11 Day Botswana Luxury Safari

Itinerary

Day 1 - 2: Chobe National Park

On your arrival at Kasane airport, you will be met and welcomed for your road transfer to the iconic Chobe Game Lodge, where you will meet your safari guide. You will spend the following two nights at Chobe Game Lodge. The Chobe National Park is famous for its huge herds of elephants and buffalo. Set out on your afternoon game activity—a sundowner cruise on the magnificent Chobe River or an exciting game drive exploring the Chobe area.

Sunset cruises are spectacular, as you will be able to view the wildlife that congregates at the water’s edge while enjoying an awe-inspiring African sunset. The Chobe area is renowned for magnificent star-gazing, and your professional guide will be happy to show you the African skies and explain local folklore.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Chobe Game Lodge

Day 3 – 4: Savute Channel

After an early wake-up and breakfast, you will depart Chobe Game Lodge in your specially equipped safari vehicle for the Savute area of the Chobe National Park. The day is spent travelling to Savute Safari Lodge, and depending on the time of year, your guide may choose to take the road less travelled and incorporate a visit to the Nogatsaa area.

Stop in the shade of a large tree en route and enjoy lunch. Your safari vehicle is equipped with a fridge to ensure access to a variety of cold drinks, including water, fruit juices, beer, wine, and local brand spirits throughout your journey. In the afternoon, you will arrive at Savute Safari Lodge, where you will stay for two nights. Savute boasts a viewing deck, an al fresco dining area, and a swimming pool, ideal for watching game at the waterhole.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Savute Safari Lodge

Day 5 - 6: Moremi Game Reserve

After an early morning wake-up and breakfast at Savute Safari Lodge, you will depart in a south-westerly direction, travelling through the Mababe depression and entering Moremi Game Reserve, crossing the well-known Khwai River bridge at North Gate. Moremi Game Reserve is world-famous for its dramatic scenery and abundant wildlife.

You will enjoy an extended game drive to Camp Moremi in the Xakanaxa area. The vehicle is equipped with director’s chairs, a table, and hammocks, allowing you to relax and enjoy lunch en route. Xakanaxa is considered one of the most beautiful areas in the Moremi Game Reserve. Located on the edge of the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta, this area is rich in plant and animal species.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Camp Moremi

Day 7 – 8: Okavango Delta

Leaving your safari vehicle at Camp Moremi, you will depart by boat into the heart of the Okavango Delta. This journey through the serpentine channels and expansive lagoons of the Okavango Delta provides the opportunity to experience this magnificent ecosystem. Camp Okavango is situated on Nxaragha Island, located well within the permanent Okavango Delta.

For the next two days, you will experience the incredible diversity of this water wilderness. Explore the waterways and floodplains by boat and mokoro, and the islands on guided walking safaris.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Camp Okavango

Day 9 - 10: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Enjoy a morning activity before departing on your scheduled charter flight over the Okavango Delta to the desert location of Leroo La Tau. The park, populated by up to 30,000 zebra and wildebeest closely accompanied by predators, offers guests a chance to experience the exhilaration of witnessing large concentrations of game and resulting predator interactions. The lodge offers a raised hide above the waterhole, where guests can enjoy spectacular wildlife sightings.

Having explored the area and enjoyed a spectacular wildlife phenomenon on guided day and night game drives, guests can retire after dinner to a splendid fireplace overlooking the waterhole.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Leroo La Tau

Day 11: Departure

After a morning activity and breakfast, you will bid farewell to your guide and be transferred from Leroo La Tau to Maun Airport for your onward arrangements.

Meals: breakfast

More Info on the Lodges

Chobe Game Lodge

The lodge accommodates up to 94 guests in absolute luxury. Rooms are river-facing and include minibars, en-suite bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities and private terraces. In addition, four exclusive suites have their own plunge pools and separate lounges. Chobe Game Lodge facilities include a riverside boma, a large swimming pool, and a stylish cigar bar with an outside terrace overlooking the Chobe River.

The lodge also has a wildlife reference library with lounge and terrace. Should you wish to pamper yourself, your guide can schedule an appointment for you with Chobe Game Lodge’s in-house beautician.

Savute Safari Lodge

Located on the banks of the dry Savute Channel, Savute Safari Lodge is intimate, accommodating only 24 guests in cool thatched timber and glass suites. The area is renowned for its population of bull elephants and the unique interaction of resident predator species. The close proximity of wildlife translates into the recently refurbished, modern African décor. All suites have private decks, combined bedroom and sitting areas, and en-suite facilities.

The sitting area, library, and cocktail bar are situated in an exquisite thatch and timber main building. Open 4x4 game drives are conducted in the Savute area, including the famous Savute Marsh. The ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills add magic to a delightful African safari.

Camp Moremi

An elegant, elevated thatch and timber structure serves as the main building, comprising a main sitting area, wildlife reference library, dining room, and cocktail bar, inviting a true sense of the African wilderness. Other facilities include a secluded swimming pool with sundeck and a thatched boma where brunch and high tea are served.

Camp Okavango

Accommodation at Camp Okavango is in eleven twin-bedded, glass-fronted safari tents on raised wooden decks. Each tent has en-suite bathroom facilities. The main public areas of Camp Okavango house the lounge, bar area, and adjacent dining room, all leading out onto an open patio with an alfresco lounge and fireplace. Additional facilities include an elevated viewing deck, refreshing swimming pool, reference library, and curio shop.

Leroo La Tau

Leroo La Tau is situated on the banks of the Boteti River, which forms the western boundary of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. The lodge rises majestically above the dry Boteti Riverbed, stretching across the western border of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. With just 12 thatched chalets, each with en-suite bathrooms, a dining room, reading room, and bar in the main lodge, expansive wooden decks, and a plunge pool, guests can immerse themselves seamlessly into the ultimate wildlife experience in Botswana.