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Sefofane shared charter flight Maun – Jacana Camp
The Delta represents life at its most fertile: abundant water, sunlight and soil combine to form a paradise bursting with life. Lush Jacana Camp is situated in a permanently flooded region of the private Jao Concession of the Okavango Delta. A true water camp, it represents the essence of the Delta, with year-round mokoro safaris as well as island bush walks and, water level permitting, motorboat cruises. In fact, when the flood levels are at their peak you are able to motorboat from the airstrip to the lodge, a truly surreal camp arrival. Jacana Camp is set in one of the wetland areas most densely populated with sitatunga and red lechwe. Wildlife concentrations depend on the water flow and volume, thus changing from season to season, but all the large animals can be found in the area including elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo. Pel’s Fishing Owl is a favorite amongst birders as well as Greater and Lesser Jacanas. Jacana Camp has 5 Meru-style tents. Each tent is on a wooden deck overlooking the floodplains and has an en-suite bathroom with flush toilet and shower. The bathroom is enclosed but roofless, allowing for showers by starlight. The camp has a plunge pool for cooling off from the midday sun. The main dining area is on an elevated wooden deck between two magnificent sycamore fig trees and surrounded by dense wild date palms. Downstairs, there is a coy pub and lounge with an area perfect for an open fire under the stars.
Sefofane shared charter flight Jacana Camp – Ketumetse Trails Camp
Ketumetse Trails Camp, situated in an exclusive concession, is located in the south-western sector of the Selinda private concession, in the seasonally flooded portion of the Okavango Delta where it joins into the Selinda Spillway. Accommodation is in 6.3m x 3.5m walk-in Meru-style tents (maximum of two guests per tent). The tents are airy with the beds facing the best view and are beautifully designed to recreate the accommodation style of the early explorers, with brass shower buckets and richly coloured teak director chairs. Separate bedside tables with 12v reading lamps, canvas and wood wardrobes, bathrobes, comfortable beds, flushing toilets and mirrors are provided. Camp amenities (conditioning shampoo, soap, shower gel and body lotion) are elegantly displayed for use and private, en-suite separate toilet and shower areas are part of the main structure. The area in which the camp is located is scenic with generous shade provided by leadwood and russet bushwillow trees. Open floodplains and woodlands spread out in front of camp. Activities concentrate on nature walks and canoeing, providing a superb view from the canoe of big game coming to the water’s edge to drink. Game drives (by day and night) are possible and often reveal sightings of the rare roan and stately sable antelopes, in addition to an array of other general game species. Seasonally, “catch and release” fishing is offered as an alternative activity.
Your private Discoverer campsite, Linyanti Discoverer Camp, is elegantly set up under African ebony and knobthorn acacia trees overlooking panoramic vistas of the Linyanti Swamps. The landscape varies from the floodplains of the Linyanti to savannah habitat with sweeping views, creating a paradise for a high diversity of wildlife and bird species. Activities include game drives in the private northern sector of the concession, exploring a range of habitats, from riverbanks to scrub and forest, which reveal a myriad of wildlife en route to slake their thirst from the river. The seldom-seen sitatunga can also be spotted in the waterways, as well as rare plains game, such as roan and sable antelope and of course their predators, the lion and leopard – with the endangered wild dog as an incredible bonus. There’s also a game drive to a private area for lunch, then a siesta in hammocks and the possibility of an afternoon canoe trip, before returning to camp at dusk. (This activity is not always possible, as it is dependent on whether there are hippo pods moving in and out of the areas in which we canoe.) To complete the experience, in the rainy season and on the third day you can possibly enjoy a full-day activity to the Savute Channel, with lunch at a scenic setting under a shade tree. The spectacular but seasonal (rain dependent) zebra migration moves between Linyanti and the Savute Marsh between end November and March, the area also boasting an impressive diversity of mammals, including large elephant herds. When undertaken and during the correct season, this day is specifically tailored to enjoy the seasonal and migratory movements of wildlife, although sighting the zebra migration is not guaranteed.
Sefofane shared charter flight Linyanti Discoverer Camp – Kasane
Boat cruise in a catamaran-style shaded boat
Boat transfer from Chobe across the river to the Kazungula border (approximately 5 minutes)
Road transfer from the border to Sussi Lodge (approximately 30 minutes)
After a short morning drive and breakfast, you depart by light aircraft to the northern Chobe region of Chobe National Park. This area is famous for its vast herds of elephants in the dry season and other unique species such as the elusive puku and Chobe bushbuck that move to the river in the hottest hours of the day. Enjoy lunch on the boat cruise in a catamaran-style shaded boat. You then leave Botswana and enter Zambia by way of the Kazangula border, a point where the four countries of Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia meet, arriving in the late afternoon at Sussi Lodge, in Livingstone. Sussi Lodge is situated on the northern edge of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park, where tree houses have been discreetly hidden amongst giant ebony trees, overlooking the Zambezi River. All the tree houses have en suite facilities, a mini bar, overhead fans and mosquito nets and tea/coffee making facilities. All meals are table d’hote with a wide selection of dishes and are served outdoors whenever possible, around a log fire in the evenings. The camp also has its own swimming pool and curio shop. The Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park is best known for its giraffe and white rhino but also boasts buffalo, zebra, sable, eland, wildebeest, migratory elephant and many other species. Resident wildlife, such as hippopotamus and elephant, is likely to wander through the lodge grounds at any time, since in the National Park they have the right of way.
Road transfer from Sussi Lodge to Livingstone Airport
The grand finale is a guided tour of the Victoria Falls, one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World. At 1708 metres wide, it is the largest curtain of water in the world and drops more than 100 metres into the sheer Zambezi Gorge. Transfer to Livingstone Airport immediately after the tour of the Victoria Falls and bid farewell to the adventure.
