Cha Cha Metsi Camp is a delightful new permanent camp brought to you by the legendary David Foot and his hard-working team. The camp is owned and run by the Foot’s close friends Clyde and Marieke Niven. Clyde is the grandson of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of the classic book Jock of the Bushveld. Both have had years of experience in the safari industry, but more importantly their philosophy of “Touch the Earth Lightly” fits in perfectly with the belief of small, intimate, personal camps and a green footprint, which includes a commitment to involve and benefit the local communities.

In the past the Bayei tribe traversed the entire length of the Delta (250 km) by mokoro (the original dugout canoe). Guests will thus have the opportunity to experience the Delta in this traditional manner – tranquillity and relaxation at its best. The Santantadibe River is a permanently flowing waterway, so the camp is surrounded by classic Okavango scenery – lagoons, floodplains and tree lined islands – making for wonderful riding and walking through stunning scenery and an incredible diversity of wildlife. It will also be possible to partake in some fishing (catch and release), and a game viewing vehicle will be on standby if needed for a change.

Known by many as the “Jewel of the Kalahari” the Okavango Delta is one of the most extraordinary game areas in the world changing from wetlands with floods to dry land during the course of the year. Floodwaters from the Angolan highlands flow 1,200 km down the Cuito and Cubango Rivers before joining forces to form the Okavango River. On reaching Botswana the waters fan out covering 15,000 sq./km before disappearing into the Kalahari sands, never to reach the ocean. The flood varies from year to year and can never be quite predicted but normally during the months of July-August you have plenty of water with it receding much of the rest of the year in recent times.

Here you find some of the greatest wildlife concentrations in Africa including at least one third of the continent’s remaining elephants as well as herds of buffalo, zebra, giraffe and a multitude of antelope species. All, of course, followed by the large carnivores – lion, leopard, cheetah and one of Africa’s last remaining healthy populations of the African wild dog. There is no better way to experience the Okavango Delta than on horseback. With the excitement of big game viewing, combined with ultimate tranquillity, it is one of the most sought-after wilderness destinations of the world.

Cha Cha Metsi Combo Ride is an opportunity to experience riding out of a fixed camp with some time also in a traditional lightweight mobile camp. Starting with 2 nights in the barefoot luxury of Cha Cha Metsi the safari then moves to a lightweight mobile camp for 3 nights before returning to Cha Cha Metsi for the last 2 nights of the safari.