Budget Delta, Moremi & Chobe Botswana Safari

This Budget Botswana Safari takes you on a genuine bush adventure to the pristine Okavango Delta, diverse Chobe Park and beautiful Moremi Reserve.

Our wildlife and wilderness journey through Botswana begins in Maun and ends at Victoria Falls with a night at a comfortable lodge in Livingstone, Zambia. Enjoy camping in truly wild areas of Botswana taking game drives and bush walks in top African wildlife parks, as well as motorboat and mokoro trips in the delta.

An authentic African bush experience at an affordable price!

• Central Okavango Delta & mokoro trips
• Motorboat in the Okavango Delta
• Optional Game/Scenic Delta flight 
• 3 nights in Moremi Game Reserve
• 3 nights in Chobe National Park
• Optional visit to Victoria Falls, Zambia 
• 1 night at a comfortable lodge in Livingstone, Zambia

Days 1-2: Okavango Delta, camping mokoro trip (Botswana)

This Botswana camping adventure departs from Maun traveling north-west to the western edge of the Okavango Delta, Botswana's wildlife gem.

Reaching the outskirts of the delta system we transfer to motorboats and continue our journey into this pristine watery haven. We travel along the winding papyrus-lined channels by motorboat enjoying the spectacular bush scenery and rich-birdlife of the delta region.

Once we have cruised deeper into the Okavango Delta we will be met by local polers with their mokoros (traditional dugout canoes). We proceed further into the delta by mokoro, gliding peacefully to a secluded delta island.

The next two days are spent on mokoro excursions and guided walks exploring the reeded islands and floodplains of the remote Okavango Delta. During our delta trip we camp in the wild with bush ablutions. The camping areas selected on this Budget Botswana Safari are remote and truly wild offering a genuine African bush experience. (B, L, D) 

Day 1 - Maun to Okavango Delta: 320km, 4h

Day 3: Maun, camping (Botswana)

After our truly wild Okavango Delta trip we return to Maun, the gateway to the delta.

You have the option of taking a scenic game flight over the Okavango Delta back to Maun, an hour long flight at extra cost. This unforgettable Okavango Delta flight provides sweeping aerial views of the unique wetland system and its roaming wildlife. If you take the scenic flight you will spend a leisurely afternoon in the watery Delta at a campsite relaxing in nature before your flight to Maun.

Your safari guide will drive to Maun and stock up on supplies for the next stretch of your Botswana Camping Adventure. You will be collected from the airport for some shopping and stay overnight just outside of Maun at a designated campsite with permanent ablution facilities. (B, L, D)

Day 3 - Okavango Delta – Maun: 320km, 4h

Days 4-6: Moremi Game Reserve, camping (Botswana)

Leaving Maun on day four we head to our next top game viewing destination, Moremi Game Reserve. One of the best wildlife parks in Botswana, Moremi Reserve covers diverse habitats ranging from swamp and woodlands to drier areas. 

We spend the next three days of this Botswana wildlife safari exploring Moremi Reserve on game drives in search of the impressive array of wild animals and prolific birdlife found in this beautiful wilderness area. Moremi is considered one of the most scenic game reserves in Africa covering the eastern part of the Okavango Delta where mopane woodland and acacia forests contrast with watery floodplains and lagoons.

Moremi is home to elephants, especially numerous during the dry season, as well as buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyaena and jackal. A wide variety of antelope species, including the rare red lechwe, are also found in Moremi, along with healthy populations of endangered African Wild Dog.

In Moremi we embark on game drives in the early mornings at sunrise and again in the late afternoons at sunset. Our early morning game drives are followed by lunch and a rest back at the safari camp. During our stay in the Moremi Reserve we move to a new campsite from where we explore a different part of the scenic Moremi Reserve. We camp in private campsites with bush ablutions in designated wilderness areas of the reserve. (B, L, D)

Day 4: Maun – Moremi Game Reserve: 150km, 6h (including game drive)

Days 7-9: Chobe National Park, camping (Botswana)

Our next premier safari destination is Botswana's Chobe National Park, hosting one of the highest concentrations of game in Africa.

Botswana's most diverse game park, Chobe Park is best known for its large herds of migratory elephants. Our journey in search of wildlife takes us across the drier Savuti plains of the vast Chobe. Savuti is a striking wilderness area that is home to one of Chobe's highest concentrations of wildlife and is renowned for its predators, especially lion and hyena. We continue north to the Chobe River meandering along the banks of the river where the cries of African Fish Eagles can be heard and also exploring the wildlife park on our game drives. We look out for the abundance of wildlife found in Chobe, including elephants, hippos and buffalos; as well as the rich birdlife.

At Chobe Park we will be camping in private designated sites with bush ablutions. The camping areas selected are remote and wild offering a real African bush experience. (B, L, D)

Day 7: Moremi to Savuti: 120km. 5-6h

Day 8: Savuti to Chobe River: 170km, 5h

Days 10–11: Comfortable lodge in Livingstone, chalet accommodation (Zambia)

We enjoy one last morning game drive in the Chobe area before taking a ferry across the Zambezi River into Zambia. Then we drive to the Zambian side of the famous Victoria Falls (visa required), where we stay overnight in Livingstone at a comfortable lodge.

You have free time in the afternoon to visit the impressive Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and go curio shopping in Livingstone. On the last night of this Botswana Camping Safari dinner will be at your own expense at the Livingstone lodge.

Optional adventure activities in Livingstone include White Water Rafting down the Zambezi Gorge, Canoeing on the upper Zambezi, Elephant Rides and Helicopter Flights over Victoria Falls. (Day 10 – B, L & Day 11 B)

The Okavango Delta, Moremi & Chobe Botswana Safari ends after breakfast at around 10h00 on day eleven, bringing this authentic African bush adventure to a close.

Day 10: Chobe River to Livingstone: 100km, 2-3h

Please note:

The Okavango Delta, Moremi & Chobe Botswana Safari starts at 07h30 on Day One therefore it is a requirement that you stay overnight in Maun the night before the tour departs and purchase drinks for your safari the day before the safari starts. We recommend an extra day or two in Livingstone at Victoria Falls after the safari to participate in some of the amazing adventure activities available. Post-tour accommodation, activities and transfers to Livingstone airport or lodges, Victoria Falls airport or lodges or Kasane in Botswana, can be arranged at an additional cost

For assistance with pre-safari and post-safari accommodation and travel arrangements contact African Budget Safaris.

Tour Transport:

The vehicles used on this Botswana Safari are custom-built game viewing vehicles, designed for safari trips in the bush. Each vehicle carries up to 12 passengers, ensuring excellent visibility on game viewing drives, as well as great movability in the wilderness. Throughout the camping safari we use a specially designed trailer unit containing a mobile kitchen and space for all of the camping equipment and luggage.

Tour Accommodation:

On this semi-participation safari we camp at bush sites in 2.1m x 2.1m x 1.75m bow tents that are easy to set up (clients help to erect the tents). All windows and doors of the tents are fitted with treated mosquito netting. Each person will get a 5cm high-density foam camping mattress to sleep on while camping.

The bush ablutions consist of high-slung bucket showers and bush toilets with canvas screens for privacy. Round (200V/2pin) power units are available in the vehicles to recharge cameras and in Maun there are Internet cafes and photoshops that will download digital photos. In Livingstone we stay in rooms at a comfortable Zambian lodge.