Day 1

Arrive Maun, Botswana where we will meet you and immediately depart for the Nxai Pan National Park. This National Park consists of a series of fossil pans that are covered in short grasses. The area is home to elephant, giraffe, kudu, gemsbok, springbok, zebra and wildebeest, and also to many predators such as jackals, honey badgers, bat-eared foxes, cheetah, leopard, lion and hyena. We will base from our own remote campsite for three nights.

Days 2 and 3

Full days' wildlife viewing in the Nxai Pan National Park, with the days typically ending watching the sunset at the waterhole. On one of the mornings we will take a small diversion to visit the famous group of trees known as “Baine’s Baobabs”. This is an intriguing area and has something of a moonscape appearance.

Day 4

After a last early morning wildlife viewing we will leave the Nxai Pan National Park and will head towards the Makgadikgadi Pan Game Reserve. Our destination will be Makgadikgadi Lodge where we will aim to arrive in time for a late lunch and where we will also overnight. The Makgadikgadi is one of Botswana’s least visited Game Reserves as there is limited infrastructure. However, it is home to large herds of zebra, wildebeest and elephant as well as various predators that move around within the Game Reserve depending on the availability of water at the various sources. After dinner we will go on a night drive where there will be a good chance of seeing some of the nocturnal wildlife of the area such as leopard, porcupine and springhare, and maybe even a hippo out feeding.

Day 5

Our morning wildlife viewing will continue to the Deception Valley area of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. This is the most beautiful part of the Reserve and we will camp in another of our exclusive campsites in the area where the writers of the book "Cry of the Kalahari" were based. At sunset enjoy the chorus of hundreds of barking geckos. The brown hyena is an occasional camp visitor at night.

Days 6 and 7

Full days' wildlife viewing in the Deception Valley area of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Springbok, gemsbok, jackal, cape fox and ground squirrels are in abundance, and there will be the chance of seeing leopard, lion, cheetah, African wildcat, honey badgers and suricates (meerkats).

Day 8

Our last full morning wildlife viewing before leaving the Central Kalahari Game Reserve from where we will return to Maun, arriving in plenty of time for your onward connections.

Our mobile camp is a fully serviced camp with comfortable 3m x 3m walk-in dome tents that are insect-proof and furnished with camp beds, mattresses, duvets, pillows and a few other items for your personal comfort. Washstands, toilets and hot showers are also provided. Our camp can be thought of as a scaled-down version of a permanent tented camp but without losing any of the standards and comforts. Quality, freshly prepared meals of a high standard fit around the game-driving schedule, so as not to be a detriment to possible wildlife viewing experiences and opportunities. You will have exclusive use of our specialized open safari vehicle, which is designed for maximum wildlife viewing and comfort, and is ideal if you are interested in photography. This enables us to concentrate on your special interests.

The exclusive campsites that we use are for the use of members of HATAB (Hotel and Tourism Association of Botswana) only, and only one company is allowed in each site at any one time. This means that only your group and ourselves will be in the sites reserved so enabling us to give you a totally exclusive safari. All sites are set within the prime wildlife areas of the National Parks and Game Reserves, and are set away from the public campsites and the permanent camps and lodges. There are no fences and so the animals can wander freely through the camp.

The safari will be exclusive to you, your family and any friends you choose to accompany you. Prices are fully inclusive of all accommodation, park fees, transfers, activities, food and drinks (except at Makgadikgadi Lodge where drinks are not included). International and internal scheduled domestic flights are not included. The vehicle used will be for your exclusive use for the entire safari and Gavin will be your personal guide throughout.