On arrival at Maun Airport you will be met by a representative and transfer you to the Camp by road. This transfer takes approximately 2 hours. (D)

Enjoy a full day exploring the area with the activities provided by the camp. (BLD)

The Makgadikgadi Pan is a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana and is one of the largest salt flats in the world. Lying southeast of the Okavango Delta and surrounded by the Kalahari Desert, Makgadikgadi is technically not a single pan, but many pans with sandy desert in between, the largest being the Sua (Sowa), Ntwetwe and Nxai Pans.

A dry, salty, clay crust most of the year, the pans are seasonally covered with water and grass, and are then a refuge for birds and animals in this very arid part of the world. The climate is hot and dry, but with regular annual rains. Very little wildlife can exist here during the harsh dry season of strong hot winds and only salt water, but following a rain the pan becomes an important habitat for migrating animals including wildebeest and one of Africa’s biggest zebra populations, and the large predators that prey on them. The wet season also brings migratory birds such as ducks, geese and great white pelicans. The pan is home of one of only two breeding populations of greater flamingos in southern Africa, and only on the Soa pan, which is part of the Makgadikgadi pans.

This morning you will be transferred by road to Maun airport and then board your helicopter for a transfer, and sightseeing, to your camp in the Okavango Delta. (BLD)

Enjoy the day exploring the Delta or relaxing at the lodge. (BLD)

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is a vast inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an altitude of 930–1,000 m in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the few interior delta systems that do not flow into a sea or ocean, with a wetland system that is largely intact. All the water reaching the delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired. Each year, about 11 cubic kilometres (2.6 cu mi) of water spreads over the 6,000–15,000 km2 area.

The Delta is both a permanent and seasonal home to a wide variety of wildlife which is now a popular tourist attraction. All of the big five game animals—the lion, leopard, African buffalo, African bush elephant and rhinoceros (both black and white rhinoceros)—are present. Other species include giraffe, blue wildebeest, plains zebra, hippopotamus, numerous breeds of antelope, cheetah and many more varieties of wildlife and over 400 bird species.

Today after breakfast, you will transfer to your next camp in the Khwai area by helicopter. (BLD)

Enjoy a day of morning and afternoon game drives. (BLD)

Khwai Private Reserve is a 200 000 hectare private reserve positioned between the Chobe National Park and the Moremi Game Reserve. The reserve thus benefits from the through-flow of magnificent wildlife from those important and productive areas. The landscape varies from open grasslands to channels and waterways and the mopane hinterland.

Many and varied animals can be found in the reserve including sable, impala, roan, kudu. Large numbers of elephant traverse between the Moremi and Chobe National Park. Big cats are present. Wild dog are found in the area. Hippos and crocodiles frequent the waterways. Birdlife is excellent and varied.

This morning after breakfast, you will be transferred to the local airstrip for your scheduled light aircraft flight to Maun and your onward arrangements. (B)