Africa
Botswana Canoeing Safari, 4 Days - From: $1,450
Trip Summary
This African safari by canoe in Botswana's Selinda Spillway provides a unique and authentic wildlife safari experience with game sightings from a water-level perspective and on walking safaris in an uncrowded African wildlife reserve. Linking the Okavango Delta to to the Linyanti and Kwando marshes, rivers and floodplains, this wide and beautiful waterway is part of the unspoiled 300,000 acre Selinda Reserve, and home to plentiful wildlife including elephants, hippos, buffalo, giraffe, wild dogs and lions as well as many species of birds. Start your day with coffee and a light breakfast before beginning a few hours of paddling in your canoe and enjoying the changing scenery. Your day will be punctuated by breaks to explore any interesting activity on shore as well as to enjoy meals and snacks prepared by your accompanying staff. At day's end your experienced safari guide and staff will pick a suitable camp site on the banks of the river to pitch your tents where you will enjoy sundowners, a fine meal, and stories around the campfire before retiring to your tent for the evening.
Highlights
- Wildlife and bird sightings from the water's edge in one of Botswana's finest private reserves located north of the Okavango Delta
- Guided canoe safari along the wide waters of the Selinda Spillway
- Light hikes and walks from camp to explore the Selinda Reserve's open plains and woodlands
- Active adventure led by experienced guides and hosted by a cook and camp hands
Trip Details
Price:
| Per Person, double occupancy | From: $1,450 |
Based on low season rates with two guests traveling.
Departure Dates:
- Daily
Itinerary
Day 1
The Selinda Spillway is the waterway that links the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti and Kwando systems. The Selinda Reserve is famous for elephant, lion, wild dog, hippo, buffalo and giraffe. The canoe safari trail begins at the Motswiri airfield at approximately 1 pm. Once the guide has briefed the group, the trail starts with a short walk to the canoe station where the real adventure begins. As there is no set distance to be covered on the first day and also due to the fact that all the equipment is carried with the group, we will paddle until we are ready to stop, just before sunset at a suitable site on the banks of the Selinda Spillway. The dome tented camp will be erected and we will enjoy well-deserved sundowners around the campfire before we have dinner, followed by a good night's sleep.
Lodging: Pop-up Dome Tented Camp
Day 2
After an early wake-up call, tea or coffee and light breakfast while the camp is being dismantled, we head out on the canoes for a full day of paddling, with lunch en route and the possibility of stretching our legs if we come across a situation worth investigating on foot. Tonight we camp in another suitable location as we gradually make our way down the Selinda Spillway. Some common species you may encounter during your canoe safari include elephant, hippo, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, hyena, waterbuck, kudu and impala. The resident wild dog pack may also be seen.
Lodging: Pop-up Dome Tented Camp
Day 3
An early breakfast once again, as camp is taken down before you continue along the water course by canoe for another full-day excursion and set up camp for the last night of this trail.
Lodging: Pop-up Dome Tented Camp
Day 4
Head out after breakfast to finish at around 11:00am, being met by a vehicle and transferred by road to the Selinda airstrip where we bid farewell to the safari.
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