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Anchorage / Homeward.

Transfer to the airport for your independent flight home.

Mombo.

Many regard Mombo as Africa’s premier game capital, and we spend four days exploring the area. This nature paradise provides the visitor to Africa with the highest-quality wildlife viewing—the complete “Okavango encounter.” Set just off the northwestern tip of Chief’s Island, Mombo offers wide, expansive plains filled with unparalleled wildlife and scenery. All the major predators—lions, leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs—may be seen close to camp. Elephants, buffaloes, and various species of antelope are abundant in the region. Birdlife is profuse, with huge concentrations of pelicans, storks, and cranes. Also seen are Dickinson’s kestrels, pink-throated longclaws, and Meyer’s parrots. Because of Mombo’s unique position and abundance of wildlife, many award-winning Africa documentaries have been filmed near the camp. These include The Sisterhood, a highly acclaimed film on spotted hyenas and the National Geographic documentary by Dereck and Beverly Joubert The Eyes of the Leopard (about a young female leopard sometimes seen by our guests). Although Mombo is considered a land camp, the ebb and flow of the Okavango Delta’s waters constantly modify the region. At times it is an island of its own, and at other times it is linked by a land bridge to Chief’s Island. Hippos, crocodiles, and large numbers of waterfowl and wading birds are regular sights on our daily drives.

Lamotrek Atoll.

Be on deck as we enter the large, stunning lagoon of Lamotrek Atoll. Once ashore local dancers perform a welcome ceremony and share faluvwa, a local coconut wine that is enjoyed widely in Micronesia. In the afternoon we snorkel from the beach over stunning coral gardens full of colorful reef fish including lionfish, pipefish, and moray eels. Divers venture via Zodiac to the edges of the reef, keeping an eye out for black-tipped reef sharks and other pelagics.