MARVELOUS SALT PAN EXPERIENCE
Overview
Best safari destinations (Nxai pan, Elephant Sands, Kubu island and Makgadikgadi pans) Full – customizable tour idle for solo and group travelers. All meals, drinks and activities during safari, 4 x4 vehicle, 6 -nights camping accommodation and game drives to see explore the area.
Tour Overview
Availability
All Year
Duration
9Days/8Nights
Pickup Location
Airport Available
Included
- Accommodation
- All meals
- Scheduled Activities
- Assorted Drinks
- Mineral water
- Professional Tour Guide
- Chef and Camp Hand
Excluded
- All other travel arrangement
- All personal purchases
- All relevant entry and departure government taxes
- Compulsory, comprehensive insurance
- Flights (other than specified in the safari package)
- Gratuities
- Unexpected fuel and government increases
- Visa
Itinerary
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DAY 1-2: MAUN - KHUMAGA/ PHUDUHUDU The safari begins in Maun where your guide will meet you at 07h30 at your lodge. You will travel about 170km to Khumaga. Upon arrival you will set up camp and have a safari briefing. You will spend the two night at a camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi National Park, overlooking the Boteti River in Khumaga village. Enjoy a game drive into Makgadikgadi National Park. (B, L, D)
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DAY 3-4: NXAI PAN - BAINES BAOBAB Early morning, your route takes you to Nxai Pan National Park where grassland host a variety of wildlife. You will stop en route for a picnic lunch before reaching your campsite. You will explore Nxai Pan and enjoy the plains which are often dotted with grazing herds of impala and springbok. You will also visit the magnificent Baines Baobabs. (B, L, D)
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DAY 5-6: KUBU ISLAND Kubu Island is a dry granite rock island located in the Makgadikgadi Pan area of Botswana. The island is located a few kilometers away from Orapa and Letlhakane mining towns and can be accessed through Mmatshumo in the Boteti district. The entire island is a national monument, and is considered a sacred site by the indigenous people of the area. Kubu Island is a unique, untouched empty and wild tourism attraction. For a fuller experience of this unique place a guided walk, our guide will show you the ancient history of Lekhubu and explain the amazing formations and give insight on flora and fauna in the area.
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DAY 7: ELEPHANT SANDS Elephant Sands situated 53 km north of Nata en-route to Kasane, offers 20 En-suite safari tents and 8 En-suite chalets, each providing a unique view of the watering hole frequented by numerous elephants. Elephant Sands Campsite offers one large open campground with shared ablution facilities and braai stands, all within an unfenced environment.
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DAY 8: CHECK OUT MAUN / KASANE The safari officially ends after breakfast(B)