8 Day Adventure Ride in the Okavango Delta

Day 1: Arrival

You land at the small airport of Maun. From here it is only a 30 minute drive to the southern end of the Okavango where the safari begins. The actual delta is demarcated by the “buffalo fence” and here the horses are waiting for you.

Your luggage will be transported to the camp by mokoros or pack mules while you mount up and venture into the unknown on horseback!

Day 2 - 8: Experience the Okavango Delta

During your safari, there is no set itinerary as the location of the camp depends heavily on water levels as well as wildlife movements.
However, each site chosen for camp has been carefully scouted in advance and each one will be beautiful and in a special location.

A typical day begins with an early wake-up call and a light breakfast around the campfire as dawn breaks.
Then it’s off to the horses and off for the first ride of the day, which will last all morning. You’ll follow ancient elephant trails, keep an eye out for the unimaginable variety of wildlife, enjoy the abundant birdlife, and gallop across the recently flooded plains. There may be herds of buffalo nearby, giraffes strolling by, and red lechwe grazing in the water beside you while kudus hide in the thickets.

Around noon you return to camp, where you can relax in the cool shade of the huge jackalberry or leadwood trees during the hottest part of the day and enjoy a delicious lunch.

In the afternoon you will depart for the second ride of the day, during which you can take in the tranquility of the Okavango Delta and admire a fantastic sunset.

Dinner will be under the stars.

Occasionally you or the horses may wish to rest, in which case a quiet ride in a mokoro awaits, the traditional way to observe this wonderful waterscape.
Or you may venture out on foot in search of the smaller animals that inhabit the bush and get some interesting insights into the art of tracking before enjoying the African sunset.