14 Day Best of Botswana Serviced Camping Safari

Starting and ending at the spectacular Victoria Falls, this serviced camping safari entails a 14 day tour through wildlife areas with diverse habitats ranging from the semi-arid Nxai Pan drylands to the lush woodlands and riverine forests of Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park. Days are spent game-driving across vast areas, viewing the tremendous variety of animals to be found. Ten nights are spent inside game reserves and because the number of guests is well controlled and limited there are very few vehicles and other signs of civilization. Only private sites are utilized to set up the well-appointed camp accommodation.
Price per person sharing from US$3,230

This tour departs on set dates. Please contact us to discuss your travel plans in more detail.

Day 01             Livingstone ~ Nata

You depart Livingstone this morning by road transfer and cross the Zambezi River into Botswana at Kazungula. After customs and immigration formalities, you will meet your guide, who will assist with the purchase of drinks in Kasane, before driving south to the villge of Nata, which is situated on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. You will spend 1 night camping at a private camp site in the Nata Sanctuary on a full board basis.
Accommodation:        Nata Sanctuary Private Camping Site        

Day 02             Nata ~ Nxai Pan

You leave Nata after a light breakfast, travelling westwards to Nxai Pan National Park, where you will be camping for the next 2 nights in Nxai Pan National Park on a full board basis. You will start your exploration of the area this afternoon on a game drive, with the artificial waterhole at the heart of the pan allowing for some remarkable wildlife sightings.
Accommodation:        Nxai Pan National Park Private Camping Site        

Day 03             Nxai Pan

Your morning will start with a light breakfast in the cool early hours, before heading out at first light on a game drive. The drive typically lasts until about 10h30, with a coffee break mid-way. On return to camp a brunch is served, after which there is an opportunity to have a siesta throughout the heat of the day. As the air starts to cool towards late afternoon, you embark on an afternoon game drive.
Accommodation:        Nxai Pan National Park Private Camping Site 

Day 04             Nxai Pan ~ Maun

Today you take an early game drive out of Nxai Pan National Park and journey on further west to the town of Maun, to Sedia Riverside Hotel where you spend 1 night with breakfast included. The afternoon is at leisure at the Hotel, which is situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River. You are also able to replenish your drinks to last you for the next few days.
Accommodation:        Sedia Riverside Hotel

Day 05             Maun ~ Xakanaxa

Departing after breakfast, you travel by road to Xakanaxa, which is an integral part of the eastern waters of the Okavango Delta. You will be game viewing alongside waterways and floodplains en route to your new camping site where you will spend 2 nights with full board.
Accommodation:        Xakanaxa Private Camping Site

Day 06             Xakanaxa

Early this morning your guide will drive to the banks of the Okavango River, which you will explore today by motor boat, through the Lagoons of Xakanaxa and Gadikwe, and deep into the permanent waters of this unique inland delta. After a picnic lunch, you go back downstream to the mainland for the short evening drive and dinner.
Accommodation:        Xakanaxa Private Camping Site

Day 07             Xakanaxa ~ Khwai

Leaving early this morning, the team breaks camp and you take a leisurely drive to the private campsite in the Khwai River area of Moremi Game Reserve, where you will spend 2 nights camping on a full board basis.
Accommodation:        Khwai Private Camping Site

Day 08             Khwai

Today is spent on early morning and afternoon game drives. Your guide will generally spend maximum time on game drives, depending on what is seen, trying to cover as much area as possible. There is of course, that obligatory siesta during the hottest part of the day!
Accommodation:        Khwai Private Camping Site

Day 09             Khwai ~ Savuti

This morning you leave Moremi, crossing the Khwai Bridge to the northern bank of Khwai River. There is a quick opportunity to buy more drinks in the small village, before heading to Chobe National Park. Moving through the Mababe depression, you relocate to Savuti to camp for 2 nights with full board in the region of the flowing Savuti Channel. Game viewing this afternoon takes place along the fringes of the marsh and surrounding water holes.
Accommodation:        Savuti Private Camping Site

Day 10             Savuti

The day will be spent on morning and afternoon game drives, and time dependent, you will have an opportunity to climb one of the hills to see San Bushman paintings.
Accommodation:        Savuti Private Camping Site

Day 11             Savuti ~ Serondela

You travel north toward the Chobe River this morning, viewing wildlife en route. You will spend 2 nights camping with full board in the Serondela area of the Chobe National Park at your private campsite on a Teak forested dune that overlooks this beautiful river.
Accommodation:        Serondela Private Camping Site

Day 12             Serondela

After a morning drive along the southern bank of the Chobe River you will have the option to go for a boat cruise in the afternoon for the chance of seeing the animals from a different perspective.
Accommodation:        Serondela Private Camping Site

Day 13             Serondela ~ Livingstone

After breakfast and saying farewell to your back-up and camp crew you head eastwards on a last game drive to the exit-gate at Sedudu Valley. From there it is a short drive to Kazungula Border Post, where your guide will leave you after ensuring that your transfer back to Livingstone is seamless. Optional activities in the afternoon at Victoria Falls will be for your own expense before you spend the 1 night at The Zambezi Waterfront on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation:        The Zambezi Waterfront
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Day 14            Day of Departure

After breakfast you will continue on your own arrangements with your further travel plans.

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Dates of travel 2018

Price Per Person Sharing

01 Apr – 30 Jun

US$3,230

01 Jul – 31 Oct

US$3,630

01 Nov – 31 Dec

US$3,230

 

Dates of travel 2018

Price Per Single Traveller

01 Apr – 30 Jun

US$3,425

01 Jul – 31 Oct

US$3,825

01 Nov – 31 Dec

US$3,425

 

 

 

Prices for this safari are quoted in US Dollars. Please note that actual exchange rates may vary on the day of payment. See our terms and conditions for more information

 

 

Cost Includes

Cost Excludes

Use of specially modified 4x4 vehicles

Professional guide and camp staff

All camping on a serviced basis in private campsites

Open vehicle game drives in all National Parks and Reserves

All accommodation and meals as specified

All park and conservancy fees (excluding entrance fees at Victoria Falls)

All flights and visas and departure taxes

Driver guide or local escort gratuities

Drinks (unless specified)

Telephone bill, laundry and items of a personal nature

Medical, evacuation or travel insurance

Pre and post tour accommodation and transfers

Entrance fees and activities at Victoria Falls