Selinda Canoe Trail – A gorgeous setting for one of Botswana's leading canoeing and walking safaris Great Plains Conservation's Selinda Canoe Trail is a five-day / four-night adventure, with guaranteed set departures from late May to early October. The trail travels along Botswana's Selinda Spillway, linking the Okavango Delta with the Linyanti water systems, in the heart of the famous private Selinda Reserve. The approximately 27 mile canoe trail, with only eight guests per departure, harks back to the spirit of safaris of old. Spend your days on guided explorations and camp each night along a riverbank. While paddling, you may spot elephants, hippos, buffalo, sables, roans and wild dogs, as well as predators. Map ref: 45
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Safaris by Water
African Bush Camps Zambezi Life Styles
Wilderness Safaris Xigera Camp
Zambezi Life Styles offers one of the best ways to experience the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mana Pools National Park. This eight-bed tented camp, located along the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, includes an ensuite al fresco bucket shower and flush toilet facilities. Experience the beauty and adventure of this pristine wilderness area with walking, game drives and canoeing safaris.
Xigera Camp is located on a riverine island in the heart of the Okavango Delta of Botswana. The Moremi Game Reserve is a true wetland paradise, and is surrounded by deep channels and lush vegetation. Ten luxuriously furnished tented rooms, each with ensuite facilities and an outdoor shower are all raised on wooden platforms and walkways offers superb views of the seasonal floodplains and the lagoon.
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Glide atop the winding waterways and clear lagoons of Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Sit back as your expert guide poles your mokoro (dugout canoe) through long reeds filled with tiny singing frogs and stunning birds. Spy on hippos, elephants and crocodiles. Africa’s watery wonderlands are the lifeblood for millions of animals, so whether you are recharging at a luxury lodge or adventuring at a fly-in camp, you are ideally located to enjoy life-changing wildlife experiences.
Mkulumadzi Lodge, Robin Pope Safaris
Sausage Tree Camp
– A wonderful combination of splendid isolation and first-class facilities
– A superb African wildlife experience in the heart of Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia
Mkulumadzi Lodge is surrounded by 17,000 acres of private concession in Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi's only "Big Five" reserve. The lodge enjoys an idyllic location at the confluence of two rivers.
Sausage Tree Camp immerses you in luxury, hospitality and a true wildlife experience. Stay in a Bedouin-style white-canvas tent furnished in luxurious fabrics and Zambian teak. Open-air bathrooms and expansive teak decks with Zambezi River views are signatures of the camp.
The main lodge area includes a restaurant, lounge, terrace, bar, shop, campfire area, viewing deck and swimming pool. The eight luxury ensuite chalets are tucked beneath the surrounding riverine forest of marula, leadwood and star chestnut trees. Each unit comprises a spacious bedroom and lounge area, sunken bath, double basins, outdoor double shower, and exclusive viewing deck with a private view of the Shire River.
Awesome game viewing heads a robust panoply of safari activities in magnificent, tranquil surroundings. Drawing on the knowledge of professionally trained, qualified and experienced safari guides, this safari camp offers game drives, walking, canoeing, boating and tiger-fishing. The most common sightings include lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, hippos and crocodiles.
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