3-Day Meerkat Expedition

Uganda: Private tour • 3 days

Tour overview

Take an exciting 3-day Makgadikgadi Pans safari and explore one of Botswana's most distinctive landscapes. Explore enormous salt flats, old salt pans, and unique animals. Experience wildlife drives and quad biking with knowledgeable guides. Witness the breathtaking scenery, which includes a stunning sunset over the pans and the opportunity to see desert-adapted wildlife. This journey combines thrill and serenity in a breathtaking, otherworldly setting.

Safari Highlights

  • Day 1: Arrival and transfer
  • Day 2: Bush walk & quad bike

Day 3: Last Day and departure

Your 3-day Botswana safari, day by day

Each day below shows where you go, what you experience, and where you can stay—luxury, mid-range, and budget lodge options included.

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    Day 1

    Arrival and transfer

    A meet and greet will be held the day before our safari, during which we will receive a thorough in-person briefing and address any requests or questions. We depart from Maun with our guide on our way to Planet Baobab, where we will see the game. The drive takes around 3 hours. On our way to Planet Baobab, we stop for a packed breakfast. When you arrive at Planet Baobab, go for a walk with your guide around the surrounding Baobab forest. This immense saltpan desert, the size of Switzerland, was once the world's greatest stretch of fresh water! We then savor our prepared lunch. Enjoy a fiery Botswana sunset with a refreshing drink over a campfire while your guide describes the Makgadikgadi's interesting geological history. Enjoy our dinner and relax for the day. Tent size 3*3.5m with a stretcher bed, veranda, and attached bathroom with toilet, shower, and hand basin. Staff handle camp duties.

    Accommodation: Mid-range camping.

    Main destination
    Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
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    Day 2

    Bush walk & quad bike

    After breakfast, go quad biking and bushwalking. Here, you will be able to go up close to meerkats. Quad bikes allow us to explore the vast nothingness of the Makgadikgadi in an environmentally friendly manner, leaving just a shallow track that will be washed away by summer rains. Go where no man has gone before, deep into the uncharted wilderness of the huge and empty saltpans. Open the throttle, close your eyes, and travel, knowing there is nothing to collide with until you go off the edge of the Earth. Transfer to Nxai Pan National Park, which will take roughly 3 hours. You will enjoy your packed lunch on the way. Enjoy a brief game drive before arriving at your campsite for dinner and settling down for the night. Tent size 3*3.5m with a stretcher bed, veranda, and attached bathroom with toilet, shower, and hand basin. Staff handle camp duties.

    Accommodation: Mid-range camping.

    Main destination
    Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
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    Day 3

    Last Day and Departure

    Get up early and take a morning drive to see the various wildlife species that call the Nxai pans home while also taking in the breathtaking scenery. You'll stop at Baines Baobab for a cup of coffee or tea and some Rusks. You'll return to camp and have a sumptuous breakfast. Pack up and continue the journey back to Maun. Packed lunch will be enjoyed on the route to Maun, which is approximately a four-hour trip.

    Main destination
    Nxai Pan National Park.

Inclusions & exclusions

What's included
Airport / hotel pick-up and drop-off in Entebbe or Kampala
Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof, fuel, and professional English-speaking guide
Accommodation and meals as indicated in the day-by-day itinerary
National park entrance fees and ranger guide fees on included activities
Bottled drinking water during road transfers
What's not included
International flights to and from Uganda
Uganda visa fees and travel insurance
Tips and gratuities for guides, drivers, and lodge staff
Personal expenses (laundry, alcoholic drinks, souvenirs, etc.)
Optional activities not listed in the itinerary

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