Sehr gute geführte Tour! Wir haben die angegebene Tour mit Kalahari Breeze Ende Oktober 2022 als Familie gemacht und waren voll zufrieden. Es war alles sehr gut organisiert. Die Guides und das ganze restliche Personal waren sehr kompetent und freundlich und stets bemüht uns jeden möglichen Luxus zu bieten. Gerne empfehle ich die Tour und den Anbieter weiter.
What an amazing experience we had with Kalahari Breeze!
This was our first time in Botswana where we did the 8 day wild camping in Okavango and Moremi followed by two days to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. In the months leading up to the trip, we were in frequent communication with the lovely Maria and Chris who listened to our interest and guided us to our perfect tour.
The first 3 days were spent in the inner Okavango Delta where transport to the campsite was by Mokoro. Gliding through the long grass whilst spotting hippos in the distance really set the standard high! Our campsite was untouched tranquility with only the animals for company, so much so we even had a family of elephants visit us one afternoon which was a real highlight. The walking tours within Okavango were a great experience having previous only done game drives in previous trips. The food was excellent throughout all cooked on an open fire!
The game/scenery in Moremi was a great contrast to the Okavango. Once again our guide was incredibly knowledgable and the camp staff raced to ensure our camp was ready for arrival.
Sleeping under the stars in the Salt pans was definitely worth the trip and added to our experience in seeing the different aspects to Botswana.
With June being the coldest month (temps dropping to 2 degrees at night) Maria and Chris really thought about all the finishing touches including hot water bottles at night!
With Botswana being one of the few places where you can in fact “wild-camp”, this trip truly felt like an authentic experience. We would love to come back again.
jacquelinefR2899LU
06 Jul 2022
This was an extraordinary and incredibly relaxing experience. I went with a friend who had been in safaris before. As someone who had never been to Africa or slept in a tent, I was nervous about this trip, especially because it sounded far less protected then other safaris I had heard about. It was actually very safe, exhilarating, and super comfortable. The food was incredible, with a talented chef turning out 3 course meals over a fire, paired with lovely South African and Italian wines. The tents, while simple, had cots and hot water bottles to cuddle with at night. Our guide in the delta grew up there and his mother is also a guide there. He led us on a more than five hour walking safari where we got close to giraffes, zebras, and many other animals, while he skillfully kept us away from lions and elephants (we saw them all later when we were in an open safari truck in Moremi with a guide who specialized in that area). We were taken on exquisite canoe trips and hikes at sunrises and sunset, as well, where I breathed probably the cleanest and purest air I have ever breathed and had the chance to just sit and relax. Maun, the main tourist jumping off town, has good places to stay; we stayed at Maun Studios, sleeping in a large, elegant space with a king sized bed, mosquito meeting, and a huge walk-in shower, and had breakfasts outside with fruit they grew in the garden we were sitting in. I could go on, about the game park, the really nice people taking care of us in our camp sites, the restaurants in Maun, how nice Chris and Maria (the owners) are, how using this company puts money directly into businesses and communities in Botswana, how everyone greets you by asking if you slept well the night before, etc. Remember how big Botswana is, so if you pick activities far apart, think about whether you want to be driven there or use a small plane for your transfer. We were driven, and saw a lot of the country, but if you are short on time and have the money, you might want to fly. We went in June, which is winter and the time it is good to visit the Delta. If you go then, pack lots of safari-colored clothes, and be sure to include very warm things like down jackets, hats, thick socks, wool layers, etc. It is always more fun when you aren’t cold and layers are your friend because the temperature swings a lot during the day. I strongly recommend doing this trip at least one time in your life, it’s an incredible privilege to see these places with the people who are from there guiding you.