Wildlife & Wilderness of Botswana

From the Okavango and Victoria Falls to safari lands, experience Africa’s natural world at its most dramatic

Wildlife & Wilderness of Botswana

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Trip Fee

$ 4.425

Single Room Difference

$ 503

Date

29 March - 11 April 2026

Trip Information

Journey into the wilds of Botswana. Glide along the Okavango Delta in traditional mokoro canoes helmed by local polers and admire a billion stars from the otherworldly and eerily silent Makgadikgadi Pans. Search for the emblematic wildlife of Africa on the Savuti Marsh and Moremi Reserve and take to the Chobe River, home to the highest concentration of elephants anywhere. Finally discover why Dr David Livingstone, upon seeing Victoria Falls, declared ‘scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight.

Activity Areas

Big Cats
Safaris
Wildlife Bestsellers
Wildlife Holidays

Region & Country & City

Africa: Botswana, Chobe National Park, Kalahari Desert, Okavango Delta Tours, Zimbabwe

Included in the Price

All accommodation: 2 Classic nights (lodge/chalet), 11 Simple nights (4 camps, 7 wild camping)
- All breakfasts, seven lunches, eight dinners
- Immersive itinerary with all transport and listed activities
- Expert tour leader to enhance your adventure
- Group arrival and departure transfers available

Not Included In The Price

Request a single room if required, purchase travel insurance and arrange any visas and vaccinations.

Map

Itinerary

Day 1 Adventure starts in Maun

The adventure begins at our campsite on the banks of the Thamalakane River. You can arrive at any time and make use of the site facilities, which includes a bar, swimming pool and much-loved restaurant. Around 6pm, say hello to your tour leader and fellow travellers where we gather as a group for the first time to get to know each other and learn more about the adventures ahead. Your tour leader then ensures a big welcome over a group dinner together. Want to explore further? Secure pre-tour nights through your sales representative.

Day 2 To the Okavango Delta • Travel by mokoro • First game walk of the adventure

We pack minimal gear for two nights into a smaller bag (provided), before a 4x4 transfer into the Okavango Delta. At the polers' station, we meet a team from a nearby village who will look after us during our stay in the delta. With them, we travel in mokoros (traditional canoes) deep into the Okavango Delta. We have lunch at our riverbank campsite, and then our first game walk in the late afternoon. We return to camp before sunset and for our first meal in the African bush.

Day 3 Morning game walk • Sunset dug-out canoe trip on the Okavango Delta

We get up early this morning for a game walk with a guide from the poling team. There are never any guarantees with wildlife, but there is the chance of seeing elephants, buffalos and other smaller game. We return to camp for brunch and time to relax. In the afternoon, we take a short mokoro trip on the river to view the sunset before returning to camp.

Day 4 Return to Maun • Free afternoon to relax or take an optional sightseeing flight

This morning, we board our mokoros for the trip back to the polers' station. We meet our vehicle and transfer back to Maun for the night, where we will purchase supplies for the days ahead. The afternoon is free to relax by the pool or take an optional scenic flight over the delta.

Day 5 Camp in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan

After a relaxed breakfast, we head east to the vast Makgadikgadi Salt Pan. We camp wild on the pan or one of the campsites nearby, depending on the conditions. The Makgadikgadi Salt Pan covers more than 6,180sqmi (16,000sqkm) and forms the bed of an ancient lake – now dried up. The sunsets here are spectacular.

Day 6 To Zimbabwe and the Victoria Falls

Today we have a long drive north before crossing into Zimbabwe to Victoria Falls, a town minutes from the waterfalls of the same name. At the Kasangula border, we complete border formalities and continue to our accommodation for the next two nights. The falls themselves are more than 5,580ft (1,700m) wide and 330ft (100m) tall, making them the largest waterfalls in the world.

Day 7 Free day for optional activities at Victoria Falls

Today is a free day to take part in one of the many optional activities on offer, including white-water rafting, flights over the falls and various others.

Day 8 Free morning to see Victoria Falls from Zimbabwe • To Chobe • Optional wildlife-watching boat trip

This morning, we can view the Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwean side, before returning to Botswana. It’s then a short drive from the border to the town of Kasane, where we camp by the Thebe River, a tributary of the mighty Zambezi. The afternoon is free, with an option to view game on a cruise down the Chobe River. This is widely regarded as one of the best game cruises in Africa with a very good chance of seeing elephant herds drinking from the river before sunset.

Day 9 Game drive in Chobe National Park • To Savuti

We take an early morning game drive back to the Chobe Waterfront area. Chobe is famous for its large population of elephants but is also home to plenty of other game, including lions and wild dogs. After exploring the northern end of this huge park, we head south into remote, rugged terrain, passing in and out of the national park, before finally reaching the Savuti Area at the southern edge of the park. Here, the Savuti Marsh is fed by the Savuti River channel, which alternately flows and then dries up for years at a time. Recent flooding has given this area new life. It’s home to plenty of game, but is especially well known for lions, and the large numbers of elephant that walk enormous distances to find fodder.

