What can we say? It was without doubt the best holiday either of us have ever had, and we have been on some good ones in the past. We would like to thank Paul for all his hard work, great patience and his very good advice.
Karen & Martin
2008 Tanzania
Selinda Canoe Trails 4-day/3-night safari
The Selinda Canoe Trail is an adventure along the Selinda Spillway - the waterway linking Botswana's Okavango Delta and its Linyanti and Kwando systems. The high rains of the 2009 wet season resulted in epic floodwaters by May 2009. For the first time in nearly three decades the Selinda Spillway flowed in full, connecting these two ancient waterways. The good rains during the early half of 2010 ensured that the Selinda Spillway continued to flow with the headwaters meeting again in early May 2010 - three months earlier than in 2009!
The Selinda Spillway is an ideal setting for Botswana's leading canoeing and walking safari. The Selinda Canoe Trail hearkens back to the spirit of safaris of old, when days were spent on impromptu exploration and each night was spent camping along the banks of a river. Today, this experience can still be had on the Selinda Canoe Trail.
The Trail begins slightly downstream from Selinda Camp, northeast of the Okavango Delta. We explore the Selinda Spillway eastward following this meandering route through the 300,000 acre Selinda private safari concession. We complete the 45 kilometre journey close the convergence of the Linyanti and Kwando waterways.
The 4-day/3-night Selinda Canoe Trail consists of a combined three full days of leisurely paddling and three nights in impromptu fly camps along the way. Our stops are not pre-arranged. We begin each day as dawn is breaking. After an early coffee and light breakfast, we begin the day's adventure. We may encounter wildlife activity along the spillway's banks, which warrant investigation. We disembark our canoes and begin walking, looking for tracks and signs. Enjoy brunch and a bit of a siesta at mid-day before continuing onward in the afternoon before arriving at the camp site in the late afternoon. Snacks and beverages will be available throughout the day for sustenance.
The area is well known for elephant, buffalo, sable, roan, wild dog and it is possible to encounter cheetah, lion, leopard and a variety of other species. The Spillway is also a birding paradise. Along the route it is likely to see considerable wildlife with minimum disturbance from hippos or crocodiles.
At the end of the Selinda Canoe Trail, guests are transferred to Selinda Reserve airstrip by mid-day and depart by charter aircraft. Ideally, guests may extend their Selinda Reserve experience at either Selinda or Zarafa Camps.
COST US$1575 per person sharing
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