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2-Nights Mokoro Camping Trip in the Okavango Delta

By RENNS EXCURSIONS
Price is AU$937 per adult

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Overview

An overnight mokoro experience takes you on an adventure gliding silently through the unspoiled channels and clear waters of the Okavango Delta. Take to the water on your mokoro, with all camping gear and your experienced guide or “poler” and experience an authentic African adventure that takes you deep into the heart of the Okavango Delta, where you’ll set up camp and explore the wilderness on foot and on the mokoro.

A mokoro is a traditional canoe-like vessel commonly used in the Okavango Delta as a popular mode of transport. Originally, mokoros were handcrafted from large tree trunks. However, mokoros are now made from environmentally friendly fibreglass.

A chef accompanies each camping party to prepare fresh and delicious meals. Meals are served at a table with chairs or around a campfire, under the starry African sky.

Activity location

    • Maun, North-West District, Botswana

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Maun, North-West District, Botswana

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2-Nights Mokoro Camping Trip in the Okavango Delta
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 AM
Price details
AU$936.86 x 4 AdultsAU$3,747.44

Total
Price is AU$3,747.44

What's included, what's not

  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Bathroom on board

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Maun to Okavango Delta

  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: 2.5m x 2.5m dome tent with mattress and bed linen. Ablutions (bucket shower and bush toilet) are separate and shared.

Okavango Delta

  • 2h
Your guide will pick you up from Maun International Airport or Maun based accommodation. You'll then be escorted to a game viewing vehicle for a one hour drive to the mokoro station in Morutsa, on the edge of the Okavango Delta where you'll meet your concession guides. The Okavango Delta is a large low gradient alluvial fan or ‘inland delta’ covering between 6,000 and 15,000 square kilometres of the Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana. It is fed by the Okavango River which flows from the Angolan highlands across the Caprivi Strip in Namibia and into the Kalahari Desert. It is characterised by a complex network of channels, lagoons, and islands, which are home to an incredible and diverse array of wildlife along with a wonderful variety of bird species. The area is particularly renowned for its population of African Wild Dogs, which are among the most endangered wildlife species in the world.

Okavango Delta

  • 30m
Not only is this one of Africa’s most fascinating and captivating regions to discover, it is also one of the most unique ecosystems, as well as one of the world’s premier wilderness areas and largest inland deltas in the world. The delta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. After boarding a mokoro at the mokoro station, your guide or “poler” will use a long pole called a "nkashi" to push along the bottom of the waterway to propel the vessel forward, giving you the freedom to absorb the diversity of the delta’s wildlife species from the comfort of your seat. You’ll get great angles and vantage points for amazing photographs as they can silently approach the wildlife and birdlife without disturbing the creatures. Guides that command mokoro are highly knowledgeable about the environment and as such these trips are considered safe and enjoyable.

Okavango Delta

  • 1h
Pole your way out to your camping site where you and your camp team will set up camp for the night, in dome tents made up with bed rolls, bed linen and a pillow per person. Bush showers and long drop toilets are set up close by. Wash basins are provided outside each tent.

Okavango Delta

  • 1h
After you’ve set up camp, take your adventure to the next level as you go on a guided bush walk on one of the islands within the Okavango Delta. This is one of the rare chances in Africa to get out of the safety of your vehicle and walk with the wild animals. As you explore the islands on foot, you’ll be amazed by the sheer abundance of wildlife that you’ll encounter along the way. In addition to spotting Elephants and antelope, keep your eyes peeled for Hippos, Crocodiles, and colourful bird species like the African Fish Eagle and Malachite Kingfisher.

Okavango Delta

  • 1h
Head back to camp at sunset and enjoy a sundowner by the river before dinner is served.

Day 2: Okavango Delta

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: 2.5m x 2.5m dome tent with mattress and bed linen. Ablutions (bucket shower and bush toilet) are separate and shared.

Okavango Delta

  • 5h
You’ll wake up early, before sunrise and head off after breakfast to do a bush walk on one of the islands. You’ll continue to immerse yourself in the world of plants and animals and learn more about the smaller things on your safari – helping you to appreciate the finer details that you can potentially miss while on a game drive.

Okavango Delta

  • 4h
Return to camp for a delicious lunch, closely followed by some rest and relaxation to offset the early morning start.

Okavango Delta

  • 2h
After rest and a cup of tea or coffee, you’ll head out again for a bush walk. And of course, you have to learn how to steer a mokoro!

Okavango Delta

  • 1h
Head back to camp at sunset for a sundowner by the river before dinner is served.

Day 3: Back to Maun and safari ends

  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included

Okavango Delta

  • 6h
You’ll wake up early, before sunrise, to the smell of coffee brewing on the fire. For those who want to stretch their legs after a cup of coffee or tea, there is the chance to go out for another bush walk before enjoying a cooked breakfast. After this, it will be time to pack up, get back on board your mokoro and make your way towards the mokoro station. Your transfer vehicle will be waiting to drive you back to Maun, arriving at midday in time to catch your flight to your next destination.

Location

Activity location

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    • Maun, North-West District, Botswana

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Maun, North-West District, Botswana

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