7-Day Botswana Safari from Maun to Kasane via Okavango and Chobe

Arrive at Maun International Airport, where you will be met by your Botswana safari guide holding a signboard.

Your guide will take you to your accommodation, where you will stay for 1 night on a bed-and-breakfast basis at your own expense. Lunch and dinner will also be at your own expense.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the mokoro station at Boro, where you will travel through the water channels and reach your campsite.

Upon arrival at your camping area, freshen up and enjoy a short nature walk, then return to camp for lunch.

After a siesta, enjoy high tea and resume your afternoon activity. You will take part in mokoro and nature walking safari activities and witness an amazing safari experience. There will be much to see, from water-based animals to other wild animals such as zebra, impala, elephant, kudu, giraffe, waterbuck, hippo, and crocodile. Birdwatching is also quite remarkable and includes hornbills, secretary birds, cranes, vultures, plovers, and doves.

Return to camp before sunset for a shower, followed by dinner.

Sit around the fire and enjoy the fresh breeze. The last guest determines bedtime.

Upon arrival at Moremi Game Reserve, go for game viewing immediately. A packed lunch will be served en route.

After lunch, game viewing continues, and before sunset guests will be taken back to the campsite, where they will have time to refresh, have dinner, and spend the night under a canvas tent. You will camp here for one night only. The last guest determines bedtime.

Mababe village is situated on the banks of the Khwai River, approximately 125 km northeast of Maun, the safari capital. The village is 50 kilometres from Moremi/Khwai village, 10 kilometres from Mababe Gate, and 60 kilometres from Savute in Chobe National Park. You will camp here for one night only.

Wildlife demands its price. The inhabitants of Mababe are not able to grow crops due to the presence of elephants, buffalo, and numerous antelope species. Neither can they keep livestock because of predators such as lions, hyena, wild dogs, cheetah, jackals, and others. The location of the campsites enables one to see most of the Big Five game: lion, buffalo, elephants, and leopards, as well as other animals like hippo, herds of zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, and more.

At the camps, the following activities are offered:

• Camping: At the campsites, you are as close to nature as possible without forgoing a minimum level of comfort.

• Day and night game drives: Let the guide take you on a once-in-a-lifetime game viewing drive at any time of day with experienced tour guides and a fully customized safari 4x4 Land Cruiser.

• Guided bush walks: Stretch your legs in the bush and get up close and personal with nature. Always listen to your professional tour guides and leave nothing behind except footprints.

• Bushmen cultural activities: Gain insight into the culture and way of life of the local Bushmen people, and participate in and learn about their daily activities such as hunting, collecting, building, and watching the Bushmen perform aspects of their cultural heritage.

Note: Night game drives and Bushmen cultural activities come at an extra charge. They are not included in the rate.

Begin your safari in the morning with a warm shower, have breakfast, and then depart for Savuti, where you will have the opportunity to see some of the game along the road. Your arrival time at camp will be determined by what you see on the way.

Upon arrival at the campsite, lunch will be served, followed by siesta time.

After a siesta, have high tea and resume your afternoon game drive with your local safari guide.

Later, before sunset, you will drive back to camp, have a warm shower, and then dinner will be served. The last guest determines bedtime. You will camp here for one night only.

Have a quick breakfast before departing for a longer morning game drive. You will also have an opportunity to observe the animals up close. Chobe also boasts two antelopes rarely encountered elsewhere in Botswana: the puku and the Chobe bushbuck. The puku, with their shaggy orange-brown coats and V-shaped horns, can be spotted grazing the floodplains. Always look for predators, as a repetitive whistle warns fellow herd members. In contrast, the Chobe bushbuck is nocturnal and rarely forms groups of more than one pair. Rarely seen, this shy antelope, with its short spiral horns, relies on a sharp bark as an alarm call when threatened. Both the puku and the bushbuck have several predators to contend with, from lions, hyenas, and leopards to African wild dogs.

Return to the campsite after a beautiful drive, have lunch, and then go for a siesta.

At 3:00 p.m., depart for a beautiful sunset boat cruise along the Chobe River at your own expense. You will come very close to crocodiles and pods of hippos from the boat. You may also see lions from the boat, as well as big herds of buffalo and elephants. The last guest determines bedtime.

Wake up early, have breakfast, and depart for Kasane International Airport, where you will catch your flight back home. Travel safely, and we hope you enjoyed your time.