Name: Horse Riding Safari on the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Brand: Discover Africa
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Is the Makgadikgadi Pans & Okavango Delta Safari Adventure for Me?

A great way to experience a safari is to visit more than one place in your destination, and you will be doing just that with this journey. Experience the multi-faceted beauty and abundant wildlife of Africa. Your journey will take you to the stark beauty of the Makgadikgadi Pans, next, you’ll discover the Moremi Game Reserve and end with the Okavango Delta. Different landscapes, diverse game viewing experiences and plenty of wildlife encounters, this safari will amaze you every day.

Your 7-Day Itinerary

A family with kids on a guided nature walk at Leroo La Tau, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.

The communal dining experience is healthy and hearty with Desert and Delta's camps

Your first stop will be Maun International Airport, after which you'll be transported to the spectacular Leroo La Tau. The lodge rises majestically above the Boteti River which stretches across the western border of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. The lodge offers guided game drives in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park focusing on the exceptional wildlife sightings along the Boteti River. Depending on the water level, boat activities are also provided. Leroo La Tau translates as ‘lion’s paw’ but, although the surrounding area features abundant Lion, Zebra and Wildebeest, it also boasts Chobe Bushbuck, Leopard, Cheetah, Brown and Spotted Hyena, Impala, Kudu, Jackal, Porcupine, Genet and Caracal, to name but a few.

Leroo La Tau

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Drinks: Included (local brands only)

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

After spending two nights at the Leroo La Tau, you’ll be transferred to Camp Xakanaxa, located on the banks of the Khwai River. Xakanaxa Lagoon is situated in the heart of the Moremi Game Reserve where you will stay on an all inclusive basis for two nights. The ancient riverine forests, open savannah, serpentine channels and seasonal floodplains that surround the camp make for a varied habitat of exceptional fauna and flora. The camp is one of few offering a year-round land and water game-viewing experience, in open 4×4 safari vehicles or powerboats. The diverse habitat ensures prolific sightings of Elephant, Buffalo, Hyena, Giraffe, Hippo, Wildebeest, Kudu, Lechwe, Lion and Leopard, among many others. Birding is spectacular, especially in the spring and summer months when the migrants are breeding.

Camp Xakanaxa

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Drinks: Included (local brands only)

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

Aerial view of Xugana Island Lodge, Botswana.

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View of the tree lined elevated wooden pathway leading to the fire deck at Xugana Island Lodge, Botswana.

View of the Xugana Lagoon from the bedroom at Xugana Island Lodge, Botswana.

Deck of Desert and Delta's Camps: Xugana Island Lodge

Your next stop will be Xugana Lagoon, which is widely accepted as being the most spectacular permanent water site in the entire Okavango Delta. Xugana Island Lodge is in a private concession offering a range of activities giving you the chance to experience a true Okavango Delta safari. Explore the crystal-clear waterways by mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) or motorboat for the chance to enjoy the magnificent variety of bird, plant and reptile species found in the area. Your experienced guide will also take you on a guided nature walk on surrounding islands in the concession, giving you the chance to experience nature up close and personal.

Xugana Island Lodge

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Drinks: Included (local brands only)

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

Today is your last day in Botswana. Enjoy breakfast before being collected at the lodge and transferred through to the airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Maun International Airport, where you board your connecting flight back home.

Every itinerary can be crafted to your needs, from adjusting the length of your stay to including different accommodation and refining the route. Your safari is yours, shaped around your idea of a dream experience.

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We originally booked 4 nights in Zimbabwe and Botswana for April 2020. The original planning and booking process was simple. Megan at Discover Africa provided a variety of options for durations and locations, and we were able to select the number of nights and the hotels that worked best for our budget and what we wanted to see/do. It was easy to add excursions such as boat tours and a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls.

When Covid derailed our trip, we were able to defer all the bookings indefinitely. In Spring of 2021, we put everything back on track for May 2021, and Megan got us set up with appointments and the information we needed to get Covid PCR tests in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Everything went off without a hitch.

Victoria Falls was extraordinary. The land transit to Botswana was complicated, but handled adroitly by the Wild Horizons drivers. We would have had a real headache figuring out those specifics without an experienced guide on the ground.

Our time in Chobe National Park was wonderful; we saw so many animals from pretty close-up! Again, the guides here were great. All of our covid results came in very quickly, and we had no worries about making our next transit to another country. Can’t recommend Discover Africa enough for getting you to and around Southern Africa.

Even in these uncertain Covid times, it’s very doable (check local conditions frequently though, as things seem to change rapidly).

"We had an excellent experience with Discover Africa!!! Matthys was our agent, and he is very knowledgeable and thoughtful, and spent a lot of time planning with us, both through zoom and email, to make sure our custom itinerary was..."

Ken, United States · 28 Aug 2024 ·

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"There really aren't enough superlatives to describe this trip. Because we didn't have a hand in planning it (our friend who invited us to join them did) we were a little nervous about all the opportunities for problems to arise..."

Nancy, United States · 7 Sep 2022 ·

"We booked the trip 3 years ago and finally, we made it. Thank you very much Alice and Judy, who organized our trip, everything is so smooth, regarding hotel, visa, PCR test, transportation across the country...we are very happy, it’s..."

Shereen, Canada · 13 Apr 2022 ·

"I had very bad experiences with other travel agencies but with Discover Africa it was fast communication, good service and information to reduce costs. The tour from the beginning was well organized, super camps, the tents were perfect and cozy...."

Mona, Germany · 5 Apr 2022 ·

"We originally booked 4 nights in Zimbabwe and Botswana for April 2020. The original planning and booking process was simple. Megan at Discover Africa provided a variety of options for durations and locations, and we were able to select the..."

Gary, United States · 5 Jul 2021 ·

"Since the beginning, agents and staff of Discover Africa already work in a professional way for me to plan the trip. Their quick responses to my questions help us a lot before departing from our place to the Africa continent...."

YT, Hong Kong SAR China · 29 Feb 2020 ·