Uganda: Private tour • 7 days
Each day below shows where you go, what you experience, and where you can stay—luxury, mid-range, and budget lodge options included.
When you arrive at Maun Airport, you will be picked up and transported to your accommodation. Since the time of your flight will determine the pickup time, it is crucial that you give us your travel information in advance. On this day, you will unwind and prepare for your first safari of the program.
Accommodation: Cresta Maun
You will participate in the Mukoro full-day adventure. The exercise will provide an up-close opportunity to learn about the culture and wildlife that reside in the delta waters. You will take the tour in a dug-out canoe. The activity increases community support because people in the neighboring communities perform this service. The transfer pickup time is 7:00 a.m., with an expected arrival time of 5:00 p.m.
Accommodation: Cresta Maun
You will go on a full-day game drive at Moremi Game Reserve. The exercise will allow you to see more wildlife. More cats exist, including lions, cheaters, leopards, and other species such as antelopes, zebras, kudus, and elephants. A packed lunch will be supplied while on the game drive. The game drive will end at 4:00 p.m., and you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Accommodation: Cresta Maun.
You'll arrive at the Planet Baobab Lodge in Gweta in the early morning. You'll drive through the vast grasslands, past lonely baobab sentinels, to the edge of Ntwetwe Saltpan. Along the walk, your guide will discuss the remarkable adaptations of the species that are unique to the Kalahari Desert environment. After settling into your warm hut, you'll enjoy a tour around the nearby baobab forest with your guide, who will discuss the local ecology, geology, and peculiar biology of the baobabs, the world's largest succulents rather than trees. Enjoy a fiery Botswana sunset with a refreshing drink over a campfire while your guide describes the Makgadikgadi's interesting geological history. This immense saltpan desert, the size of Switzerland, was once the world's greatest stretch of fresh water!
Accommodation: Planet Baobab
You'll get up close and personal with a local gang of habituated meerkats. Watch how these social, well-adapted animals interact with one another and their surroundings. You'll also have the opportunity to see the desert through the eyes of a Meerkat. Despite being only a foot off the ground, it is a superb viewing point and one of the most unique and memorable wildlife encounters you will have in Botswana. You will experience the immense nothingness of the Makgadikgadi, where shimmering saltpans stretch as far as the eye can reach. During the green season, you can witness Africa's second-biggest migration (and the largest in the southern hemisphere) of zebras and wildebeests congregating on the plains for fresh grass. After your adventure is complete, you will return to Planet Baobab, your home in this wonderful realm. Around 12:00 p.m., you will be transferred to your hotel in Chobe Kasane.
Accommodation: Chobe Bush Lodge.
The full-day game drive allows you to fully enjoy the safari menu in terms of the various games available in Botswana's habitat. You will travel further and deeper into the heart of the wilderness, to the quietest western area of Chobe National Park, where there is no vehicle congestion or noise pollution. This increases the likelihood of seeing a variety of game classes, from large to little. Your safari begins at 6:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m., from catching the first early bird to encountering nocturnal wildlife and witnessing the spectacular golden hour of African sunset.
Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge, Botswana.
A Chobe River game boat allows you to see the plentiful animals of the Chobe National Park. Along the Chobe River, you'll get a unique perspective on Chobe animals. You'll enjoy a sail down the Chobe River and see the plentiful wildlife drinking at the water's edge. Leisurely boat rides along the Chobe River are a popular activity in Chobe National Park. Drifting along the river in a comfortable river boat provides an excellent vantage point from which to observe the numerous creatures that make their way down to drink from the river. Hippos and crocodiles are typical encounters on these cruises. Elephants frequently cross the river to the islands, where rich green grass grows year-round. Following the safari boat excursion, you will return to your accommodation for check-out and transportation to the airport or Victoria Falls.
