Young Explorers Safari in Botswana

Arrive in Maun Airport on time for the scheduled charter flight to camp. Your first stop is the Central Kalahari, one of Botswana’s most wild and remote areas. Home to wildlife ranging from giraffe to antelope, small mammals like the honey badger, bat eared fox and porcupine to predators including the Kalahari lion, cheetah, leopard and brown hyena. Arrive at the airstrip and meet with your specialized guide who will accompany you throughout the trip. The emphasis is on providing the family with engaging, age appropriate activities on a flexible schedule while creating shared family memories to last a lifetime. Your stay at the camps include all meals, selected beverages and game activities in a private vehicle. The trip is based on 4 people traveling together.

An exclusive private conservancy hugging the northern edge of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Dinaka is host to one of the most unique bio-diversities in Southern Africa. This ever-changing desert landscape gives refuge to the Kalahari lion, springbok, Oryx and brown hyena. The focus of activities at Dinaka is exploring the Kalahari experience with wildlife ranging from giraffe to the antelope, small mammals like the honey badger, bat eared fox and porcupine to predators including the Kalahari lion, cheetah, leopard and brown hyena. Activities include morning and afternoon game drives in open safari vehicles, with afternoon game drives often continuing into the evening. Alternatively, you may get more up close and personal with nature on foot with guided bush walks. Birding is particularly spectacular as Dinaka hosts over 200 different bird species including the Kori Bustard and Crimson Breasted Shrike and a high concentration of Pale Chanting Goshawks.

Transfer to the airstrip and fly to your next destination in the Moremi Game Reserve. Transfer to camp where you can relax before the day's activities. Okuti draws its influence from the Maunachira River which flows in front of the camp, with its abundant birdlife, fish and sandy river banks, it remains an oasis of serenity and peacefulness. You can experience game drives in this area rich in wildlife, or explore the Okavango Delta waterways by motorboat (weather permitting), and the areas open lagoons and winding channels make it a birder’s paradise, complete with herons and storks in the breeding season.

Transfer to the airstrip and fly to your last stop in the famous Okavango delta. The 16,000 km² delta owes its existence to rainfall in the Angolan highlands. The rainy season begins in November, and the floodwater begins its 250 kilometre journey downstream. Because of the gentle slope of the delta basin, the floods take around six months to make their way from Angola. Arrive at the airstrip and transfer to the camp, relax before the afternoon activity. Shine is your home for the next 3 nights.

Shinde is situated on a private concession which allows guided walks, Mokoro excursions and night drives in addition to game drives and motorboat trips. This blend of environments provides the habitat for a consistently wide variety of wildlife, including the elusive sitatunga antelope and a healthy population of leopards. A myriad of species are found within the delta including African Bush Elephant, African Buffalo, Hippopotamus, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Nile crocodile, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Brown Hyena, Spotted Hyena, Greater Kudu, Sable Antelope, Black Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, Plains Zebra, Warthog and Chacma Baboon. Notably, the endangered African Wild Dog still survives within the Okavango Delta and exhibits one of the richest pack densities in Africa. Enjoy your days at your own rhythm and enjoy the stories around the camp fires before dinner.

Last morning in the bush, breakfast at the camp and say your good byes before the transfer to the airstrip on time for the scheduled charter flight back to Maun. Take your onward flight or contact us to extend your safari.