Botswana is approximately 581,730 square kilometres and is about the size of France or Kenya. It is approximately 500 km from the nearest coastline, to the southwest.
The eastern hardveld, where 80% of the country's population lives and where its three largest urban centres are situated, is a wide strip of land running from the north at Ramokgwebane to the south at Ramatlabama. It has a more varied relief and geology with inselbergs (outcrops of resistant rock) and koppies (rocks that have been weathered into blocks) dotting the landscape. The south eastern hardveld also has a slightly higher and more reliable rainfall than the rest of the country (except Bobirwa, which is about dry as Kgalagadi); indeed the natural fertility and agricultural potential of the soils, while still low, are greater than in the Kalahari sandveld.
The Kalahari Desert stretches west of the eastern hardveld, covering 84%
of the country. The Kalahari extends far beyond Botswana's western borders,
covering substantial parts of South Africa, Namibia and Angola.
'Desert', however, is a misnomer: its earliest travellers defined it as a 'thirstland'. Most of the Kalahari (or Kgalagadi, which is its Setswana name) is covered with vegetation including stunted thorn and scrub bush, trees and grasslands. The largely unchanging flat terrain is occasionally interrupted by gently descending valleys, sand dunes, large numbers of pans and, in the extreme northwest, isolated hills, such as Aha, Tsodilo, Koanaka and Gcwihaba. Many of the pans have dune systems on the southwest side, which vary in size and complexity. The pans fill with water during the rainy season and their hard surface layer ensures that the water remains in the pans and is not immediately absorbed. These pans are of great importance to wildlife, which obtain valuable nutrients from the salts and the grasses of the pans.
In the north-west, the Okavango River flows in from the highlands of Angola and soaks into the sands, forming the 15,000 sq. km network of water channels, lagoons, swamps and islands. The Okavango is the largest inland delta system in the world a bit smaller than Isreal or half of Switzerland. The northeastern region of the Kalahari Basin contains the Makgadikgadi Pans - an extensive network of salt pans and ephemeral lakes.
Although Botswana has no mountain ranges to speak of, the almost uniformly flat landscape is punctuated occasionally by low hills, especially along the southeastern boundary and in the far northwest. Botswana's highest point is 1,491m Otse Mountain near Lobatse, but the three major peaks of the Tsodilo Hills, in the country's northwestern corner, are more dramatic.
