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8-Nights Highlights of Botswana: Makgadikgadi Pans, Okavango Delta & Chobe National Park

Botswana
8-Nights Highlights of Botswana: Makgadikgadi Pans, Okavango Delta & Chobe National Park
Botswana
Goway Travel
Vacation Offer ID 1501414
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Overview

Goway Travel

DELUXE | TAILOR-MADE: Experience the natural wonders of Botswana and extraordinary game viewing on this safari to three celebrated game reserves. Connecting to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Moremi Game Reserve, and Chobe National Park, you’ll search for lions, elephants, and cheetahs, while enjoying deluxe accommodations.

Vacation Inclusions

  • Shared arrival and departure airport transfers
  • Shared airport transfers to/from all included internal flights
  • 3 nights in first-class accommodations in the Makgadikgadi Pans at Leroo La Tau
  • 3 nights in deluxe accommodations in the Okavango Delta at Camp Xakanaxa
  • 2 nights in deluxe accommodations in Chobe National Park at Chobe Game Lodge
  • 2 shared safari activities per day at Leroo La Tau including:
    • Early morning and afternoon game drives (max 6 guests per vehicle)*
    • Cultural excursions
    • Boat cruises (dependent on water levels)
    • Baines Baobabs (minimum 3 night stays)
  • 2 shared safari activities per day at Camp Xakanaxa including:
    • Early morning and afternoon game drives (max 6 guests per vehicle)*
    • Motorboat cruises
  • 2 shared safari activities per day at Chobe Game Lodge including:
    • Early morning and afternoon game drives (max 9 guests per vehicle)*
    • Boat cruises on the Chobe River
  • All park and concession fees
  • All government taxes
  • Laundry at Leroo La Tau, Camp Xakanaxa, and Chobe Game Lodge
  • Internal light aircraft flights: Maun - Makgadikgadi - Okavango Delta - Kasane including air taxes
  • Refreshments, including local spirits and wines (excluding premium brands)
  • 8 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 8 dinners

*Please note maximum vehicle capacities are subject to change without prior notice

Featured Destinations

Chobe National Park

Chobe National Park

The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature of the region offers a safari experience of a lifetime. The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with its lush plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east; the Savuti Marsh in the west; the Linyanti Swamps in the north-west and the hot dry hinterland in between. A major feature of Chobe National Park is its elephant population currently estimated at around 120,000. The Chobe elephant are migratory, making seasonal movements from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the southeast of the park, to which they disperse in the rains.
Destination Guide
Okavango Delta

Okavango Delta

The Okavango delta is one of the world’s largest inland water systems. It's headwaters start in Angola’s western highlands, with numerous tributaries joining to form the Cubango river, which then flows through Namibia (called the Kavango) and finally enters Botswana, where it is then called the Okavango. It is a unique ecosystem with large populations of African mammals, birds, and other animals and is one of the last totally unspoiled areas in Africa. This destination is perfect for camping, picture taking, walking safaris, and mokoro (canoe) excursions.
Destination Guide
Makgadikgadi Pans

Makgadikgadi Pans

The barren landscape of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in Botswana attracts adventurous nature lovers. The salt pans, about 310 mi/500 km north of Gaborone, are among the largest in the world, covering 2,500 sq mi/6,500 sq km between Francistown and the Okavango Delta.

Bird-watchers interested in unusual habitats are the best candidates for a trip to Makgadikgadi. Game lovers might see zebra, springbok, gemsbok and other animals (primarily in February and March), but there are much better places in Botswana to watch animals. And, in reality, most of the birds seen there are the same species that can be viewed more conveniently in the Okavango Delta (though the flocks of flamingos and pelicans tend to be larger on the pans).

The main attraction of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans is the atmosphere: The bleached landscape, the dead-flat terrain, the few bloated baobab trees and the multitude of mirages provide a kind of otherworldly experience. Quad biking (using four-wheel-drive all-terrain vehicles) across the cracked and dried pans is a popular adventure activity, and most guides can arrange it.

Kubu Island is especially eerie, as the vistas of salt flats extend to the horizon. Large baobab trees dot the island, which at the north end looks much like a ship's prow. A circular stone wall and about 70 small stone cairns can be seen at the south end of the island. Some archaeologists believe this enclosure was used as an initiation site by 14th-century Zimbabwe peoples.

If you visit Kubu Island, which can only be reached by four-wheel-drive vehicles, be very careful of the salt. When wet, it is so soft that it can literally swallow a vehicle down to the wheel wells in a few seconds.

Several typical Zimbabwe ruins are situated around the east and southern edges of the salt pan. Consumption of the salt on the pan is not advisable because it can cause diarrhea.

Joining a professional mobile safari is the safest way to explore the pans, and there are plenty of camp sites.

Destination Guide

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Valid Date Ranges

March 2023
03/31/2023 12/31/2024 $5,199 per person

Standard Terms & Conditions apply when purchasing this trip. Special savings cannot be combined with any other offer. Airfare available for better packaging and pricing. Ask your travel advisor for details. All prices are per person and quoted in U.S. dollars. Single supplement applies. Blackout dates/seasonal supplements may apply. Accommodations, inclusions and itinerary subject to change depending upon specific departure date. From pricing is based on lowest marketed price for this tour, rates vary by date of departure; please inquire for details for your preferred travel dates. Inquire for a list of exclusions.
 

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