Join one of Our Scheduled Safaris
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| 12 April 2025 - 19 April 2025 | Available | $5,495 |
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| 19 April 2025 - 26 April 2025 | Available | $5,495 |
6 Available
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| 9 August 2025 - 16 August 2025 | Available | $5,495 |
6 Available
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| 16 August 2025 - 23 August 2025 | Available | $5,495 |
6 Available
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| 8 November 2025 - 15 November 2025 | Available | $5,495 |
6 Available
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| 15 November 2025 - 22 November 2025 | Available | $5,495 |
6 Available
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Gain deep understanding of wildlife and animal behavior
This trail has been specially designed for participants wishing to deepen their understanding of the animal life in the bush. It builds on knowledge you may already have, but it starts with the basics so the trail is open to everyone. We will do a safety instruction and several short talks about the area we operate in, the system and organization of nature, the main species we will probably encounter on our walks and their fascinating social structures. But the most of our education will be through experiencing the bush while walking and watching animal behavior. On these adventures we will raise and answer questions like:
- Why do animals do what they do?
- What is their role in nature?
- What is their social structure and what is typical behavior?
- How do they interact with each other?
- How do they interact with the environment?
- What are their relations with other species?
Witness and learn from animal behavior through close observation
The aim of all this is to experience, interpret and understand pure undisturbed animal behavior. We try to get as close to the animals as they and the circumstances (terrain, sun, wind, cover, …) allow us. We study their natural behavior and we leave them in peace again. Each day will be led by our guides. Together with you they develop the plan for the day based on the animal presence and activity in our area and on your wishes and those of other participants. Our guides will always encourage you to share your knowledge and insights with the group. Throughout the day we will evaluate the different activities and turn these into learning experiences for the group. Our guides will make sure everything is done in a safe and ethical way without impacting nature or its animals.
Highlights
- Walking in a private ‘Big 5’ area
- Staying in an unfenced camp and feeling at ease
- Tracking and approaching big animals on foot
- Developing a deeper understanding of wildlife and behavior
- Gamedrives during day and night
- Navigating using terrain, animals, sun, moon and stars
- A two day walk including a sleep out and keeping watch
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Maun Airport you will be picked up by your guides and driven to our camp in the Okavango Delta. In our unfenced camp you will get a an introduction to the guides and all guests will briefly introduce themselves to one another. After that a safety briefing will follow and we will have sundowners on your evening gamedrive. We will explore the concession in the next few days to get an understanding of the animal presence and their movements.
After an early breakfast you will go on a guided drive after which you will have some lectures abou nature, the ecosystem, flag ship animal species and their typical behavior. In the afternoon you will go on a guided walk and learn about the bush in an interactive and dynamic way.
Today you will go on a guided walk in the westside across the river and back to camp. You will learn how to walk and navigate in the bush and we will encounter and approach animals on foot and discuss and interpret their behavior. After lunch and a some free-time there will another lecture about typical animal behavior of especially potentially dangerous animals such as elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard. You will do a guided game drive in the late afternoon and return when it is dark in the evening.
You will drive to the south along the river and explore this new area on foot. Focus will be on walking and navigating in the bush and tracking of animals we encounter on the trail. We will bring lunch and coffee/tea. During this long day we will track and trace different animals with a focus on potentially dangerous animals.
Today you will pack your walking and some overnight stuff for our sleep out. Our guides will lead this walk to a pre arranged beautiful overnight spot where we will camp in the wild. The staff will transport our overnight stuff, food and cooking equipment by vehicle. At night you will keep watch in pairs for two hours each while keeping a small fire going.
After a special and hopefully peaceful night we will all witness the sunrise together. We will cook a hot breakfast over the fire and join the staff that picks us up in the vehicle. They will drop us off at another location for a walk back to main camp. On the walk we will track and observe animals, approach them and interpret their behavior. After dinner we will do a night drive.
The program today will be discussed and decided with the group based on the animal activity in the area and on the diverse interests of the guests. Together we will make a plan to fill in the last missing animals or information that you desire. We ask you to pack most of your stuff today as we will wake up early tomorrow.
On our last day we wake up early to do a last short gamedrive in our concession. At breakfast we will do a ‘post mortum’ of the trip and after breakfast and some last packing up we wil leave camp and drop you off in Maun to say goodbye.
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