Secret Premier Safari

Secret Premier Safari

Explorer Safari and Cape Town Superior

10 days Secret Premier Safari

10 days
Experience an exclusive "Secret Premier Safari" safari in Botswana: Away from the crowds, discover the untouched wilderness of the Okavango Delta and the breathtaking Makgadikgadi Salt Pan in the utmost luxury. An unforgettable adventure in remote, exclusive hideaways.

From 26,450 US Dollar per person in a double room

We will advise you personally and individually.

We are happy to change the length of stay in the lodges and camps on offer according to your individual wishes and travel ideas, add other camps/lodges for the national parks and, if necessary, extend the desired safari with a beach holiday.

Day 1 - 3

Itinerar

Maun Airport - Linyanti

When you arrive at Maun Airport, you will be met and accompanied to your onward flight. From here, you will fly in a charter plane to the Linyanti concession. From the air, you will certainly see one or two herds of wild animals. Be impressed by the green land and floodplains.

Selinda Camp (3 nights)
Selinda is a luxurious yet understated camp on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, which connects the Okavango Delta with the swamplands, rivers and floodplains of the Linyanti and Kwando.

Linyanti
During your stay, you will undertake exciting activities with your guide. You can choose from the various activities (included in the price) and always discuss these with your guide or management the evening before. Linyanti is synonymous with wildness, remote solitude and exclusive adventure, in an often harsh-seeming area. This untouched corner of northern Botswana offers the stuff that great safari experiences and documentaries are made of.

In Linyanti there are only private concessions with flexible rules and no crowds. Here you can not only cross some big game off your wish list, but also discover many less prominent but certainly rarely presented treasures. Among them are the brush-eared pig and the long-sought wild dog.

There are only a few camps in Linyanti. Each offers different habitats and landscapes, but they all have one thing in common: visitors will experience many great moments of wildlife viewing during Botswana's dry winter months. Together with the Chobe River further east, the Linyanti is home to the highest density of elephants in Africa. Many camps also offer water activities depending on the season and water level. Either on a spillway, a river, a lagoon or a canal to break up the game drive routine.

One of the concessions in the Linyanti is already 20 times the size of Manhattan and yet only 40 people can stay there at the same time. Botswana is very careful to preserve its wilderness and only let a handful of visitors into the bush. Here in the Linyanti, this concept has been perfected.

In Linyanti you can also accompany the wild animals away from the roads - whether it is the nerve-racking pursuit of a lioness during a buffalo hunt, or the careful approach to a wild dog den from which the pups stumble into the light of day for the first time.

For travelers who don't just want to read the safari book from their vehicle, but want to become part of the story and immerse themselves in their surroundings, walking safaris are offered. Many camps also offer hidden hides from which you can observe animals in a relaxed manner. In some camps you can even stay overnight.

Day 4 - 6

Flight Linyanti - Okavango Delta

After breakfast, your guide will drive you to the airstrip. You will fly to the Okavango Delta in a charter plane. Seen from above, the winding waterways of the delta, combined with palm islands and grassy plains, offer an impressive landscape. Once you land at the airstrip, you will be met and taken to your accommodation.

Duba Plains Camp (3 nights)
The excellent location of this camp guarantees great game viewing and water activities. Many herds of buffalo come here to graze, as the so-called couch grass only grows here.

Okavango Delta
During your stay you will undertake exciting activities with your guide. You can choose from the various activities and always discuss them the evening before with your guide or the management. The Okavango Delta is the epicenter of Botswana's wilderness. As a huge oasis in the middle of the Kalahari, it is full of life with all its elephants, birds and other wild animals. The true magic of the delta comes from the masses of water that come from the distant highlands of Angola and pour into the channels and flood plains of the delta.

In winter from June, when the sun leaves the Kalahari dry and thirsty, the flood from Angola reaches the Okavango Delta and transforms the flood plains into a Noah's Ark of African wildlife. Every year between June and September, when the flood waters bring life to the delta, it is reshaped by its inhabitants. Little by little, termites build their huge mounds on the islands, which are densely covered with palm trees. Hippos open up new waterways as they move their large bodies through the reeds, creating a channel that can be explored by mokoros (traditional dugout canoes). The heart of the delta, with its shallow channels and flood plains, is best explored by mokoros and on foot on the islands.

The Okavango Delta has many faces that constantly change over the course of a year due to the unpredictable weather. As the water level rises and falls, the islands grow and shrink and the animals move to areas where life is easiest and the grass is greenest. Within a few days, a navigable sand road can turn into a waterway of unknown depth, forcing a safari to switch to boats. In November, the water level slowly drops again in the Okavango Delta and mokoro and boat trips are sometimes no longer possible until the flood water from Angola reaches the Okavango Delta again in May.

Day 7-9

Flight Okavango Delta - Makgadikgadi National Park

Today you will fly in a charter plane to your next camp. Seen from the air, you will be impressed by the country's colorful spectacle

Jack's Camp (3 nights)
Jack's Camp is located in the Kalahari Desert on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the largest salt pans in the world. Jack's Camp is a classic desert camp that offers unique safari experiences.

Makgadikgadi National Park
Varied and adventurous activities await you here. With your guide, you explore the endless salt pans and always discuss the activities (included in the price) the evening before. Makgadikgadi National Park is the place where the Okavango Delta finally flows into the desert after a long journey. The Boteti River forms the border between the dry Makgadikgadi National Park and the desert landscape of the Kalahari.

The network of salt pans that runs through eastern Botswana is a remarkable geological feature and one of the largest of its kind in the world. The pans, endless expanses of sun-scorched earth lined with palm-covered islands, were once part of a huge lake that covered large parts of Botswana. This desolate landscape offers nothing but sand and sky, yet the quiet, ancient beaches and the dried-up baobab trees leave a lasting impression on every visitor.

In this absolute nothingness lies the beauty of the Makgadikgadi pans: the sight of the enormous pans, and the seamless transition between sky and earth - the distant horizon, just a shimmering ribbon - is more than awe-inspiring. This makes the sunsets and sunrises a very special experience. The region offers a nature experience full of adventure. One should not expect large herds of animals, but rather the unexpected. Everything here is interesting, especially when explained by one of the local bushmen. The night skies are breathtaking and studded with stars, especially during the winter months.

As soon as the first rain arrives (October - November) the zebras and wildebeest leave the Boteti and move on to the pans, eventually returning in winter (May - June).

Flight Makgadikgadi National Park - Maun

Departure

​ If time permits, you can enjoy another morning activity. After breakfast, your guide will drive you to the airstrip. You will fly over the Salt Pans back to Maun in a chartered plane. With many great memories of animal observations and exciting experiences in your luggage, you will now begin your journey home.