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7 Day Guided Camping Safari 2010 15 day Elephant Scheduled Camping Safari – BWE 2017 This adventure safari forms a circular route around the Okavango Delta, starting in Kasane and ending in Livingstone, Zambia. The Elephant Safari offers a great value camping adventure through three countries - Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. Highlights: Sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River; North Eastern Namibian National Parks - Caprivi area; Tsodilo Hills – World Heritage Site; Central Okavango Delta & mokoro excursions; Motorboat in the Delta; Moremi Game Reserve; Chobe National Park; Optional visit to the Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia; Livingstone, Zambia Day 1 Chobe Area – 1night camping The safari officially begins in Kasane, Botswana, at 13h00. We are happy to assist with pre-tour arrangements such as accommodation and transfers from Livingstone, Zambia or Kasane, Botswana, if required. On arrival in Kasane your guide will give you a full safari briefing and take you shopping for your safari drinks. The first highlight of your safari will be a sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River. Camping will be in Kasane at a campsite with permanent ablutions (LD) Day 2 Susuwe/West Caprivi National Park – 1night camping Depart Kasane early to cross the Namibian border and drive to Susuwe National Park. After setting up camp you will explore the area on an afternoon game drive. Camping is in a designated campsite with bush ablutions. (BLD) 270km, 3-4hrs Caprivi - Wedged between Angola and Botswana, this strip of land links Namibia with Zambia and Zimbabwe. In this northerly section the country and vegetation differs vastly from much of Namibia. Rivers and wetlands, an abundance of game and bird life make it unique and one of the forgotten jewels of Namibia. Katima Mulilo is the Capital of the Caprivi and also provides a border crossing into Zambia. Here, shops, banks, and plenty of accommodation on edge of the Zambezi River are offered. Boat trips, fishing, sunset cruises, quad biking and some excellent game viewing are all offered. Just a few hours away is Chobe National Park in Botswana and not forgetting Victoria Falls so day trips from here are readily available. The whole region has over 430 species of bird, huge herds of elephant and other water dependent game such as hippo, crocodiles, red lechwe, waterbuck etc - many of these species are not found in Etosha and therefore a visit to the region will give the visitor a chance to see other sights. Sit on the bank of a river listening to the cries of a fish eagle, the honk of a hippo with the river flowing and a stunning sunset and Namibia will certainly appear different from the image of dry desert landscapes. Game reserves include Mudumu, Mahango and Mamili - each small and unique with migrating species of game, huge baobab trees and deciduous woodlands dominated by teaks and seringas. This region is home to the Caprivian people; around 80,000 people live in the East Caprivi and rely on subsistence farming for much of the time Day 3 Popa Falls – 1night camping Rise with the sun and head west towards the Okavango River. Camp on the banks of the Okavango River overlooking Popa Falls and have the opportunity to visit these rapids in the afternoon. Camping is in a designated campsite with permanent ablutions. (BLD) 220km, 4hrs Day 4 Tsodilo Hills – 1night camping After a very early start we visit the jewel that is Mahango National Park before crossing the border to re- enter Botswana. Journey through to the World Heritage Site of Tsodilo Hills and set up camp. This afternoon visits the museum and explore the walking trails around the ancient hills, home to thousands of traditional Bushmen paintings dating back to 800 AD. Camping is in a designated site with permanent ablutions. (BLD) 120km, 4hrs Days 5&6 Okavango Delta – 2nights camping Rising with the sun, drive to the edge of the Okavango Delta, a special corner of paradise and transfer your equipment to motorboats and cruise along the narrow papyrus-lined channels enjoying the exquisite birdlife of the region as well as the stunning landscape. Deeper in the Delta meet the local polers with their mokoro (a traditional dugout canoe) and enjoy a tranquil transfer to an island. Spend two days exploring this beautiful area on mokoro excursions and taking guided walks on the islands and floodplains of the Okavango. Camp wild with bush ablutions. (BLD) 120km, 2hrs NOTE: the vehicle and main trailer are parked in a private area on the shore of the Delta from day 5 (13h00) until day 7 (09h00). You will leave your main luggage in the trailer and will need to pack in a smaller luggage (like small backpack, hand luggage) what you need for 2 days as transfers from the mainland to the island where you will stay