Day 1 - Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Depart O.R Tambo International Airport to Maun Airport in Botswana. The flying time is approximately two hours. On arrival in Maun you will be met by a representative who will assist you to your onward one hour flight to the heart of the Kalahari Desert. On arrival at the airstrip you will be met by a representative who will transfer you to the camp.

Jack’s Camp is an oasis of style and comfort in the middle of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert. Spectacular vistas, creative surprises, expert guiding, old-world safari styling and superb cuisine all come together to create an experience that is completely different to any other.

The day is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing activities on offer. These include a meerkat interaction, spending time with a group of Zu/’hoasi Bushmen, game drives, a visit to Chapman’s Baobab, the campsite of Livingstone & Selous and one of the three largest and oldest trees in Africa. During the dry season (April to October) enjoy quad biking across the lunar expanse of the pans, lie out on the pans as the sun sets and watch the planetarium show unfold with horizon-to-horizon stars. 

It is a little known fact but the expanses of the Makgadikgadi in Botswana is home to Africa’s second largest migration of wildebeest and zebra’s. During the wet season (January to March), rains transform the pans into lush, nutritious wetlands and provide a wonderland habitat for migrating animals; the longest zebra migration in Africa finds its way here to gorge on the sweet grass.

Overnight: Jack’s Camp

Meal Plan: L,D

Day 2 - Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

The day is at leisure to enjoy the activities on offer.

Game drives on the Makgadikgadi Pans offers guests a chance to spot brown hyena, wildebeest, zebra, bat eared fox and if you're lucky enough you might even spot a lion or elephant wandering the concession.

Explore this wild, unspoiled area in the same way many of the earliest explorers, hunters and missionaries did, on horseback on a two hour horse riding activity across the pans with an expert horse riding guide (additional cost). 

Get unbelievably up close and personal with a group of habituated meerkats or spend time walking and interacting with a group of Zu/’hoasi Bushmen and gain insight into their ancient culture.

Overnight: Jack’s Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 3 - Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

The day is at leisure to enjoy the activities on offer.

During the dry season, go quad biking across the lunar expanse of the pans.
Take a visit to the Fallen Baobab - one of the three largest and oldest trees in Africa and reputedly the campsite of Livingstone and Selous.

Overnight: Jack’s Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 4 - Okavango Delta

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to the Okavango Delta. On arrival at the airstrip you will be met by a representative who will transfer you to the camp. The transfer time is approximately 30 minutes.

Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp, a classic tented safari camp with just nine rooms sits amidst 260,000 acres of untamed African bush in a private concession in the renowned Okavango Delta. The main area, a large tented lounge and dining area affords magnificent views over the floodplain in front of the camp.

The afternoon is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing activities on offer. These include morning and afternoon leading into evening game drives, walking safaris and mokoro excursions (seasonal).

Overnight: Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 5 - Okavango Delta

The day is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing activities on offer. Game drives are not typical here, as water crossings are part of the adventure and watching zebra standing belly-deep in water, grazing, is a sight to see. During higher water levels, game drives will be combined with motorised boating excursions. The camp is set in a private concession which means you can also venture out at night on exciting game drives to see the many nocturnal animals that live here. The evening drive starts after sundowner cocktails, using a spotlight to identify nocturnal creatures in the dark.

Overnight: Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 6 - Selinda Reserve

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Selinda Reserve.

Selinda Explorers Camp is located in the private 130,000-hectare (320,000-acre) Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana. The camp, which accommodates a maximum of only ten guests, is built on the banks of Botswana’s Selinda Spillway. This unassuming camp is light on its footprint but heavy on its experiential luxury. The atmosphere of the camp is one of bush elegance with a relaxed style, complemented by attentive staff, private, professional service and fabulous food.

The camp sits in prime predator habitat, lion, leopard, cheetah, and the recently discovered Explorers Pack of African wild dog hunt these parts regularly. There are possible sightings of good densities of giraffe, buffalo (in the dry season), and antelope – including roan and sable and recently spotted eland. In September, over 9,000 elephants traverse the private Selinda Reserve at the peak of the dry season. There is phenomenal birdlife along the Selinda Spillway’s banks for those looking for some ‘lifers’.

The day is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing activities on offer.

Overnight: Selinda Explorers Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 7 - Selinda Reserve

The day is at leisure to enjoy the game viewing on offer - these include morning and late afternoon/early evening wildlife viewing activities such as game drives in in open 4×4 vehicles, guided walking safaris and canoeing along the Selinda Spillway when in flood. 

Overnight: Selinda Explorers Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 8 - Selinda Reserve

After an early wake-up call, tea or coffee and a light breakfast is served, before heading off to explore and enjoying the natural splendors of the Selinda Reserve.

Overnight: Selinda Explorers Camp

Meal Plan: B,L,D

Day 9 - Day of Departure

After an early wake-up call, tea or coffee and a light breakfast is served, before heading off to explore and enjoying the natural splendors of the Selinda Reserve. Depart by light aircraft from the Selinda Reserve to Kasane Airport. Flying time is approximately 50 minutes. On arrival at Kasane Airport you will be assisted to your onward flight.

Overnight:

Meal Plan: B