Okavango Horse Safaris will meet you at Maun airport and transfer you into camp. Options on transfers are available; fixed wing and helicopter shuttle is highly recommended. Flying into the delta is a special experience and the view from the helicopter is the finest way to start your safari. Lunch is served followed by an introduction talk on safety and game viewing from horseback. This is followed by an orientation ride lasting 1-2 hours. (Please note that unless arriving by helicopter there will not be time for a ride the day of arrival)

An early wake up call before dawn not only brings wonderful views of the sunrise but the best game viewing. After breakfast you set off on a morning ride into the Xudum area. Wading through lush green malapos that lead you from island to island, surprising a timid reedbuck out his dense cover on a heavily wooded island, or enjoy the herds of lechwe and zebra moving through the open spaces. Return to camp for lunch followed by a siesta during the heat of the day Afternoon game drive with sunset drinks and evening night drive with a spot light to end, returning to camp for a three course candlelit meal.

Ride from Kujwana to Mokolwane Camp, following a 30-km north-westerly route through open floodplains and scattered islands to the Matsebe River system. A picnic lunch is served on a shady island some two hours from Mokolwane Camp. After a lunch camp beds will be available for a siesta, and once rejuvinated you continue to camp arriving around sunset. Drinks will be waiting and the camp fire roaring. Settle into your new home.

Another early start today as you head out on a morning 4x4 game drive. This is an opportunity to get closer to predators and offers a different perspective. This camp lies on the Matsebe river system, the landscape here enjoys large open flood plains peppered with Mokolowane palms, favoured by elephant and baboon while the numerous Buffalo prefer the dense Tsaro Palms. It is great area for plains’ game. Alternatively if water levels allow, take a tranquil mokoro trip up the river and enjoy the peaceful nature of the delta from the traditional dug-out canoes. A quintessential Okavango experience. In the afternoon head out for a 2-3 hour ride and enjoy the stunning landscapes of the Delta which constantly changes colour with the rise and fall of the sun. Returning to camp for dinner and drinks around the fire.

This is a full day’s ride from Mokolowane back to Kujwana enjoying one of the famous picnic lunches along the way. Six hours in the saddle with a good rest stop along the way. The ride covers around 35 km, with 4 hours ridden in the morning and two hours in the afternoon after lunch. The route covers a range of game areas crossing the Xudum River at numerous hippo channels. Arriving back to Kujwana as the skies are beginning to turn pink we settle back into our original home and a well earned dinner.

Time to bid farewell to Okavango Horse Safaris. An early morning game ride out of Kujwana camp is possible if flight times permit- this may depend on your chosen transport option. Leaving after breakfast. For those on fixed wing flights, a one hour’s game drive takes you to the nearest airstrip for the transfer by light aircraft into Maun or a 20 minute helicopter ride.