Maun, Moremi game reserve, Savuti, Chobe, Victoria Falls, Maun 14 nights, 15 days safari

Itinerary

Background

Mosu safari tours (Pty) Ltd is an incorporated and registered company through the registrar of companies in Botswana as the control body. The company is located in Maun and it is   managed by  Oliver Cromwell. Oliver is a licensed professional guide, which is the highest qualification of a guide in Botswana. Born and raised in the remote part of Eastern Botswana (TULI BLOCK) in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve situated in the easternmost corner of Botswana, in a unique and historically significant location where the country meets its neighbors Zimbabwe and South Africa and at the confluence of two great rivers, the Limpopo and the Shashe. This area forms a key part of the proposed Greater Mapungubwe Trans Frontier Conservation Area.

From childhood Oliver has lived with wild animals until 1985 when he went to work in a nearby game lodge where he rose through the ranks.

As a fully qualified professional guide, he has over twenty (20) years working in the bush: conducting game drives, general manager in lodges, travel consultant. In various companies including mashatu game reserve, Okavango wilderness safaris, Dick Lang’s Afro Trek Mobile safari, Kwando safaris, Abercrombie & Kent and Planet Okavango/ sun way safaris. Oliver worked also as a freelance guide before working for Mosu Safari Tours (Mosu Safari Tours) please see www.mosusafaritours.com

Oliver has guided in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia. He brings a wealth of knowledge in running safaris at both the business end and in the field.

It's main Objective is to specialize as a mobile safari/Tailor made safaris in game reserves, and to conduct Mokoro/boat trips in Okavango Delta, Wildlife Photographic, camping safaris, game scenic flights, game drives in the areas of Okavango i.e. Moremi game reserve, Chobe national park/Savuti, central Kalahari, Tuli block game reserves, Makgadikgadi Pans, Tsodilo Hills bushman paintings, Bushman cultural walks in the Kalahari, Kubu Island and Lake Ngami. The company is based in Maun the Hub of Tourism in Botswana and the gateway to the famous Okavango delta.

OBJECTIVES

* To assist government in it's mission to eradicate or reduce unemployment

* To achieve economic diversification in line with its long term vision

* To encourage the development of competitiveness and sustainable citizen enterprises

To contribute and participate in community and social obligations i.e. helping the less fortunate members of the community

* To help the government to promote the development of vertical integration and horizontal linkages between citizen enterprises and primary industries in tourism

Mosu safari tours specialize in outdoor camping safaris. This is arguably the more traditional style of safari and certainly one that we strongly recommend to the more adventurous and those who want to experience what truly is an authentic African safari. The concept being that you will be participating in erecting your own tents, you travel with your guide by road with open 4WD vehicle, enjoying the sights and sounds of Africa.

You spend 14 nights in the care of an experienced professional guide, with a minimum of 10 people per vehicle, visiting some of the best wildlife areas in Botswana and experiencing a truly traditional safari - sleep out in pristine wilderness with only a piece of canvas between you and the wilds, fireside tales, hot bush showers and so much more..

Day 1 - Maun

Arrive in maun international airport where you will be met by mosu safari tours guides off air Botswana flight. Most of the times it arrives early, depending on the departure controls from Johannesburg international airport in South Africa. If your flight arrives early in Johannesburg then ultimately air Botswana will arrive early in maun.

Please look out for the board that says, “Mosu safaris Tours” Our guides will be waiting to transfer you to your campsite.

Our adventure begins in maun. For the more adventurous of heart there is a scenic flight over the Okavango delta (own expense).

Cultural tours – visits the villages around maun and see how the local people live in Africa. The day ends with a relaxing cocktail by your campsite, a meal in the lodge restaurant (own expense) celebrating the start of the safari.

DAY 2 – 4 MOREMI XAKANAXA (Third Bridge)

Xakanaxa Third Bridge, depart Maun at 7.00am to the famous Moremi Game Reserve it has just won an award as the best Game Reserve of year.

We arrive at Xakanaxa campsite at 15.00pm where we put up camp and have lunch. We stay here for three nights, when we are here we will also conduct our game drives to Third Bridge, the two places are beautiful with lots of animals including vast herds of buffalos, generally lions are always following buffalos, so chances of seeing lions are very high. During your stay at Xakanaxa you can take a boat drive through the world’s

biggest island delta, the Okavango Delta. Our campsite will be at the edge of the Delta, you also have an opportunity to see the magnificent pearls fishing owl a beautiful owl which preys of fish.

Day 5 – 7 Moremi Khwai (North Gate)

We depart at 7.00am to khwai campsite it is still at Moremi Game Reserve, but that it is on the north of the park we arrive there at 13.00pm because we are driving in the park we see animals as we go. Have lunch and depart for game drive at 16.00pm to see lots of different species of animals and birds. Watch a beautiful African sunset and get back to the camp at 1900hrs for 2000hrs dinner which will be prepared by our chef.

