| Cost From: | $7395 |
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| Length: | 17 days |
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| Activity: | Wildlife & Natural History, Cultural Adventures, Safaris |
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It was a wonderful and very interesting trip, a nice mix of camping and lodges.J. Shirley—Philadelphia PA
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If you haven’t done it yet, now’s the time! A climb to the roof of Africa is a “high” in more ways than one, and you’ll celebrate your achievement with a fantastic wildlife safari in Africa’s Eden.
Join Trip Leaders Adam Hedges and Mike Main for this unique expedition which brings us deep into the fabled Kalahari to meet the San people, the skilled hunter-gatherers whose African heritage dates back 30,000 years. To sit around the fire in the evening and listen to their songs, and perhaps witness a trance dance, is to travel back in time to the dawn of humankind. In our three days with the San, we stay in full-service tented camps. After our cultural expedition, we head out for a superb gameviewing safari on the jewel-green waterways of the Okavango Delta in Moremi Game Reserve, with its high game densities, in ethereal Xugana Lagoon, the quintessential Delta setting, and in the great Central Kalahari Game Reserve of Cry of the Kalahari fame. On safari we track game by open vehicle and by dugout canoe in a spectacular array of Botswana’s richest gamelands.
$7395 (11-15 members)
$7695 (8-10 members)
$7995 (4-7 members)
Single supplement: $1095
Park fees: $300 per person
Internal flights: $790 per person, subject to change and fuel surcharge
Cape Town extension from: $1595
Prices are for 2010 date
Mar 18-Apr 3, 2010 Adam Hedges
Mar 17-Apr 2, 2011
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In very remote Xai Xai village in the Kalahari, our extended stay with the San people of the Ju/’hoansi and Babanderu tribes offers an exclusive chance for a glimpse into the life of hunter-gatherers in the beautiful setting of the Aha Hills. We enjoy dinners around our campfire under the starry sky.
We travel to the Okavango River and overnight at the intimate Nxamaseri Lodge, then head out to experience the mystery and wonder of Tsodilo, a World Heritage Site. Here thousands of exquisite San rock paintings adorn the stone faces of the hills, chronicling a human presence tens of thousands of years old. The San consider Tsodilo a place of worship and home of their ancestral spirits.
A spectacular charter flight over a green patchwork of islands brings us to delightful Xugana Lodge, with its comfortable en-suite chalets, open-air dining overlooking the lagoon, and setting sun. It has a perfect locale deep in the Okavango for our game walks and mokoro explorations as we savor the rich Delta ecosystem.
We journey by boat to our remote private camp in Moremi, an ornithologist's delight. Moremi hosts almost every species of central and southern Africa’s famous birds, along with game including tsessebe and Burchell's zebra and predators such as lion, wild dog, and spotted hyena.
From Laroo Le Tau Bush Lodge, we explore the spectacular desert environment of Makgadikgadi National Park.
We head to this remote and spectacular reserve for splendid gameviewing over dunes and fossil pans, and a chance to see some rare desert species. Depart via Maun on Day 17.
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If you would like to extend your adventure, we offer the following option:
Day 1 (1 night), Maun, Botswana
Set on a game farm outside Maun, Motsentsela offers a wonderful welcome to Botswana. The lodge has seven spacious, tastefully furnished tents on ...
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Days 2 to 4 (3 nights), Kalahari Desert (Xai Xai),
Days 6 to 7 (2 nights), Tsodilo Hills,
Days 10 to 12 (3 nights), Moremi Game Reserve,
Days 14 to 16 (3 nights),
Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
Our safari is a true Hemingway-style mobile safari where we are accompanied by the same camp crew and camping equipment throughout. Our private ...
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Day 5 (1 night), Okavango Delta, Botswana
Set on a small secluded wooded island in the Okavango Panhandle, Nxamaseri Island Lodge is a prime destination for seeing hippo, crocodile, and the ...
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Days 8 to 9 (2 nights), Okavango Delta, Botswana
Set deep in the heart of the Okavango Delta on the edge of a lovely lagoon, Xugana is the perfect base for exploring Okavango’s ...
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Day 13 (1 night), Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana
Set on a cliff above a waterhole on the Boteti River, this beautifully appointed, recently renovated lodge is located on the edge of the ...
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Note: Listed above are our signature accommodations for this trip. Although it is highly unlikely, we may make substitutions when necessary.
