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5 Star: Uncharted Africa: Itinerary

 

Sample Itinerary:

The Okavango Delta - Game and Water

 

Day 1:

Guests are met by their Guide and private vehicle at Maun airport and transferred by road into the Moremi Game Reserve. Once in the Moremi a slow meander/game drive to familiarise ourselves with the area and then into our first camp in good time to shower and unpack before sundowners and dinner.

Camp will be comprised of large tents equipped in a luxurious fashion unequalled on any mobile safari that we know of. Real beds, down pillows, pure cotton sheets, bone-handled silver cutlery, damask table linen and wood and brass custom-designed furniture. The only concessions to roughing it are the bucket showers and long-drop loos which are private and en suite. These are attached to your tents for safety purposes but are still open air.

 

Day 2:

Breakfast in the first light of day and head out in the game drive vehicles to start introducing you to some of the animals of the dry flood plain environment. Looking for zebra, wildebeest, impala and predators such as wild dog and cheetah.

Return for lunch and siesta.

Head out for sun downers after a high tea and cakes. Park at the edge of a water holes/lagoon and watch herds of elephants and a myriad of birds coming down to drink whilst the sun sets and you are given an informal talk on the geological history of the area.

Return for dinner. Food on an Uncharted Africa Safari Co. is renowned throughout the industry for its fresh tastes and original versions of classic dishes. Three course meals under the stars include such treats as ostrich, roast Botswana beef, delectable fresh fruit tarts and chocolate eclairs. Teas are indulgent affairs including double chocolate cake, lemon poppy-seed muffins etc. All bread is baked daily on the coals in trunk ovens. Full cooked English breakfasts are on offer every day.

 

Day 3:

Another early start and out in the trucks for the whole day. The Staff will load up a full lunch and picnic gear and the fridges will be packed. Head out to explore the wider area around our first camp.

Search out the creatures and plants typical of each ecosystem and explore the interrelationships of both the species and the systems. Seek out the elusive predators and observe and interpret their behavior.

For the mobile safaris, we deploy only the most experienced and well-qualified of the company’s crack corps of Guides – hand-picked and hand-trained by our dearly beloved leader, the semi-star of the famed Discovery Channel series, Ralph Bousfield. Our Guides carry framed diplomas at all times, proof of their degrees in the biological sciences and are often undertaking post graduate research projects in the areas that Guests will visit. They are knowledgeable and, only occasionally pompous or boring.

Picnic and siesta under a shady mangosteen.

Return to bed tired-but-happy

 

Day 4:

Pack the trucks and a trailer with the overnight equipment for a fly camp. Mosquito net tents, folding stools, food, bedrolls, lanterns, bucket showers, long-drop loos etc. etc. Take a slow drive to the lagoon's edge and board the boats to explore the waters of the delta.

Putt along the maze of channels stopping to admire the fantastic bird life and diversity of aquatic life. Learn about the ecology of the waters and look at the important components of the ecosystems.

Arrive at our island camp, deep in the lagoon systems, just after sunset to shower and relax around the fire before dinner. Guests sleep on bedrolls with individual mosquito net tents so that they can see the stars. Loo tents and bucket showers are supplied and Waiters and Chefs are there to supply your every need.

 

Day 5:

Rise early and hop back into the boats with a packed lunch. Search out hippos and bathing elephants to demonstrate the importance of water to these enormous creatures. Marvel at the majesty of elephants from only a few yards as they wash and feed on the roots of aquatic plants. Take lunch on a sandy bank in the river and cool off at a safe swimming site.

Drift back to the vehicles and head on to and third and final site in good time to relax, wash and unwind in camp.

Your camp will have been moved from the first site to the second while you have been camped on the remote delta island.

 

Day 6:

Rise early and after a sumptuous breakfast explore the junction between land and water. Exploring the mosaic of islands, dry flood plain and dry woodland that border the great swamps. Search for Lechwe and Sitatunga, unusual semi-aquatic antelope specially adapted to the fringe environment.

Uncharted Africa Safari Co. vehicles are top of the range Toyota Land cruisers, extremely comfortable and have multiple thoughtful details that make them perfect for game viewing such as roof top seats, leather bean bags for photography etc. Extravagant amounts of boiled sweets and biltong are also supplied to stave off hunger pangs of those for whom three huge meals daily are somewhat inadequate.

Lunch and siesta in camp.

Take a short drive from camp to view the game moving about the reeds and rushes of watered flood plain. Sundowners on the edge of a pretty waterway.

Eat another big dinner and go to sleep in tent as frogs pop and whistle in the reeds.

 

Day 7:

All day predator hunt. Spend the last day indulging yourself completely in seeking your favourite species. Leopard spotting, lion tracking, cheetah chasing and dog discovering. Immerse yourself completely in the incredible spectacles the delta has to offer. If you want to watch lions mating for two hours or prefer to watch bee eaters hawking insects on the wing then so be it. Picnic and siesta in the arms of a giant baobab and spend the afternoon seeking out hyena dens and as the day cools down watch for hunting cats.

Return to camp tired-but-happy once again.

 

Day 8:

Pack up in the morning. Say your farewells to the camp Staff and weep copiously as you drive to airstrip through the Moremi and get onto the plane to fly onto your next destination.

 

Central Kalahari

 

Day 1:

Fly to Deception Pan where you will be greeted by your trusty mobile crew with the same camp transported from Delta to desert. Head into our dune top camp at Sunday Pan for an explanation of the formation of the Kalahari valley formations and the incredible Sunday Pan sunset.

 

Day 2:

An early start and a drive up to Leopard pan in the cool morning light. Watching honey badgers, jackal and looking out for the elusive predators. Lions and Cheetah are around and there has recently been the discovery of a population of wild dogs in this the most remote of wildernesses.

In the afternoon a trip up to the famous Deception Valley camp site of the unorthodox Owens' used by them when they did their research and wrote their book (The Cry of the Kalahari). The valleys are a unique ecosystem within the Kalahari and one might expect to find large concentrations of Springbok and Gemsbok on the verdant beds. Meerkat abound and there is always a good chance of cheetah and some unexpectedly good birding at this time of year.

 

Day 3:

All day Passarge Valley trip. A packed lunch mission down the Passarge Valley looking for predators and prey. An in-depth immersion into the Kalahari ecology and wildlife including behavioural observation of mammals and birds.

 

Day 4:

A drive into the stabilised dune area to examine the floral and faunal variations between the valley and dune ecologies. Changing from sprawling acacia forest to thick dune grasses and hardy bushes. Fleeting herds of Gemsbok, the elusive Kalahari giraffe and the ever present steenbok for company. The scenery is unlike any you will have experienced and a biological experience sure to exceed your expectations.

 

Day 5:

From the airstrip at Deception, you will be flown back to Maun by charter where you would board your commercial flight for Johannesburg.

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