Okavango River Safari

Okavango River Safari

Day 1: (Saturday)

Flights from Johannesburg arrive @12:00 or 15:00.

You will be met for your transfer to your lodge in Maun (±10 minute drive)

Self drive from JHB to Maun is 1 100km ±11 hours, we will supply you a map to your lodge.

Check in and spend the afternoon & early evening relaxing next to the pool and river.

19:00  -    Dinner at the lodge

Day 2: (Sunday)

08:00  -     Meet for breakfast.

10:00  -     Your guides will meet you at the boat landing at your lodge.

Board boats and enjoy your journey of exploration to the first camp whilst game watching, birding, photography or just relaxing onboard taking in the magnificent views of the Okavango Delta.

13:00  -     Lunch will be served on one of the many islands along the way.

±16:00  -   Arrive at your first nights tented camp nestled between dense trees on a small island in the Okavango Delta. At the camp you will find your comfortable private classic tent with bedding and bathroom facilities (hot shower and bush toilet).

±17:00  -   Sundowner cruise on a palm framed lagoon in front of your camp.

19:30  -     Sit-down three course dinner is served around the campfire.

Day 3 (Monday)

±07:00  -   Early morning coffee, rusks and cereals will be ready before exploring the island on foot. Please feel free if you’d prefer to sleep-in and enjoy a leisurely morning in camp.

09:00  -     Cooked breakfast

±10:00  -   Board boats for your journey to our next camp in one of the most spectacular areas of the Okavango Delta.  In this area the Delta opens up with vast landscapes and more opportunities of encountering game.  Even though vast distances are covered through the Okavango Delta, much time is spent drifting while game watching, birding, photography or just relaxing onboard.  From time to time we do stop off on islands along the way to explore them on foot and stretch your legs.

±13:00  -   Lunch will be served on one of the many islands along the way.

±16:00  -   Arrive at camp

17:00  -    Sundowner cruise

19:00  -    3 course sit-down dinner is served around the campfire. The evenings are spent gazing at stars reminiscing about the day’s experiences in the Delta.

Day 4  (Tuesday)

±07:00  -   Early morning coffee, rusks and cereals will be ready before exploring the island on foot.

10:00  -    Cooked breakfast

11:00  -    Game drive by boat.  From time to time we do stop off on islands along the way to explore them on foot and stretch your legs.

13:00  -     Lunch back at camp.

±15:00  -   Game drive and sundowner cruise on the Okavango Delta.

19:00  -     3 course sit down dinner is served around the campfire.

Day 5 (Wednesday)

±07:00  -   Early morning coffee, rusks and cereals will be ready before exploring the island on foot.

09:00  -    Cooked breakfast

10:00  -     Depart for a day trip up the Delta to enjoy the diversity of  the upper section of the Okavango Delta which offers a very different experience from the previous days.  From time to time we do stop off on islands along the way to explore them on foot and stretch your legs.

13:00  -     Lunch and picnic on one of the many islands along the way.

±18:00  -   Return to camp after a sundowner drink on the river.

19:00  -    3 course sit-down dinner is served around the campfire.

Day 6  (Thursday)

±07:00 -   Early morning coffee, rusks and cereals will be ready before exploring the island on foot.

10:00  -    Cooked breakfast

11:00  -    Game drive by boat.  From time to time we do stop off on islands along the way to explore them on foot and stretch your legs.

13:00 -     Lunch back at camp.

±15:00 -   Game drive and sundowner cruise on the Okavango Delta.

19:00  -   3 course sit-down dinner is served around the campfire.

Day 7 (Friday)

±07:00  -   Early morning coffee, rusks and cereals will be ready.

08:00  -     Cooked breakfast

09:00  -     Board boats – your last day in the Delta is spent drifting downstream before making our way back to Maun.  Relax and enjoy the last but very scenic day on the Okavango Delta.

13:00  -     Light lunch/snacks on board or a picnic on one of the many islands in the Delta.

±17:00  -   Arrive in Maun at your lodge on the river bank where you will enjoy a sundowner drink before dinner.

Day 8 (Saturday)

±7:00  -    Breakfast at the Lodge

Depart for your onwards journey or you will be transferred to the airport (at 08:30 or 13:00).

NB. Please note that the above itinerary is flexible to suit our guest’s needs and is a rough guide of the daily activities on the Delta.  It may be altered on safari depending on what we encounter along the way and game sightings. Most of our safaris include a two or three night stay at some of the camps.  This allows plenty of time to explore the surrounding areas.