Green Desert Safari
7 nights/8 days
This adventure takes advantage of the spectacular Kalahari Desert when game is drawn to the region in large numbers. Explore the contrasting habitats of the Makgadikgadi salt pans, Deception Valley in the Kalahari and then, the fertile islands of the Okavango Delta.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Maun, drive to Motsentsela Tree Lodge
Days 2-5 Travel by road to Deception Valley, Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Days 6-7 Drive to Maun and fly to Xigera Camp, Okavango Delta
Day 8 Fly to Maun
Green Desert Safari - Price
2010 Departures: $3,210 per person sharing
Single Supplement: $390
There is a limitation of two single tents per safari, and a maximum number of five tents at any site while on safari. When there are more than two single guests on a safari, we will attempt to match guests with another guest of the same gender. No triple rooms are accepted.
Prices include all transportation as specified in the itinerary, driver/guide services, park fees, accommodation on a shared basis, all meals from lunch on Day 1 through the end of the scheduled safari, soft drinks, wine and beer at meal times, and fees for activities specified in the itinerary.
Prices exclude airfare (other than what is specified in the safari itinerary), gratuities, travel insurance, visa fees, entry and departure taxes, any personal purchases, telephone calls, laundry, optional extra activities, any pre- or post-safari plans.
Green Desert Safari -
Departure Dates
This safari begins and ends in Maun.
2010
January 10, 19, February 24, March 8, 23, April 5, 25, November 23, December 4, 24
Green Desert Safari - Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Khumaga - Boteti River, Makgadikgadi Pans
After arrival in Maun, you will be transferred by 4x4 vehicle to Motsentsela Tree Lodge on the western border of a farm on the Thamalakane River. There are seven large Meru style tents on decks with en-suite facilities. The lodge is situated on a small 200-hectare game farm with a variety of game including Ostrich, Zebra, Kudu, Duiker, Black Springbok, Blesbok, Jackal and several nocturnal species, one of which is the Aardwolf. A recent bird count tallied over 120 species. Your guide will meet you before dinner to give you a briefing of the wonderful adventure that awaits you. He will spend some time answering all your questions and making sure you are fully prepared for the safari.
Day 2, 3, 4 & 5
Deception Valley, Central Kalahari Game Reserve
After an early breakfast, you depart overland to your private campsite in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve with lunch en route.
This prehistoric riverbed, flanked by petrified dune lands, is very appealing after brief rains, as it is covered with nutritious grasses that attract herds from all over the enormous reserve. These large congregations of desert wildlife with their young are followed by predators into the broad riverbed, all of which makes for outstanding viewing.
On Day 4 or 5 you can enjoy extended wildlife game drives (with picnic lunch), taking in the game-rich Pipers Pans area of the Kalahari, as well as the Letiahau and Deception Valleys.
Day 6 & 7
Xigera Camp, Okavango Delta
After a light breakfast you will depart overland to Maun (approximately 6 hours). Then you will take a light aircraft in the afternoon to the water-filled paradise of the private Xigera area, within the Moremi Game Reserve. Xigera is the ultimate Delta experience, with serene waters flowing through innumerable channels around remote islands and a profusion of plant and animal life. 
Xigera Camp is a luxury tented camp situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta. It has something for everyone, in an area where there are no other Moremi camps and where permanent water all year round allows one to enjoy a variety of activities. Enjoy a true Delta experience while you sit back in a mokoro (dugout canoe) and silently glide through the tranquil Okavango waterways or watch the sunset and birds gliding home to roost from a motorboat on the Xigera Lagoon. And for the more adventurous you can track animals on foot.
Nestled in a magnificent riverine forest, Xigera consists of 10 luxuriously furnished tented rooms with en-suite facilities and outdoor shower. Each room is raised off the ground on a wooden deck offering superb views of the seasonal floodplain and waterhole. Meals and drinks are enjoyed under the thatch of the raised lounge, pub and dining area overlooking a permanently flowing channel. A traditional boma offers alternative dining under the African stars. Wooden walkways wind through the forest connecting the rooms to the main area. There is a plunge pool for cooling off and relaxation. Birding in the area is excellent, with Pel's fishing owl, slaty egret, wattled crane, African skimmers and a host of eagles, vultures, raptors and kingfishers to be found. The area has the highest density of the rare sitatunga antelope found anywhere in the Okavango Delta.
Day 8
After an early morning activity and breakfast, you will fly to Maun, where your journey ends.
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