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Linyanti Walking Safari, Five Night Special

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This Safari Special combines a walking safari adventure through the remote wilderness area of Botswana in the Linyanti and a unique camp set along the mysterious dry river bed of the Linyanti. This is a discounted 5 nights Safari with significant saving.

Cost: The Rack Rate is US$ 3.203 per person sharing based on a minimum of 2 pax.
This safari is valid June – October 2010 / 2011.

ITINERARY AT A GLANCE

Day 1 - 4 3 nights Linyanti Walking Safari, Chobe Enclave
Day 4 - 6 2 nights Linyanti Bush Camp, Chobe Enclave

ITINERARY DETAILS

Day 1 - 4   Linyanti Walking Safari, Chobe Enclave

Guests are met at the private air-strip by a guide. After an itinerary briefing by their guide; they immediately begin their walking safari to their first night’s camp.

This is a mobile tented camping safari experience focused on walking within the private concession in the Chobe Enclave part of the Linyanti. This is an adventure that will awaken you to the heart beat of Africa and its true wilderness.

Distance walked each day will vary depending on the capabilities of the group and what their interests are with many stops for water, picnic breakfasts, lunches and many interesting sightings along the way. Each day the camp may move, dependent on where the wildlife action is. This is an adventure safari for those that seek to explore the wild and remote wilderness area on foot. Close-up safe encounters on foot with elephant, buffalo and lion are not uncommon in the hands of the best professional guides whose first passion is to interpret and bring to life every aspect of the bush.

Accommodation is in stand-in spacious tents with comfortable beds and en-suite private bathroom facilities. The Linyanti area is best known for its large populations of Elephant and buffalo that congregate in vast numbers especially during the dry season. Lion, sable, roan, leopard, wild dog, and a number of the plains game can be enjoyed in the Linyanti. The rare and elusive sitatunga antelope, red lechwe, hippo and crocodile can be found in the surrounding marshes.

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Day 4 - 6   Linyanti Bush Camp, Chobe Enclave

On the last morning of the walking safari, the guests walk to Linyanti Bush Camp where they then spend the next two nights.

Linyanti Bush Camp is a small, intimate 12 bedded tented camp on the banks of the Linyanti marshes in a private reserve, which borders the western boundary of Chobe in the Chobe Enclave. The camp is limited to small exclusive groups who seek a personalized experience in a private concession away from the main tourist’s routes. Activities from the camp consist of game drives, walking, spot lighting and hides. This safari camps provides the perfect atmosphere for an authentic and wild safari experience.

The area is best known for its large populations of Elephant and buffalo that congregate in vast numbers especially during the dry season. Lion, sable, roan, leopard, wild dog, and a number of the plains game can be enjoyed at Linyanti. The rare and elusive sitatunga antelope, red lechwe, hippo and crocodile can be found in the surrounding marshes. The Linyanti Swamps are one of the most attractive areas in the park as it is the only source of water in the dry months where a lot of the wildlife moves to, boasting a great diversity of game and a restful atmosphere. The area's relative remoteness makes it a favoured wild safari destination and one of the best sought after areas in Northern Botswana. The area also offers spectacular birding all year round and is best known for its enormous herds of elephants which move down to the Linyanti River at the start of the winter months and only move back inland once the main rains arrive.

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Day 6   Linyanti - Maun

After the client’s last morning activity at Linyanti Bush Camp, they are transferred to the airstrip for their charter transfer to Maun. Guests have an option to fly to Kasane instead of Maun.

End of Safari

SAFARI INCLUDES

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Game activities during the safari
  • Tea, coffee and soft drinks
  • Alcoholic beverages, except premium brands
  • Laundry
  • Road transfers and charter flight transfers
  • Park Entrance Fees

SAFARI EXCLUDES

  • Travel Insurance
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Staff Gratuities
  • International Flights