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Bushman and the Delta

$1,600 per person, 8 Days
Departs: Year round. This is a set safari that departs every second Friday of 2009 from Windhoek, Namibia and ends in Livingstone, Zambia. Price does not include local payment of $40 made direct on arrival.

Day 1

Etosha National Park, Namibia

Depart Windhoek with your guides at 8:00am. After stopping briefly at Otjiwarongo for fresh supplies we have lunch at the entrance to the Etosha National Park, Namibia's prime game viewing destination. We game drive to camp and if time permits game drive before sunset. Dinner is prepared by the Guide with your help and evening is spent around the campfire or at the floodlit waterhole by the camp which is often visited by endangered black rhinos coming to quench their thirst after sunset.

Overnight Camping — Includes: all meals

Day 2

Etosha National Park, Namibia

Today you have early morning and late afternoon game drives seeking the many species of animals found in this huge park including elephant, lion, leopard, endangered cheetah, black and white rhino as well as many antelope and over 340 species of bird, plenty for all wildlife enthusiasts to enjoy. You spend the hottest part of the day at camp in Namutoni either by the waterhole or the swimming pool before heading to Etosha Pan, one of the translations meaning "Great, White Place" to marvel at the size of the pan that disappears into the horizon. Dinner is prepared by your guide and apprentice guide and the evening is spent around the campfire.

Overnight Camping — Includes: all meals

Day 3

Bushmanland, Namibia

Enjoy a short early morning game drive and return to camp for breakfast before you travel down to your next camp where you will overnight. You have a chance to stop briefly at Lake Otjikoto and continue to Tsumeb to get fresh supplies. A short lunch is taken at Hoba Meteorite - the world's largest single meteorite and we continue through to Grootfontein to refuel before entering the Kalahari. You arrive at camp just early afternoon. This afternoon you drive down to the Bushman village where you will be sharing the most wonderful experience of the trip with the Bushman people. You will have a chance to also get some original craft made by the Bushman at the village. Some of the highlights will be going out with a San tracker to collect bush food, experiencing how the traditional San lived - generally a fascinating experience for westerners where they have an opportunity to find out how they still survive in today's modern world. This evening you can join the local community around the campfire for singing and dancing. Dinner prepared by guide and apprentice guide.

Overnight Camping — Includes: all meals

Day 4

Okavango Delta, Botswana

After breakfast we depart for the Okavango town of Rundu for fresh supplies. We will have time to see the local market in Rundu before heading to our camp on the banks of Okavango River, Ngepi Camp. This afternoon you have time to relax on the wooden deck or go for optional activities offered by Ngepi Camp like water rafting, boat cruise, canoeing etc. Overnight camping and evening meal prepared by the Guide with your help.

Overnight Camping — Includes: all meals

Day 5

Okavango Delta, Botswana

This morning just after breakfast you drive to Mahango Game Reserve. This little jewel of a game reserve is home to many unusual species such as Roan and Sable antelope, Buffalo, large herds of Elephants, Hippo and many aquatic birds not found in many areas of Namibia. You will make your way to your camp just in time for lunch. After setting up the camp we can enjoy our free time at the camp deck overlooking the beautiful lagoon of the Okavango Delta, a very lovely place for birders. Overnight camping and evening meal prepared by your guide with your help.

Guma Lagoon Camp is situated along the banks of the Guma Lagoon on the northwestern side of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

Guma Lagoon Camp — Includes: All meals & safari activities

Day 6

Okavango Delta, Botswana

After early breakfast you have the chance to visit the Delta on Mokoro. Take only a small day pack and depart early morning initially in a motor boat before transferring to your mokoro (dug out canoe). You relax while your polers push you through this beautiful and serene area enjoying the tranquility of the Okavango Delta. You will have the opportunity to game walk and learn about this fragile and unique ecosystem. You will return to the luxury of your camp early afternoon. Overnight camping and evening meal prepared by the guide with your help.

Guma Lagoon Camp is situated along the banks of the Guma Lagoon on the northwestern side of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

Guma Lagoon Camp — Includes: All meals & safari activities

Day 7

Caprivi Strip, Namibia

This morning you will have another early start to cross the border back into Namibia and on to Mahango Game Reserve. You leave the park and have lunch overlooking Popa Falls before continuing through the Caprivi Strip to Susuwe National Park. This is a wild park where you camp in areas without fences and spend an exhilarating night listening to the night sounds of the animals and maybe get the chance to enjoy "close up" encounters. Overnight camping and evening meal prepared by the Guide with your help.

Overnight Camping — Includes: all meals

Day 8

Depart

Enjoy breakfast and short game drive before heading through to Katima Mulilo. This busy and bustling town is the last frontier of Namibia and you glimpse your first sight of the mighty Zambezi River. You will cross the border into Zambia and have lunch at a scenic location along the roadside. Finally you arrive at Livingstone mid afternoon and are transferred to Livingstone International Airport to meet your departure flight.

Before you go to Namibia
Before you go to Namibia
Before you go to Namibia
Before you go to Botswana
Before you go to Botswana
Before you go to Botswana
Before you go to Namibia
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