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Botswana Safari Collection

Situated in southern Africa, Botswana has captivated visitors with it's abundant wildlife and vast tracts of untouched and inspiring wilderness. In the land of Africa’s original inhabitants, the San Bushman, travelers will find a safe, quiet country with top quality guides and exclusive accommodations.

Botswana is home to some of Africa's heaviest concentrations of wildlife! The main areas to visit in Botswana are in the north. These include the Okavango Delta (with the highest density of lion in Africa), Moremi, the Savute / Linyanti area and Chobe (with the highest density of elephant in Africa).

The Okavango Delta is an oasis in a desert. Lagoons, palm islands, and secret waterways teem with animal and birdlife. Moremi is southern Africa's premier wildlife reserve (home to the Big 5 wildlife species). The Savute / Linyanti area is renowned for the large variety of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, wildebeest, giraffe, hippo, masses of buffalo and elephant and much more. Chobe National Park in the northeast is home to an enormous elephant population (over 50,000 elephant in addition to most other wildlife species) and provides visitors with opportunities to view the rare puku antelope and red lechwe.

When to visit Year round
Big 5 Wildlife Species Yes
Overall Quality of Safari Guides 4.5
Overall Quality of Wilderness Experience 5.0
Personal Safety 4.5 (some urban crime)
Health Concerns 4.0
General Infrastructure (roads, telecommunications, water) 2.0
Medical Infrastructure 4.0
Political Stability 5
Overall Rating 4.14

(ratings are based on a 5 point scale with 1 being the least desirable value and with 5 being the most desirable value)

Botswana Itineraries
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Botswana - Hidden Africa
Platinum Collection
8 days, US $3,795 - US $5,995
Highest quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit: Maun, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Savute / Linyanti, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided walks, canoeing through the Okavango Delta in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, village / school visit, sundowner cruise, and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - Africa in Style
Platinum Collection
10 days, US $4,295 - US $5,295 per person
Highest quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit: Maun, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided walks, canoeing through the Okavango Delta in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, optional village visit, Bushman paintings, excellent wildlife and birding, and a private guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - Pride of Africa
Platinum Collection
13 days, US $5,395 - US $8,495
Highest quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit: Maun, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Linyanti / Savuti, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided walks, canoeing through the Okavango Delta in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, and a private guided tour of Victoria Falls

The Ultimate Botswana Safari
Premier / Platinum Collection
15 days, US $6,295 - US $9,495 per person
Top quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers

Visit:
Maun, Kalahari Desert, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Linyanti / Savuti, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided walks, quad bike excursions, excellent wildlife and birding, village / school visit, boat cruises and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - Wild Heart of Africa
Premier Collection
8 days, US $2,895 - US $4,195
Top quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit: Maun, Moremi / Okavango Delta, Okavango Delta, Savute / Linyanti, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided hikes and walks, Okavango Delta excursions in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - The Last Wilderness
Premier Collection
13 days, US $4,495 - US $6,495 per person
Top quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit:
Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Linyanti / Savuti, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights:
all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided hikes and walks, Okavango Delta excursions in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, Chobe River boat cruise, mountain biking, a visit to a remote village and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - Wild Adventures
Premier Collection
13 days, US $5,495 - US $6,995 per person
Top quality all inclusive lodge, tented camp, camping safari with air transfers
Visit:
Maun, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Linyanti / Savuti, and Victoria Falls
Highlights:
all inclusive, high quality tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided hikes and walks including a multi day walking safari, a village overnight, excellent wildlife and birding, boat cruises, and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - The Lion King
Premier Collection - Family Safari
11 days, US $3,695 - US $5,595 per adult / US $2,595 - US $3,795 per child
Top quality all inclusive family lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit:
Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Linyanti / Savuti, and Victoria Falls
Highlights:
all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles (private vehicle throughout), professionally guided hikes and walks, Okavango Delta excursions in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, village / school visit, and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

Botswana - Born Free
Premier Collection - Family Safari
8 days, US $2,995 - US $4,395 per adult / US $2,195 - US $2,995 per child
Top quality all inclusive family lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit:
Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Linyanti / Savuti, and Victoria Falls
Highlights:
all inclusive, exclusive tented camps and lodges, transfers by air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles (private vehicle throughout), professionally guided hikes and walks, Okavango Delta excursions in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, village / school visit, and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

The Jacana Safari
Premier Collection
11 days, US $3,950 - US $4,495
Top quality all inclusive small group camping, lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit:
Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Savuti, Linyanti, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive, transfers by light aircraft, comfortable camping with top guides in remote and exclusive wilderness areas, permanent tented camps and lodges, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided hikes and walks, canoeing through the Okavango Delta in traditional dug out mokoros, excellent birding, and the Victoria Falls

Botswana - Call of the Wild
Voyager Collection
12 days, US $3,395 - US $4,995 per person
This safari does not operate during low season November through March and therefore has no low season price
High quality all inclusive lodge and tented camp safari with air transfers
Visit:
Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Linyanti / Savuti, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights:
all inclusive, quality tented camps and lodges, transfers by boat and air, day and night wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided hikes and walks, Okavango Delta excursions in traditional dug out mokoros or by boat, excellent wildlife and birding, Chobe River boat cruise, mountain biking, a visit to a remote village and a guided tour of Victoria Falls

