6 Night Botswana Safari

• Arrive at Maun Airport
• Boat trip to Xaxaba campsite in the Delta

Welcome to Botswana! Arrive at Maun Airport and meet your Afrika Ecco representative who will be waiting to take you for a quick refreshment and introduction to your safari holiday. If you need to buy any personal items before  heading into the Okavango Delta, your Afrika Ecco rep will take you to the mall. A short drive takes you to the boat station on the Thamalakane River, which runs through Maun and into the Delta waters. Here, you will meet your guide, camp assistant, and chef who will join you on the 3-4 hour boat cruise through the Delta to your first campsite at Xaxaba Island. Arrive at Xaxaba in the early evening to a prepared campsite complete with safari tents, wash basins, en suite canvas bathrooms, and bucket showers. Meet your local pollers and enjoy the wild environment before a shower, 3-course dinner, and your first night in the Delta!

• Morning walking safari
• Afternoon mokoro cruise

Early wake up with the birds, followed by breakfast with tea and coffee before your local guides take you on a long walk on Chief’s Island. Climb into a mokoro and enjoy the short journey across the waters from the campsite to Chief’s Island. From here, you take to the famous island on foot for a 3-4 hour guided walking safari. Return to camp via mokoro, enjoy a freshly prepared bucket shower and a delicious brunch/lunch at about 12h00. Spend the afternoon at camp for a siesta, reading, or bird watching. High tea is served at 15h00, after which you can look forward to an afternoon mokoro cruise through the intricate waterways of the Delta. Return to camp at sunset for a scenic sundowner and time spent chatting around the fire until dinner is served. Head to bed when you’re ready.

• Morning walking safari
• Afternoon Xaxaba village tour

Early wake up, breakfast, tea and coffee, followed by your second walk on Moremi Game Reserve’s Chief’s Island. You will travel to the island in a mokoro once again, and enjoy a 3-4 hour walking safari. Return to camp and indulge in a warm shower and tasty lunch before relaxing for the afternoon. High tea is served, followed by a mokoro cruise to the village of Xaxaba, where you can enjoy a locally guided tour and the opportunity to purchase

curios. Arrive back at camp for dinner and fireside chatter before turning in for your last night under the Delta stars.

• Early morning boat cruise to Maun
• Drive from Maun to Xinii campsite in the Moremi Game Reserve

Early wake up followed by breakfast, tea and coffee. This morning you leave Xaxaba and head back to Maun on a 3-4 hour boat cruise. Upon arrival in Maun, you will have the opportunity to buy any personal items you need and enjoy brunch at a restaurant before departing in a game viewer destined for Moremi Game Reserve. Arrive at Moremi’s Maqwee Gate (South Gate) and continue into the reserve to your private BOGA (Botswana Guides Association) campsite at Xinii. These sites are reserved for local guides only, ensuring a private and authentic camping experience. After setting up camp, enjoy a short sunset drive to Xinii Lagoon for a game viewing experience to remember. Return to a firelit camp, a 3-course dinner and your first night in Moremi.

• Early morning game drive in Moremi Game Reserve
• Afternoon game drive in Moremi Game Reserve

Early wake up followed by breakfast, tea and coffee, after which you will depart for a morning game drive lasting 3-4 hours. Return to camp for a refreshing shower and lunch

before enjoying a quiet afternoon siesta. High tea is served at 15h00 and is followed by game drive until sunset. After game drive, arrive back at camp and enjoy sitting around the fire before indulging in a 3-course dinner, and then, your welcoming bed.

•  Full day safari in Moremi Game Reserve

Early morning wake up and breakfast, followed up some sun screen application and preparing for a full day out in the Moremi. Your chef prepares you a packed lunch and a cooler box, which is packed into the game viewer alongside the coffee and rusks for that mid-morning stop. Depart the camp after breakfast and enjoy a long day on safari, returning in the mid-afternoon for tea and a rest before dinner is served under the

stars once more.

•   Return to Maun and connect with your departing flight

Early wake up in the Moremi for the last time. Enjoy tea, coffee, and breakfast before packing up camp and heading through the reserve to the exit gate and journeying back to Maun (+-2 hour drive). At an additional cost, you may opt for a light air transfer

from Moremi to Maun. Arrive in Maun and be escorted to the airport for some last minute curio-shopping before saying farewell to Botswana and heading home!