The advantage of a private pilot is that you can move at your own pace from one Safari area say Botswana to another say Zambia or from the Okavango Delta to the Selinda in Botswana.

By haveing your own pilot, you can land at any place along the way for that special bush adventure.Your Africa Safari experience is more intimate, and personal.

 You still can make use of land safaris as well that the different lodges/camps offer

Our Safari pilot is a commercial pilot and professional guide. He grew up in unique Southern African rural wilderness areas. Educated in Zimbabwe and South Africa, he developed a lifelong passion for wildlife, archaeology, paleontology and flying. It was his great, great grandparents who orginally ventured to Southern Africa during pioneer times: an era when oxen cart and horses were the only method of transport.

No Safari itinerary is set in stone, and various rural safari destinations can be incorporated taking distance, client interests and other strategic elements into consideration.

The Safari seasons completely govern wildlife activities and movements, so it is important to time your visit according to what you most want to see and do.

Fifteen distinct ecological zones, from swamp to desert contain around 2000 botanical species which support 292 recorded land mammals and over 1000 bird species. Visitor expectations can be disappointed if arriving at the inappropriate place or season. However, with a good professional guide and travel advice, you can visit Africa at any time and still have a very rewarding experience.

The very general seasonal guideline for game viewing is: Spring and Summer - (October to May) This is the best time for baby animals. It’s hot and it’s wet (in some places, too wet). The sun/rain/sun cycle makes the bush grow fast and dense, and game viewing becomes harder. Deserts sometimes bloom; floodplains flood; bird and insect life is prolific.

Autumn and Winter - (June to September) Sunny most of the time, can be cold at night. The foliage has been grazed and browsed, thus increasing visibility. Surface water dries up and wildlife starts to congregate in the vicinity of remaining water pans and rivers.