Red Lechwe Safari: Summary
Red Lechwe Safari in a nutshell
Catch your first glimpse of the of Botswana’s glimmering Okavango Delta on a light aircraft flight from Maun to the chic Tuludi Camp. It’s located in the vast Khwai Private Reserve, some 200,000 hectares of wilderness between the Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park. Here, find your stylish treehouse-style suite perched among leadwoods with wonderful views across seasonal floodplains from its private plunge pool.
The stunning reserve and its permanent water sources draw all manner of plains game, huge herds of elephants and plenty of predators including wild dogs, cheetahs and leopards. Being in a private reserve, you can discover on day and night drives, guided walking safaris, mokoro canoe excursions and boat trips.
Take another short flight to Shinde Camp for your next three nights in the heart of the Okavango Delta on a palm island surrounded by lagoons and channels. Another great mix of activities await with more of a focus on water-based exploration. The staff and guide team here are particularly welcoming and, unlike most other camps, you can head out on three excursions a day if you fancy.
See the landscape abruptly turn to desert as you fly out to your final stop at the legendary Jack’s Camp in the Kalahari. Set at the edge of the lunar Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Jack’s evokes all the romance of the first European expeditions here with antique campaign furniture, Persian rugs and period artefacts twinned with some rather fabulous luxury touches such as its pool under a circus-like tent.
Completely remote, Jack’s focuses on the incredible landscape and human history here which stretches back tens of thousands of years. Learn about perhaps Africa’s oldest culture from San bushmen guides who call the Kalahari home and see how what may seem an inhospitable place has been their home for tens of thousands of years. The habituated meerkat colony is another highlight, as is camping out on the Makgadikgadi under one of the finest night skies imaginable. You may even spot some desert specialists here, such as bat-eared foxes, brown hyena and aardwolf.
At a glance
| Starts: | Maun Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 nights | Tuludi - Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana | Full Board & Activities |
| 3 nights | Shinde Camp - Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana | Full Board & Activities |
| 3 nights | Jack's Camp - Kalahari's Salt Pans, Botswana | Full Board & Activities |
| Ends: | Maun Airport |
Tuludi
Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Shinde Camp
Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana
Jack's Camp
Kalahari's Salt Pans, Botswana
Highlights
Our thoughts on five of the top experiences of this Red Lechwe Safari.
- Exploring the Okavango Delta on land and water
- Excellent predator viewing from contrasting camps
- Discovering the Makgadikgadi with San guides
- Meeting a colony of habituated meerkats
- Fabulous characterful camps and excellent guiding
Activities
Some activities which can be included in the Red Lechwe Safari: talk to us about those which interest you.
4WD Safari
Birdwatching
Boat trip
Cultural excursion
Fishing
Fly-camping
Guided walking safari
Helicopter
Mokoro
Night drive
Quad-biking
Sleeping under the stars
Key species to see on the Red Lechwe Safari
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Side-trips whilst on this safari
We may be able to build in some of these optional excursions from the Red Lechwe Safari. Talk to us: they’re usually best arranged when you book.
Helicopter Flight - Botswana
Various: from 30 minutes to half a day.
Low-flying, agile and offering superb views, helicopters are an ideal way to move around the Okavango Delta.You can use them instead of fixed-wing inter-lodge transfers or as an addition to other wildlife watching activities, and of course, helicopters can hover to allow that perfect pic, whereas fixed-wings can’t.
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