Important Note:
There is a strict maximum baggage limit of 12kgs per person on light aircraft - soft bags only.
Prices are subject to change due to airfare increases or any other unforeseen circumstance.

ITINERARY:

Day 1 - Okavango Only - Daily departures. Depart Johannesburg on Air Botswana to Maun. You will be met by our representative at Maun airport. Proceed through the domestic terminal for a 20 minute scenic charter flight to Gunn's Bush Camp. The camp is situated on Ntswi Island deep in the heart of the Okavango Delta overlooking Chiefs Island in the Moremi Game Reserve. You will spend 3 nights in 'Grade A' accommodation which comprises 7 permanently sited tents equipped with comfortable fitted beds. The mini meru tents (3.5m x 3.8m) are raised on wooden decks, each with sunset and scenic views. Lighting is by paraffin lamp. Individual wash stands are provided for each tent. Other bathroom facilities are shared and consist of 3 traditional reeded units with hot/cold showers and flush toilets. Meals will be served in the open dining hall and the evening can be enjoyed around the campfire. Other facilities at Gunn's include a cash bar, shady campsites, a game viewing deck, barbeque facilities and a swimming pool. In the presence of your experienced professional guide, you will travel on foot, or in the traditional 'mokoro' or dugout canoe whilst seeing some of the local endemic species of game and birdlife. This area is extremely rich in birdlife and offers in excess of 120 species of birds including rarities such as the Pel's Fishing Owl, Black Coucal and the endangered Wattled Crane. On the numerous islands, there are sufficient game species to satisfy the non-birder. Afternoon activity (pending flight arrival time). Should you arrive too late to enjoy an activity on your first day this can be done on the day of your departure.

Day 2 - 3 - These days will be spent exploring the area in dug-out canoes, poling through the low level flood plains that surround the adjacent islands whilst in search of game, and game walks on nearby islands with your poler/guide. You will return to camp for a hearty lunch and a siesta break from the heat of the day around camp, then set off in the afternoon/evening for another excursion.

Day 4 - A relaxing morning at leisure before you fly back to Maun in time to connect with your Air Botswana flight to Johannesburg.

The programs are different for each family based on the ages, sexes and interests of the children. They are not only amused but learn a great deal under expert guidance. We find that the children have an amazing time and get far more out of the safari than any adult can get without detracting from other guests experience.

Charles Sebaga, one of our family safaris specialist guides, was born in 1972 in Gudikwa village. He grew up as most boys in his home village did - looking after cattle, hunting, fishing and learning about the bush from his parents. Charles speaks 3 languages (Sesarwa - a Bushman language, Setswana and English). He started working as an aeroplane porter for Northern Air, then Eagle Air charters. He joined Kwando Safaris in 1999 and worked at the head office in Maun for 2 years before passing his guides licence and starting his training as a tracker. He is currently guiding at Lebala camp in the Kwando concession.

Charles was married in 2003 to the mother of his 2 children, a son born in 1998 and a daughter born in 2000. Charles's now calls Maun his home, while he still has many links back to Gudikwa and his roots. His family background make Charles an ideal family safaris guide. He learned from Lisa Reed when Kwando Safaris pioneered the family safaris concept. Charles enjoys reading about cultural differences and interesting books on animal and bird behaviour. He loves listening to his grandfather and grandmother's stories about the old days and comparing them with modern times. Charles' big personality and ready smile are his hallmarks.

Conditions and Restrictions:
Children between 8 - 12 years old are welcomed at full rate, all year round but must take a private vehicle or use the family safaris guides.
Children younger than 8 are accepted when reserving the entire camp.
This service is subject to availability.
Children are more work and often break things in camp and require extra staff to keep them amused and therefore are charged full rate - even if sharing a tent with parents, as we have a finite bed capacity for each camp which we do not exceed.
We can make up to triples in our tents.
Parents often split up with children ie. father plus child and mother plus child.
Kwando Safaris operates only in exclusive, private areas. These large concessions are unfenced and fully intregrated into the surrounding wilderness.

The Kwara concession adjoins the Moremi Game Reserve and is in the heart of the permanent lagoons of the Okavango Delta. Game is attracted to this area throughout the year and is home to some of the most colourful birds in the world. The combination of game drives, powerboat trips, mekoro (dug out canoe) trips and walks make Kwara the highlight of any safari. All Kwando Safaris camps operate game drives off road and at night with spotlights, are open all year round and include wines, all alcoholic and other beverages in their daily tariff.

The personalised service extends to include a meet & greet service in and out of Maun airport in Kwando's private guest lounge. Light aircraft transfers are based on using a Cessna 206 or Cessna 210.

The following itinerary is a suggestion only and can be tailormade according to your specific requirements and interests.

Includes: Airfare Johannesburg-Maun-Johannesburg on Air Botswana, meet & greet service in Maun in Kwando's private guest lounge, light aircraft transfers, accommodation including all meals, teas & coffees, game viewing activities, services of a specialist guide including a private vehicle and all materials for the children, all alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, park fees, laundry.

Excludes: Visas (if required), travel insurance, health requirements, gratuities, all items of a personal nature and any service not specified.

Important Note:
There is a strict maximum baggage limit of 12kgs per person on light aircraft - soft bags only.
Prices are subject to change due to airfare increases or any other unforeseen circumstance.

