Botswana

Ride across the Okavango Delta

 

Spend 4-6 hours each day exploring the Okavango Delta on a horseback safari, where you can enjoy fast and thrilling gallops alongside zebra and giraffe and get close to big game. 

The horses have finely-tuned senses to keep an eye out on where the game is and love galloping through the floodplains of the Delta.

There are a variety of different shape and sized horses, along with a choice of western and English saddles.

 

 

 

 

Quad Bike across the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

  

The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are approximately the same size as Switzerland! During June to September you can travel by quad bike across the salt-encrusted pans to Kubu Island, which is a unique two night adventurous expedition. 

You will stop to look at remote archaeological sites and you can sleep under the stars at the magnificent Kubu Island, which is a granite outcrop studded with Baobab trees.

Walk with San Bushmen

  

Discover the secrets of the pans with the Zu/’hoasi Bushmen on a fascinating bush walk and see how they live in their environment.

When you walk with the Bushmen you will learn all about their way of life, from traditional hunting skills to the art of gathering medicinal plants and herbs. You may also be lucky enough to witness a magical and psiritual trance dance.

Glide along by mokoro canoe in the Okavango Delta

This is the perfect way to experience the sights and sounds of the Okavango Delta without scaring off the wildlife with a motor. It is an incredibly peaceful experience, getting close to wildlife and birds, brushing past reeds and seeing brightly coloured frogs along the way or coming across elephants drinking at the water's edge. You might also be lucky and spot the rare sitatunga hiding in the reeds.

You will glide silently through the waters of the Okavango Delta by mokoro, which is a dug-out canoe, manoevered by a local boat man (poler) who stands at the end using a long pole to push the mokoro forward. This is a truly unique experience.

Go on a Walking Safari alongside the Selinda Spillway

Tread in the footsteps of Selous and Livingstone, both of whom wandered right through this area of the Selinda Spillway, which is a remote area close to the heart of the pristine 320,000 acre private Selinda Reserve. 

Going on a walking safari is the perfect opportunity to see the small and incredibly interesting things, such as insects, spoor and having the natural bush medicine explained to you by your knowledgable guide. Often these things are missed out on a vehicle safari.

This area is a wildlife hotspot which is home to huge herds of buffalo and elephant and you can often spot wild dog, lion, roan and sable.

Walk with an African Elephant

  

Experience the Okavango Delta with a difference by walking with the resident elephants of the Abu herd. Here you can not only walk with the elephants, but also spend time with them and get to know the various personalities.

You can engage and interact through various activities with the elephants, such as training, mud bathing and veterinary care. You can also learn more about elephant behaviour and conservation and really transform your perception of these magnifient and highly intelligent creatures.