On arrival into Maun Airport you will be met by a representative and assisted onto your flight to Chitabe Camp, a flight of about 20 minutes. Your guide will be waiting on arrival to transfer you to camp, a game drive of about 30 minutes, depending on sightings along the way.

Chitabe Camp is built on a pretty island in the southern Okavango Delta, in a private concession bordered on three sides by the Moremi Game Reserve. The animals roam freely between the reserve and concession, ensuring superb game viewing. This area receives flood waters later in the season and is markedly drier than the areas visited later in the itinerary, offering an interesting contrast. This area has some of the most exciting game viewing in Botswana.

Game viewing is excellent, look out for regulars like Buffalo, Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Reedbuck, Lechwe, Impala, Zebra and Hippo. And more. Wild dogs are among the major attractions of this area and a long-standing program to study the Wild Dogs is based nearby Chitabe Camp.

Activities focus on game drives in open 4×4 vehicles during the day and at night accompanied by an experienced guide, as well as nature walks. Chitabe is strictly a land activities only – no water activities are offered here.

Having met the team, settled into your room and enjoyed some refreshments you will then set off on your first game drive as the heat of thee day begins to subside and the animals begin to stir. Stopping in a scenic spot to toast the setting sun with a drink, you celebrate your first day on safari before returning to camp. A camp fire will be roaring and dinner follows shortly. You then retire for your first night in the Okavango, enjoy all the wonderful sounds of the nocturnal animals going about their business, safely tucked up in your lovely room.

This morning you wake early, before sunrise. After a light breakfast you set off on your first morning game drive. This is generally the best time to see predators before they settle down to rest in the shade for the day. Beginning by tracking the movements of the night before, your guide will interpret the ‘news’ from the tracks as you explore the roads around camp and deeper into the concession. Perhaps there were unidentified sounds in the night which you will now follow up on…

Morning game drives usually last around 4 hours, depending on sightings, with a coffee break along the way. Returning around mid-morning for a hearty brunch you will then have a few hours to yourself to relax in your room or in the communal areas of the lodge. Most animals rest in midday heat and so will you! There is a pool that provides cool sanctuary in the heat of the day, a great spot to relax between activities.

Around mid -afternoon you will meet your guide for high tea and then set off on your afternoon drive, perhaps following up on the sightings from earlier or tracking new movements. Your guide will find another lovely spot to enjoy the beautiful sunset with some drinks before returning back to camp. As its gets dark – a spot light comes out to search for the nocturnal animals as they begin to emerge. Most predators hunt at night so you will be looking out for the big cats, but also the smaller cats such as servals, genets, African wild cats as well as civets and bushbabies- always a delight to see them leaping between branches.

This evening over dinner your guide will advise your flight time for your transfer to the next camp tomorrow, and you will plan your morning activities accordingly.

Another early start to the day with a morning game drive and breakfast before your flight to Little Vumbura Camp, a flight of about 20 minutes. On arrival you will be met by your guide who will transfer you to camp, a short drive from the airstrip to the boat jetty, where you will take a stunning 20 minute boat ride to Little Vumbura- your Okavango home for the next 3 nights.

Little Vumbura is situated on a wooded island in the same region as its sister camp, Vumbura Plains. Designed to blend in with its surroundings, the camp is a beautiful six bedroomed tented camp shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango forest. Each tent is ensuite, large and roomy with an open-air shower and views of the surroundings. A plunge pool and reading area overlooks the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area.

Your guide will discuss your particular interests and activity preferences and work these into your schedule across the next two days.

Your days will follow the same routine with early morning and late afternoon activities, planned and discussed beforehand with your guide.

Surrounded as it is by water and lying close to large rivers, water-based activities are a highlight here. Mokoro rides see you gliding through the floodplains under the guidance of experienced polers and motor boats explore the deeper permanent channels.

Game drives in open Land Rovers explore the savannah areas on the concession which are noted for their diversity and concentrations of plains game. Leopard stalk the woodland areas while cheetah are often spotted peering across the open plains. Lion and buffalo interactions are also a highlight. Walks (on request) around the island are an opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective. Wildlife viewing and birding is consistently good all year round in this area.

Helicopter safaris and Hot Air Balloon Safaris can also be arranged from here, but must be pre-booked. Please speak to us for more information.

This morning you enjoy one last activity on the Vumbura concession before flying west to your final camp. This is a beautiful flight over the heart of the Okavango, including Chief’s Island, the largest land mass in the Okavango. You fly above glistening lagoons, palm tree islands thick forest and open savannah plains. The true beauty of the Okavango is spread out below you.

Landing in the western corner of the Okavango you will be met by your guide who will transfer you to camp by boat, or 4x4, depending on water levels. A warm welcome awaits at your final stop of the safari. Kwetsani is a beautiful luxury camp set high into the canopy of the tree line which overlooks a pretty floodplain. It has an intimate and very friendly feel. A relatively new camp, it boasts a fresh luxurious feel . Eyes are always drawn to the open floodplains which see a number of animals crossing in front of camp. The large glass fronted rooms make the most of these wonderful views.

This is a particularly pretty area of the Okavango, and the perfect spot to end your safari with a very spoiling camp. Activities here focus on the rise and fall of the annual flood. Game drives are always offered on nearby Hunda Island, the largest island in the area with good game viewing. When the floods arrive (around April/May until around September) boating and mokoro excursions are offered as well.

Having settled into your beautiful tent you will have some time to relax before setting off on your afternoon activity with your guide.

Your last full day on safari, make the most of it! Perhaps an early morning game drive to explore this new ecosystem. A final chance to cross off any missing animals from your check list! Though by now you will have realized this is so much more than a checklist safari, relish the freedom from the daily grind and enjoy your last day in true wilderness.

Between activities the sparkling pool and elegant sun-lounging deck offer a lovely location to relax during the hotter hours of the day.

The time for your flight to Maun will be finalized the day before departure and your guide will advise you what time you will be leaving camp. The flight will always be scheduled to connect with any onward travel arrangements. Depending on the time of departure, as discussed with your guide, you will enjoy one final morning activity and a delicious brunch before bidding farewell to the Okavango. The flight to Maun will take approximately 20 minutes, depending on stops along the way. On arrival a representative will meet you to ensure you connect to your onward travel arrangements.