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Classic South

CLASSIC MOBILE SAFARI
Explore Chobe River, Savuti, Khwai and Moremi

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Mobile Safari Summary

A shorter and more affordable version of the Botswana Classic Reverse safari

This is the reverse of our Botswana Classic and is This safari follows a Kasane-to-Maun route through northern Botswana's main wildlife regions. The journey begins at Chobe National Park, where the Chobe River supports large game concentrations, then moves to Savute, where the seasonal channel is currently flowing and attracting wildlife. From there, the route continues to Khwai Community Concession, an area known for consistent wildlife viewing year-round.

The trip concludes in Moremi Game Reserve, characterized by permanent water channels from the Okavango Delta and notable predator populations. This north-to-south itinerary covers Botswana's established safari circuit, with each destination offering different landscapes and wildlife viewing shaped by varying water availability.

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Includes

  • Maximum 12 guests spread over two vehicles (6 on each)
  • Large walk in tents with private en-suite bathroom
  • Professional guide, chef and camp hands
  • Private campsites
  • All park fees and levies and all activities
  • All meals and drinks

Excludes

  • Gratuities and items of a personal nature
  • International flights
  • Travel insurance or visas
  • Anything not listed under inclusions

Regions visited on this tour

Chobe River

meander along the Chobe River and take in a boat safari

Chobe River Front

Botswana

Vic Falls border town with access to the Chobe River and Chobe National Park

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Savuti

Take advantage of the vast savannah areas of Savuti

Savuti

Botswana

Savuti or as it is often spelled “Savute”, is part of the Chobe National Park and lies South of the Chobe River Front

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Khwai - Community Concession

Visiting the Kheai Community Concession area

Khwai

Botswana

Abundant wildlife in this spectacular region

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Moremi Game Reserve

The Moremi Game Reserve is the famous heart of the Okavango and known for its abundant wildlife.

Moremi Game Reserve

Botswana

The heart of the Okavango Delta

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The Accommodation

Walk in Meru Style ensuite tents
Beds with a proper mattress with all linen (not sleeping bags) as well as a towel and a hot water bottle in winter
En-suite bathroom with bush loo and bucket shower
Ecofriendly bathroom amenities (soap, shampoo, body lotion and insect repellent)

This mobile safaris include quality linen and towels for your comfort. Each bed is made up with proper linen, pillows, duvets, and extra blankets. During the winter months, when night time temperatures can drop, we also provide hot water bottles for added warmth.

For game drives, we supply blanket-lined ponchos — perfect for staying cozy on chilly mornings and keeping dry during summer rains.

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

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Arrival

Arrive into Kasane Airport

Day 1 - 2

We will be there to give you a warm Botswana welcome when you land at Kasane Airport. Our guide will help you feel immediately at home and brief you on what to look forward to on your safari.

We will provide you with a snack pack before you depart on an afternoon boat cruise on your first afternoon on the Chobe River which departs from Kasane.

Following the boat cruise we leave Kasane and start our journey driving at game drive pace and keeping an eye out for wildlife and birds. We spend the first two nights camping in a pristine bush campsite near the Chobe River, exploring the river banks and surrounding floodplains on game drives.

The magic of a mobile camp becomes apparent as the sun sets and you enjoy drinks around the fire before a starlit dinner and a great night’s rest after falling asleep to the sounds of the African bush.

Chobe River Front

Day 3 - 4

We head further south within Chobe National Park, were we spend the following three nights camping at a pristine bush campsite in the Savute region and exploring the dry landscape on game drives. Savute is an area that can change dramatically, with the character of the place changing completely depending on the flowing or drying up of the Savute Channel. In 2010, water from the Savute Channel reached the Marsh for the first time in three decades (after a long dry period during which resident lions learned to prey on elephants coming to drink at isolated waterholes). The presence of water can transform these dynamics and the only way to find out what will happen next, is to visit Savute with us and see for yourself!

Savuti

Day 5 - 6

Following an early breakfast, we pack up the camp and continue our journey to Khwai, stopping for a bush picnic lunch en route. The Khwai River forms the boundary between the reserve and the local Khwai Community Area. We spend the next two nights camping at a campsite in the Khwai area, exploring the Khwai floodplains on game drives. You will also experience a 2½-hour mokoro trip, discovering channels and lagoons at a relaxed pace in a traditional dug-out canoe.

Khwai

Day 7 - 8

Spending our last two nights camping in the Xakanaxa / Third Bridge area, we explore the surrounding wilderness on game drives during the day. The Moremi Game Reserve protects around a third of the entire Okavango Delta ecosystem – some 5 000km2 (1 930 square miles).

Moremi Game Reserve

Day 9

Following breakfast and a short game drive your guide will drop you at a bush airstrip to meet your pilot for your stunning light aircraft scenic flight over the Okavango Delta and Chief’s Island back to Maun. This flight gives you a fish eagle’s eye view of this amazing ecosystem. You will arrive in Maun around noon in time for the flights to Johannesburg.

Experiences

Game Drives

Night Drives

Mokoro

Boating

Rates

Lodges visited on this tour...

  • Chobe River
  • Savuti
  • Khwai Community
  • Moremi

from

  • March - June

    $3,940

  • July - October

    $4,945

  • November - December

    $3,940

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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