The Mopane Safari
Voyager Collection
11 days, US $1,740 - US $2,030
Top quality all inclusive road based small group participatory camping safari
Visit: Maun, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Linyanti Concession / Savuti, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: all inclusive participatory group camping safari, scenic flight over Okavango Delta, top guides in remote and exclusive wilderness areas, wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, professionally guided hikes and walks, canoeing through the Okavango Delta in traditional dug out mokoros, excellent birding, and the Victoria Falls

Classic Botswana Tented Safari (Short)
Voyager Collection
10 days, US $1,980
Quality all inclusive road based small group camping safari
Visit: Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Savuti, Serondella, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: scenic flight from Maun to the Moremi Reserve, comfortable camping with top guides in remote and exclusive wilderness areas, excellent wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, boating through the Okavango Delta with a professionally guided island walk, Chobe River wildlife viewing boat cruise, excellent birding, and the Victoria Falls

Classic Botswana Tented Safari (Long)
Voyager Collection
14 days, US $2,365
Quality all inclusive road based small group camping safari
Visit: Nata, Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Nxai Pan National Park, Maun, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Savuti, Serondella, Chobe, and Victoria Falls
Highlights: comfortable camping with top guides in remote and exclusive wilderness areas, excellent wildlife viewing from open sided 4x4 vehicles, boating through the Okavango Delta with a professionally guided island walk, Chobe River wildlife viewing boat cruise, excellent birding, and the Victoria Falls

Botswana Extensions

Jack's Camp, Kalahari - Spend two nights at Jack's Camp. Jack's Camp combines 1920's East African panache with scientific exploration of desert biology and adaptation, stone age archaeology, bushman anthropology and the unique geology of the Makgadikgadi Pans. Guests may observe the only natural wildlife migration that still occurs in southern Africa, enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra that move south from Chobe and Moremi every year after the rains. Huge flocks of flamingoes mass here as well. In the dry season 4 wheel drive quad-bikes are used to explore deep into the dried out and desolate pans. Jack's Camp works closely with the UN recognized "First Peoples of the Kalahari" to provide a safari experience in the Central Kalahari that will allow close observation of both the wildlife and the unique way of life of the Bushmen, perhaps the only culture that has maintained a truly sustainable lifestyle in this very fragile ecosystem. US $1,125 per person February through March / US $1,315 per person April though June / US $1,500 July through October including roundtrip light aircraft transfers from Maun.

Gudigwa Village, Okavango Delta - Spend two nights at Gudigwa Camp experiencing the cultural richness of Botswana. Gudigwa  is a settlement of 800 San Bushman or "people of the dry country". The Gudigwa experience highlights the intimate connection between the Bukakhwe people's cultural heritage and the natural environment. Activities focus around various aspects of both traditional and modern life in Botswana. Walks will reveal the secrets of the bush and guests will learn about the medicinal uses of plants, discover where to find underground water, and will be given basic tips of how to survive off of nature's abundant resources. US $560 per person April through June 2004 and US $680 per person July through October 2004  including light aircraft transfers within the Okavango Delta.

Victoria Falls - Extra activities at the Falls include visiting a local village - sample local foods and walk through communal lands with a traditional healer (1/2 day, US $60 per person), or rafting the world's ultimate one day white water run through the Batoka Gorge - highly recommended (US $85 per person, includes lunch). Please inquire about an 1/2 day elephant back safari, golf, helicopter or fixed wing flights over the Falls, bungee jumping, microlight flights, sundowner cruises, traditional dance shows, and more.

Elephant Back Safari (Premier) - Enjoy 2 nights at Zimbabwe's renowned Elephant Camp. An intimate learning experience as you spend "a day in the life" of an African elephant. View wildlife within the Zambezi National Park from elephant back and if your lucky swim with these gentle giants! US $595 per person (January - March) and US $755 per person (April - December) including roundtrip transfer ex Victoria Falls.

Cape Town, South Africa (Premier/Platinum) - Enjoy 3 nights / 4 days in a luxury room at the Cape Grace Hotel - voted the world's best hotel in 1999 and 2000! This is one of the world's most beautiful cities and regions! Enjoy a private half day Cape Town city and Table Mountain tour, private full day Cape Peninsula tour with lunch, and private 1/2 day winelands tour with lunch at Roggeland Country House! This is living! US $1,495 per person (January through April). US $1,395 per person (May through August). US $1,595 per person (September through December). Includes accommodations in luxury room, private tours, all entrance fees, two lunches and private Cape Town airport transfers.

Cape Town, South Africa (Voyager) - Enjoy 3 nights / 4 days at the incredibly charming Welgelegen Guest House. This is one of the world's most beautiful cities and regions! Enjoy a half day Cape Town city and Table Mountain tour and a full day Cape Peninsula tour with lunch. US $575 per person (January through April) / US $475 per person (May through August). Includes accommodations, tours, one lunch, and Cape Town airport transfers.

NOTE: Many of the safaris featured above can be modified to depart on different days of the week or to include different accommodations and activities, usually at little or no extra cost. All prices exclude international airfares. For an airfare quote please email or phone our office toll free within the USA on 1 800 461 0682 and speak with a safari consultant.

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