5 Night Horse Riding Safari out of Camp Kalahari Dry Season

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Uncharted Africa has teamed up with David Foot Safaris to create a fantastic five-night horse-riding safari, combining three nights at Camp Kalahari with two nights fly camping out on the Makgadikgadi Saltpans.Now you can explore this wild, unspoilt area in the same way many of the earliest explorers, hunters and missionaries did – on horseback! CAMP
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Explore the wild on horseback
    • Enjoy a night game drive, and with the aid of a spot light, look for nocturnal desert inhabitants such as aardvark, bat eared foxes, aardwolves, porcupine, hjoney badgers and perhaps even a black maned Kalahari Lion.
    • Enjoy the long ride eastwards to Xau Xai Fly where along the path you have a chance to see numerous dry woodland birds species.
    • Stop over the famous Greens Baobab for lunch
    • See sand dunes covered in palm trees

What's this trip about?

    Uncharted Africa has teamed up with David Foot Safaris to create a fantastic five-night horse-riding safari, combining three nights at Camp Kalahari with two nights fly camping out on the Makgadikgadi Saltpans.Now you can explore this wild, unspoilt area in the same way many of the earliest explorers, hunters and missionaries did – on horseback! CAMP

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 6 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transport
Start CityKalahari
End CityKalahari

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Birding
  • National Parks
  • High Adventure

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird Watching
  • Culture
  • History
  • Horseback Riding & Equestrian
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Wildlife Viewing

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 6

Trip includes

    • The Above Rates Include: Accommodation
    • Guest Laundry
    • Activities, Food & Beverages,
    • Expert Guiding, National Par

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1

On arrival by air or road, you will be greeted by your host and Guide David Foot and settled into Camp Kalahari, nestled amongst the acacias and Mokolwane palms of Brown Hyaena Island, on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, adjacent to the Makgadikgadi-Nxai Pans N...

Day 2

Up with the dawn, a light breakfast is followed by a long morning ride through the “land of a thousand islands”.

Stranded on the ancient lakebed, these sand dunes covered in palm trees are one of the most beautiful and fascinating areas of the Botswana wildern...

Day 3: Xau Xai

Today is a long ride eastwards to Xau Xai Fly Camp, so an early start is imperative.  Be sure to pack a few essentials for the next two days of adventure.

The journey takes us away from the edge of the Pans and through the mopane and acacia woodlands interspers...

Day 4

Wake up to a steaming hot cup of coffee and a light breakfast, before heading off on your horses in search of some of the Kalahari’s most fascinating inhabitants, the meerkats.

With our horses tethered we will proceed on foot in to the midst of the group. Due t...

Day 5

Wake for a light breakfast before mounting up and heading homewards at a fast pace sometimes riding along the edge of the Pans and at other times heading into the woodlands and open grasslands where the zebra and wildebeest graze.

From a great distance the famo...

Day 6

The horses are loaded early and trucked to their home base in Maun.  A non-riding day commences with an early morning walk with Zu/’hoasi Bushmen trackers.

Uncharted Africa has pioneered and passionately supported cultural tourism in Botswana since the company’...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $629
Price per day$105
Single supplement (single occupancy)$173
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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What's excluded

    • International Flights
    • Internal Transfers
    • Travel Insurance
    • Visas & Discretionary Tips

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