After a final morning with your guide and a last breakfast at Jao, you will head to the airstrip for your bush flight into a completely different corner of northern Botswana.

Your next destination is located on the edge of Zibadianja Lagoon deep within the private 321,000-acre Selinda Reserve. After settling in over a leisurely lunch, you will head out into the reserve for your first afternoon game drive in this new landscape.

Today is your first full day to explore the Selinda Reserve. Opt to set out on game drives that venture deep into the private concession in search of the reserve’s resident lion prides, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, and African wild dogs. Night drives are also on offer, opening up a different side of the bush and an opportunity to look for nocturnal creatures.

For a change of pace, guided walking safaris bring you into direct contact with the landscape, while boat safaris along the Zibadianja Lagoon offer close-up sightings of hippos, crocodiles, and an exceptional variety of waterbirds. Each guest is provided with a professional-grade Canon camera and Swarovski binoculars for the duration of their stay. The guides are well-versed in wildlife photography and will help you make the most of them.

This morning, instead of a game drive, you will board a private helicopter for a flight to Tsodilo Hills — a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the remote northwest of Botswana. The hills are home to more than 4,500 rock paintings, some estimated to be 26,000 years old, with evidence of human activity in the caves stretching back around 100,000 years.

On arrival, a private rock art expert will guide you through the site on foot, bringing the history and significance of the San Bushman paintings to life. After a picnic lunch in this remarkable setting, you will board the helicopter for the return scenic flight across the Okavango Panhandle, over permanent lagoons and seasonal floodplains.

You’ll arrive back in camp in time for tea and an afternoon game drive.

Today’s the final full day to make the most of the Selinda Reserve. Your guide will tailor the day around what you want to see and do — whether that means an early morning game drive in search of the reserve’s predators, a boat safari along the lagoon, a guided walk, or simply time on your private deck watching the wildlife come and go at the water’s edge.

After a final game drive and breakfast in the bush, you will head to the airstrip for your flight back to Maun, connecting onward to Johannesburg and home.