Botswana Wildlife Safari
Overview
Highlights
- Journey through the vast swamplands of the Okavango Delta by houseboat
- Get excited about seven days of game-viewing in Chobe, Moremi and across the Okavango Delta
- Be amazed by the breathtaking Victoria Falls, one of the natural wonders of the World
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Itinerary

Our tour starts today in Victoria Falls. Often referred to as the adventure capital of Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls offers a thrilling combination of land, air and water-based activities. For those arriving in time, our tour leader plans to meet you in the hotel receptio...
Leaving our guesthouse this morning, it's a short one-hour drive to the Kazungula land border crossing between Zimbabwe and Botswana. Once border formalities are completed, we'll continue to our campsite located on the banks of the Chobe River. Our newly built campsi...
We'll make the most of our time in Chobe National Park and have two game drives today - one in the morning and a second in the afternoon. We hope to have the chance to spot huge trumpeting herds of elephants around the southern bank of the Chobe River, where we can ...
As we travel south today, we'll explore the interior area of Savuti with its sweeping plains, rolling grasslands and marshes which are fed by the erratic Savuti Channel. The channel ran dry in 1982, changing the lives of all wildlife on the plains as the ground baked ...
Today, we'll begin to explore Savuti. We'll have game drives in the morning and late afternoon to give us the best opportunity to spot its wildlife. The Savuti area is known for its wide-open, desert-like planes, which give us a good opportunity to spot lions roamin...
Leaving our Savuti camp behind us this morning, we'll continue over dirt roads into Moremi Game Reserve's Xakanaxa area (pronounced ka-ka-na-ka) or Khwai which is an integral part of the eastern waters of the Okavango Delta. The area is encompassed by Moremi Game Rese...
We'll enjoy two game drives today. Setting off for our morning game drive at first, we'll get the chance to experience one of Africa's wonderlands with the chance to see hippos, crocodiles and a great variety of birds, as well as the elusive sitatunga antelope. This p...
The mighty Okavango is the third largest river in southern Africa. The delta area covers 16,000 square kilometres/6,177 square miles and is made up of crystal-clear channels, countless fleeting lakes and ever-changing islands. The waters flow down in a south-easterly ...
This morning, we'll take a slow drive out of Moremi, looking out for wildlife along the way. We should arrive at Thamo Telele around lunchtime. The magnificent Thamo Telele is set amongst a lush forest of leadwood and acacia trees, around 25 minutes outside of Maun. ...
Departing after breakfast, we'll drive up the west side of the Okavango delta panhandle to Shakawe, where we'll leave our vehicle behind and board a motor launch to our houseboat. On arrival, we'll meet our friendly crew who will be our hosts for the next two nights. ...
This morning, there is the opportunity to visit the intriguing and sacred World Heritage Site of the Tsodilo Hills. The San Bushmen community believe the hills are the site of the first creation and they painted an astonishing 4,000 rock paintings across 350 sites mar...
We'll have an early start this morning as we set off on the very long journey to Victoria Falls. Today's total journey time is approximately eleven hours (depending on time spent at the border crossings) including comfort breaks and a lunch break. The drive will take...
Often referred to as the adventure capital of Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls is most famous for being home to one of the natural wonders of the world, its namesake - Victoria Falls. This morning we'll visit the falls from the Zimbabwean side of the river where the Zambezi ...
Our tour ends this morning after breakfast. Depending on the schedule of your departing flight, you might like to spend a few hours exploring the town independently. There are no activities planned today, so you're free to depart from Victoria Falls at any time. If y...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Leonel and Joyce
Jan 2025
Botswana Wildlife Safari
A safari that lived up to and exceeded expectations. Our guide KK was very experienced and knowledgeable. Quote from another traveller on their 3rd safari... "don't ...
Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
Botswana Wildlife Safari
The group was lovely, all roughly the same age and looking forward to the safari. Accommodation was a nice mix of lodges and camping and house boat. Food was good an...
Lesley
Nov 2024
Botswana Wildlife Safari
A full-on, in-depth exploration of Botswana’s wildlife. Accommodation varies hugely; luxury hotels, basic camp beds when wild camping, river boat cabins and luxury l...
Andrew
Nov 2024
Botswana Wildlife Safari
Saw so much! Much of it thanks to Jo our guide who was excellent throughout. The crew also looked after us very well at camps and the river boat. Lodges were a l...
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