15-Day Botswana Trans Kalahari Camping Safari

Goo Moremi Gorge

Day 1Goo Moremi Gorge Goo Moremi Gorge You will be departing Johannesburg and head north to Goo-Moremi campsite on day 1 of your journey. As you venture into the heart of Botswana's wilderness. You will travel through breathtaking landscapes as you make your way to the enchanting Goo-Moremi campsite, where you'll explore the gorge, its rich cultural and spiritual heritage, its waterfalls, and if lucky see vultures in the colony on foot. An essential part of your safari is some participation. From putting up your tent to packing the truck in the morning – it’s all part of your adventure and when everyone puts in a little effort the trip will run smoothly. Your tour leaders will do all the meal preparation but we ask you to help (on rotation) with the washing up. Main Destination: Serowe (Town, Botswana) Accommodation: Budget camping Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinks not included

Kubu Island

Day 2Kubu Island Kubu Island Kubu Island is a remarkable granite rock formation located in Botswana's Makgadikgadi Pans, known for its stunningly flat and desolate landscape, surrounded by a vast salt pan and characterized by its eerie beauty. After breakfast, you'll transfer into our open 4WD safari vehicle and head off the beaten track to explore this area of baobab trees and salt pans. The flat landscape and incredible starry skies offer incredible photo opportunities during the day and night. You'll explore the granite rock formations and interesting fauna and flora of the area on foot. Main Destination: Kubu Island (Makgadikgadi Pans NP, Botswana) Best Time To Visit All year (Areas are best at different times) High Season July to October (Higher rates may apply but it’s not busy) Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot) Wildlife in Makgadikgadi Pans NP GiraffeCommon ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant ElephantOccasional LionOccasional HyenaOccasional Show more LeopardRare CheetahRare HippoRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone BuffaloNone Accommodation: Budget camping Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Day 3Makgadikgadi Pans National Park Makgadikgadi Pans National Park You will skirt the edges of the vast Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, making your way up to Gweta where you'll spend the night at Planet Baobab Campsite. The Makgadikgadi Pans are the world’s largest salt pans, covering 30,000 sq km, formed from the remnants of a large inland lake that dried up thousands of years ago. It is home to a variety of wildlife including large herds of zebra and wildebeest and migratory birds. You will enjoy an evening under the stars. Main Destination: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Botswana) Accommodation: Budget camping Just outside Makgadikgadi Pans NP Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Overnight in Maun

Day 4Overnight in Maun Overnight in Maun You will have a slow morning allowing time for the optional (own-expense) meerkat activity. The meerkat adventure gets you into the middle of the comical antics of the meerkats. The meerkats live in family groups along the edge of the salt pans, and you have the opportunity to get close to observing and engaging with habituated meerkats in the habitat. You'll make your way towards Maun arriving mid-afternoon where you'll have time to resupply in preparation for your next few days in the Okavango. An optional (own expense) game flight over the Okavango, which will reveal a different aspect of the delta. You'll set up camp and enjoy an evening meal at a local restaurant (own expense). Main Destination: Maun (City, Botswana) Accommodation: Budget camping Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinks not included Day 5-7Moremi Game Reserve Moremi Game Reserve We head north to the wilderness of Moremi Game Reserve, a world renowned conservation area. The Moremi encompasses a portion of the Okavango Delta, and as such has an amazingly varied landscape of floodplains, forests, lagoons and winding water channels. Have your camera at the ready for the fantastic photographic possibilities including colourful birdlife and plentiful big game animals including wild dogs, elephant, hippo, buffalo and lion and hopefully leopard. We set up camp for three nights on a secluded private campsite in the wild, giving us a

Khama Rhino Sanctuary

Day 14Khama Rhino Sanctuary Khama Rhino Sanctuary The Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust is a community based wildlife project established in 1992 to assist in saving the vanishing rhino, restore an area formerly teeming with wildlife to its previous natural state and provide economic benefits to the local Botswana community through tourism and the sustainable use of natural resources. This reserve situated on the Kalahari sandveld, has several natural waterholes and provides prime habitat for white rhino, zebra and wildebeest. Main Destination: Khama Rhino Sanctuary (Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana) Accommodation: Budget camping Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinks not included

Johannesburg

Day 15Johannesburg Johannesburg After breakfast, we say goodbye to our Motswana guides, and beloved 4WD safari vehicles and swop over to our more comfortable minibus for the last day drive back towards civilization. A short stop for border formalities and lunch enroute (own expense) before the tour ends in Johannesburg at the airport at 17:00 on day 15. Main Destination: No major destination visited Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included End of tour (See Getting There for more details)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. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators (Learn why) Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly Next: Overview Next: Day by Day Next: Rates Next: Inclusions Next: Getting There Next: Offered By Best price guarantee Your request will be sent directly to the operator If preferred, you can contact the operator directly Next: Request a Quote Request a Quote Disclaimer This tour is offered by Sunway Safaris, not SafariBookings. This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings. This group tour requires a minimum of 4 people to run. The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability. Th