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Activities
Discover unforgettable activities to enrich your safari adventure.
Game Drives
The word “safari” conjures up images of open-air vehicles, vast open plains and herds of great animals.
A game drive is an iconic way in which you take a safari and get in touch with the wild. The beauty of a game drive is that you can cover vast areas of ground to find the animals you want to see from the safety and comfort of a customised open-sided vehicle.
Experienced guides will share their knowledge with you while keeping you safe. No two drives are ever the same. Each outing is ripe with potential.
Game viewing is at its best around dawn and dusk. On a typical day, the first game vehicle leaves camp before the sun is up and the second drive heads out into the wilds in the late afternoon.
Biking Safari
Much of your African safari is enjoyed from a vehicle so why not diversify your experience by swopping four wheels for two. Bicycle safaris are fast becoming a feature of activities offered across Africa and deliver a different perspective to the environment.
Venture out into nature and explore the surrounding bush on sand bikes, specifically designed with tires thick enough to cycle through sand.
Enjoy bird watching and let our guides teach you about the wildlife tracks of the Kalahari.
Sleep Out
What might be something better than spending the night under canvas? Enjoy the African night sleeping out under the stars only under a mosquito net – “Fly Camp.”
We highly recommend this unusual and unique activity offered when staying 3 nights. The Fly Camp is located on the vast open spaces of the Kalahari.
Nothing beats the freedom and thrill of sleeping out below the stars – with nothing between you and the African wilderness. This is slow travel at its best – a chance to truly connect to your surroundings, quietly absorbing all the sounds of the African bush at night as your eyes feast on the dancing galaxies overhead.
You will never forget the night you spent immersed in the African wilderness. Safari goers often say a night on a sleep-out is the best experience they ever had.
Birding Safari
You cannot safari in Botswana without noticing how brilliant the bird life is. Bird lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to birdwatching in southern Africa. The region’s wealth of varied habitats – including watering holes, forests, flood plains, mud pans and wetlands – attract a vast range of resident and migratory species.
From the fertile wetlands of the Okavango Delta and the rich banks of the Chobe River to the dry grasslands and salt pans of the Kalahari – and a network of varied ecosystems in between – Botswana’s landscapes offer a stunning variety of habitats for birds. Botswana is a birdwatchers paradise.
The summer months see the African skies heavy with flocks of returning migratory birds. The waters and open floodplains of the Okavango Delta make it Botswana’s prime birding destination with over 500 recorded species.
Cultural Exchange
The purpose of going on a safari was not limited to seeing animals. It was a journey of discovery; of new lands, new plants, new tribes, foods, languages and traditions. We embrace this authentic experience by weaving in rich opportunities for cultural engagement with Africa’s local people.
An Authentic Immersion with the Kalahari San, Activities with the Bushman offers guests an authentic taste of the life led by the original occupants of this part of Africa. Their way of life is characterized by astonishing wisdom and harmony with nature. Guests are afforded a glimpse into their spirituality and partnership with nature through bush walks under Bushman guidance. The Bushman teach guests about veld foods and natural medicines, culture and folklore. You may be invited into their inner circle to witness, or partake in, the famous Bushman Trance Dance.
Horse Riding
Explore the African bush by riding on horseback with no barriers between you and your surroundings to connect with the earth.
Feel complete freedom on horseback – galloping across the endless grass veld is the closest thing to flying without wings!
Our rides take you through areas with wildlife, but if it is vast, stunning and unique landscapes you are looking for, all these rides will provide just that.
The open nature of the terrain makes it a wonderful environment for anybody to ride – even if you have never been on a horse before! The horses are calm, well-trained and perfectly relaxed around the wildlife.
Mokoro
A “mokoro” is a traditional dug-out canoe. Craftsmen would fell whole trees to carve out these craft – a practice recently deemed unsustainable. Today, your vessel is made out of modern fibreglass. Nonetheless, the experience has not lost any of its charm.
As the Okavango Delta floods with the seasons our safaris take to the waters to explore the reed-lined waterways and discover smaller creatures you wouldn’t typically see from a vehicle or on foot.
The silence of travelling in a mokoro means that birds and animals are less likely to take fright, allowing you the opportunity to capture that perfect photo and see that lesser-spotted bird.
Walking Safari
Set out in the morning light on a walking safari equipped with your survival instincts and the company of a professional armed guide. Being on foot grants you access to places that game vehicles can’t reach and affords you the viewing advantages of silence and stealth.
For those looking for a fresh and thrilling view-from-the-ground, discover a multitude of natural wonders in the company of your experienced walking safari guide. Tread in the tracks of the wildlife, breathe in the scent of crushed wild grasses, and feel your senses come alive.
Discover the complexities of tracking, how every bent blade of grass and imprint in the soil has a meaning; observe how your guide interprets the signs and sounds of the bush; smell and taste wild herbs, as your guide explains their traditional uses; explore the small miracles of the bush, from the magnificent tapestry of a spider’s web to the microscopic world of the dung beetle.
This is a dynamic experience guaranteed to captivate and engage all your senses.
Night Safari
Night drives are widely different from daytime game drives. As the heavy sun dips below the African horizon, the world takes on a different scent, sound and shape. Armed only with red filter night light – the game is on to spot predators hunting or eating, or the rare porcupine or aardvark.
In the space of night, one’s senses become heightened and more focussed. Before long you will learn how to spot unusual shapes, sounds or a strange movement. It could be something small and shy or it could be a large cat on the prowl.
There’s something spectacular about a safari at night; something that you can only understand once you’ve experienced it for yourself. Whether that be the excitement of the darkness, the twinkling eyes in the distance, or the slight breeze and cool African air. Perhaps it’s the unfamiliar noises and sounds of the wild.
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