Kujwana Camp – Okavango Delta Horse Safari

You are met at Maun Airport by a member of the team before a 25-minute transfer by helicopter straight into camp, or by light aircraft to Pompom airstrip, which is then roughly an hour’s drive to camp by vehicle or boat. Once you arrive in camp you will be given time to settle in before lunch. There will be an introductory talk with demonstration on tack and instructions on game viewing from horseback. This is followed by an orientation ride for approximately 1 – 2 hours. Overnight Kujwana Camp.

Wake up each day is 1 hour before dawn to ensure best game viewing. You’ll be woken up with a soft knock and a warm cup of coffee or tea. After a light breakfast, enjoy a morning ride in the Qwaapu area, wading through lush green malapos that lead you from island to island. Surprise 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. In the afternoon head out for a peaceful mokoro expedition up the river and enjoy the tranquility of the Delta from our dug out canoes. Enjoy the beautiful colours of the Delta as the sun starts to sink behind the horizon. Return to camp for a three course candlelit meal. Overnight Kujwana Camp.

After a light breakfast, head out on a morning ride in the Xudum area. Follow the river system, weaving your way along the shallow streams and exploring the lush green islands. There are some exciting game viewing opportunities with herds of elephants grazing in the tall reeds, pods of hippos in the deeper streams and journeys of giraffes moving from island to island.

Afternoon game drive with sunset drinks, dinner in the bush and evening night drive with a spot light to show off some more nocturnal creatures such as hyenas, porcupines, jackals, hares and if you’re luck you might see some lions or leopards on the prowl.

Today is a full day ride of around 30km. Ride through open floodplains and scattered islands towards the Matsebe river system, where you will see a wide variety of wildlife from the saddle. A picnic lunch is served on a shady island followed by siesta with camp beds, maybe a swim, and then a further 2 hours ride back to camp. Arrive in the evening light and enjoy a refreshing drink as you admire the stunning views over the floodplain. Overnight Kujwana Camp

Today you’ll spend the morning on horseback, exploring the open plains to the south of the camp. After lunch and a siesta, you’ll game drive northwest to their sister camp, Mokolowane, and stay overnight in its beautiful stilted accommodation which is raised up to be above the highest water. The Mok experience specialises in predator viewing – lion and leopard are frequently seen and an afternoon game drive looking for these predators is often rewarded with incredible sightings! Overnight Mokolowane Camp

Morning game drive. This camp is on the Matsebe river system and features wide open flood plains interspersed with Mokolowane palms, the favourite food of elephant and baboon. It is also a haven for lions and leopards. After the thrill of watching predators in the wild, head back to Mok for lunch overlooking over the floodplains. If you don’t fancy driving, take a peaceful mokoro trip up the river and enjoy the tranquility of the delta from our dug-out canoes.

After lunch return to Kujwana with a game drive, with time for a short siesta before getting back in the saddle to explore the immediate area around camp on horseback. Enjoy the beautiful colours of the Delta as the sun starts to sink behind the horizon. Overnight at Kujwana Camp

Wake up on a glorious African morning for a ride around the East of Kujwana camp. Shady pans and thick riverine forest make this ride an ideal time to track a breeding herd of elephants. Break for a chocolate bar on the edge of a hippo pool, before riding on into more open areas with the chance of picking up a herd of buffalo moving through. Small islands linked by numerous hippo channels eventually lead you onto Boabab Island where you might break for a picnic lunch. This is a good habitat for Cheetah and breeding grounds for Carmine Bee eaters, our summer visitor. Return to camp in the late afternoon, greeted by warm smiles and cold drinks. Overnight Kujwana Camp.

Guests usually leave camps after a full English breakfast. It is a one hour’s game drive to the nearest airstrip for transfer by light aircraft into Maun or Kasane which means that it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to do a morning activity if doing a charter flight. The 20-minute helicopter flight departs directly from camp to Maun, and generally allows enough time for a last short morning ride or game drive if flight time permits.