Botswana Safaris

Botswana

Tailor-made and group safaris to the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, and the Central Kalahari

Botswana Safaris

Botswana is one of Africa's greatest safari destinations, with vast areas of unspoiled wilderness teeming with wildlife.

The local staff were exceptional - knowledgeable, welcoming, kind, great sense of humour - it made the trip!
Helen and Archibald

Botswana has long held a reputation as Africa’s most exclusive safari destination. Its emphasis on low-volume, low-impact tourism has ensured that its vast wilderness areas have been maintained in a near-pristine state. For those who want to experience Africa as the early explorers did—remote, wild, and unspoiled—Botswana remains the safari destination of choice.

Typically the focus and highlight of a safari to Botswana is the Okavango Delta, a wetland paradise located deep within the dry and arid Kalahari Desert. The tranquillity of the Okavango Delta is absolutely entrancing, and exploring its channels, lagoons, floodplains and islands on foot, by 4x4 or in a dugout canoe is as unforgettable a safari experience as any that can be had in Africa.

Botswana’s wildlife is prolific, with highlights including the rare wild dog and brown hyena. Chobe National Park, Botswana's most accessible safari park, is known for its huge concentrations of elephant, buffalo and lion, and is one of the best areas in the country for game-viewing throughout the year, either by 4x4, on foot, or by boat along the Chobe River. Further south, the Central Kalahari is more seasonal than Chobe, but offers fantastic game-viewing between January and May, as the arrival of the summer rains coaxes this otherwise dry and arid landscape to life, bringing green shoots to its vast savannah plains and attracting plentiful wildlife.

For those prepared to travel a little more off the beaten track, the huge salt pans of Makgadikgadi are a fascinating addition to any Botswana safari itinerary, and combine well with the Central Kalahari. The pans are the remains of an ancient ‘superlake’ that covered much of southern Africa before drying up 10,000 years ago; here you can discover giant baobabs over 5,000 years old. Between December and April each year, the Makgadikgadi is transformed into a vast wetland as the pans fill with water and become a breeding ground for huge flocks of flamingo and other migratory birds. The rains also regenerate the grasses, attracting Africa's second largest migration of zebra and wildebeest, along with a host of predators.

To discuss the many options available for your personal Botswana safari, get in touch on 01822 600 600 or via our online enquiry form. Our safari experts would be delighted to tailor-make a holiday to Botswana that matches your interests and budget.

BOTSWANA AT A GLANCE

The most popular time to visit Botswana for all round game viewing is April to October.
Keen birders, however, will find the Botswana green season months of December to May extremely worthwhile. This is also the best time of year to visit the Central Kalahari and Nxai & Makgadikgadi Pans.
The floodwaters usually reach the Okavango Delta in May and last until August.
For a beach holiday extension, we recommend Mozambique, where there are many as yet unspoilt beaches.
Botswana combines wonderfully with a safari in Zambia and a visit to the Victoria Falls.
Botswana is a good family holiday destination, with many of the safari camps having very relaxed child policies.
Though Botswana has a reputation for being a costly safari destination, scheduled group safaris and mobile camping safaris can make the journey more affordable. See our Complete Botswana camping safari for an idea of what can be done on a more modest budget.

Botswana By Region

Chobe National Park and Linyanti

The first safari park to be formed in Botswana, and to this day the most-visited, Chobe is a vast wilderness that is perhaps best famous for its staggering elephant and buffalo herds. With four distin....

Makgadikgadi & Central Kalahari

Desert, salt pans and sweeping grass plains form one of our planet's most spectacular wilderness areas at Makgadikgadi and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. This dry, arid region poses a complete con....

Moremi Game Reserve

Moremi is a dedicated game reserve situated in the heart of the Okavango. Established in 1962 as a means of protecting the core of the Okavango Delta, Moremi's habitats range from mopane woodland to d....

Okavango Delta

The Okavango is the world’s largest inland delta, a vast ecosystem that houses a diversity of wildlife. Buffalo herds numbering in their hundreds coincide with prides of lion on the plains, while the ....

Tuli Block

Squeezed between Zimbabwe and South Africa, the Tuli Block is a small territory in the south-east of Botswana, comprised of a series of private game farms and reserves.....

Victoria Falls & Chobe National Park

This classic six-day safari route covers the magnificent Victoria Falls in Zambia as well as Botswana's Chobe National Park. Starting in Livingstone, you’ll have time to enjoy a variety of excursions and activities focused in and around the Falls, before heading south to Chobe, Botswana’s first and, many would argue, finest safari park.

Destination

Botswana

Experience

Safari and Wildlife Holidays

Prices from £2345 pp

Botswana Green Season Special

Visit the most exclusive wildlife areas of Botswana - Linyanti and the Okavango Delta - on this 7-night Green Season safari. You’ll experience superb game viewing with knowledgeable guides, and will be accommodated in fully-inclusive luxury safari camps while in the Okavango Delta and Linyanti regions.

Destination

Botswana

Experience

Safari and Wildlife Holidays

Prices from £3960 pp

Botswana Focus

Visiting the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe and Victoria Falls over the course of 9 days, this comprehensive safari itinerary takes in northern Botswana’s most spectacular wilderness areas. On what is one of our best-value private safaris, you will stay in mid to high-range safari camps and lodges, and can expect excellent service and fabulous game-viewing throughout.

Destination

Botswana

Experience

Safari and Wildlife Holidays

Prices from £3195 pp

Gomoti Plains and Machaba

Discover the eastern Okavango Delta’s private concessions and stay at intimate & luxurious bush camps, including the fabulous Gomoti Plains, as you explore the vast oasis that is the Okavango Delta on this 6-night guided safari.

Destination

Botswana

Experience

Safari and Wildlife Holidays

Prices from £5980 pp

Botswana Northern Highlights

2023/24 DEPARTURES AVAILABLE | This 10 day safari explores the richest game viewing and birding regions of Botswana, including Moremi Game Reserve, the Okavango Delta, and Chobe National Park. Accompanied throughout by a highly experienced guide, you will enjoy day and night game drives, mokoro-ing and guided walks (subject to water levels). This is a fully inclusive mobile safari for a maximum of 7 guests using private campsites with a full complement of staff, including a talented chef!

Destination

Botswana

Experience

Safari and Wildlife Holidays
Group Travel

Prices from £2980 pp

Complete Botswana (Light Mobile Safari)

2024 DEPARTURES AVAILABLE | 18-Day small group light mobile safari, visiting the Kalahari, Okavango Delta & Chobe National Park. This is a semi-participation safari, using private campsites. Please see price guide tab for available departure dates.

Destination

Botswana

Experience

Safari and Wildlife Holidays
Group Travel

Prices from £2940 pp