7 Days Moremi Game Reserve, Savute & Chobe National Park Wild Viewing Botswana Safari

DAY 1: MOREMI GAME RESERVE

On arrival at Maun Airport you will be met and greet by our company representatives who will introduce to you about our beautiful country Botswana and then drive you through the village of Shorobe en route, heading for South Gate where we enter the Moremi Game Reserve. The journey continues through the Moremi Game Reserve, game viewing on the way, until the designated camping ground is reached, about a two hour drive from South Gate. Lunch will be served followed by an afternoon game drive which may include Maya Pans, the Little Baobab area and Jessie’s Pools for sunset. Return to camp for pre-dinner refreshments, take dinner under the stars and later relax for a while around a blazing campfire listening to the calls of the hyenas and lions. Guests interested in astronomy will be treated to one of the most expansive displays of stars on earth, before retiring in cozy tents for the night and drifting off to the sounds of the wild.

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Overnight at the camp/Safari lodge

DAY 2: EXPLORE MOREMI GAME RESERVE

After breakfast from the camp, you will leave for a long game drive to experience the other parts of Moremi Game Reserve. The morning drive heads out for game viewing and will proceed through the beautiful scenery of this part of Moremi Game Reserve with a very good chance of viewing buffalo, antelopes and hippos. Later return back to the camp for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive which may proceed to Paradise Pools or other interesting areas offering excellent game viewing. Return back to the camp before dark to a roaring campfire and late sun-downer refreshments followed by dinner and relaxing to the sounds of the night before retiring to your tents for sleep.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Overnight at the camp/Safari lodge

DAY 3: MOREMI GAME RESERVE – SAVUTE

Depart Moremi Game Reserve after breakfast and head off north to Savute. The road is heavy sand winding through mopane forest but the destination is well worth the drive. Savuti is home to many prides of lion and other predators such as wild dogs and leopard. On arrival, camp is erected and lunch prepared by the camp staff whilst we set off to briefly explore new surroundings prior to lunch. Savuti lies in the south western area of Chobe National Park about 50km north of the Mababe Gate. The shallow Savuti channel connects the river to the north with the Mababe Depression, which was once a great lake. The Savuti channel is now flowing after many, many years of remaining dry. Overnight camping in Savute which is true wilderness without fences and spend an exhilarating night after dinner listening to the night sounds of the wildlife and maybe get the chance to enjoy close up encounters in the camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Overnight at the camp/Safari lodge

DAY 4: EXPLORE SAVUTE MARSH

After breakfast from the camp you will spent the whole day exploring this unique environment and magnificent Savuti Marsh area renowned for the lion prides which live in this region along with other predators such as wild dogs and leopard. Guests interested in astronomy will be treated to one of the most expansive displays of stars on earth, before retiring in cozy tents for the night and drifting off to the sounds of the wild.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; Overnight at the camp/Safari Lodge

DAY 5: SAVUTI – CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

This morning you will depart Savute for Chobe, where we will camp at Ihaha which is situated in the northern area of Chobe National Park, close to the Cobe River. On the drive from Savuti we pass through Kachikau, Kavimba and Mabele before arriving at Ngoma where we will pass through the gate into Chobe National Park. At Ngoma, we can view the bridge leading into the famous Caprivi Strip part of Namibia, an unusual geographic phenomenan. The Caprivi Strip was created in one of the most notorious colonial deals of the 19th century. In1890, the Germans persuaded the British to swap this strip of land for Heligoland, an island in the North Sea. On arrival at Ihaha, the remaining part of the afternoon is for relaxation after the drive and enjoy the sunset over the Chobe River followed by dinner before retiring for the night.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; Overnight at the camp/Safari Lodge

DAY 6: EXPLORE CHOBE NATIONAL PARK IHAHA

After an early morning game drive spent exploring this unique environment and magnificent riverine area which is home to the largest elephant concentration in the world, we return to camp for lunch. Mid – afternoon, after refreshments, we head off game viewing along the Chobe River, Serondella area and floodplains. The Chobe National Park is one of the few places where great herds of animals can roam, knowing there is always a source of water in the Chobe River which presents a vista of a wildly beautiful river, where many herds of elephant meander down onto the floodplains, walking past hippo’s and herds of sable antelope, scattering the puku and disturbing the water birds whilst rumbling on gently to their favourite drinking spot.

DAY 7: CHOBE NATIONAL PARK – KASANE

The morning to be spent exploring this area of Chobe National Park which must be one of the most productive wildlife systems in the world with its many thousands of elephants and buffalo, associated lion, hyena, leopard and other predators. After brunch, we drive through to Kasane where we camp at Toro Lodge, or similar depending on availability, located on the banks of the Chobe River and take the afternoon boat cruise along the Chobe River which should not be missed as the game viewing on this boat cruise is spectacular.