ITINERARY:

Day 1-3 - Kwara Only - Daily Departures. Depart Johannesburg on Air Botswana to Maun. On arrival in Maun you will be met by a Kwando Safaris representative and transferred by light aircraft to Kwara Camp. Kwara Camp is located in the remote northern part of the Okavango Delta in a 1 750 sq km private concession bordering the Moremi Reserve. Kwara encompasses a diversity of habitats, ranging from permanent delta water with lagoons and channels, islands, open grasslands, and Mopane woodlands. This area is home to a wide variety of animals including elephant, impala, wildebeest, giraffe, tsessebe, kudu, zebra, water buck, sable, roan and buffalo. Lion, wild dog, hyena, leopard and cheetah represent the numerous large predators. The Okavango is also home to over 300 species of birds. Kwara camp has 8 twin-bedded tented rooms on teak decks with en suite shower and toilet. Like other Kwando Safaris camps it has a small gift shop, lounge, bar, dining room and a small plunge pool. Kwara is one of the few Okavango Delta camps that can offer - year round - powerboat trips and mekoro trips. Other activities include day and night open vehicle game drives and walks on treed islands. There is also excellent fishing for bream, catfish and pike. Spend 3 nights at Kwara Camp including all meals, activities and drinks.

Day 4 - Return to Maun by light aircraft in time for your Air Botswana flight to Johannesburg.

The following itinerariy is a suggestion only and can be tailormade according to your specific requirements and interests.

Includes: Airfare Johannesburg-Maun-Johannesburg on Air Botswana, light aircraft transfers, accommodation including all meals, teas & coffees, game viewing activities, all alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, park fees, laundry.

Excludes: Visas (if required), travel insurance, health requirements, gratuities, all items of a personal nature and any service not specified.

Important Note:
There is a strict maximum baggage limit of 12kgs per person on light aircraft - soft bags only.
Prices are subject to change due to airfare increases or any other unforeseen circumstances.

ITINERARY:

Day 1-3 - Kwara Only - Daily departures. Depart Johannesburg on Air Botswana to Maun. On arrival in Maun you will be met by a Kwando Safaris representative and transferred by light aircraft to Kwara Camp. Kwara Camp is located in the remote northern part of the Okavango Delta in a 1 750 sq km private concession bordering the Moremi Reserve. Kwara encompasses a diversity of habitats, ranging from permanent delta water with lagoons and channels, islands, open grasslands, and Mopane woodlands. This area is home to a wide variety of animals including elephant, impala, wildebeest, giraffe, tsessebe, kudu, zebra, water buck, sable, roan and buffalo. Lion, wild dog, hyena, leopard and cheetah represent the numerous large predators. The Okavango is also home to over 300 species of birds. Kwara camp has 8 twin-bedded tented rooms on teak decks with en suite shower and toilet. Like other Kwando Safaris camps it has a small gift shop, lounge, bar, dining room and a small plunge pool. Kwara is one of the few Okavango Delta camps that can offer - year round - powerboat trips and mekoro trips. Other activities include day and night open vehicle game drives and walks on treed islands. There is also excellent fishing for bream, catfish and pike. Spend 3 nights at Kwara Camp including all meals, activities and drinks.

Day 4 - Return to Maun by light aircraft in time for your Air Botswana flight to Johannesburg.

Your nights will be spent on whatever island presents itself; your days will be divided between silently drifting in your mokoro through crystal clear waterways; discovering the unlimited facets of the Okavango - plants, animals, birds, insects and fish; swimming near sun bleached sandbanks, basking in the hot African sun, relaxing and generally getting close nature. Your poler will take you for nature/ game walks on the larger islands and Chief's Island in particular, where the experience of stalking game is second to none - your poler is an expert is this regard.

There will be no facilities at your bush campsite. We will provide you with all the camping and cooking equipment that you will need as well as food. It is completely up to you whether you wish to include your guide when planning and cooking your meals out in the bush. He will not expect it, but cooking together is one of the things which helps to create a good rapport and is nice to consider.

Your last night is spent back at Oddballs before your light aircraft transfer to Maun and Air Botswana connecting flight to Johannesburg.

Includes: Airfare Johannesburg-Maun-Johannesburg on Air Botswana, light aircraft transfers Maun-Oddballs-Maun, accommodation at Oddballs Palm Island Lodge on first and last night including all meals and activities, two night mokoro trail including food (on a self prepare basis), your mokoro and poler, full camping equipment kit containing: 2 man tent, folding mattress, cutlery, crockery, pots and pans, braai grid and cooler box, park fees.

Excludes: Visa (if required), health requirements, travel insurance, all items of a personal nature, any service not specified, on the mokoro trail: sleeping bag, towel and pillow.

We can arrange longer mokoro trips. Please enquire for rates.

Important Note:
There is a strict maximum baggage limit of 10kgs per person on light aircraft - soft bags only.
Prices are subject to change due to airfare increases or any other unforeseen circumstance.
From approximately December to May the water dries up considerably and for part of this period we may need to stop running Mokoro trips - please check with us regarding updated seasonal information.

ITINERARY:

Day 1- Daily Departures. Depart Johannesburg on Air Botswana to Maun. On arrival in Maun you will be met and transferred to Oddballs by light aircraft (20 minute flight). From the airstrip a guide will escort you on the short walk to the camp. In the afternoon enjoy a mokoro trip or a nature walk. Overnight at Oddballs Palm Island Lodge including all meals, guided walks and mokoro excursions.

Day 2 - 3 - Spend two days and nights out in the delta with your poler, camping on the islands. Your poler is a man of the swamps and therefore communication may be difficult at first. However, the relationship you eventually develop will give you great insight into his world.

Day 4 - Make your way back to Oddballs to spend your last night. Overnight including all meals, guided walks and mokoro excursions.

Day 5 - Today you join your flight back to Maun and homeward connection on Air Botswana to Johannesburg.