Affordable Botswana Lodge Safari

The 8-day Affordable Botswana Lodge Safari takes you on an action packed journey into Botswana’s top game parks and wilderness areas. Highlights include:

• Khwai River night game drive and day game drives
• Mokoro (dugout canoe) excursion in the Okavango Delta
• Game viewing in the Moremi Game Reserve
• Visit to the vast Makgadikgadi Pans 
• Sunset Cruise on the Chobe River in Chobe National Park
• Guided tour of the mighty Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

This budget safari in Botswana, one of Africa’s top game viewing destinations, offers comfortable accommodation on an unforgettable wildlife experience.

DAY 1: Maun, Botswana 

On arrival at Maun Airport in Botswana we will meet our guide, who will transfer us to our accommodation.

The afternoon is yours to spend at your leisure. You could do some last minute shopping or enjoy a scenic flight over the Okavanago Delta (optional activity for own account)

• Accommodation: Thamalakane River Lodge (En-suite Chalets, Bar, Restaurant, Swimming Pool)

DAY 2: Maun to Khwai River, Botswana BLD

After breakfast we leave Maun and reach the Mokoro station after a short drive. From here, we will float in Mokoros through the thick vegetation of the Okavango Delta discovering a variety of birds and wildlife.

Unlike other Deltas in the world, the Okavango flows into the Kalahari Desert without reaching the coast, which makes it unique. Afterwards, we make our way to a private concession in the Khwai River area to our overnight Camp.

This evening we go on a night game drive in the concession. This area lies between Moremi and Chobe and we will have the opportunity to spot a variety of nocturnal animals.   

• Distance: 100 km Departure:  08h00
• Lunch Stop: Khwai Region
• Accommodation: Khwai Bedouin Camp (semi-permanent Tented Camp with en-suite bathrooms, bar & restaurant area)

DAY 3: Khwai River, Botswana BLD

Day three of the Botswana Lodge Safari is spent in the Khwai area. We will embark on an early morning game drive and in the afternoon on a sunset game drive, making the most of game viewing in this area hopefully spotting a variety of game that frequent this region.

Khwai is renowned for its large concentrations of mammals and it is not unusual to see many different types of wildlife during just one game drive. As a year round destination for wildlife, predators can regularly be seen in the area, rated as one of the most prolific in Botswana for viewing wildlife. The exceptional location of Khwai makes it a regular host to Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and Wild Dogs. Birdlife can also be viewed in abundance with exceptional sightings of wildfowl and raptors.

• Distance: +/-150 km Departure:  07h00
• Lunch Stop: Pinic spot en route
• Accommodation: Khwai Bedouin Camp (semi-permanent Tented Camp with en-suite bathrooms, bar & restaurant area)

DAY 4: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana BL

After having explored the Khwai area we now head into the famous Moremi Game Reserve known as one of the most beautiful and varied reserves in Africa with an unprecedented concentration of wildlife. The full day is spent in the unspoiled nature of the Moremi Game Reserve.

The Moremi Game Reserve is home to a great diversity of plant and animal life - making it a ‘must see' for a Botswana Safari. It contains - within its boundaries - approximately 20% of the Delta, and a vast range of habitats, acacia forests, floodplains, reed beds, lagoons, enduring wetland through mopane forest and dry savanna woodland. The mainland part forms only about thirty percent of the reserve – the remaining area being part of the Okavango Delta.

After our wildlife experiences in the Moremi Reserve, we head back to Maun.

• Distance: 150 km Departure: 07h00
• Lunch Stop: Inside Moremi Game Reserve
• Accommodation: Thamalakane River Lodge or similar (En-suite Chalets, Bar, Restaurant, Swimming Pool)

DAY 5: Maun – Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana BLD

After breakfast we head onto Nata Lodge, lying close to the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. En route we will stop at Nata Bird Sanctuary.

The Nata River delta feeds the Sua Pan in the Nata sanctuary and forms the breeding ground for a host of water birds including pelicans and flamingo in their thousands, transforming the shore line into a pink haze blending into the western sky. With a little luck, you will witness this majestic spectacle today.

• Distance: 350 km Departure: 08h00
• Lunch Stop: Picnic spot en route
• Accommodation: Nata Lodge or similar (En-suite Rooms, Bar, Restaurant, Swimming Pool)

DAY 6: Makgadikgadi Pans – Chobe National Park, Botswana BLD

On day six of the Affordable Botswana Lodge Safari we make our way to our Safari Lodge on the Chobe River.

Once we have reached the Lodge and settled into our accommodation, we enjoy the rest of the afternoon on a sunset cruise on the Chobe River. On the sunset cruise in Chobe Park we can watch elephants, hippos, lions, crocodiles and a variety of birds and more without having to reach for our binoculars – You’ll be close enough for close-up photographs.

• Distance: 410 km Departure: 08h00
• Lunch Stop: Picnic spot en route
• Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge (En-suite Rooms, Bar, Restaurant, Swimming Pool)

DAY 7: Chobe National Park, Botswana – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe BL

If you wish, you can start this morning with an optional game drive into Chobe National Park. This excursion is option and can be arranged by your tour guide.

Today we will leave Botswana behind us and enter Zimbabwe to witness one of the world's 7 Natural wonders, the Victoria Falls. Explore these mighty waterfalls on a guided tour experiencing the "Smoke that Thunders". Vic Falls plummets over 100 meters into the Gorge below and is 1,7 km's wide forming the largest sheet of falling water in the world - an awe-inspiring natural spectacle!

• Distance: 80 km Departure: 08h00
• Lunch Stop: Garden Guest House
• Accommodation: Guest House (En-suite Rooms, Bar, Restaurant, Swimming Pool)

DAY 8: End of Tour B

Today the Affordable Botswana Lodge Safari comes to an end at Victoria Falls. Depending on your departure flight details you will be taken to Victoria Falls Airport for your onward flight.

We hope to welcome you on one of our African safaris again soon.

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