Botswana safari: Gems of the Okavango Delta

Botswana safari: private concessions in a classic destination

Explore one of the world’s last true wildernesses on foot, by boat, or on a game drive. Our Botswana safari lets you enjoy taking in the abundant animal and birdlife that has made the Okavango Delta a destination second to none.

Each camp featured on this itinerary is well-priced for the experience it offers. What’s more, all are on community-run or private concessions, which means you can go off-road and on night drives and walking safaris, something not usually permitted in national parks or game reserves.

Botswana safari: 9 days / 8 nights

DAYS 1, 2 & 3:

Arrive in Maun and transfer by light aircraft to Khwai Concession, Khwai Bush Camp

DAYS 4 & 5:

Fly to Kanana Concession, Kanana Camp

DAYS 6, 7 & 8:

Fly to Shinde Concession, Shinde Camp

DAY 9:

Fly back to Maun, depart

water safari in the okavanga delta seen on our Botswana safari

Cruise the Okavango Delta in style

Kanana Camp fly camping on the star deck seen on our Botswana safari

Sleep under the stars

While on our Botswana safari try your hand at Okavango Delta fishing at sunrise

Enjoy a little afternoon catch-and-release fishing while on safari

Kanana Camp interior room view of the bed and open air sides seen on our Botswana safari

Kanana Camp comfort

shinde camp night game drive safari with elephant in the trees

Experience wildlife on a night game drive

shinde camp bush dinner by the water seen on our Botswana safari

Dine alongside the Delta at Shinde Camp

shinde camp water safari motorized boat with two guests

Discover Botswana's diverse wildlife by boat

The new Shinde camp offers every comfort

Unbeatable bird viewing

Highlights

This 9-day Botswana safari fly-in starts in Maun. From here, take a light aircraft flight to the community-run Khwai Concession, set along the unfenced northern boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta

Enjoy your first game drive during the short journey to Khwai Bush Camp. Game drives feature Africa’s big attractions – lion, cheetah, leopard, wild dog, elephant, buffalo, hippo and giraffe – and you can also explore the river on a mokoro, or traditional dugout canoe, depending on the season

Fly to Moremi. From here, a 15-minute drive takes you to Kanana Camp on the private Kanana Concession, which has picturesque winding waterways meandering through open lagoons. Choose from game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles, game viewing on mokoro excursions, guided walks, fishing, motor boating, and sunset cruises

Kanana is one of the few camps in the Okavango Delta to have an exclusive heronry, where migratory birds such as storks, ibis, egrets, herons, and pelicans rear their young in nests set among the low trees and swampy fig thickets

End your safari in Shinde Camp, which is nestled on a lush palm island in the Nxabega Concession. Experience the incredible bird, plant, and reptile species found here by motorboat or glass-bottomed mokoro, or on game drives in comfortable, specially designed vehicles

Price

$5,900-$11,100 per person sharing in 2023

Easy Extensions

Consider extending your time in Africa to include a couple of nights at the nearby Victoria Falls, some time in cosmopolitan Cape Town, or exploring the towering sand dunes of Sossusvlei in Namibia