Botswana's Best: Delta, Rivers & Wildlife - 11 Days

Your safari begins in Maun, where your guide will meet you at 7.30am at a pre-arranged meeting point. Your adventure will take you to the southern tip of the Okavango Delta, a special corner of paradise. Once you have reached the edge of the Delta, you will meet your polers from the local community with their mokoros (traditional dugout canoes).

Quietly cruising along reed lined channels and floodplains, you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of this unique region during the tranquil transfer taking you deeper inside the Delta. You will spend two days exploring this beautiful area with mokoro excursions and guided nature walks on the islands and floodplains of the Okavango, camping wild with bush ablutions on a small island for two nights.

On day 3, you will start making your way towards the drier regions of the Delta and camp in a concession just outside the Moremi Game Reserve.

Stay at:
Days 1 & 2: Camping on an island in the Okavango Delta.
Day 3: Camp at a community campsite just outside of Moremi Game Reserve.

Early on the morning of Day 4, you will enter Moremi Game Reserve, one of the best wilderness areas of Botswana which covers swamp and dry areas. The next three days will be spent searching for the wide variety of wildlife and birds that this area is renowned for while absorbing the sounds and beauty of this region. Game drives in the early morning as the sun rises and in the late afternoon as the sun sets will be the norm. After your morning game drive, you will return to camp for lunch and a siesta. On Day 6 you will move campsites to explore a different area of this diverse park. .

Stay at:
Days 4 & 5: Camping in private designated campsites with bush ablutions in Western Moremi.
Day 6: Camping in a private designated campsite with bush ablutions in Eastern Moremi.

Chobe National Park, with its diverse and striking landscapes, will be your next destination. As you continue your search for wildlife, you will traverse the drier region of Savuti where bull elephants dot the plains. You will then head northwards to the Chobe River where your game drives will meander along the banks of the river, followed by the call of the majestic African Fish Eagle.

Stay at:
Day 7: Camping in a private designated area with bush ablutions in the Savuti area (Savuti Main or Zwei Zwei Pan).
Days 8 & 9: Camping (Day 7) in private designated areas with bush ablutions in the northern part of the park close to the riverfront.

After a short morning game drive you will drive to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (visa required), where you will spend the night at a comfortable lodge. In the afternoon there will be time to visit the thunderous Victoria Falls and shop for curios. A final tour dinner will be at your own expense at the lodge.

Stay at:
Pioneers Lodge

Your safari officially ends at 10.00am today.

Travel Africa is happy to arrange post-tour accommodation, activities and transfers to Victoria Falls airport or lodges at an additional cost. There are a wide variety of activities on offer in both Livingstone or Victoria Falls including whitewater rafting down the Zambezi Gorge, canoeing on the upper Zambezi, and helicopter flights over the Victoria Falls and more - ask us for details.