is done on motorboat and traditional dugout canoes (mokoros). Okavango Delta: The Thaoge Channel and Flats in the North West, where we do our Mokoro adventures, and Moremi Game Reserve where we explore the eastern Islands of the Okavango Delta by Safari Vehicle searching the plains and riverine forests for the multitude of wild animals that occur in this natural paradise. The Thaoge Channel and Flats are the Okavango Delta as we imagine it, endless lagoons covered in water lilies and bordered by lush little palm islands. Here we search for an island where we set up camp to explore the surrounding area on foot, watch the sunset on a lagoon from our Mokoros, listen to our Bayei Mokoro polers singing in the African night. The Okavango Delta must truly be one of Africa's most enchanted places. A swirl of lushness in a desert of Kalahari sand, the Delta is a remarkable phenomenon. It owes its origins to the formation of the rift valley across the course of the Okavango River. The area was formed over the last 5 million years due to atmospheric changes and movement of the Earth's crust. About 5 million years ago, a relatively recent event (geologically speaking) the southern hemisphere's atmosphere became increasingly dry due to the glaciations of Antarctica, which absorbed most of the atmospheric moisture. 3 million years ago, strong easterly winds caused the formation of elongated dunes that run from east to west across the middle Kalahari. When wetter times returned these dunes channeled the flow of the rivers in one direction, into Lake Makgadikgadi. These wetter times also caused the great rivers of the middle Kalahari to flow, namely the Okavango, Chobe, and Zambezi Rivers. They all traveled eastwards with the Limpopo River into the Indian Ocean. Then about 2 million years ago, a geological upheaval of the Earth's crust caused the formation of a fault, which changed the flow of these great rivers. This is known as the Kalahari-Zimbabwe axis and runs from Harare, through Bulawayo, and ends in the eastern side of the Kalahari. This caused the rivers to flow into and fill up the large basin that was formed, creating one of the greatest lakes in Africa - Lake Makgadikgadi. Eventually the lake was filled to capacity and the water had to find a way to the ocean. Therefore, about 20 000 years ago the waters of this great lake were forced northwards and then eastwards. This caused the middle and lower Zambezi to connect, which resulted in the formation of Victoria Falls. With the water now able to flow out of the lake, a partial draining of the lake occurred. A drier climatic period followed which caused an increase in evaporation and a decrease in the river flow. By about 10 000 years ago the drying of the Makgadikgadi Lake was in an advanced stage. Windblown sand, as well as the Okavango River depositing increasing amounts of sediment and debris in the lake, were gradually filling the lake. The formation of the Gumare fault caused a reduction in the elevation of the land, thus causing the water of the Okavango River to spread out over a much larger area of land and forming the now characteristic fan-shaped inland delta of the Okavango. Today the only remains of the Ancient Lake Makgadikgadi (apart from the Okavango Delta) are Nxai Pan, Lake Ngami, Lake Xau, the Mababe Depression, and the two main pans of Makgadikgadi (Sua and Ntwetwe Pans). A characteristic of the Delta is its annual flood. The Okavango River, which rises in Angola on the Benguela Plateau, flows southeastward across the Caprivi Strip in Namibia, tumbles through the Popa Falls rapids, and enters Botswana at Mohembo. The swollen river breaches its low-water banks and begins the annual inundation of its floodplains. No two floods are ever the same, but one can say that the permanent Delta is some 16 000 square kilometers in extent, whilst a big flood may seasonally cover as much as 18 000 square kilometres. It can take 6 months to work its way from Mohembo, through the labyrinth of channels and lagoons to reach Maun. More than 95% of the Okavango's water evaporates before it reaches the Thamalakane River near Maun. The Thamalakane River drains the area and leads the remainder of the water to the Boteti River, which flows through a break in the fault to Lake Xau and eventually the Makgadikgadi Pans. This outflow of water is one of the reasons why the water in the Delta is fresh, since it carries away the salts. The flooding of the Okavango is not a violent process. The waters spread gently down the channels and across the plains. The total fall in height from one end of the delta to the other is only 62 metres, and that over a distance of some 250 kilometres! The slow movement of water means a low sediment load and hence the incredible clarity and purity of the Okavango's water, for which it is justly renowned.
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