Okavango Delta Walking and Camping Safaris
This safari package provides a unique opportunity to fully experience the unspoilt beauty of the Okavango Delta. You will spend your the first and last night in the comforts of your lodge and the 3 nights in between camping and exploring the wilderness of the Okavango Delta. You have the choice of the superior package or the deluxe package. The superior package includes 2 nights at Oddballs Camp and 3 nights camping with your personal guide where you will help set up camp and assist with the preparation of the meals. The Deluxe package includes 2 nights at Delta Camp and 3 nights camping with your guide and his assistant where the camp site and meals & drinks are all prepared for you and included in your package.
The Okavango Delta is a natural phenomena where the 1430km Okavango River rises in central Angola, then flows south east through Namibia and into Botswana. Here 18.5 million cubic metres of water annually spreads like an open hand across the flat landscape, eventually losing itself in 16,000 sq km maze of lagoons, channels and islands. In this desert country the mass of water attracts an abundance of bird and other wildlife and is one of the major natural attractions of Africa. Your lodge will provide the perfect sanctuary after your game viewing activities including guided walking safaris and mokoro (dug out canoes) excursions.
This package is fully customisable to best suit your requirements with more or less nights in the Okavango Delta available. Please contact us for a quote for your desired itinerary.
Package Details
Price – Superior accommodation package | Low Season Twin share | $1,795 | Low Season Single Supplement $785 |
| High Season Twin share | $2,045 | High Season Single Supplement $865 |
Price – Deluxe accommodation package | Low Season Twin share | $3,325 | Low Season Single Supplement $1,245 |
| High Season Twin share | $3,925 | High Season Single Supplement $1,425 |
Number of Days: 6
| High season | 1 June to 31 October |
| Low season | All other times of year |
Note: 1. Price is valid until 30 November 2012. If travelling after this date please
contact us for revised prices.
Superior accommodation package Includes: - 2 nights accommodation in Oddballs Camp with all meals and tea and coffee
- 3 x nights camping in tented accommodation in Okavango Delta with all meals
- Guided safari walks with experienced guide in Okavango Delta
- Mokoro excursions in Okavango Delta
- Personal guide for the duration
- Return flight from Maun airport to Oddballs Camp
Deluxe accommodation package Includes:
- 2 nights accommodation in Delta Camp with all meals and beverages
- 3 x nights camping in tented accommodation in Okavango Delta with all meals and beverages
- Guided safari walks with experienced guide in Okavango Delta
- Mokoro excursions in Okavango Delta
- Personal guide for the duration
- Personal guide & assistant to set up camp & prepare all meals during 3 nights camping
- Moremi Game Reserve Fees for 3 days camping
- Return flight from Maun airport to Oddballs Camp
Itinerary
Day 1
On arrival at Maun airport you will be met by your light aircraft pilot and taken on the 20 minute flight to your lodge in the Okavango Delta. The flight is an experience in itself providing superb aerial views of the Delta and its wildlife. On arrival you will be met by your personal guide, who will be looking after you for the duration of your stay in the Delta. After lunch you will taken on your first mokoro excursion or walking safari with your guide before returning for a lovely dinner overlooking the Delta.
Day 2-4
If you are on the superior package you will collect all your camping equipment and hamper of food (included in your package price) and accompanied by your guide head out on a Mokoro into the Delta waterways. Your guide will find a suitable camping spot close to the water and assist you to set camp and build a fire. Whilst the food is provided for your 3 nights camping you will be responsible for its preparation.
If you are on the deluxe package you will head into the Delta with your personal guide and be taken to your prepared camp site for your 3 night stay. All meals will be prepared by your guide and his assistant and all beverages are included in your package.
For both packages your 4 days spent in the Okavango Delta will include mokoro excursions on the myriad of crystal clear waterways that make up the Delta obtaining stunning views of both the wildlife and birdlife that congregate at the waters edge. It will also include guided walking safaris with your experienced guide who will be happy to track & stalk animals you are interested in.
Day 5
After an early morning safari you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you can embark on another mokoro excursion or you may wish to visit a nearby village. Your guide will be proud to show you his home and introduce you to his family.
Day 6
An early morning guided walk or mokoro excursion can be undertaken before a hearty bush breakfast. You will then say farewell to your guide and the people you have met at the lodge and return back to Maun on the 20 minute light aircraft flight.
