A fully-inclusive Botswana Lodge Safari to Chobe and the Okavango Delta, at an excellent price. Enjoy comfortable lodge accommodation that includes daily safari activities, meals, local drinks, park fees, community levies, and road transfers, as well as your flight from Kasane to the Khwai River Area!
Stay at the eco-friendly Chobe Elephant Camp where you embark on open-vehicle game drives and boat cruises on the Chobe River. Experience outstanding game viewing and bird watching during your stay at this farm-style camp, and encounter the local Sibuya people.
From Kasane, take a scenic flight to the Khwai River Area to explore the pristine Moremi Game Reserve in the famous Okavango Delta and the wild Khwai Wildlife Concession. Immersed in unspoiled nature, venture out on mokoro rides, bush walks, and open-vehicle game drives, looking out for wildlife and birds. Stay at the classical Sango Safari Camp offering traditional colonial-style tented accommodation along the Khwai River and meet the local people in Khwai village.
On the first day of this Botswana Lodge Safari, you are collected from the airport in Kasane, near Chobe National Park.
From Kasane, you are transferred to our first safari camp, Chobe Elephant Camp. The drive takes you along the edge of Chobe National Park where you may spot your first wildlife. We spend our first few days exploring the Chobe National Park of Botswana, near the borders of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
Our safari lodge is an eco-friendly haven, based on the design of traditional homesteads in rural Africa. The eco-camp is located on a stony ridge rising above the floodplains of the Chobe River, so it has great views over the open bush!
We spend our days at Chobe Elephant Camp enjoying a variety of exciting activities, conducted by expert guides from the local area. Wildlife highlights include boat-based game viewing on the Chobe River and open vehicle game drives in Chobe National Park. You also have the opportunity to experience the local culture and see how people live in the rural villages close to the safari camp. In between cultural and game-viewing activities, there is time to relax at the safari lodge. Take a swim in the pool, and watch animals and birds at the watering hole.
At Chobe Elephant Camp our days typically begin with breakfast at about 6h00 or 6h30, followed by a morning activity. Lunch is then served at midday (depending on the timing of safari activities and transfers) with free time at camp afterward. Later we set off on the afternoon activity returning for dinner at about 19h30 or 20h00. Breakfast and dinner times vary slightly depending on the season.
The optional boat cruise activity follows a different program, entailing a full-day trip that begins with game viewing in Chobe Park after breakfast. At about noon you head to Kasane and take the boat cruise along the Chobe River, watching elephants and other animals along the way. A picnic lunch is enjoyed in Chobe Park or on the boat, depending on wildlife sightings on the game drive. After the relaxing boat cruise, you can return to camp for sundowners or embark on a short sunset game drive in Chobe National Park. Alternatively, a morning or afternoon boat cruise is offered in the national park when water levels permit.
On day four of our Botswana Lodge Safari, we travel from Chobe to the Okavango Delta region. In the morning we take a scenic flight from Kasane to the Khwai River Area, on the fringes of the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve. We fly over the untamed bush and rural Botswana, landing at the Khwai airstrip in our small fixed-wing plane.
Our next safari lodge, the Sango Safari Camp, is located in the Khwai River Area, about 3½ hours from Maun. The tented camp offers a back-to-nature safari experience in understated luxury with a traditional bush-style ambiance reminiscent of colonial times - a classical African safari camp. The safari camp is built in a shaded spot along the Khwai River, bordering on the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve section of the Okavango Delta, one of the top wilderness destinations in Southern Africa. The Khwai River forms the unfenced border between Moremi Game Reserve and the Khwai Concession Area, which places the safari lodge in an ideal spot for exploring both wildlife areas. We explore both the Khwai River Area and Moremi Game Reserve, between which the wildlife moves freely, on guided game-viewing activities.