5:30am wake up, have tea/coffee, rusks/cereals and depart for a long game drive that will take us up to hippo pools where we will see large pods of hippos yawning and playing.

Khwai area is my favorite place for the leopards, so we must have high expectations. After a long drive get back to the camp for brunch which will be ready for us. After that is siesta time, you may update your dairies or do the laundry in the bush. 15:30pm tea/coffee and 1600hrs we depart for game drive which will take us through to Khwai loop where we will see a lot of animals.  A lot of times I encounter wildogs on Khwai loop, so chances are there to find them. After sunset we head back to the camp for dinner at 2000hrs.  

Day 8 - 9 Savuti

We depart to Savuti which is part of Chobe national park. It is called Savuti because a certain chief called Savute used to live there with his tribe. On the way we will see the migration of zebras and wildebeest which will be coming back from the Makgadikgadi salt pans after the rains. Tawny eagles can be seen soaring in the sky as we go. The drive is a bit longer from Moremi to Savuti, which is about 6 hours to the campsite, however the drive is much enjoyable as you will see lots of birds and animals on the way. The scenery is amazing and very African looking, with lots of acacia tortilis (Mosu in Setswana) with giraffe feeding and many more including the most photographed bird, lilac breasted roller a national bird of Botswana. You will not resist from taking a picture of it, it’s the most beautiful bird in Africa. We arrive in time for lunch; we then set up camp, then siesta. We depart for game drive at 16oohrs, enjoy the beautiful Savuti marsh where we see vast herds of zebras and wildebeest and also have an opportunity top see pairs of kori bastards which are the heaviest flying birds. We get back to camp after sunset for a lovely dinner around the camp fire.

An early morning tea/coffee, rusks then depart for game drive along the Savuti channel. Although the channel is dry there is a lot of game to see because there are lots of tall trees along the river bed, animals like to hang around. We also drive to Savuti marsh where we have an opportunity to track the cheetah because of the vast open grassland, their mostly preferred habitat. Get back for brunch after a long drive, have a shower, launder your clothes and have a siesta. Depending on individuals, sometimes some people update their diaries. 3:30 tea and depart 4pm for game drive, which will be our last game drive in Savuti. We will be back from game drive after sun set which will have been enjoyed under the baobab tree (adonsonia digitata) an indigenous tree found in Africa, it is nick named the upside down tree, because the branches look like roots when it is dry or doesn’t have leafs

Day 10 – 12 Chobe National Park

Wake up early to take a long trip to the famous Chobe national park. It takes about 4-5hours to get to the camp site. You will notice when we drive the vegetation changes from time to time. Along the way you get mophane woodland, acacia (Mosu). The Chobe is mostly dominated by the Zimbabwe teak, very good for making furniture. On the way we see lots of animals until we get to Chobe enclave which incorporates five villages. Then we enter the park, we arrive at the camp around lunch, set up camp and have lunch. After that siesta and leave for game drive at 16oohrs along the Chobe river where we will see big herds of buffalos, elephants, pods of hippos, and prides of lions. This is where the four countries share boarders, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Chobe is a unique park because; during dry season big herds of animals congregate along the river. You will see elephants swimming from one bank to the other, buffalos crossing to the island, escaping from the prides of Chobe. Get back for an evening meal which will be your last meal with Mosu safari tours chef.

We put down camp and take a slow drive out of the park which according to the booking, we have to be out of the park at 11am. We then get to our camp site in kasane which is in the town outside Chobe National Park. We put up camp, back to civilization. You can use your cellular phones, go to internet cafes, have a swim, hot showers, bar and restaurants. Generally this is where clients start paying again for their meals in any restaurant of their choice. At 3:30pm we depart for a river cruise (own expense) you buy your own drinks to take with for sunset cruise where we see crocodiles and hippos at close quarters. Bird life is magnificent, elephant swimming close by, African fish eagle feeding, nice sunset cruise. After sun set we get back to camp and go to the restaurant for dinner.

Day 13- 14 Victoria Falls

Wake up early to putdown camp and go to the boarder to cross at the ferry. We will be ferried by pantoon across the Zambezi River to Zambia. This is where the four countries meet. We will do our customs and immigration which will take us awhile because there is an influx of trucks on the Zambian side therefore it takes one to two hours.

After custom clearance we leave the boarder to Livingstone town which is about 60km, we will arrive there around 11am, put up camp and leave to see the famous Victoria falls. There are a lot of activities in Zambia. Water rafting, bungi jumping, helicopter flight, micro light flight, elephant ride, lion walk, rhino walk and many more. It depends on what activities you want to do until the day you depart.

Day 15 Maun

Wake up 5:30am put down camp, have a quick breakfast at the hotel (own expense). Depart for Maun at 0830hrs. From Victoria Falls to Maun is 700km, so it will take us roughly ten hours, so we will be in Maun between 1900hrs & 2000hrs. When we arrive we have dinner at a local restaurant. 

Day 16

Tour ends at 08:00 after breakfast. We will transfer you to the airport for your international flight.