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Boat Trips into the Okavango Delta

 

      Inner-delta 1 day boat trips

1 Person P3095-00

2 Persons P1640-00/p

3 Persons P1150-00/p

4 Persons P910-00/p

5persons P765-00/p

6 persons P665-00/p

Includes a picnic lunch and Moremi park fees.

                           Overnight self-catering inner-Delta Boat Trips

Includes: Boat / driver, fuel, guide, campsite fee.
Does not include: Moremi Park fees of 70,- Pula per person per day plus 30,- Pula per person per night.

Price

One night: P6050-00 per boat (max 5 people, driver & guide)
Two nights: P9075-00 per boat (max 5 people, driver & guide)
Three nights: P12100-00 per boat (max 5 people, driver & guide)

See equipment hire page if you require additional camping equipment.

NB: Care needs to be taken regarding weight and size of luggage and equipment

 

Catered Inner Delta Boating Safaris
(water levels permitting)

This option offers a 4½ hour boat trip into the heart of the Okavango Delta, to a fully equipped, tented safari camp on Chiefs Island.
Once in camp we offer walking, mokoro & boating excursions.
Included:
Return boat transfer
Accommodation in 2.4m x 2.4m dome tents with bed rolls.
All meals, table wine and water.
2 walking & 1 boating excursion per full day (approx. 3 hours each).
All park and camping fees (Moremi Game Reserve).

These trips are exclusive to the group that book. On such a trip you will not be sharing boats or campsites with anyone else.

If you are willing for us to find others to join you then check the trip described on the notice board, subject to campsite availability we can run such trips outside of the specified dates.

Prices:
2 night package...........P4235-00/ person sharing
3 night package..........P5775-00/ person sharing
4 night package..........P7425-00/ person sharing
mokoro excursion..........P100-00/ person sharing

2-night inner delta
SPECIALS
18th July to 20th September
check notice board

An example of an itinerary for a
4 day inner Delta Boating / Mokoro Safaris
(water levels permitting)

Day 1
Depart from "The Old Bridge" Maun 10am on day one by motor-boat first on the Thamalakane river then up the Boro river.
After the first 45 minutes passing through a rural setting we then cross the "Buffalo fence" and enter the Okavango Delta proper.
The next 4 hours is spent game and bird watching while navigating the reed channels of the southern Okavango on our way up to Chiefs island. 
A light lunch of cold meats and salads will be served en-route.
We arrive at our camp at Nxaraga lagoon (19*33'42.21"S 23*12'23.32"E) at around 3pm, settle in and take a rest in the shade for a couple of hours.
At around 5pm depart on foot with a guide for a short 1 hour game walk around Nxaraga island to stretch you legs.
Arrive back before sunset which we enjoy with hippos from the boat on the middle of Nxaraga lagoon.
Arrive back shortly before dark to a warmed bucket shower and a hearty campfire cooked dinner.
Retire at your leasure to your tent to fall asleep to the sounds of the Okavango.

Day 2
Wake up call at 5:30am for those wanting to go on an early morning walk.
Coffee/tea and rusks will be served for those wanting something before the walk.
6am depart on foot with a guide for a three hour game walk, other than plains game there is a very real chance to spot the elusive leopard and bushbuck in the forests on the fringes of Nxaraga island.
.Arrive back from your game walk to a full english breakfast
Depart from Nxaraga at around midday, stop for a quick splash at a shallow sandbank to cool off.
Continue upstream for 2 hours gameviewing on the way. On this part of the river there is a good chance to find elephants playing in the river to ease the midday heat.
We will serve a light lunch en-route.
Arrive at Xaxaba campsite ( 19*31'55.07"S 23*04'36.99"E ) at around 3pm, settle in and relax for a couple of hours.
This campsite is one of the few places that Chiefs island actually borders on the mainstream of the Boro river so the gamewalking possibilities are endless.
At around 5 pm depart on foot for a one and a half hour game walk.
Arrive back shortly before dark to a warmed bucket shower and a hearty campfire cooked dinner.
Retire at your leasure to your tent to fall asleep to the sounds of the Okavango and most probably lions on Chiefs island.

Day 3
Wake up call at 5:30am for those wanting to go on an early morning walk.
Coffee/tea and rusks will be served for those wanting something before the walk.
6am depart on foot with a guide for a three hour game walk. Chiefs island being the biggest landmass in the Okavango delta offers the chance of seeing any or all of the game that this region has to offer.
Arrive back from your game walk to a full english breakfast.
Depart at 10am with guides in a Mokoro (traditional canoe) for a 3 hour cruise along side channels that are not navigable by motorboat.
Meet the motorboat upstream and say goodbye to your Mokoro poler/guides.
From there we go upstream to Jugu-jugu island for a light lunch. We will then spend the rest of the day game and bird viewing from the boat. This is one of the most spectacular settings that the Okavango delta has to offer. The wide open plains of this area is home to a large number of red lechwe (a semi aquatic antelope), lots of Crocodiles and birds.
Arrive back shortly before dark to a warmed bucket shower and a hearty campfire cooked dinner.
Retire at your leisure to your tent.

Day 4

Wake up call at 5:30am for those wanting to go on an early morning walk.
Coffee/tea and rusks will be served for those wanting something before the walk.
6am depart on foot with a guide for a two hour game walk.
Arrive back from your game walk to a full english breakfast.
Depart at 10am for a leisurely 7 hour boat trip back to Maun with a light lunch served en-route. 
For part of the return trip we will if possible use alternative channels.
Arrive back in Maun at around 5pm.

Guests who are not wanting to go on any of the game walks or on the Mokoro trip are welcome to exclude themselves from such activities and remain in camp with the camp staff.
Note all of our walks are conducted by guides who do not carry firearms.

 

Trans-Okavango Adventure

More people have climbed Mount Everest than have done a Trans-Okavango Adventure.

Best done over a six day period, this trip is not for the faint-hearted and the memories you take with you will certainly never be forgotten.
Price for 4 to 6 pax P43.500-00 (2 boats!)

 

The campsites we use are Botswana guides assosiation sites situated up the western side of Chiefs island.
We send a boat with staff ahead to have the camp set up before our guests arrival.
On all of our trips we take a sattelite phone and GPS and basic medical kit in case of an emergency.
Our trips include all Moremi park fees, camping fees, guide fees, polers fees etc.
We supply all meals, bottled water, fruit juce for breakfast and table wine at dinner. For any other drinks required we will provide a cold box with ice.
Our accommodation is 2.4m x 2.4m dome tents with comfortable bedrolls made up with sheets, pillows, and duvets. We also provide towels and a lantern outside each tent.
A bucket shower with warm water is hoisted into a tree in a private place on request.
A toilet seat on a stand is placed over toilet hole (also in a private place), a spade provided to cover with earth after use.

PLEASE NOTE:

Guests need to have travel insurance and medical aid. We need to be informed of medical aid details in advance.
They should also bring:
A flashlight.
Sunblock.
Insect repellent.
A hat.
Open shoes & good walking shoes.
Toiletries and other items of a personal nature.