! 7!DAY!BOTSWANA!TENTED!SAFARI! APR1NOV!2015! (ASK!FOR!ITINERARY!DEC!141MARCH!15)!

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1 7DAYBOTSWANATENTEDSAFARI APR1NOV2015 (ASKFORITINERARYDEC141MARCH15) Routing: MauntoMaun. Access: MaunAirport. Accommodation: Fullyserviceden5suiteTentedCamping. Highlights: TheMoremiGameReserve ExploringthefringesoftheOkavangoDeltabymokoro ThefreedomoftheKhwaiConcessionArea CharterflightovertheOkavangoDelta

2 ItineraryOutline: 3NightsTentedCamp1MoremiGameReserve. Activityguide:Gamedrives,charterflight 3NightsTentedCamp1KhwaiCommunityArea Activityguide:Gamedrives,nightdrives,guidedwalksandmokoroexcursion OptionalSafariExtensions:PopularrequestsincludetheMakgadikgadiPans,KasaneandLivingstone. YourSafariIncludes: Spaciousandcomfortabletentedaccommodation,includingbedsandbedlinen,withaprivatebathroomen5 suite. Servicesofaprofessionalguide,safarichefandcampassistants,completewithasupplyvehicle. Gamedrivesandlocaltransfersincustomisedsafarivehicles Exclusivecampinginprivatecampsiteswithinthenationalparksandreserves Allentranceandcampingfeeswithinthenationalparksandreserves Allmealsanddrinks(mineralwater,softdrinks,beer,wineandG&T)whilstinLetakaTentedCamps Allactivitiesasspecifiedintheitinerary 12%ValueAddedTax YourSafariExcludes: TravelInsurance Allflightsunlessotherwiseindicated Itemsofpersonalnature Toiletries Staffgratuities Optionalsafariextensions AnydrinksatlodgesoraccommodationotherthantheTentedCamps

3 Day1:MauntoXakanaxa.TravelDay.30minutecharterflight AfteryourarrivalatMaunInternationalAirportyouwillbemetbyMackAirforyourcharterflightatapproximately 14h00totheXakanaxaairstripinMoremiGameReservewhereyouwillbemetbyyourguide. If you are staying in Maun prior to the safari, please request an airport transfer, Mack Air will liaise with your accommodationthedaybeforetoconfirmtheflightdeparturetime. Alternatively,ifyouarecomingfromoneofthemanysafarilodges,youcanorganizetoflydirectlyintoXakanaxa Airstripwiththelodgespreferredchartercompanyalthoughwedorequestthattheseflightslandonlyafter12h00 inorderforourguidetobetheretomeetyou. SpendingourfirstthreenightscampingintheXakanaxaregion,weexplorethesurroundingwildernessongame drivesduringtheday. Wildlife:Fromtheaironlythelargeranimalsareseeneasily.TheseincludelargebreedingherdsofAfricanelephant that live in the mopane scrub. On the open plains large herds of buffalo and lechwe can be seen and in the waterwaysraftsofhippopotamiareacommonsight.onceyoulandinxakanaxathesmallergamecanbefound. Birding:AgooddayforraptorswithAfricanHawk5Eagle,GabarGoshawk,Shikra,LittleSparrowhawk,DarkChanting Goshawk,TawnyEagle,LesserSpottedEagle*andSteppeEagle*allinhabitingthemopaneandadjacentwoodlands. Otherbirdscommonalongthisrouteinclude mostofbotswana shornbillsincludingred5billed,southernyellow5 billed,africangrey,bradfield sandthesoutherngroundhornbills.alargenumberofbrood5parasitesmayalsobe seen.diederickcuckoo*,levaillant scuckoo*,jacobincuckoo*,great5spottedcuckoo*,africancuckoo*,common Cuckoo*, Shaft5tailed Whydah, Pin5tailed Whydah, Eastern Paradise Whydah, Greater Honeyguide, and Lesser Honeyguide. Accommodation:TentedCamp Activities:GameDrives,scenicflight Days2&3: XakanaxaExplorationDaysBMoremiGameReserve Habitat: Moremi lies on the eastern extremity of the Okavango Delta. Habitats here range from wide5open floodplains,marshes,lagoons,papyrusfringedchannels,vaststandsofmiscanthusandphragmites,woodlandand savannah.asaresultoftheextremelyvariablehabitatthediversityofbothwildlifeandbirdlifeisexcellent. Wildlife:MoremiisamongstthebestgamereservesinAfricaforviewingtheendangeredAfricanwilddog.Xakanaxa ishometoaresidentherdofseveralhundredbuffalowhoserangecoverstheterritoriesofatleast4pridesoflion whichmayoftenbeseenflankingtheevermovingherd.breedingherdsofelephantmovebetweentheirbrowsing

