Mobile Fly Camping – Okavango Delta Horse Safari

MOBILE FLY CAMPING – OKAVANGO DELTA HORSE SAFARI

7 Nights: From USD $4725

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Get back to nature and journey through Africa’s Eden

Get back to nature on our mobile-safari through Africa’s Eden, enjoying the simplicity of the Okavango Delta.

With no vehicles involved, and working in partnership with the local community, we can guarantee a genuinely environmentally-friendly safari. Enjoy spellbinding scenery, exciting riding and spectacular game viewing, without worrying about your carbon footprint. Stripping back to the bare beauty of fly-camp safaris, means that you will truly embrace Africa’s wilderness, and enjoy the exclusivity of a private, personalised camp set far out in the bush.

You will be collected at Maun Airport for road transfer to the southern end of the Okavango where the safari begins at the so-called “buffalo fence”. This takes between 30 minutes and 2 hours depending on the time of year and the location of the camp. Here, the patient horses are waiting for your horseback adventure to begin. Your luggage will be loaded onto mekoros (small tranditional canoes) or pack donkeys to be transported to camp.

Exploring this water wilderness on horseback is absolutely exhilarating, and each wildlife encounter will fill you with awe. In the saddle and high above the tall grasses, game viewing is exceptional; you can see giraffe, elephant, buffalo, zebra, many species of antelope and sometimes even hyena, lion or wild dog. The Delta is also renowned for some of the best bird watching in the world so make sure you bring your binoculars. You will be ticking off bucket-list moments left, right and centre as you come across your first elephant, enjoy a water canter, or watch the sun go down over the horizon without another soul in sight.

QUICK FACTS

	Botswana
	Maun International Airport
	Set departures
	7 nights
	Group Size: Max. 8
	Intermediate Plus and Advanced

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Riding through the untouched scenery of the Okavango Delta, without another soul insight
Long free canters across the plains and splashing through flood waters
Being able to really absorb Africa’s wilderness through the private and exclusive set-up of fly-camping
Viewing the Okavango Delta’s abundant and varied wildlife

THE DESTINATION

The Okavango Delta is one of Africa’s unique treasures and is one of the most important and beautiful wildlife sanctuaries on the continent; often referred to as Africa’s ‘Eden’. The Delta experiences seasonal flooding with an influx of water from Angola, this influx reaches this part of the Delta between June and July. The peak flooding coincides with Botswana’s dry season, creating a safe haven and acting as a magnet for a huge variety of birds and mammals that migrate from the dry outskirts. A constant and reliable source of water all year round makes the Okavango Delta an ideal safari destination at any time of the year.

DATES & RATES

There are a number of 7-night set date departures throughout the year for a minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 8 – please enquire about availability.

2023 RATES

LOW SEASON: 08 Jan – 15 Jan / 07 Feb – 14 Feb / 04 Mar – 11 Mar / 22 Mar – 29 Mar / 02 Dec – 09 Dec / 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2023
7 nights: USD $4725 per person sharing + transfers

MID SEASON: 05 Apr – 12 Apr / 12 Apr – 19 Apr / 03 May – 10 May / 15 May – 22 May / 24 May – 31 May / 07 Jun – 14 Jun / 22 Jun – 29 Jun / 03 Nov – 10 Nov / 20 Nov – 27 Nov 203
7 nights: USD $5566 per person sharing + transfers

HIGH SEASON: 09 Jul – 16 Jul / 17 Jul – 24 Jul / 31 Jul – 07 Aug / 14 Aug – 21 Aug / 28 Aug – 04 Sep / 13 Sep – 20 Sep / 25 Sep – 02 Oct / 03 Oct – 08 Oct / 14 Oct – 21 Oct 2023
7 nights: USD $6265 per person sharing + transfers

Private tents are available on request. Single supplement – USD $800

INCLUDES & EXCLUDES

Price Includes:

All accommodation in tents
All meals and drinks
All activities mentioned in the itinerary
Full safari team to set up camp and transport gear
Expert guiding
All horse riding on well-trained and responsive horses
Return road transfer from Maun Airport

Price Excludes:

International flights to Maun
Visas
Comprehensive Travel and Medical Insurance
Gratuities
Items of a personal nature

YOUR ITINERARY

** Please note that this is a sample itinerary and may change depending on weather or wildlife movements

A Typical Day

Wake up on a beautiful African morning, to the sound of the dawn chorus. Enjoy a light breakfast around the camp fire as dawn breaks.

The morning will be spent on horseback, following ancient elephant trails, searching for a variety of wildlife. Spotting for the prolific birdlife, and depending on the time of year, cantering through the recently flooded plains. Herds of buffalo might be found grazing, lone male elephants browsing, giraffes sauntering by and red lechwe splash through the water.

Return to camp for lunch and siesta in the dense shade of the giant jackalberry or leadwood trees.

In the afternoons, head out on a gentle evening ride, absorbing the Delta’s magic and listening to the sounds of the bush and the snorting and splashing of the horses. Enjoy Africa’s ‘golden hour’ where the wonderful afternoon light sets the landscape alight with beautiful colours.

Return to camp for a delicious alfresco dinner under the stars.

Occasionally guests (and horses) may need to rest, which is the perfect opportunity for a tranquil ride in a mekoro, the traditional way of traversing the glittering, lily-lined lagoons and waterways. It is a chance too, to venture out on foot to appreciate the smaller creatures that inhabit the bush – or to learn some rudimentary tracking skills.

No two days are the same and every day is a different adventure out across a new and intriguing landscape.

THE ACCOMMODATION

Rather than a permanent riding camp, a lightweight mobile camp is transported by a flotilla of mekoros (traditional dugout canoes) poled by members of the local community, into the Delta. In the dry season, the camp is moved by a group of enthusiastic pack donkeys. The emphasis is on the experience, the beauty of the Okavango and top level guiding.

Enjoy food cooked over an open fire. The camp is extremely comfortable, with guests in lightweight tents with standing room, stretcher beds and full linen made-up bed rolls. There will be one bucket shower and one short drop toilet per 4 guests.