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Offered by - Planet Safari
Tour Features
The Makgadikgadi Pans offers an incredible opportunity to spend a morning with a local meerkat colony. As the sun rises, they cautiously come out of their burrows and deeming it safe, scuttle to the highest points to scout for predators and food. Sometimes these lookouts happen to be your shoulders or head.
| Budget tour | This budget tour includes camping and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Overland. |
Route & Activities
Botswana
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| DAY 1 | Sitatunga camp No images available | Meals & Drinks at own expense |
| 2-5 | Camping No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
| 6 | SITATUNGA CAMP No images available | All Meals Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day DAY 1 - ARRIVAL DAYPlanet Safari guide will meet you at Maun International airport and transfer you to the lodge where you can unpack, shower and relax. An optional scenic flight over the Okavango Delta gives a wide aerial view of the mighty Delta.(can be arranged on request)
Accommodation: Sitatunga camp
Meals & Drinks: Meals & Drinks at own expense
- Day 2 - MAUN - NXAIPANWe depart Maun early towards Nxaipan national park, lunch en route. Close to Phuduhudu village we turn north and enter Nxaipan. This reserve is home to springboks, gemsbok and other migratory species like gnus and zebras which move seasonally according to the availability of resources. Late afternoon we arrive in camp, where you have time to shower before enjoying our dinner. Overnight Nxaipan - camping
Main Destination: Nxai Pan National Park
Accommodation: Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - NXAIPAN NATIONAL PARKEarly morning drive before returning to camp at about 11:00hrs for a delicious brunch. Relax in camp in the mid-day. Afternoon drive starts at 15:00hrs till sunset. Overnight Nxaipan
Main Destination: Nxai Pan National Park
Accommodation: Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - NXAIPAN - MAKGADIKGADI PANSAfter breakfast we pack up and our route take us towards Kudiakam Pan, famous for its cluster of ancient Baobabs, well known as Baines Baobabs. Lunch en route! After lunch we drive out of Nxaipan to Ntwetwe pan, arrive in time so we can visit the meerkats. Sleepout on the salt pans. The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans is one of the world's largest salt pans - a place so remote that both sound and light pollution is non- existent. Overnight Saltpans
Main Destination: Makgadikgadi Pans
Accommodation: Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - MEERKAT - ELEPHANT SANDSWe spend the morning with meerkats colony before we leave the salt pans and our drive takes us to Elephant sands. Arrive in camp in time so you don't miss that beautiful sunset with a herd of elephants just a couple of meters away from you. Overnight Elephant Sands.
Accommodation: Camping
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - ELEPHANT SANDS - MAUNAfter a delicious breakfast we pack up, and our drive takes us back to Maun where our safari ends. Overnight in a lodge in Maun.
Accommodation: SITATUNGA CAMP
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Mar 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2023
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, also known as Gaborone Airport, is the main airport in Botswana. It is located 15 km from Gaborone, the capital.
For travellers, it is more common to fly into Maun Airport (MUB) and Kasana Airport (BBK). When combining a safari in Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls, it is common to fly into Maun and depart from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Zimbabwe or Livingstone Airport (LVI) in Zambia.
Most visitors to Botswana will have a stopover in South Africa to pick up a direct flight from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
In most cases, your tour operator will collect you from the airport and will arrange all further transportation.
This tour starts in Maun and ends in Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- All foreign visitors will need to carry a return ticket.
- Children that are under 18 years of age must have a certified copy of their unabridged birth certificate and a valid passport.
- Children travelling with one parent or no parents must have an affidavit from the missing parent/s that gives their consent for travel.
- In case a person is travelling by road, they need to carry all the current and valid vehicle documents and essential permits.
Getting There
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, also known as Gaborone Airport, is the main airport in Botswana. It is located 15 km from Gaborone, the capital.
For travellers, it is more common to fly into Maun Airport (MUB) and Kasana Airport (BBK). When combining a safari in Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls, it is common to fly into Maun and depart from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Zimbabwe or Livingstone Airport (LVI) in Zambia.
Most visitors to Botswana will have a stopover in South Africa to pick up a direct flight from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
In most cases, your tour operator will collect you from the airport and will arrange all further transportation.
This tour starts in Maun and ends in Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
- All foreign visitors will need to carry a return ticket.
- Children that are under 18 years of age must have a certified copy of their unabridged birth certificate and a valid passport.
- Children travelling with one parent or no parents must have an affidavit from the missing parent/s that gives their consent for travel.
- In case a person is travelling by road, they need to carry all the current and valid vehicle documents and essential permits.
Offered By
Planet Safari
Botswana
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