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Botswana Safari and Beach Honeymoon in Mozambique
A wild bush-and-beach safari honeymoon in southern Africa
13 days
$18,000 per person
Journey into one of Africa’s great wildernesses—where roads fade away and unblinking wildlife encounters stir a profound connection to the wild.
Journey into one of Africa’s great wildernesses—where roads fade away and unblinking wildlife encounters stir a profound connection to the wild.
Your adventure begins
Fly-in bush camps, the awe-inspiring Okavango Delta, and sublime Kalahari landscapes
Why visit Botswana?
Safari seekers are magnetized by the wild aura of Botswana, a country of diverse, awe-inspiring landscapes, and dream-matching game viewing. Ample wildlife roams its varied ecosystems, where nearly half of the country is preserved in national parks and reserves. Home of the UNESCO-designated Okavango Delta, famously populated by elephants, and with a government prioritizing sustainable travel above mass tourism, luxury Botswana safaris are known to be the costliest, least crowded, and most exclusive in all of Africa. It’s truly a slow safari destination for the wild at heart.
Botswana, your way
On a luxury Botswana safari, your journey might weave together the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta, the lily-dappled channels of the Linyanti region, the lunar salt pans of Makgadikgadi, the vast Central Kalahari, and the panoramic plains of the Mababe Depression—all in one extraordinary trip.
Home to some of Africa’s most dreamy safari properties, Botswana offers a choice between elevated canvas camps and intimate boutique lodges. Expect warm, attentive service, exceptional guiding, thoughtful design, gourmet dining, and a deeply rooted conservation ethos.
Days unfold in a variety of thrilling ways. Beyond traditional game drives, you might explore on foot, on horseback or quad bike, glide silently in a mokoro, cruise by motorboat, or take to the skies by helicopter — each perspective offering its own unforgettable encounter with the wild.
Why visit Botswana?
Safari seekers are magnetized by the wild aura of Botswana, a country of diverse, awe-inspiring landscapes, and dream-matching game viewing. Ample wildlife roams its varied ecosystems, where nearly half of the country is preserved in national parks and reserves. Home of the UNESCO-designated Okavango Delta, famously populated by elephants, and with a government prioritizing sustainable travel above mass tourism, luxury Botswana safaris are known to be the costliest, least crowded, and most exclusive in all of Africa. It’s truly a slow safari destination for the wild at heart.
Botswana, your way
On a luxury Botswana safari, your journey might weave together the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta, the lily-dappled channels of the Linyanti region, the lunar salt pans of Makgadikgadi, the vast Central Kalahari, and the panoramic plains of the Mababe Depression—all in one extraordinary trip.
Home to some of Africa’s most dreamy safari properties, Botswana offers a choice between elevated canvas camps and intimate boutique lodges. Expect warm, attentive service, exceptional guiding, thoughtful design, gourmet dining, and a deeply rooted conservation ethos.
Days unfold in a variety of thrilling ways. Beyond traditional game drives, you might explore on foot, on horseback or quad bike, glide silently in a mokoro, cruise by motorboat, or take to the skies by helicopter — each perspective offering its own unforgettable encounter with the wild.
Loved everything! The accommodations, the experiences from city excursions to wineries to safari. The guides and trackers were great. Appreciated the work that you all put into making this a trip to remember!
Barrie DuBois, 2025 Traveler
Is a Botswana safari right for you?
Botswana is a premier paradise for travelers who want their safari remote and wild. Largely absent of crowds, the country is woven with an intentional national tourism strategy to help conserve wildlife through top-shelf, low-impact adventure travel. Botswana’s conservation focus and solitude add to the sum of its luxury. It’s also ideal for wildlife enthusiasts who don’t require amenities like plunge pools and air conditioning—it’s very much a bush-setting safari.
When is the best time to go on safari in Botswana?
Broadly speaking, June through October is prime game viewing in Botswana, but a meaningful answer to this question requires some nuance.
In the northern areas, including the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti region, we recommend traveling from mid-June through September, when game viewing is at its best—which is also peak season. High water levels from annual floods influence and motivate wildlife to concentrate on the accessible islands, which is an astonishing sight. It is also dry season, leading to thinner vegetation and an increased opportunity to spot animals that tend to congregate near water. Wildlife viewing in October is excellent, too, if you can stand the heat. The mercury can reach a blistering high 90s or a ceiling of 110 degrees Fahrenheit. October is also the annual catfish run for anglers.
In November, the rains break, welcoming the green season which generally runs through to March, also known as the secret season. During that lush period, many babies are being born and predators are roaming, invoking clashes between the two. Species are visibly on the move, yet sometimes obscured by the dense vegetation. Secret season is also favored for birdwatching and photography.
For those targeting Central Kalahari, which is drier, we recommend a visit December through March.
You can visit the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans year-round. However, quad biking is available only when the landscape is dry enough, typically, from June to October.
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Where to go in Botswana
Botswana’s dramatically varied landscapes make it an especially alluring safari destination. While one corner of the country swells with floodwater, the arid heartland is sunbaked and parched
Okavango Delta
Located in northwest Botswana, the Okavango Delta is one of the world’s few inland delta systems with no outlet to the sea. Measuring 7,722 square miles, it’s visible from outer space. Pristine and dynamic, the Delta is an unparalleled wetland brimming with lagoons, islands, oxbow lakes, swamps, and seasonally flooded grasslands.
Each year, flood water rolls off the Angolan Highlands and streams hundreds of miles before reaching the Delta where it lingers for a few months, before receding back the way it came or soaking into the Kalahari sands. At the peak of Botswana’s dry season when water levels are at their highest, the landscape is revived and flush with greenery.
In the Okavango Delta, we’re big fans of Mombo Camp, Vumbura Plains, Duba Plains Camp, Chief’s Camp, and Jao Camp.
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