4.7/5 Excellent
Excellent
170
Great
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Average
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Disappointing
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Terrible
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Botswana Tour & Trip Ratings
Tour Reviews
Botswana Adventure, August 2019. Loved: the trip, adventure, guide Tshepo, driver Moses. So informative, great culture immersion, great game viewing, fun accommodati...
This was an amazing three week journey across a beautiful part of Southern Africa. An excellent itinerary with lots of included activities. Lots of wildlife, scenery...
Our Botswana adventure was the best guided tour we have taken. It was our first with Intrepid and were impressed by the effort taken by our leader and driver to make...
Our Botswana adventure was the best guided tour we have taken. It was our first with Intrepid and were impressed by the effort taken by our leader and driver to make...
Absolutely most authentic trip,very well informed,always very prompt ,great communication,safety the utmost importance on this Safari,excellent Safari tour guides. U...
The accommodation was wonderful, the safari elements were amazing. My guide Trymore and driver Shadwick were brilliant and did a wonderful job looking after me and m...
Jacqueline
Aug 2024
Our tour leader Bibi was excellent his knowledge of the wildlife and ability to find the animals was excellent. The staff at the camp and houseboat were all wonderfu...
Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
An absolutely amazing trip. Botswana is a great place to see a large number of animals and birds in a relatively uncrowded environment. At some sightings ours was th...
Carl
Aug 2024
Great trip. We saw just about every animal Botswana has to offer, including about thirty lions. Birders will also love it. A mix of comfortable lodges with scenic...
Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
Camping is great and the only way to do safari in my opinion. New itinerary on this trip that maybe is yet to fully bed-in. Victoria Falls can be difficult to reac...
Christine
Aug 2024
This trip certainly lived up to all of my expectations. The range of sites used led to a wide variety of game and birds being seen. This was in a great part due to t...
Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
This is a fantastic trip for wildlife lovers, in a wonderful country. It's fast-paced, and maximises opportunities to see the vast array of wildlife in lots of diffe...
Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
Botswana Wildlife Safari 11th July 2024 Wow! What a brilliant adventure! If you love wildlife and have a hankering to take a safari then you can't go far wrong with ...
Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
Every aspect of this safari was brilliant. The game drives, the camping, the lodges and hotels, could not have been bettered. Joe, the guide, was fantastic. This was...
Chris
Jul 2024
Botswana wildlife safari was amazing getting so close but without stressing or chasing the animals which I will remember for the rest of my life. Be Be our wild tour...
Philip
Jul 2024
Fantastic full on Safari .. camp crew were great, leader BB kept finding us wonderful up close encounters and looked after us superbly making the early (and cold!) s...
Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
Fantastic trip. Great leader. We covered a lot of ground - it really is as described ‘full on’ and then some! The icing on the cake was our group - they were absolut...
Veronica
Jul 2024
Fantastic trip, fantastic tour leader and camp crew, great food and amazing animals.
Sarah
Jul 2024
This was the most memorable trip and made all the more special by the leader BB and the camp crew KD and Oma. If you have never been on safari then this is a trip yo...
Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
The Explore Botswana Wildlife Safari in June 2024 was a physically full-on adventure in an open vehicle with the wind (and dust) in my hair. Lodge and houseboat acco...
Editor’s Take
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
Many negative reviews for Botswana criticize the high costs of tours in Botswana. In order to balance tourism and conservation efforts, safaris in Botswana tend to be very expensive. Prices remain high so the country can maintain its protected spaces and support wildlife populations.
Even budget tours and safaris in Botswana may cost more than budget travel to other countries. If you are booking a tour to Botswana, keep in mind that safaris are generally more expensive than other types of travel due to the environmental impact of tourism in southern Africa.
When reading Botswana tour reviews, be sure to note the type of tour that is being reviewed. Botswana safaris can range from budget to luxury; one reviewer raving about the accomodation on their luxury tour might not be helpful if you’re looking to book a camping safari. Also keep in mind that budget tours may require you to carry your own equipment or help with camp set-up and clean-up in exchange for a less expensive trip.
When researching Botswana tours, also make sure that you understand the level of physical activity that is required for the tour. Some tours include activities such as hiking, horseback riding, and swimming. It may be frustrating for a traveler who does not enjoy or cannot perform these activities.
One common criticism of Botswana tours is that the daily drives between locations can be long and tiring. Keep in mind that if you book a tour traversing multiple countries, or even just visiting multiple locations within Botswana, there will be a significant amount of travel time. It may help to note the mode of transportation between destinations; a mokoro river cruise or private plane tour may be more exciting, albeit more expensive, than driving in a car.
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