TWO DEPARTURES:

Linyanti Trails Camp
The northeastern corner of the Linyanti is famed for its myriad of changing landscapes with sweeping views, from riverine to savannah and from forest to plains. Daily activities will be determined onsite, depending upon local conditions and animal activity. On one of your two full days, you will depart early in the morning and stop for lunch at a scenic spot with a sweeping view of the Linyanti waterways. Each afternoon, after a siesta in hammocks, there is the possibility of a canoe trip returning to camp at dusk. (Canoe activities are not always possible, depending on local hippo movements within the area.) The Linyanti region’s life-giving perennial waters attract herds of wildlife that walk well-worn game paths to quench their thirst in the dry season. Predators follow in their footsteps and, coupled with the area’s diversity of habitat, make for exciting game viewing.

Lechwe Island Camp is located in the southwestern sector of the Selinda private concession (a limited access area), in a seasonally flooded portion of the Okavango Delta where it joins into the Selinda Spillway. Your campsite is situated on a wooded island overlooking a floodplain area, the channel in front of camp alternately flooded or dry, depending on the season. Activities here concentrate around the bushy and wooded islands, open plains and the seasonally flooded channels surrounding the camp. In this area, local populations of plains animals allow for game drives by day and night. Your experience may be enhanced on nature walks, where your guide is able to delve into intriguing topics such as tracking, medicinal uses of plants and a full array of smaller invertebrates.

Xigera Mokoro Trails is set right in the heart of the permanently flooded sector of the Okavango Delta in Moremi Game Reserve. Accommodation at Xigera Mokoro Trails is in 3m x 3m (9 x 9 ft) gauze framed dome tents equipped with cots, bedrolls with crisp linen, duvets and pillows, towels and toiletries. Accommodation is slightly simpler than at the other camps, with 2 separate “short drop” toilets and bucket shower enclosures. This is because equipment must be moved across water on mokoros (dug-out canoes), which restricts the amount of equipment that can be carried.
    Activities include mokoro rides and walking safaris on inner remote islands, which enable up-close encounters with an excellent diversity of birdlife (including Pel’s fishing owl), frogs and a myriad of game species - some specially adapted to water, such as the rare sitatunga and the familiar red lechwe.

All camps in Botswana are private and for our group use only. The camps aim to provide simple camping comfort with personal service. Hurricane lanterns and a good campfire light up the camp in the evening while delicious meals are prepared around the campfire by the safari staff, creating a great atmosphere. To ensure the ‘camping wilderness’ feel, the dining area is under the stars (although we erect a bush dining tent in the event of sporadic rains). A full dining table, metal director chairs and bush style stainless steel place settings and drinking glasses are set up to accentuate simple serviced comfort in pure wild areas.
   The 3m x 3m (9 x 9 ft) dome tents are well ventilated with a mini veranda and individual hand basins for each guest outside the tent. Stretcher beds, bedrolls with crisp linen, duvets and pillows, towels and toiletries are provided. In addition, there is a shared bedside table, fiber floor mat and a 12v reading light provided. The tents are large enough to stand in and move about easily.
   Bathroom facilities are shared between guests. For every 4 guests, there is one shower enclosure and one toilet enclosure, spaced generously apart. Each shower enclosure has a table with amenities, hurricane lantern, tin basin and a mirror. The shower is a pioneer-style steel bucket shower hoisted in a tree, with water heated on request from the campfire. The toilet enclosures include a “short drop” toilet.
   The entire safari is guided and hosted by a professional guide, who shares his in-depth knowledge to present a seamless safari experience. There are 2 camp assistants in addition to the guide.

Flying on private light aircraft charters and overland transfers in open-air vehicles provides both a bird’s-eye view and an in-depth experience of the contrasting landscapes of Botswana.
    Your specially designed safari vehicles are extended 4 x 4 Land Rovers or Land Cruisers that seat eight guests in comfort. These vehicles are designed so that all guests have good all-round visibility (although the rear part of the vehicle is closed to lessen the dust entering the vehicle while driving). The large open window and roof areas offer good visibility and promote photographic opportunities, while at the same time being able to close for seasonal rainy weather en-route. Each vehicle is custom-built and includes a fridge and a small collection of field guide books.