Capricorn Safaris is a Botswana based safari company with affiliations in Kenya and Tanzania. We have been outfitting safaris throughout East and Southern Africa since 1972.

Traditionally all safaris were æunder canvasÆ and accordingly, all our safaris are primarily tented. In Africa this is the preferred mode of accommodation, a camping safari should be luxurious.

Our tents are spacious, and include beds with duvets, pillows and towels. Battery powered lights at the bedside provide illumination and our staff are always ready to top up the bucket showers with hot water, primitive but wonderfully enjoyable after a full day tracking game. Wholesome three course meals are served at table in the dining tent, and all wine and soft drinks are part of the deal.

Transport is by custom built Toyota Land Cruisers seating a maximum of six clients. Each vehicle is equipped with large roof hatches for photography, a fridge to keep the drinks cold and a reference library. Every safari is accompanied by a Professional Guide licensed by BotswanaÆs Department of Wildlife and National Parks. In the Okavango, transport is by traditional dugouts (mokoros) or motor-boat.

The discomfort of a safari in Botswana is part of the attraction. Most of the roads we use are sandy tracks, and at times it can be hot and dusty! The rewards are harder to describe. To watch the sun set over the Okavango, to spot the elusive leopard, to witness a herd of elephants come to the river at dusk, or to sit around a campfire listening to the African night. Tthese are the rewards - memories that will serve you well in the great, crowded cities of the world.

If you are looking for iced cocktails and a hot bath every night, these safaris are not for you. But if you want to leave the world behind and enjoy some traditional African hospitality, we would like to have you along.

Scheduled departure Safaris: Botswana Overland
14 day luxury tented safari from Maun to Victoria Falls:
Day 1: Maun
Clients arriving on Air Botswana from Victoria Falls, Johannesburg and Gaborone will be met by Capricorn Safaris at Maun airport and transferred to either Rileys Hotel or Crocodile Camp.
Day 2-3:Kalahari Desert
Drive East into the Kalahari Desert. Here migrating herds of Zebra, as well as the desert antelope the Springbok and Gemsbok can be seen. Our camp will be already set up. After the summer, these days may be spent exploring a different part of the Okavango on foot and by mokoro dug out canoe.
Day 4-7: Okavango Delta; Moremi Game Reserve.
We travel from the wide open spaces of the desert to the mopane forests and enchanting waterways of the Okavango delta. From our base camp, we journey up river by motor-boat to spend one night æunder the starsÆ. We will also explore the Moremi Game Reserve by land cruiser.
Day 8-12: Chobe National Park.
One of the last strongholds of the African elephant and a wonderfully diverse wilderness to explore from our exclusive camps situated in two different areas of the park.
Day 13: Victoria Falls
Cross the border into Zimbabwe to relax at the end of your safari at the AÆZambezi River Lodge.
Day 14: Safari ends.

1997 Departure dates: Botswana Overland
Sunday: 9 & 30 March, 20 April, 11 May, 1 June, 29 June, 13 & 27 July, 17 & 31 August, 28 September, 12 October.

Tailor-made Safaris
From the empty reaches of the Kalahari Desert to the snows of Kilamanjaro, and from a couple wishing to enjoy a flying safari staying at luxurious camps with just a professional guide for company to a group of 18 who want to walk with camels and nomadic tribes, we can outfit your safari. Where ever you would like to go, for however long you would like to be there; draw on our experience to help you choose the "holiday of a lifetime".

For more information and booking details contact Adam or Brigitte Hedges.

Private Bag 021, Maun, Botswana

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