Grand Botswana - 10 Days

(Luxury Mobile Camping Safari)

Luxury camping in Botswana, wine and lanterns

"Exquisite - this was the most wonderful way I can imagine experiencing the very best of Africa. We were so spoilt by incredible wildlife as well as passionate and superb guides and hosts!"

Embark on an unforgettable adventure through Botswana’s untamed wilderness on exclusive, guided game drives whilst glamping in comfort and style. Stay in deluxe mobile tents designed for style and relaxation, complete with comfortable beds and a private en-suite bathroom. This intimate small-group safari offers personal attention with a dedicated professional guide, safari chef, and camp assistants ensuring your every need is met. Experience the essence of luxury in the heart of the wild.

Maun - Moremi Game Reserve - Khwai Community Area - Savuti, Chobe National Park - Kasane

Itinerary also available in reverse

Tour Departures (South to North):
Set departure dates 2026
August 2, 9, 16, 19, 23, 30; September 6, 13, 16, 20, 27; October 4, 18, 25; November 1, 15, 22, 29; December 6

Tour Start: Maun
Tour End: Kasane

Tour Departures (North to South):
Set departure dates 2026
August 6, 13, 20, 27, 30; September 3, 10, 17, 24, 27; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12, 19, 26; December 10

Tour Start: Kasane
Tour End: Maun

Tour Departures (South to North):
Set departure dates 2027
January 1, 24 31; February 17, 21; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 23; July 4, 11, 18, 21, 25; August 1, 8, 15, 18, 22, 29; September 5, 12, 15, 19, 26; October 3, 17, 24, 31; November 14, 21, 28; December 5

Tour Start: Maun
Tour End: Kasane

Tour Departures (North to South):
Set departure dates 2027
January 28; February 4, 18; March 4, 18, 25; April 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 1, 4, 8, 15, 22, 29; August 1, 5, 12, 19, 26, 29; September 2, 9, 16, 23, 26, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18, 25; December 9

Tour Start: Kasane
Tour End: Maun

Travel Africa can also add on an extension to include Victoria Falls if you'd like.

**You can also do this tour with a specialist photographer guide on the following dates:
11 October 2026
18 April 2027
27 June 2027
10 October 2027

January, February, March, December (Low Season)
From AUD$5,725 per person twin share
From AUD$5,725 per person single

April, May, November (Shoulder Season)
From AUD$8,450 per person twin share
From AUD$10,450 per person single

June, July, August, September, October (High Season)
From AUD$9,575 per person twin share
From AUD$11,850 per person single

1) Tour will depart with a minimum of 2 passengers.
2) Maximum group size - 7 passengers.
3) Minimum age 12 years.

Tents:

The tents are 4 x 3m Sahara style tents with high roof with a 2 x 3m en-suite bathroom and a 2 x 3m covered area in front of the tent. The tents are fitted with solid base camp beds made up with mattresses, sheets, duvets and pillows. The tents have en-suite long drop toilet facilities and a bucket shower at the rear of the tent. Showers can be ordered as hot, cold or warm and the water is heated in a bucket on the fire. Showers may be taken at any time. Both hand towels and bath towels are supplied.

Each tent has an oil/paraffin lamp on the veranda and in the bathroom and within the tent itself, a LED rechargeable camp light is supplied along with a side table in the sleeping area and in the bathroom. Although each tent has lighting and there are lamps strategically around the camp for navigation, an essential tool for your safari is a headlamp which lets you read a book at night in your tent or catch up with your safari journal as you listen to the sounds of the wild outside!

For families travelling with younger children on private trips, Letaka Safaris have designed a family safari tent, ensuring the children’s safety and their parent’s peace of mind. A family tent is a two-bedroom unit with an adjoining bathroom and lockable exit/entrance with each tent taking 2 people in each.

Vehicle: Custom-built 4x4 safari vehicles and trailers.

Spacious and comfortable tented accommodation, including beds, bed linen and towels, with a private bathroom en-suite.
Services of a professional guide, safari chef and camp assistants, complete with a supply vehicle.
Game drives and local transfers in customised safari vehicles
Exclusive camping in private campsites within the national parks and reserves
All entrance and camping fees within the national parks and reserves
All meals and drinks (mineral water, soft drinks, beer, wine and G&T)
All activities as specified in the itinerary
12% Value Added Tax

Interactive itinerary

Detailed itinerary

Your luxury mobile camping safari starts at Maun International Airport, where your early afternoon charter flight will take you over the breathtaking landscapes of the Eastern Okavango Delta. Upon arrival at Xakanaxa airstrip in Moremi Game Reserve, you will be met by your guide.

Your first three nights are spent in the Xakanaxa region where your will explore the surrounding wilderness on morning and afternoon safari drives.

