Botswana Safaris > Mozambique > Honeymoon AfricaQuintessential Idealic HoneymoonDay 1On Arrival at OR Tambo International Airport, you will be met by a Wilderness Safaris representative, who will hand over your travel documents and assist you to your onward flight to Maun. Light aircraft transfer from Maun to Kings Pool Camp.
 Kings Pool Camp is located in a private reserve in the Linyanti / Savuti Channel area in the northern part of Botswana, on the western boundary of Chobe National Park. The source of the Savuti Channel is within this private reserve. The camp overlooks the oxbow-shaped Kings Pool Lagoon and the Linyanti River to the north. The area has a large wildlife resource with a wide variety of species, but it is most noted for its very large Elephant populations, which during our winter months can reach enormous densities. There are good populations of Impala, Lechwe, Kudu, Zebra, Giraffe, Sable, Waterbuck, Buffalo and the smaller plains antelope. The major predators such as Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and Hyena are regularly sighted. The reed and papyrus swamps are ideal for numerous and diverse species of birds and are a magnet for wildlife in the dry winter months. Day 3Light aircraft transfer from Kings Pool Camp to Jao Camp.
 Jao Camp is situated in a private reserve on a remote large island, to the west of the Moremi Game Reserve in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Across the waterway in front of camp, guests have access to open flood plains and savannah for a wonderful Okavango experience. Guests are accommodated in 9 large and spacious rooms. Each of the unique and beautiful twin-bedded canvas and thatched rooms has been individually hand crafted. The rooms are built under a canopy of shady trees, with en-suite bathroom comprising of a shower, large bath and double basin vanity. There is also an outside shower under the stars for those more adventurous guests wanting to shower closer to nature. The rooms are raised off the ground and each has a private sala offering wonderful views of the surrounding flood plains. A raised walkway connects the rooms to the dining room and lounge area. There is a plunge pool and an outdoor “boma” for dining under the stars as well as an excellent wine cellar. Jao also has a Salon where the full time therapist offers a wide range of massage therapies. The activities at Jao include mokoros (dug-out canoes), boats, fishing, day and night game drives and guided walks. The area is extremely seasonal and the annual flood transforms the habitat from dry green open plains in summer to shallow flood plains in the winter. Access to this area is only by aircraft. Day 5Light aircraft transfer from Jao Camp to Vumbura Plains.
 Vumbura Plains (pronounced Vumbera) Camp is a luxury tented camp situated to the north of Mombo, in a private concession bordering the Moremi Game Reserve in the extreme north of the Okavango Delta. The Vumbura Reserve offers both land and water activities in a park that has a wonderful variety of habitats and a great diversity of wildlife. The reserve offers an enormous traversing area of close on 130,000 acres. The main activity at Vumbura Plains is game viewing in diverse and scenic countryside. Open 4x4 Land Rovers and walks enable game viewing in the savannah and woodland areas. The Vumbura area is possibly the only area in the Okavango where one can see Red Lechwe (an animal that inhabits the fringes of the waterways) and a Sable antelope (an animal that enjoys the dry countryside) on the same game drive. Add in Lion, Leopard, Elephant, cheetah and Buffalo along with all the plains animals and one has an excellent all round wildlife experience in a remote and private part of the Okavango. Birding too is great with large varieties and quantities. Walks, mokoros and boating give Vumbura Plains’ guests the opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective. Day 8Light aircraft transfer from Vumbura Plains to Maun. Proceed to check in for your onward flight to Johannesburg. On arrival make your way to the Inter-Continental Airport Sun.
 The Inter-Continental Airport Sun is situated right across from OR Tambo International Airport. Each of the 138 rooms has its own bathroom, air conditioning, television, radio, coffee and tea making facilities as well as a mini-bar, access to 24-hour room service as well as in-room flight information. The hotel has a first class restaurant Quills, with an informal atmosphere, offering modern cuisine from breakfast through to late night a la carte dining. The cocktail bar is an ideal meeting place for the international traveller. In-room dining with an optional “flight friendly” menu is also available. The hotel has its own health and fitness centre with fully equipped gym as well as indoor heated pool and Camelot Health Spa offers a full range of treatments. Day 9Make your own way back to OR Tambo International Airport for your scheduled flight to Pemba. On arrival at Pemba, you will be met and transferred by helicopter to Quilalea. Accommodation based on 6 nights.
 Quilálea is a small Robinson Crusoe coral and volcanic island in the pristine Quirimbas Archipelago off the northern Moçambique coast close to Pemba on the mainland. With the baobab as its symbol, the island is covered with indigenous bush and has two small beaches which offer ideal snorkelling close to the shore in the marine sanctuary. Unspoilt reefs are home to turtles, dugongs and manta rays and Quilálea is an active holiday destination, where guests will enjoy scuba diving off-shore as well as deep-sea fishing and kayaking. The Marine Pavillion is a fully equipped fishing and PADI dive centre. Visit the nearby historic island of Ibo for a morning or afternoon, where in the shade of the old fort, craftsmen forge silver filigree jewellery, or visit the larger island of Quirimbas with its coconut plantation. Nine luxury beach villas are built in the authentic style of the Muani people using local materials, with rock walls, makuti thatch, teak decks and mahogany doors which open onto sweeping views of the warm Indian Ocean. Villas are private and offer a most comfortable stay, with showers opening onto the verandah, and each has its own beach sala for relaxing at the water’s edge. Warm and friendly staff are on-hand to attend to your every need and the food is fresh and delicious, with seafood a speciality. Relaxing massage treatments. Colourful indigenous birdlife. Scheduled flight via Maputo or direct air charter. Day 15Today, you will be transferred back to Pemba via the helicopter. On arrival check in for your scheduled flight to Johannesburg.
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