leopard in tree in pom pom

Day 6 – Botswana Safari in Sango and Pom Pom

We spent our final morning at Sango Safari Camp before flying out to Pom Pom in the Okavango Delta.  We paid for six activities, and we were supposed to have one more safari drive in Moremi Game Reserve, but the bush airlines scheduled us for an early departure. 

At first, Sango wasn’t going to provide a morning drive due to limited time.  But Mack Air and Moremi Air fly in and out of the Khwai Concession bush airport, which means there is only a runway…no buildings, no bathrooms, no control towers, no security.  So, we pretty much only needed to show up a few minutes before departure time.

As a result, I countered, “You can give us ½ a drive or return our money.”   We promptly had a drive scheduled with our awesome guide, July! 

I’m noting this for beginner safari goers because flights take place all day and passengers can be moved around (which happened when left Pom Pom for our international flight).  So be sure to notify the camp staff the day before departure so adjustments can be made. While Botswana was my fourth safari, it was my first as the organizer working with the handler and camp personnel who always go above and beyond.

TAKE A SAFARI

Day 4 – Botswana Safari in Khwai

For our first full day at Sango Safari Camp in Khwai, we watched the sunrise as we huddled around the fire eating our continental breakfast.  The six of us piled into the safari vehicle, again equipped with wonderful, fleece lined ponchos. 

July took us through the burn area with a reedbuck to the Khwai Concession for the morning.  Since Dom and Gary didn’t join us on the yesterday’s afternoon safari, we wanted to give them a chance to see the leopard with the kill if it was still there.

WANDER WITH WILDLIFE
lion in khwai concession

Day 3 – Chobe and Khwai

The third day of our Botswana safari included a morning drive in Chobe, a flight to Khwai, and an afternoon drive in the Khwai Concession.  We followed our usual morning wake up routine in addition to having our bags ready to go, so we could spend as long as possible out on the game drive.

Baboons

We were in the park by sunrise, and what an fiery sky it was!  We should have known the bright orange was a warning for a super windy day.  Due to the dust and wind, some of the animals stayed hunkered down, but it didn’t stop us from seeing baboons swing from tree branches while playing with a piece of clothing.

TAKE THE JOURNEY