Day 1: Chief's Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Arrive at Maun Airport, the 'Gateway to the Okavango Delta'

With some of the world's largest National Parks and vast unspoilt landscapes, Botswana is a wildlife paradise just waiting to be discovered. The Okavango, the world's largest inland delta, the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, and the National Park cover an area roughly the size of Portugal. The Chobe National Park boasts the world's highest concentration of elephant, and the Central Kalahari is home to the nomadic San People and the majestic black-maned Lions. The Okavango Delta: Jewel of the Kalahari!

Chief's Camp representatives will meet and show you to the light charter aircrafts. You will transfer to the lodge in a light charter aircraft.

The journey into the wilderness of the Okavango takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Upon arrival at the Chief's Camp private airstrip, you will be welcomed by one of the guides and transferred in 4x4 vehicle to the lodge.

On arrival at the lodge, the friendly local staff will greet you with a refreshing towel and a delicious welcome drink. Camp management will introduce you to the lodge and surrounding areas. Your guide will then escort you to your luxury tented accommodation. The en-suite facilities, and private viewing deck will make you feel at home. Depending on your arrival time, you will be treated to a hearty lunch and might have time to relax by the swimming pool.

Your afternoon game activity will take you out on a mokoro (dugout canoe) into the waterways of the Delta (water permitting) or alternatively a game drive in the custom-built open 4x4 vehicle (individual seating). This is an ideal activity should you be a keen bird watcher, wildlife photographer or first time visitor to the Okavango Delta. Returning to camp at dusk, you are invited to enjoy a 'sundowner' in the bar prior/after freshening up for dinner.

Day 2: Chief's Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Early morning freshly brewed tea and coffee enjoyed in your room will be followed by morning game activity. You will have a choice of either a mokoro trip or a game drive in the Mombo area, an area renowned for its abundance of wildlife. Whatever your choice, the game viewing opportunities are excellent. On a mokoro ride, for example, you will enjoy an experience unparalleled anywhere in the world. Gliding through papyrus-fringed channels (formed by hippos), you experience what the Chief of the Batawana himself might have felt. Armed with binoculars or a camera, you will be rewarded with birds in a rainbow of colours and indigenous wildlife found exclusively in the Delta.

A sumptuous brunch will be served when you return to the camp around mid-morning. This is a dining experience not to be missed- a fusion of African and Western cuisine, superbly blended into a Pan-African style of cooking! The day is then at your leisure prior to your late afternoon game activity and dinner.

Day 3: Baines's Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana

A fresh brew of tea or coffee will begin your day before you choose your last game activity. You will encounter intriguing habitats as you drive through the Chief's Camp area: floodplain grasslands, riverine forest, woodlands, savannah and scrub. One may pass Elephants, Giraffes, Warthogs, Impala and sometimes even Lion, whilst walking through the different vegetation. Brunch will be served upon return to the camp.

Transfer from the lodge to the Chief's Camp airstrip for your charter flight to Baines' Camp.

On arrival at Baines' Camp private airstrip, you will be met by your guide and transferred to the lodge in open 4x4 vehicles.  The staff of Baines' Camp will be waiting to welcome you with cheerful song and dance.

Set amongst the shady trees and water of the Okavango Delta, the small and intimate Baines Camp features just 5 luxurious suites set on elevated platforms in the tree line. Wooden decks offer expansive views over the permanent water of the Boro River and a lagoon teeming with life. The elevated suites feature a spacious bedroom, with softly draped fabrics adding the romantic touch of a bygone era.  The four-poster beds are fully mobile, giving guests the choice of slumber under star laden skies.  Avid astronomers will delight in stargazing from the privacy of their own deck.

This exclusive lodge is named for famed nineteenth century explorer and artist, Thomas Baines. The inspiration for these paintings is evident when looking at the waterscape that lies beyond the lodge. The main area features an oversize deck for outdoor dining and views over the permanent water of the lagoon, as well as a swimming pool for refreshing sunbathing.

The choice of activities will not end there. The unique and educational Elephant interaction, as well as the balloon safaris offered at Stanley's Camp will be available to guests at Baines'.
 
After having had the time to freshen-up in the comfort of your rooms, your guide will take you on a discovery of Baines' private concession.  Game drives at Baines' are conducted in open vehicles that offer unencumbered views.  The accompanying professional guides are amongst the best in Botswana. Return to camp in early evening in time for a hearty dinner.

ROTATION OF CAMPS MAY CHANGE