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8 Days / 7 Nights Makgadikgadi Pans & Meerkats

1K views Makgadikgadi salt pans; habituated meerkat colony; Zu/'hoasi Bushman walk; quad biking on the pans; sleep-out under the stars; Boteti zebra migration; brown hyena; Baines' Baobabs; Okavango Delta mokoro and game drives.
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8 Days / 7 Nights. Makgadikgadi Pans, Nxai Pan, Baines' Baobabs, Boteti River, Kalahari fringe, Okavango Delta.

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Trip breakdown

What's included

Accommodation as per tier; all meals; house drinks at camp (except premium cellar); twice-daily activities with a licensed guide; park, concession and conservation fees; road/air transfers; laundry at camp; emergency medical evacuation cover.

Best season: Apr–Oct for the Boteti zebra concentration and dry pan surface. Dec–Mar the pans fill and flamingos arrive at Sua Pan, a completely different but excellent experience. Pace and grading: Moderate. Quad biking and pan walks in extreme heat and glare; sun protection essential. Ideal for: Clients who want landscape and culture as well as wildlife, families with older children (meerkats are a guaranteed hit), photographers, honeymooners. Accommodation tiers: COMFORT: quality tented camps on shared activities. LUXURY: premium concession camps, all-inclusive, private vehicle. ULTRA: exclusive-use villas, private chef and guide, helicopter transfers on request.

Light-aircraft charter sectors, quoted separately; International airfare; visas and border fees; travel and medical insurance; gratuities; premium cellar wines and champagne; balloon safaris and helicopter flips unless stated; spa treatments; excess-baggage charges above the 15 kg soft-bag light-aircraft limit; personal purchases.

Experience overview

What to expect

8 Days / 7 Nights. Makgadikgadi Pans, Nxai Pan, Baines' Baobabs, Boteti River, Kalahari fringe, Okavango Delta.

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Destination
Makgadikgadi salt pans; habituated meerkat colony; Zu/'hoasi Bushman walk; quad biking on the pans; sleep-out under the stars; Boteti zebra migration; brown hyena; Baines' Baobabs; Okavango Delta mokoro and game drives.
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Couples, groups, and custom itineraries
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Flexible cancellation options and custom trip adjustments are available with the team.
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Arrival Maun. Transfer east to the Makgadikgadi. Afternoon quad-bike ride onto the salt pan and sundowners on a horizon with no features at all.

Makgadikgadi, a morning with a habituated meerkat colony, where the animals use guests as sentry posts, and an afternoon walk with Zu/'hoasi Bushmen learning tracking, trapping, water-sourcing and fire-making.

Boteti River game drive for the zebra migration (Apr–Oct, when the herds concentrate on the river) plus elephant, lion and the brown hyena of the pans. Optional sleep-out on the salt pan under the stars.

Transfer to Nxai Pan. Afternoon at Baines' Baobabs and a game drive on the fossil pan.

Charter west to the Okavango Delta. Afternoon mokoro excursion.

Delta, morning island walking safari, afternoon boat cruise.

Delta land concession, dawn and afternoon game drives for wild dog, lion and leopard, with a night drive.

Final morning drive, brunch, then flight to Maun for departure.

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