Moremi lies on the eastern extremity of the Okavango Delta, where habitats range from wide-open floodplains, marshes, lagoons and papyrus fringed channels to woodland and savannah. As a result of the extremely variable habitat, the diversity of both wildlife and birdlife is excellent. Moremi is renowned as being a wildlife haven, and is amongst the best game reserves in Africa for viewing endangered African wild dog. Xakanaxa is home to a resident herd of several hundred buffalo whose range covers the territories of at least 4 prides of lion - often seen flanking the ever moving herd. Breeding herds of elephant move between their browsing areas in the mopane forests and the freshwater of the Okavango. Red lechwe are one of the more unusual antelope species commonly found in this area.

Stay at:
Private Mobile Tented Camp, Moremi Game Reserve

Following an early morning breakfast you will spend the full day doing an extended game drive from Moremi Game Reserve to the Mababe Concession, stopping for a picnic lunch between camps. On the way you will pass the magnificent Dombo Hippo Pools, stopping to enjoy the scenery and the antics of the resident hippo.

You spend the following three nights camping at an exclusive campsite in the Mababe concession, which has a strict max of 20 vehicles within the entire concession at any given time. On day and night safari drives, you will explore the region's river banks, as well as Kalahari shrub to the east and cathedral mopane to the south. Exploring after dark with spotlights offers you an opportunity to experience some of the nocturnal animals that are rarely encountered during the day.Following an early morning breakfast you will spend the full day on an extended safari drive from Moremi Game Reserve to the Mababe Concession, stopping for a picnic lunch between camps. On the way you will pass the magnificent Dombo Hippo Pools, stopping to enjoy the scenery and the antics of the resident hippo.

You will also have the opportunity to explore the surrounding wilderness on foot (please note that this activity is seasonal based on rains and grass height, your guide will determine the safety of walking in Mababe) to enjoy an up close and personal encounter with Botswana’s flora and fauna. It is important to note that night drives and guided walks are not permitted within national parks and reserves. These activities are conducted outside the boundaries of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Mababe Private Reserve.

The region boasts excellent populations of elephant, with large herds of buffalo using this area seasonally during the summer rains. Lion, leopard, serval and African wildcat are common predators of the region, with wild dog and cheetah being less common. The swampy areas in the west are home to red lechwe. Other ungulates include tsesebe, blue wildebeest, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, roan antelope and impala.

Stay at:
Private Mobile Tented Camp, Mababe Concession

From the Mababe region, you head further north to Central Chobe. A fascinating day's drive will offer a view into the past, with evidence of the Paleo-Lake Makgadikgadi that dried up ten thousand years ago. Also see the Magwikwe Sand-Ridge that formed the shoreline for this massive inland sea, as well as the old lake bed that is now the Mababe Depression. The dense clay floor of the depression results in high-protein feed for wildlife, and the area teems with wildlife after the rains. On the way, you will pass through excellent lion country and some of the best cheetah country in Botswana.

You spend the next three nights experiencing the unique wonders of Savuti. Unlike the vast majority of the country, Savuti is not totally flat. Large outcrops of volcanic rock reach up out of the Kalahari sands, towering over the endless savannah. These hills provide habitat for a completely different array of small wildlife, birds and plants. The Savuti Marsh has been the stage for many of the most dramatic wildlife documentaries in Africa. The wide-open country, good ungulate populations, and particularly strong lion prides and hyena clans make for dramatic wildlife interaction and excellent viewing opportunities. The now dry Savuti Channel runs through this landscape linking the dry sand-veld, the waterholes, the hills and the grassland that was once the Savuti Marsh.

Undoubtedly, it is the interaction between lion and elephant that is one of the most interesting aspects of Savuti. The area is inhabited by a huge lion prides, with numbers fluctuating from 20-30 members. These remarkable lions have learned over the years how to hunt massive pachyderms that are supposedly above predation. Launching their attack under darkness and using their large numbers, they manage to kill adolescent and even young adult elephant. The marsh is prime cheetah country and it is not unusual to have wild dog hunting in the wet season.

Stay at:
Private Mobile Tented Camp, Savuti, Central Chobe

On your final day on safari, an early start from Central Chobe journeys through the stunted mopane scrub of the Goha clay basin, then across the sand-ridge and through the wonderful Zambezi teak woodlands of the Chobe Forest Reserve. As you follow the Chobe River, arrive in Kasane for a picnic lunch before taking an afternoon boat cruise. The Chobe floodplain is tens of kilometres wide, and in years of exceptional rains the water stretches as far as the eye can see.

Your safari officially ends after your boat cruise, around 3.30pm in Kasane.

Travel Africa is happy to arrange post-tour accommodation and activities in Kasane where you can enjoy more of Chobe Riverfront as well as transfers to Victoria Falls which is only a 2 hour drive across the border. There are a wide variety of activities on offer in Victoria Falls including whitewater rafting down the Zambezi Gorge, canoeing on the upper Zambezi, helicopter flights over the Victoria Falls and more - ask us for details and see our Victoria Falls Magic and Victoria Falls & Chobe Combo Packages for ideas.

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