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Day 1: Kasane to Nata
Rise for a departure to Nata. Arrive in time to join the noon activity of a guided excursion to Nata sanctuary and pans. Enjoy the spectacular view and a sundowner. Dinner and overnight at Nata Lodge or similar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Nata to Maun
The day will be spent with a drive to Makgadigadi Pans. After arriving in the pans, a delicious breakfast will be prepared by your guide. We will continue with our day in the pans and around lunch time, your guide will serve a scrumptious light lunch.
The Makgadikgadi Pan, a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, is one of the largest salt flats in the world. The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadikgadi, which once covered an area larger than Switzerland, but dried up tens of thousands of years ago. A dry, salty, clay crust most of the year, the pans are seasonally covered with water and grass, and are then a refuge for birds and animals in this very arid part of the world. The climate is hot and dry, but with regular annual rains.
Very little wildlife can exist here during the harsh dry season of strong hot winds and only salt water, but following rain, the pan becomes an important habitat for migrating animals including wildebeest and one of Africa’s biggest zebra populations, and the large predators that prey on them. The wet season also brings migratory birds such as ducks, geese and great white pelicans. The pan is home of one of only two breeding populations of greater flamingos in southern Africa, and only on the Soa pan, which is part of the Makgadikgadi pans. The grasslands on the fringes of the pan are home to reptiles such as tortoises, rock monitor, snakes and lizards.
Afterwards we will make our way to Maun for an opportunity of a flight over the Okavango (if weather permits).
Overnight at Boteti Tented Safari Lodge or similar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 3: Full day game drive to Moremi
The day starts with an early breakfast followed by a drive to Moremi Game Reserve. The route of the game varies season by season due to rain as some roads maybe impassable or closed. Animal population and sights of birds are frequent as the lagoons and channels form an essential section of the Okavango Delta ecosystems.
Moremi is the home to nearly 500 species of birds (from water birds to forest dwellers), and a vast array of other species of wildlife, including buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyaena, jackal, impala, and red lechwe and African wild dog.
A packed lunch will be served at one of the rest stops.
Experience this in an open game vehicle especially converted, to maximise the safari experience. Your experienced game ranger will teach you about all aspects of nature and interpret wildlife behaviour to you in a unique way. He will also receive updates from other rangers in the area determining animal movements.
Overnight at Boteti Tented Safari Lodge or similar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 4: Drop off in Maun
The sounds of the bush will wake you up on your last morning in Botswana. A delicious breakfast will be served where after we will check out. Speak to your guide about possible optional activities and things you would still like to see and experience before being dropped off in Maun.