Luxury Mobile Camping at Nxai Pan - 4 Days

Day 1.2.3

NXAI PAN National Park

You will transfer from the Tuli area by charter flight to the airstrip and then it is about an hours drive to Nxai Pan National Park. There is nothing here before the supply team arrives, but they travel ahead to set up camp.

After tea we embark on the afternoon game drive. As the sun sets on the African savannah, we enjoy sundowners and head back to camp for dinner. Three course meals are cooked over an open fire and dinner is served either in the marquee tent or under the stars. The evening is spent around the fire listening to the sounds of the wild, discussing the events of the day.

At dawn, we have an early light breakfast, and then head out on our morning activity, returning for a hearty brunch. Then there is a short siesta time to relax, and your showers are filled with warm water at your request, usually in the afternoon, as the morning breeze can be quite cold. As the midday hours are very hot, most of the animals retreat to the shade and are harder to spot during this time. If the roads are passable we will go and see the famous Baines Baobabs. The seven giant trees dominate a small island on the edge of the open grassless Kudiakam Pan.

We spend two days here at Nxai Pan, exploring the pans that were once part of the great lake that covered central Botswana. Perhaps the focal point of Nxai Pan is the water hole, situated only two kilometres from the entrance gate, in the midst of a large grassy plain which is dotted with a few clumps of short umbrella thorn trees. The park is located just north of the Maun-Nata main road and adjoins the Makgadikgadi Pans on its northern border. The pan itself is a fossil lake bed about 15 sq. miles (40sq. km) in size. The landscape is dotted with clusters of umbrella acacia trees and Mopane woodland in the north. During the rains from November to April, the pans become covered in grass - a landscape typical of the Kalahari. Nxai Pan is well known for a huge springbok population, as the short-cropped grasses can testify, and extraordinarily large herds of giraffe with up to 30 in a group. Also to be seen are blue wildebeest, gemsbok, eland, greater kudu and red hartebeest. The more commonly seen predators are spotted hyena, cheetah, leopard and jackal with the elusive brown hyena a rare treat.

Day 4

Transfer back to Maun

After breakfast, we drive back to Maun to connect to your onward flight to your next destination. 

Further Information

Mobile Camp Description
John Chase camps consist of spacious meru tents with twin beds, fitted with sheets, blankets and warm duvets. The bathroom is ensuite, with a bush bucket shower, and a “long drop” toilet. A fibre-glass base sits over a deep hole, providing a toilet seat and we supply a bucket with ashes and a scoop to maintain a clean environment.

Game Viewing
Game drives are conducted in open sided 4 x 4 vehicles ensuring maximum visibility.
John Chase Safaris – Luxury Mobile Camping at Nxai Pan

Rates include:
 Vehicle transfer to the campsite
 Accommodation for 3 nights in ensuite meru tents in the Nxai Pan National Park.
 All National Park Fees and Camping Fees in Botswana
 All meals and beverages (mineral water, soft drinks, beer, local wines and spirits)
 Daily Laundry Service when there are no water restrictions

Rates exclude:
 International flights
 Any extra activities not mentioned on original itinerary and quote.
 Rates quoted for guests are from midday on date of arrival to after breakfast on the date of departure, (leaving camp latest 8.30am). This is to avoid additional National Park fees due to strict Government regulations. Guests wishing to arrive/depart before or after these stated times will be liable for additional Park and Guide fees.
 Tips and gratuities for guides and staff