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Botswana Comprehensive

BUDGET MOBILE SAFARI
Includes the Kalahari, Makgadikgadi, Okavango, Moremi, Savuti and Vic Falls

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From $3,590
16
Mixed Safaris

Mobile Safari Summary

This 16-night camping and lodge safari moves through Botswana's main wildlife areas, beginning with time spent in San Bushmen communities where you'll learn about traditional tracking methods and survival techniques still practiced in the Kalahari. From there, the route heads into the Okavango Delta, where seasonal flooding creates a network of channels and islands that attract wildlife concentrations. You'll spend several nights exploring Moremi Game Reserve, known for its predator density and year-round water sources.

The journey continues to Chobe National Park along the northeastern border, where large elephant herds gather along the riverfront during dry months. Throughout the trip, you're staying in mobile camps that shift locations, keeping accommodations basic but functional. Game drives happen morning and late afternoon when animals are most active. The safari concludes at Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, giving you a few days to recover after more than two weeks in remote areas.

Includes

  • Maximum 12 guests
  • Dome tents with shared ablutions
  • Professional guide, chef and camp hands
  • Private campsites
  • All park fees and levies and all activities
  • All meals

Excludes

  • Must bring your own pillow and sleeping bag, rentals provided at extra cost.
  • Drinks must be purchased in advance
  • International flights
  • Travel insurance or visas
  • Anything not listed under inclusions

Part participation Safari - What is this?

This is a “part participation safari”, you are only required to pitch and fold down your own tent. All cooking, cleaning and any other camp chores will be taken care of by the safari camp-hands, made up of an experienced safari guide and a camp assistant.

This safari does not include your drinks which will need to be purchased before you leave. We will help you with this.

The tents are 2.1m x 2.1m x 1.75m high, easy-to-erect bow tents, which have treated mosquito mesh covering all the windows and doors.

We provide 5cm high-density foam camping mattresses for each guest. You will need to provide your own sleeping bag. However, you can hire one from Safari Lifestyles (contact us for costs).

The bush ablutions consist of high-slung bucket showers and bush toilets with private canvas screens. These ablutions are on a shared basis.

Regions visited on this tour

The Accommodation

2.1m x 2.1m x 1.75m dome tents to share. 5cm high-density foam mattress per guest (extra mattress on request – extra charges apply)

Shared bush toilets and bush shower. A mobile kitchen and dining area

Guests need to provide their own drinks. Tea , coffee and filtered water complimentary while at camp. Guests should bring their own water bottle. Guests should bring their own sleeping bags and pillows but can also request to rent from us (extra charges apply)

For breakfast, we provide cereals, toasts, rusks, tea, coffee, milk, jams and butter. Lunches feature a variety of salads changing every day that can include: tuna salad, couscous salad, rice salad, pasta salad, etc. along with cold cuts cheese and bread. For dinner, we cook everything on the fire and guests enjoy barbecues, stews, stir-frys, with a selection of red meat or chicken, vegetables and carbohydrates. Small treats are offered as desserts every evening.

What happens on a normal safari day?

  • The day starts early because that’s when the animals are out. You’ll have coffee and a bite to eat around the fire before dawn, then head straight out for a game drive, walk, or boat trip depending on where you’re staying.
  • After a few hours tracking wildlife, your guide will pull over somewhere scenic for tea and biscuits. You’ll be back at camp by mid-morning with time to wash up at your basin before brunch—usually fresh bread, something warm from the kitchen, and cold salads.
  • The middle of the day is yours to sleep, read, take a proper shower, or just sit and absorb what you saw that morning. Late afternoon you’ll head out again for another drive or boat outing. In private areas outside the national parks, these can run past sunset with a spotlight to pick up leopards, genets, and other nocturnal animals that don’t show themselves during the day.
  • That’s the general rhythm, though your guide will adjust things based on what’s actually happening—where the elephants are moving, if there’s been a recent kill, weather changes, that sort of thing. No two days run exactly the same.

What happens when you move to another location?

  • Moving days start earlier than usual. You’ll pack up after a quick coffee, then drive to a scenic spot for a proper breakfast—maybe overlooking a floodplain or dried riverbed. From there, it’s game viewing while traveling toward your next camp, with stops for tea and biscuits along the way.
  • Lunch happens under whatever big trees your guide finds, usually acacia or sausage trees with decent shade. By that point you’re close enough to the new camp that the crew has already driven ahead and set everything up. You’ll arrive to find your tent standing exactly as it was that morning, just in a completely different landscape.
  • There’s time for a shower and afternoon tea before heading out to explore the new area—different waterholes, different vegetation, often completely different animals than what you were seeing the day before.
  • The timing on these travel days shifts around depending on distance, road conditions, and what wildlife shows up along the route. If there’s a pride of lions on a kill or a big elephant herd blocking the track, you might spend an extra hour there and compress something else. Your guide will read the situation and adjust accordingly. The drive times given are just the actual driving—they don’t account for the inevitable stops when something interesting crosses your path.

