Johannesburg – Bela Bela:
Early morning, depart for the Northern Province.  Check into accommodation to be reserved in Warmbaths (Bela Bela) or Polokwane.

Francistown:
Depart early morning for Botswana.  Cross the border at Martin’s Drift and continue to Francistown. 

Francistown is the oldest town in Botswana.  Its name is derived from an early prospector who was a prominent figure in the area.

Check into accommodation to be reserved in Francistown. 

Nxai Pan:
Depart and travel via Nata to Gweta.  It is about 4 hour drive.  Continue to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is where you will find the famous Baines’ Baobabs.  This national park is equally as spectacular as Nxai Pan and being so close to the tar road, is the ideal place for a stop-over en route to the Okavango Delta

Check into accommodation to be reserved near Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

Overnight at accommodation of your choice.

Maun:
After an early morning game drive, continue to Maun, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.

Maun means “the place of short reeds.”  The Maun Wildlife Educational Park is worth a visit.  It is a small nature reserve which offers game-viewing on foot.

Check into accommodation to be reserved in Maun.

Stock up on fuel and food and drink for the next few days.

Overnight at accommodation of your choice.

Moremi:
Head out for Moremi Game Reserve.   You will have ample time for game viewing en route.

Moremi Game Reserve forms an intrical part of the Okavango Delta, comprising permanently swamped areas, seasonally swamped areas and dryland.  It is probably the prime tourist destination in Botswana.

Check into accommodation to be reserved at Moremi Game Reserve. 

Overnight at accommodation of your choice.

Moremi:
Spend the day exploring the area and the African wilderness.

Overnight at accommodation of your choice.

Step 8: Chobe
Depart and head north for Chobe National Park. Enter at the Mababe gate. 

Chobe National Park offers extern contrasts and a variety of wildlife experiences within the confines of one park.  It covers a variety of vegetation types and geological features which vary from the almost tropical habitat to severe, desert-like landscapes.

Check into accommodation to be reserved in Chobe National Park.

Chobe:
Spend the day game viewing in Chobe. 

Kubu Island:
Return to Botswana and drive south past Nata to Kubu Island.  It is about 500km or at least 6 –7 hours drive.

Kubu Island – Along the shores of Sowa Pan are a number of islands or low rocky outcrops, the most spectacular of which is Kubu Island.  No words can describe the beauty of the sunsets or the full moon reflecting on the white pans.

Camping at Kubu Island.

Overnight at Kubu Island.

Martins Drift:
After breakfast depart and continue south to Serowe and on to Martins Drift where you will enter South Africa again.

Check into accommodation to be reserved near Martins Drift.

Johannesburg:
Depart on the last leg of your journey back to Johannesburg.