Day 10 See iconic safari animals with two game drives on the Savuti Marsh

We take morning and afternoon game drives on the Savuti Marsh. There is a good chance of seeing the lions, cheetahs and hyenas that follow the seasonal zebra migration through this area. Large secretary birds and kori bustards are often seen strutting around the marsh and small red-billed francolins provide a noisy morning wake-up.

Day 11 Game drive on the way to Moremi

After breaking camp, we drive to Moremi Game Reserve. Along the way, we pass through a variety of habitats, including the Mbabe depression, Mopani forest and past great Acacia trees before arriving at Khwai village and the North Gate entrance of Moremi Game Reserve. Moremi National Park is the jewel in Botswana's wildlife crown. Protecting much of the northern part of the Okavango Delta, it encompasses waterways, marshes, islands and open grasslands.

Day 12 Full-day safari in Moremi Game Reserve

We take morning and afternoon game drives through this beautiful, protected area, looking for the large variety of animals that live here. Despite its wet reputation, there is plenty of dry land in Moremi, which allows our game drives to cover significant distances while spotting game in the sometimes-dense vegetation. It’s a good place to spot elephants, lions, leopards and cheetahs, while red lechwe, a water-dwelling antelope, are often seen grazing among the lilies.

Day 13 Morning game drive in Moremi • Return to Maun

We go on a final game drive through the park this morning before returning to Maun and our riverside campsite. We can enjoy the swimming pool before our last dinner at the campsite restaurant.

Day 14 Adventure ends in Maun

The adventure ends after breakfast and we begin our return journey home. If you want to extend your time in Botswana please speak to your sales representative who will be happy to advise.

Travel Dates

29 March - 11 April 2026 $ 4.425

26 April - 09 May 2026 $ 4.590

03 - 16 May 2026 $ 4.425

10 - 23 May 2026 $ 4.275

17 - 30 May 2026 $ 4.755

24 May - 06 June 2026 $ 4.800

31 May - 13 June 2026 $ 4.575

07 - 20 June 2026 $ 5.100

14 - 27 June 2026 $ 4.575

21 June - 04 July 2026 $ 5.100

28 June - 11 July 2026 $ 5.100

05 - 18 July 2026 $ 4.500

12 - 25 July 2026 $ 5.400

19 July - 01 August 2026 $ 4.575

26 July - 08 August 2026 $ 4.575

02 - 15 August 2026 $ 4.575

16 - 29 August 2026 $ 4.575

23 August - 05 September 2026 $ 4.575

30 August - 12 September 2026 $ 4.575

06 - 19 September 2026 $ 5.100

13 - 26 September 2026 $ 4.800

20 September - 03 October 2026 $ 4.800

27 September - 10 October 2026 $ 5.100

11 - 24 October 2026 $ 4.575

18 - 31 October 2026 $ 4.275

25 October - 07 November 2026 $ 4.575

01 - 14 November 2026 $ 4.575

28 March - 10 April 2027 $ 4.725

18 April - 01 May 2027 $ 4.725

02 - 15 May 2027 $ 4.725

23 May - 05 June 2027 $ 4.725

30 May - 12 June 2027 $ 4.725

06 - 19 June 2027 $ 4.725

13 - 26 June 2027 $ 4.725

20 June - 03 July 2027 $ 4.725

11 - 24 July 2027 $ 4.725

18 - 31 July 2027 $ 4.725

25 July - 07 August 2027 $ 4.725

08 - 21 August 2027 $ 4.725

15 - 28 August 2027 $ 4.725

29 August - 11 September 2027 $ 4.725

05 - 18 September 2027 $ 4.875

12 - 25 September 2027 $ 4.875

19 September - 02 October 2027 $ 4.875

26 September - 09 October 2027 $ 4.875

03 - 16 October 2027 $ 4.875

10 - 23 October 2027 $ 4.875

17 - 30 October 2027 $ 4.875

31 October - 13 November 2027 $ 4.875

07 - 20 November 2027 $ 4.875

14 - 27 November 2027 $ 4.875

26 March - 08 April 2028 $ 5.025

23 April - 06 May 2028 $ 5.025

07 - 20 May 2028 $ 5.025

14 - 27 May 2028 $ 5.025

28 May - 10 June 2028 $ 5.025

04 - 17 June 2028 $ 5.025

11 - 24 June 2028 $ 5.025

18 June - 01 July 2028 $ 5.025

25 June - 08 July 2028 $ 5.025

02 - 15 July 2028 $ 5.025

09 - 22 July 2028 $ 5.025

16 - 29 July 2028 $ 5.025

23 July - 05 August 2028 $ 5.025

30 July - 12 August 2028 $ 5.025

06 - 19 August 2028 $ 5.025

27 August - 09 September 2028 $ 5.025

03 - 16 September 2028 $ 5.025

10 - 23 September 2028 $ 5.025

17 - 30 September 2028 $ 5.025

24 September - 07 October 2028 $ 5.025

01 - 14 October 2028 $ 5.025

08 - 21 October 2028 $ 5.025

15 - 28 October 2028 $ 5.025

29 October - 11 November 2028 $ 5.025

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