4 areasinthemopaneforestsandthefreshwateroftheokavango.redlechweareoneofthemoreunusualantelope speciesandcommonlyfoundhere. Birding:TheswampyareasofXakanaxaarehometoAfricanRail,Coppery5tailedCoucal,BlackCoucal*,Red5chested Flufftail, African Crake*, Black Crake, Chirping Cisticola, Luapula Cisticola, Purple Swamphen, Allen s Gallinule to name but a few. The open waters attract African Skimmer, Saddle5billed Stork, Yellow5billed Stork, Intermediate Egret,GoliathHeron,AfricanFishEagleaswellasthegloballythreatenedSlatyEgretandWattledCrane. Accommodation:TentedCamp Activities:GameDrives / Day4:XakanaxatoKhwai.TravelDay.60km.3B4hours FollowingandearlymorningbreakfastyoutakeaslowdrivethroughMoremiGameReservenortheasttowardsthe KhwaiCommunityArea. Habitat:TheManuchiraChannelisknownastheKhwaiRiveratitseasternmostextremity.Theday sjourneyfollows this water course, with the track weaving from the riverside and floodplains into the mopane veld and the woodlandsthatmakekhwaioneofthemostscenicareasoftheokavango.wepassthemagnificentdombohippo Poolsinthemorningstoppingtoenjoythesceneryandtheanticsoftheresidenthippo. Wildlife: The western mopane veld is home to mostly breeding herds of elephant whilst the eastern reaches of Khwaiishometosomeimpressiveoldbulls.ThematurebullsrevelinthecoolwatersoftheKhwaiandarefarmore approachablewhiledrinkingandbathingthanthebreedingherds.theriverhasanunusuallyhighdensityofhippoas wellassomehugecrocodile.leopard,cheetah,servalandlionarecommonpredatorsalongthisrouteandboth XakanaxaaswellasKhwaiareincludedinthehomerangesof2differentpacksofwilddog.Generalgameincludes southern giraffe, Burchell s zebra, tessebe and red lechwe with roan and sable antelope being less common residents. Birding:InthemopanewoodlandsAfricanHawk5Eagle,TawnyEagle,GabarGoshawk,LittleSparrowhawk,African HarrierHawkandShikraarecommonraptors.MixedbirdpartiesmovethroughthecanopyandincludeRed5headed Weaver, Stierling s Wren5Warbler, Scarlet5chested Sunbird, Neddicky, Yellow5breasted Apalis, Chin5spot Batis, DiederikCuckoo*tonamebutafew.ThevergesoftheswampformbreedinggroundsfortheRosy5Longclaw,Black Coucal*,Long5leggedBustardandtheAfricanCrake* Accommodation:TentedCamp Activities:Gamedriveandnightdrive

5 Days5&6:KhwaiExplorationDays. TheKhwaiRiverformsaboundarybetweenthereserveandthecommunityarea.Wespendthefollowingtwonights camping at an exclusive campsite in the community area, exploring the Khwai floodplains on game drives both duringthedayandatnight.exploringafterdarkwithspotlightsoffersyouanopportunitytoexperiencesomeofthe nocturnalanimalsthatarerarelyencounteredduringtheday. Wewillalsohavetheopportunitytoexplorethesurroundingwildernessonfootaswellasbymokoroandenjoyan up close and personal encounter with Botswana s flora and fauna. It is important to note that night drives and guidedwalksarenotpermittedwithinthenationalparksandreserves.theseactivitiesareconductedoutsidethe boundariesofthemoremigamereserveinthekhwaicommunityarea. Habitat: We spend our time between the dry5land habitats of the lead5wood and camel5thorn woodlands and savannahsandtheriversideandmarshyback5watersofthekhwai.timepermittingwemayvisitthelagoonsand waterwaysofxakanaxawherethelargestheronryinsouthernafricaexists. Wildlife: The Khwai region boasts excellent populations of both bull elephant as well as breeding herds. Lion, leopard, serval and African wildcat are common predators of the region with wild dog and cheetah being less common.buffalousethisareaseasonallywithlargeherdsmovinginduringthesummerrains.theswampyareasin thewestarehometoredlechwe.otherungulatesincludetsesebe,bluewildebeest,giraffe,kudu,sableantelope, roanantelopeandimpala. Birding:TrulyoneofBotswanabirdingMecca s.thewesternreachesareprimehabitatfortheuncommonrosy5 throatedlongclaw.theentirelengthoftheriverishuntingdomainforthebat5hawk.otherinterestingraptorshere arecuckoohawk(rare),long5crestedeagleandblacksparrowhawk.morecommonlytawnyeagle,steppeeagle*, Lesser5spotted Eagle*, Martial Eagle, Bateleur and African Hawk5Eagle. The waterways host Africa Rail, African Crake*,GreaterPaintedSnipe,Allen sgallinule*,lesserjacanaandlessermoorhen*. Accommodation:TentedCamp Activities:GameDrive,WalkingSafaris(conditionspermitting)andNightDrivesandmokoroexcursion Day7:KhwaitoMaun.TravelDay.30minuteCharterFlight./ Afterbreakfastwetakeagame5drivetotheairstripwhereyouwillbemetbyyourcharterflightbacktoMaun. Shouldyoubeflyingontoasafarilodge,youcanflydirectlyoutfromKhwaiAirstriptoavoidreturningtoMaun. Pleaserequestthatthelodge spreferredairchartercompanycollectsfromkhwaiairstrippriorto14h00. ThismarkstheendofyourSafari. *Denotesmigratoryspecies NOTE:Althoughwemakeeveryefforttoadheretoschedulesanditineraries,thesearesubjecttochangesubjectto weather,roads,andanimalmovementsandavailability.youwillbenotifiedofanychanges. TRACKSSAFARIS WEGETYOUCLOSERTOAFRICA

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