Daily Itinerary

Arrival

PLEASE NOTE: AS THE SAFARI STARTS AT 07H30 ON DAY 1, YOU WILL NEED TO PRE-NIGHT IN MAUN AND PURCHASE DRINKS FOR YOUR SAFARI THE DAY BEFORE YOUR SAFARI
STARTS. BUSH WAYS BOTSWANA CAN ASSIST WITH PRE-SAFARI ARRANGEMENTS SUCH AS ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSFERS.

Day 1 - 2

The adventure starts here! You will Begin your safari in Maun, where your guide will meet you at 07:30. You will travel 160 km to a private reserve on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and set up camp and attend a safari briefing upon arrival.

Along with your small group, you will explore the area through game drives and a nature walk with a San tracker, learning about their unique and intriguing culture. Game drives will allow you to explore the area, home to a fascinating variety of desert specialised wildlife such as oryx, springbok and eland as well as predators including lion, brown hyena and cheetah. Savour the vast open spaces, clear night skies and uninterrupted beauty. This is true adventure camping, with limited water and communication and we will move as a self-sufficient group.

Day 3 - 5

You will wake up as the sun rises and head toward the pristine wilderness of the largest game reserve in Botswana. The next three days will be spent exploring the undeveloped wilderness of the northern region of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Camping is in a private designated campsite with bush ablutions.

Day 6

On your last morning in the Kalahari, you will leave and enjoy a slow drive to the Makgadikgadi area. Your afternoon game drive will take you along the edge of the seasonal Boteti River, a source of water for the animals that inhabit Makgadikgadi National Park while your evening will be spent camping on the edge of the park, overlooking the Boteti River in Khumaga village.

Day 7 - 9

You will begin your adventure with a hearty breakfast, then you will make a stop in Maun for essential drink supplies. As you reach the Gomoti River, local polers will welcome you with their mekoro (traditional dugout canoes) to guide you through the mesmerising Okavango Delta. Over the next three days, you will immerse yourself in the Delta’s breathtaking scenery with serene mokoro trips and enlightening guided walks. You will be camping in the wild, spending two nights on a secluded island and one by a picturesque lagoon.

NOTE: You will need to leave your main luggage in the trailer and pack a smaller bag (e.g. a small backpack or hand luggage) with essentials for your two-night stay on the island. Transfers from the mainland to the island will be conducted using dugout canoes (mekoro), which cannot carry large bags. Your main luggage will be securely stored in a vehicle parked in a protected area while you enjoy your time on the island.

Day 10 - 12

You will embark on a journey to the Moremi Game Reserve, renowned for its rich wildlife and birdlife. Over three days, you will explore this stunning reserve from two different campsites, with game drives scheduled for the early morning and late afternoon. You will camp at private sites, enjoying the rustic charm of bush ablutions.

Day 13 - 15

You will venture into the diverse landscapes of Chobe National Park. In the Savute region, you will keep an eye out for wildlife, especially the impressive bull elephants. You will experience thrilling game drives through dynamic ecosystems featuring waterholes and marshes. You will camp at private sites equipped with bush ablutions.

Day 16

Following a brief morning game drive, your guide will escort you to the Kazungula border, where you will meet your transfer vehicle to your lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (Visa required). This is where your time with the Botswana team (including translators) will come to an ends as they handover the group to the Zimbabwean team. You will spend the night at a comfortable lodge. In the afternoons, you’ll have the opportunity to witness the thundering Victoria Falls and shop for souvenirs. Lunch and dinner will be at your own expense.

day 17

The safari officially ends after breakfast on Day 17.

Experiences

Game Drives

Mokoro

Bushman Walks

Rates

Regions visited on this tour...

  • Kalahari
  • Makgadikgadi
  • Okavango
  • Moreni
  • Chobe
  • Vic Falls

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  • January - May

    $3,590

  • June - October

    $3,800

  • November - December

    $3,590

Please do remember to contact us to see if we can reduce this price for you as there may well be some specials on!

Prices are per person per night… contact us for single traveller prices.

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