Tailor-Made Botswana Safari

Design your perfect Botswana safari with Soul Tours Africa. Explore the legendary Okavango Delta by mokoro and boat, witness vast elephant herds in Chobe National Park, and experience the pristine wilderness of the Kalahari — all crafted around your dates, group size, and preferred level of luxury. The sample itinerary below shows a classic 8-day Botswana circuit combining the Delta and Chobe. Every detail is fully adjustable.

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Highlights

Okavango Delta — one of Africa's last great pristine wilderness areas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mokoro (dugout canoe) safari through the Delta's papyrus channels
Chobe National Park — Africa's highest concentration of elephants
Sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River among hippos and crocodiles
Moremi Game Reserve — where the Delta meets the savanna for extraordinary year-round game viewing
Walking safaris in the Okavango for an intimate bush experience
Optional Kalahari desert and Makgadikgadi salt pan extensions
Small-group exclusive camps — Botswana's high-value, low-volume conservation model

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1

Arrival in Maun — Okavango Delta

Arrive at Maun Airport, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. Your guide transfers you to your Delta camp via light aircraft (approx. 20–40 minutes) or by road depending on your chosen lodge. The Delta spreads 15,000 km² of pristine channels, lagoons, and palm-studded islands — a permanent freshwater oasis in the middle of the Kalahari Desert. Afternoon game drive or boat ride to settle in. Dinner and overnight at your Delta lodge or tented camp.

Meals: DStay: Delta lodge or tented camp, Okavango Delta
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Okavango Delta — Mokoro Safari & Walking

Rise early for a sunrise mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) excursion through the Delta's reed-lined channels. The mokoro is poled silently by an experienced local guide, allowing extraordinarily close encounters with water birds, hippos, and elephants drinking at the water's edge. After breakfast, explore one of the Delta's islands on a guided walking safari — tracking lion spoor, identifying birds, and learning to read the bush. Return to camp for lunch, afternoon boat ride, and sundowners on the water.

Meals: B, L, DStay: Delta lodge or tented camp, Okavango Delta
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Okavango Delta — Moremi Game Reserve

Transfer to Moremi Game Reserve within the Okavango Delta — one of Botswana's most diverse wildlife areas, combining permanent water, floodplains, and dry savanna. Morning and afternoon game drives through Chief's Island and the Mopane Tongue. Moremi offers exceptional predator viewing: lion, leopard, cheetah, and the endangered African wild dog all occur here. Hippos and crocodiles crowd the river channels. Dinner at camp under a blanket of stars.

Meals: B, L, DStay: Camp, Moremi Game Reserve
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Moremi Game Reserve — Full Day

A full day inside Moremi with morning and afternoon drives. The diverse habitat — floodplain, mopane woodland, and thornbush — means wildlife varies dramatically between morning and afternoon. Buffalo herds of hundreds may block the track; wild dog packs weave through the mopane. Ask your guide about the spectacular seasonal changes as flood waters from Angola reach the Delta between June and August, pushing game onto higher ground and transforming the landscape. Campfire and dinner under the stars.

Meals: B, L, DStay: Camp, Moremi Game Reserve
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Transfer to Chobe National Park

Fly or drive north to Chobe National Park (approx. 30 minutes by air or 4 hours by road via Kasane). Chobe is famous for having the highest concentration of elephants in Africa — herds of up to 450 animals converge on the Chobe River in the dry season. Check into your riverside lodge. Afternoon game drive along the Chobe floodplain where elephants, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and lion share the rich riverside habitat. Dinner and overnight.

Meals: B, L, DStay: Lodge, Chobe National Park
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Chobe River Cruise & Game Drives

Morning game drive in Chobe with your guide tracking lion and leopard in the riverine forest. After lunch, a sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River is the highlight of any Chobe visit — elephants swim across the river in convoys, hippos yawn in the shallows, Nile crocodiles bask on sandbanks, and African fish eagles call overhead. The evening light on the river is extraordinary for photography. Return to lodge for dinner.

Meals: B, L, DStay: Lodge, Chobe National Park
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Chobe — Victoria Falls Day Trip (Optional)

Optional day excursion to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (just 80km from Kasane). The falls are one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World — at 1,708m wide and 108m tall, they are the largest waterfall on earth by total flow volume. Walk the rainforest trail with mist rising from the Zambezi Gorge. Return to Chobe for dinner, or extend your trip with a night in Victoria Falls. This excursion is bookable on request.

Meals: B, L, DStay: Lodge, Chobe National Park or Victoria Falls
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Kasane — Departure

Final morning game drive along the Chobe River at sunrise before breakfast. Transfer to Kasane Airport for your departure flight to Johannesburg, Nairobi, or your onward destination. Take with you extraordinary memories of Africa's greatest wilderness.

Meals: B

What's Included

All accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Private safari vehicle and boat throughout
Expert English-speaking Botswana safari guide
Park entrance and conservation fees
Mokoro excursion and walking safari in the Okavango
Chobe River sunset boat cruise
Internal light aircraft transfers within Botswana (where indicated)
Bottled water during all activities
24/7 support from Soul Tours Africa

What's Not Included

International flights to/from Botswana
Botswana visa (citizens of most Western countries enter visa-free)
Travel insurance (strongly recommended)
Victoria Falls day trip (approx. $120–180 per person)
Tips and gratuities for guide and lodge staff
Alcohol and personal beverages
Personal shopping and souvenirs

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