Wake up early and eat breakfast. Your guide will pick you up from your lodging and brief you on the journey. Then head to Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Upon your arrival, the staff will set up the camp and direct you to your camping tent. After a short break, you'll have lunch and take a siesta. After the nap, you can drink tea and continue your afternoon game drive across the park. After your afternoon wildlife drive, return to the camp for a refreshing shower before dinner is served. The final guest will choose the hour for bed.
4-Day Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Nxai Pan
Uganda: Private tour • 4 days
Tour overview
Explore the wide areas of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, including Nxai Pan, which is known for its magnificent Baines baobab trees, named after Thomas Baines, a member of the Livingstone Expedition. The spontaneous thrill-seeker will enjoy this short safari because it allows you to experience the wild through a camping excursion right in the heart of Botswana. Explore nature in its most basic form. Grab the opportunity to see the game up close and personal in an exciting experience.
Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Maun-Central Kalahari Game Reserve
- Day 2: Central Kalahari Game Reserve
- Day 3: Central Kalahari Game Reserve-Nxai Pan
Day 4: Nxai Pan-Maun
Your 4-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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- Main destination
- Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
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Wake up early, take a quick shower, and eat breakfast, then continue your game drive in the park. Return to the campsite. After a short break, you'll have lunch and take a siesta. After the nap, you can drink tea and continue your afternoon game drive across the park. After your afternoon wildlife drive, return to the camp for a refreshing shower before dinner is served.
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Wake up early in the morning, take a short shower, and eat breakfast as the staff breaks down the camp. After breakfast, you will travel across Central Kalahari to Nxai Pan for one night. Upon your arrival, the staff will set up the camp and direct you to your camping tent. After a short break, you'll have lunch and take a siesta. After the nap, you can drink tea and continue your afternoon game drive across the park. After your afternoon wildlife drive, return to the camp for a refreshing shower before dinner is served. The final guest will choose your bedtime.
- Main destination
- Nxai Pan National Park.
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We'll get up early and eat breakfast before driving to the Baines baobabs. The Baines baobab trees are named after Thomas Baines, a member of the Livingstone Expedition. He painted a group of baobab trees that became famous as the 'Baines baobabs'. According to reports, he finished the painting between 1861 and 1862, and he was moved by the uncommon view of these magnificent baobab trees. We'll bring a packed lunch because we'll be gone for the majority of the day. We will then return to the campsite, where our meals will be cooked. In the middle of the day, you will go from Nxai to Maun, where your safari will conclude.
- Main destination
- Maun (city).
Inclusions & exclusions
| What's included |
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| 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 |
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| 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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- Tour type: Uganda: Private tour • 4 days
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