• Tour Description

  • TOURDESCRIPTION1 Botswana Safari Explorer

    On this Botswana safari, while you explore the waterways of the Okavango Delta and the prolific wildlife of Chobe National Park, your camp staff travels ahead to ensure your camp is set up waiting for you at the end of each day. Enjoy the serenity of private campsites and the comfort of spacious Botswana safari tents with crisp linens and en-suite bathrooms, flush toilets and refreshing bucket showers, as you journey through the African wilderness. A maximum of 6 guests per Botswana safari means individual attention from experienced staff and guarantees an outstanding Botswana safari experience.


    SAFARISNAPSHOT1 Botswana Safari Explorer
    Day 1 Travel Day to Africa
    Day 2 Okavango Delta
    Day 3 Okavango Delta
    Day 4 Moremi Game Reserve
    Day 5 Moremi Game Reserve
    Day 6 Savute Channel
    Day 7 Savute Channel
    Day 8 Serondela
    Day 9 Serondela
    Day 10 Victoria Falls
    Day 11 Your Journey Ends
    SAFARIHIGHLIGHTS Botswana Safari Explorer

    • Okavango Floodplains
    • Victoria Falls
    • Big Five Game Viewing


    A Magical Journey Awaits!

    Talk To a Safari Specialist today! Call (800) 405-9463

  • Detailed Itinerary
  • DETAILEITINERARY2 Botswana Safari Explorer

    SIDEBARBOTSWANA Botswana Safari Explorer

    Botswana Safari Explorer

    KEY: B Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner
    Please note that premium import brands are not included with beverages

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    DAY 1 TRAVEL DAY – TO AFRICA

    Your Botswana safari begins today as you board your international flight to Africa.


     DAYS 2 & 3 OKAVANGO DELTA

    Welcome to Africa! Your Botswana safari continues as you are met at the Maun International Airport off your flight from Johannesburg. You will take a flight to Nxabega Airstrip where a safari vehicle will be waiting to take you to the campsite. Explore the crystal-clear channels, islands and waterways by mekoro (dug-out canoe), and enjoy game viewing walks on the islands. Spend two nights at a private campsite in a private concession area, bordering the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, with a complement of camp staff to cater for your needs.

    The highlight of any Botswana safari is the magnificent Okavango Delta, a maze of lagoons, lakes and hidden channels covering an area of over 16,000 square km in flood and shrinking to less than 9,000 square km in the dry season. Trapped in the parched Kalahari sands, this fresh water oasis attracts wildlife that depends on the permanent waters. Sable, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, lion, and elephant, drift through the Kalahari woodlands. This Delta is one of the planet’s most extraordinary wild places and Botswana’s most valuable natural resource.


     DAYS 4 & 5 MOREMI GAME RESERVE

    Today your Botswana safari takes you on a short flight in a light aircraft will take you to khwai in the north gate region of Moremi Wildlife Reserve. The first protected area in Africa to be established by local people, the Reserve is rated as Africa’s most beautiful wildlife sanctuary. Spend two nights camping in the reserve, with extensive and interpretive game-drives taking up your days.


     DAYS 6 & 7 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK – SAVUTE

    Enjoy a long game drive (5 – 6 hours overland) as you transfer to Savute, renowned for lion and other predator viewing, where you will spend two nights camping next to the Savute Channel. Huge animal concentrations are attracted to this area and its artificial watering holes in the dry season.

    Chobe National Park, another highlight of this Botswana safari, encompasses 11,700 km2 of wilderness, bordered in the north by the beautiful Chobe River, and buffered on all sides by wildlife management areas and forest reserves, allowing for the free movement of game. A wildlife enthusiast’s dream, Chobe National Park is one of the top wilderness reserves in the world and is home to the largest single concentration of elephant. Two species of region-specific antelope occur here, the puku and the Chobe bushbuck, which cannot be seen in other parts of Botswana except on the Chobe riverfront.


     DAYS 8 & 9 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK – SERONDELA

    From Savute, move up to northern Chobe (4 – 5 hours overland game drive) where you will camp for two nights in the Serondela area of the National Park. This is the heart of elephant country and you may spend many hours watching the huge herds in and around the waters of the Chobe River on game drives or private boat cruise. Northern Chobe is renowned for its large variety of bird and animal life, beautiful scenery and magnificent sunsets.


     DAY 10 VICTORIA FALLS

    Take a short drive from Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe for your one night stay at The Elephant Camp, after a tour of the Falls (entrance fee to the Falls is included in the safari fare). Enjoy a sunset cruise along the banks of the Zambezi River and view the spectacular scenery that is nature’s own sanctuary and home to the ‘laughing hippos’, ‘singing birds’ and the ‘snapping crocodiles’. This tranquil cruise offers exceptional photographic opportunities and delightful canapés and sundowners to toast the glorious African sunset. The Elephant Camp also offers close interaction with wildlife – in particular elephant at the Wild Horizons Sanctuary. All guests staying at The Elephant Camp will have an opportunity to meet the Wild Horizons elephants.

    Considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Victoria Falls is knows as Mosi-oa-Tunya in Zambia and means the Mist that Thunders. The falls are some of the largest in the world and will leave you awestruck by their power and beauty.


     DAY 11 YOUR JOURNEY ENDS

    After breakfast, your Botswana safari comes to an end as you transfer to Victoria Falls International Airport where you will connect with your onward flights.

    A Magical Journey Awaits!

    Talk To a Botswana Safari Specialist today! Call (800) 405-9463

  • Rates
  • Botswana Safari Cost

    FROM $4,405 per person sharing double occupancy

    Contact Rothschild Safaris for dates on this Botswana safari 

    INCLUDED:
    Besides what is listed above, the following additional items are included in your Botswana safari price:

    • National parks and concession fees for this Botswana safari
    • Services of professional English-speaking guides and staff
    • Comprehensive safari preparation for your Botswana safari

    EXCLUDED:

    • Items of personal nature
    • Travel insurance for each traveler on this Botswana safari
    • Gratuities (estimate approx. $15 per person per day)
    • Excess baggage fees during your Botswana safari
    • Airport departure taxes
    • Passport and visa fees
    • International airfare for this Botswana safari (available upon request)

    Booking Conditions

    Rothschild Safaris: Terms and Conditions applicable on all Botswana safari tours. Cancellation insurance for your Botswana safari is highly recommended.

    Deposit Requirements: 20% per person deposit is required to confirm your Botswana safari  Final payment for your Botswana safari is due 60 days prior to departure.

    Additional Information

    • Packing list for your Botswana safari, detailed information on each country, a suggested reading list for this Botswana safari, medical information, and other pertinent travel information will be sent to you once your safari is booked.
    • International flights for your Botswana safari can be arranged upon request utilizing our excellent consolidator airfares.
    • All of our Botswana safaris can be customized to suit your specific interests, time frame and budget.

    A Magical Journey Awaits!

    Talk To a Botswana Safari Specialist today! Call (800) 405-9463