Okavango Adventure, Dec 1 - 12, 2016
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$9,250.00
$1,000.00 - $9,900.00
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Tour Cost $9,250* – Trip Deposit $1,000
Single Supplement $1,650
*To pay by credit card, select your payment option below under
"Tour Payments" – prices are based on 2015 rates and may fluctuate.
Join us at the end of the dry season as the Okavango transitions into the "green season". Unlike the dry season, the landscape will be lush, there will be interesting skies, and many of the antelope will have just dropped their young.
Tour Cost $9,250* – Trip Deposit $1,000
Single Supplement $1,650
*To pay by credit card, select your payment option below under
"Tour Payments" – prices are based on 2015 rates and may fluctuate.
Join us at the end of the dry season as the Okavango transitions into the "green season". Unlike the dry season, the landscape will be lush, there will be interesting skies, and many of the antelope will have just dropped their young.
Okavango Wet Season Adventure, Dec 1 - 12, 2016
Welcome to one of Africa’s most iconic landscapes. There is something elemental about the Okavango Delta – the rising and falling of its waters, the daily drama of its wildlife encounters, its soundtrack of lions roaring, saw-throated leopard barks and the crazy whoop of a running hyena, the mysteries concealed by its papyrus reeds swaying gently in the evening breeze. Viewed from above on a scenic flight from Maun, the countless tributaries of the Okavango Delta can seem like an eagle’s talon clutching at the country and not letting go. At ground level, the ghostly silhouettes of dead trees in the dry season give the delta a hint of the apocalypse.
The stirring counterpoint to the Kalahari Desert that consumes so much of the country, the Okavango Delta, the up-to-18,000-sq-km expansion and expiration of the Okavango River, is Southern Africa’s massive outpouring of fertility. Indeed, the contrast the Okavango presents compared to the rest of Botswana is one of her most beguiling aspects: here, in the heart of the thirst lands, is one of the world’s largest inland river deltas, an unceasing web of water, rushing, standing, flooding, dying. And the waters do die. They never make it to the sea, soaking instead into the salt pans of central Botswana. But before they do, they sustain vast quantities of wildlife that shift with the seasons in this mother of waters – Lonely Planet
The stirring counterpoint to the Kalahari Desert that consumes so much of the country, the Okavango Delta, the up-to-18,000-sq-km expansion and expiration of the Okavango River, is Southern Africa’s massive outpouring of fertility. Indeed, the contrast the Okavango presents compared to the rest of Botswana is one of her most beguiling aspects: here, in the heart of the thirst lands, is one of the world’s largest inland river deltas, an unceasing web of water, rushing, standing, flooding, dying. And the waters do die. They never make it to the sea, soaking instead into the salt pans of central Botswana. But before they do, they sustain vast quantities of wildlife that shift with the seasons in this mother of waters – Lonely Planet
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with Jeremy Woodhouse
December 1 – 12, 2016 – Just 9 participants The 175 000 ha (432 000 acre) Kwara Concession shares a 30km water boundary with Moremi Game Reserve but being a private concession offers night drives, boat and mekoro trips, walking and fishing that cannot be offered in the Game Reserve. The concession has both permanent water and seasonal flood plains ensuring the best of the Okavango Delta as well as extensive dry bush wilderness. Favoured with labyrinths of permanent water channels and secret islands the concession offers you the privacy and tranquillity available in the Okavango Delta. The camp is set overlooking a secluded lagoon in the northern Okavango Delta. This region offers a contrasting experience, as its location allows access to the permanent waterways of the Delta as well as expansive dry land areas, admired for their quality game viewing. Your accommodation will be in traditionally styled tents on raised decks, each offering superb views of the lagoon. Towering African ebony and mangosteen trees ensure that the camp is always cool while the hundreds of birds add to the feeling of serenity in one of the Okavango's best kept secrets. Within the exclusive concession in which it is located, a wide variety of activities. In addition to game drives, both day and night, the camp offers game walks and mokoro trips, as well as power boating and fishing (spinning equipment is provided but fly fisherman need to bring their own equipment). 11 nights at Kwara Camp, in a twin bedded tent, with en-suite facilities, on a fully inclusive basis. Tour starts and ends in Johannesburg, South Africa Basic Itinerary Day 1 – December 1, 2016 Arrive Johannesburg under own arrangements. Connect to your air Botswana flight BP212 to Maun, departing Johannesburg at 11:40AM arriving Maun at 13:20PM. On arrival in Maun, you will be met by your Moremi Air pilot for your 20-minute light aircraft flight to Kwara Camp. Day 2 – 11, December 2 - 11, 2016 – Kwara Camp Kwara Camp is nestled on a vast lush palm dotted island in the central Okavango Delta, bordering the Moremi Reserve. It is a deluxe yet traditional safari experience with the emphasis on service, personal attention and great game viewing in specially adapted open vehicles. Accommodation is in safari tents on raised wooden platforms, each with its own en suite facilities. There is a swimming pool and also a raised platform hide overlooking the lagoon. Kwara is situated in an exclusive concession area and big game such as Elephant, Cape buffalo, Southern giraffe, Hippopotamus, Zebra, Kudu, Waterbuck, Impala, Red Lechwe, Tsessebe and Blue Wildebeest are regularly sighted, as are the primates, such as Baboon and Vervet Monkey. Predators include Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and Spotted Hyena and Wild Dog. Nocturnal species such as Porcupine, Civet, and Genet, White-tailed mongoose, Ant bear, Honey badger, Bat Eared Fox, and the Pel’s Fishing Owl are spotted on night drives.
Daily Activities The following activities are included, on an unlimited basis:
Day 12 – December 12, 2016 After a morning drive and brunch, Transfer to Kwara Airstrip for your 20 minute charter flight to Maun. Connect to your Air Botswana flight BP211 to Johannesburg, departing Maun at 1420hrs, arriving Johannesburg at 1600hrs. Clear SA Immigration, collect your bags and check into your overnight flight home. |
All photos © Jeremy Woodhouse
Wildlife Photography
Our Safari operator, Kwando Safaris is considered by many to be the safari operator of choice for the discerning wildlife photographer, due to our long experience in guiding and hosting professional photographers and film makers. Advantages at a glance
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