Accommodations
Superior Accommodation
Oddballs Camp
Oddballs' is situated on the edge of Chief's Island, deep in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The camp is accessible by light aircraft only. On arrival you will be met at the airstrip and welcomed to the island. Accommodation is in dome tents, fully equipped, and set on elevated wooden decks shaded by reed shelters. Each tent boasts a beautiful rustic bathroom, consisting of basin, toilet and shower.
The bar and lounge areas have comfortable seating, and a raised viewing deck overlooks the sweep of the delta - the perfect place to watch the sun set over the palms, and view whatever wildlife may be visiting. Meals are simple, yet wholesome and enjoyed in the main complex.
Activities are conducted by your own professional guide (a maximum of two guests per guide), a man of the swamp, born and bred. He has a mokoro (dug-out canoe) in which he will take you to nearby islands, where you will walk to view game and the spectacular landscape that is the Okavango. It might also be possible to visit his village, meet the elders and perhaps his family.
Oddballs' caters for the young and young at heart and undoubtedly represents the best value for money in the Okavango Delta. A relaxed camp with a great reputation.
Deluxe Accommodation
Delta Camp
Scattered in the forest of a beautiful island deep in the Okavango Delta, Delta Camp's chalets are designed to take advantage of the many indigenous trees of the island forest. Each chalet fits unobtrusively into its setting, blending in to the surrounding bush and with views over the flood-plains. Hammocks complete the picture of simple luxury in the wilderness.
Born and raised in the Okavango, Delta Camp's guides are the essence of the place. Using hand-made dug-out canoes, armed with a lifetime's experience and eyes like a hawk, one of our guides will accompany you on all your excursions. The experience is cultural as well, and spending time in the company of a man who has lived his life in this wild place, and perhaps visiting his home, is a revelation to many.
Game of all sorts abounds: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, hippopotamus, crocodile, giraffe, all manner of antelope including the rare lechwe, tsessebe and sitatunga, otters, honey-badgers, and a variety of the smaller wild cats are amongst the many mammal species you may see. Well over 450 species of birds bring the Okavango to life, and bird-song heralds each dawn.
Overlooking the confluence of two channels, Delta Camp's lounge and dining area is elevated to command the spectacular vista of swamp and riverine forest that lies before it. A variety of game can usually be seen from the deck, with elephant frequent visitors, and cavorting hippo and basking crocodile common sights. Excellent meals ensure that guests are well prepared for their walks; tea and coffee are available at all times, and the open bar is on hand to wet your whistle, whether dried by the African sun or a close encounter with exciting game.
Other recommendations
Instead of flying back to Maun you can fly from the Okavango Delta to Kasane on the outskirts of Chobe National Park (approx 50 minutes) and add on a Chobe National Park package. There is then the opprtunity to include Victoria Falls which is located 1 hours drive from Chobe National Park.
Flights
Wild Africa Travel Company has excellent return airfares from Australia to Johannesburg and return flights from Johannesburg to Maun.
Prices for return economy class flight with South African Airways from Australia to Johannesburg start from:
Ex Perth $1,370
Ex Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide $1,460
Taxes approximately $395
Prices for a return economy class flight from Johannesburg to Maun start from:
$460
Taxes approximately $124
Actual prices and taxes will depend on dates of travel. Please contact our office on free-call 1800 615 524 or by email for an exact quote
Our preferred airline to Africa
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is highly recommended on the Okavango Delta Walking and Camping Safaris to cover for irrecoverable prepaid travel costs incurred as a result of unforeseen circumstances. For example, if the passenger becomes unexpectedly ill and is unable to travel then the passenger will be able to recover the total costs of their Okavango Delta Walking and Camping Safaris package.
Please note every year Wild Africa Travel Company have passengers needing to cancel for many unforeseen reasons. Unfortunately Wild Africa Travel Company is helpless if the passenger has not taken out the appropriate travel insurance.
Travel Insurance is also very important for passengers on their travels as there can be situations where things may go wrong and travellers find themselves needing urgent medical assistance, help with replacing lost luggage, or assistance in making an urgent trip home. Travel insurance can provide coverage for these unforeseen circumstances and also provide peace of mind for the traveller.
Cover can be purchased at time of booking. Please contact for a quote.
Note: Pre-existing conditions are not automatically covered, please make sure the Travel Insurance Policy wording is read and fully understood.
