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BOTSWANA PARCHED KALAHARI

4 Days

Tour Type: Adventurer Wilderness Camping

The Kalahari Desert penetrates the arid woodland of northern Botswana, producing typical Kalahari scenes of shimmering mirages, springbok herds, stately gemsbok and regal black-maned lion. All this can be seen on the fossilised grasslands and pan system of Nxai Pan National Park, along with the historic Baines' Baobabs. The dry season animal concentrations are enjoyed on drives that explore the areas surrounding the shallow pan systems and isolated waterholes. Islands of stunted acacia and savannah provide shade for predators such as cheetah and lion, while specialised species as diverse as meerkats and springbok thrive on the plains.

• A short Exploration providing an exceptional and unique Kalahari Desert experience.
• Easily combined with longer Explorations trips such as Migration Routes, as well as to other itineraries exploring the Okavango Delta and Linyanti regions.
• Nxai Pan offers a unique habitat including desert-adapted species not present in other areas of Botswana (such as springbok, gemsbok and red hartebeest).

A three-night stay here provides a perfect contrast to the Okavango and Linyanti regions and rounds off the diversity of northern Botswana.

Adventurer Explorations combine unique mobile camps with a variety of other locations and accommodation, to provide an intimate, insightful encounter with the country or region.
For the Adventurer Explorations, we utilise a spacious walk-in dome tent. The comfortable interior has canvas bedrolls, crisp cotton sheets and duvets set out on GI stretchers, complemented with old-fashioned tin finishes, recreating a sense of simple style under canvas. Shared toilets and bucket shower enclosures open to the sky and inviting dining areas offer an atmosphere of understated, serviced camping. These camps are erected prior to our guests' arrival. This, coupled with the wildlife-rich areas visited and the easy mobility of the camps, allow us to explore the most remote areas of the subcontinent.

Adventurer camping features lively campfires, camps lit by hurricane lanterns and a range of exciting and diverse activities, creating a pure wilderness camping experience with a warm atmosphere and camaraderie. High standards in mobile safaris are to be found on Adventurer Explorations, as comfort and experience are redefined.

Itinerary

Days 1, 2 & 3:  Nxai Pan, Nxai Pan National Park

Upon arrival in Maun and once all guests are assembled, we depart overland to our pre-erected private Adventurer campsite in the Nxai Pan National Park.

The Kalahari Desert pans around Nxai Pan are fossilised and covered with short nutritious grasses and stunted acacia trees, creating wildlife-rich areas surrounded by vegetated dune savannahs. Extensive game drives explore the surrounding pans, with an excellent chance of seeing spectacular dry-season predator-and-prey interaction at the waterholes. Possible game sightings include gemsbok (oryx), springbok, even the elusive black-maned lion and a range of other different uniquely adapted wildlife not often seen in the savannah regions found in northern Botswana.

Close by is the famous Baine's Baobabs tree island, a series of enormous old baobab trees on the edge of the shimmering white Kudiakam saltpan. These trees were painted by Thomas Baines on his exploratory expedition in the late 19th century.

Day 4: Road transfer to Maun

After an early breakfast, we travel by road back to Maun, arriving in time to bid farewell and board your departing flight.

Safari Price: US $1,115

Single Supplement: US $0
Limitation of 2 single tents per safari, and a maximum number of 5 tents at any site while on safari. No single supplement is payable. When there are more than 2 single guests on a safari, we will attempt to match guests with another guest of the same gender.

Depart from: Maun

Finishing in: Maun

Please contact us for a list of Departure Dates. Tailor-made departures can be arranged, subject to the availability of space.

Price Includes:
Accommodation on a sharing basis, all meals from lunch on day 1 to the end of the scheduled safari, a reasonable amount of soft drinks, wind and beer at meal times within Botswana, national park fees, and activities.

Price Excludes:
Flights (other than specified in detailed safari itinerary), visas, compulsory insurance, all relevant entry and departure government taxes, all personal purchases (including curios, spirit liquors, telephone calls etc.), gratuities, laundry, optional extra activities, pre and post safari tours and all other travel arrangements before or after the safari.

General:
Each departure is guaranteed with a minimum of 2 confirmed guests and operates with a maximum number of 8 guests per safari. Children from the age of 12 are welcome. For groups with children under 12, we will create a private tailor-made safari on request and based on a different cost. For guests over the age of 75, a certified medical certificate of full health must be provided. We reserve the right, due to situations beyond our control to substitute a lodge or location with another of comparable quality. Season operates year round.

Should you fail to join a safari or leave prior to its completion, no safari refund can be made.

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