Options include venturing into the bush on game drives in open safari vehicles, taking bush walks, and exploring the waterways by mokoro (dug-out canoe). The safari camp also offers night-time game drives - a thrilling way to encounter Africa's nocturnal wildlife. Exploring the pristine Moremi Reserve area of the famous Okavango Delta by mokoro is a must - gliding quietly along the channels as you look out for birds and animals! This intimate camp ensures that visitors enjoy an unforgettable wildlife adventure in the game-rich Moremi and Khwai River regions of Botswana.
Our days at Sango usually begin at sunrise with breakfast at camp, before heading out on our morning activity. At about midday lunch is served and then there is free time to rest and unwind at camp, before high tea in the afternoon. After tea we set off on an afternoon activity, leaving at about 15:30 or 16:00 (depending on the season). Dinner is served at about 19:30 or 20:00, followed by an evening of relaxation or you can embark on an exhilarating night drive.
Waking up in the wild Okavango Delta region on the last day of our budget Botswana Lodge Safari we have breakfast together at Sango Safari Camp. Then you are transferred to the airport in Maun. The small town of Maun is the main safari travel hub for accessing the Okavango Delta, so it handles a good selection of regional flights to major cities in Africa.
The daily itineraries outlined above serve as a guideline only. The actual times and details change according to a variety of factors. The activities and program will be discussed at the safari lodges when you arrive and during the safari.
This young eco-camp is situated on a rocky hillside overlooking the floodplains of the Chobe River, so it has great views over the open wilderness and the river. The safari camp's location is ideal for watching wildlife along the Chobe River, which attracts an abundance of birds and animals. Open vehicle safari drives and Chobe River boat cruises take guests into the African bush to discover the rich animal and bird life of Chobe National Park.
Chobe Elephant Camp is an eco-friendly lodge, designed to have a low impact on the natural environment, whilst maximizing the open views that the location offers. The safari lodge is constructed out of sandbags filled with local sand, creating thick walls that keep the heat and cold at bay. The structure is based on the layout of a typical rural homestead in Botswana, generating a new interpretation of traditional farm living. Cool interiors are furnished and decorated in old-fashioned farmhouse style making it a welcoming and charming space. High ceilings with rustic wooden beams and the deep verandah that opens out onto the bush, give the spacious communal area an airy and light feel. The lounge, dining, and bar areas flow into one another featuring comfy couches, a reading alcove, splashes of vibrant color, and African decor.
As many as 24 people can stay at Chobe Elephant Camp, so you get the chance to meet more fellow safari-goers than at the first lodge. The camp itself serves as an oasis of comfort and shelter from the intense natural elements at play in the African bush. The safari camp has an inviting pool with a wooden deck for enjoying the lovely views over the watering hole and river.
Accommodation is in en-suite twin or double chalets, as well as a larger, inter-connected family unit. Each chalet has a shady porch where you can sit and relax in the quiet riverine bush. These free-standing chalets are tastefully furnished and fitted with classical wooden finishes, offering simplistic and calm abodes. Touches of animal print add personality to the decor, which is natural and minimalistic in style. The comfortable, private chalets feature indoor and outdoor showers for freshening up in the semi-arid Kalahari environment.
Located on the communal lands of the Sibuya people, one of the highlights of staying at Chobe Elephant Camp is visiting the local village. The Sibuya live in the lowlands of Botswana, practicing subsistence farming and fishing in mokoro vessels. Walking in the village is a close-up cultural experience giving you a chance to see the real lives of the people who stay in this wilderness region.
This is a relatively small safari camp, accommodating only 12 guests at a time, which makes for an intimate and crowd-free stay in the Botswana bush.
The main lodge areas and six walk-in canvas tents are set under trees to provide a cool retreat from the sunny African days. The safari camp is located on the fringes of Khwai village, which makes it easy to visit this rural settlement. Some old traditions can still be seen in Khwai, mostly inhabited by Babukakhwae (San) and Bayei people. We visit Khwai and see how the people live alongside wilderness areas inhabited by wildlife. The village outing is a personal way to gain some insights into the local culture. Sango Camp is actually named after a local family - one of the original families living in the Khwai Area. Descendants of the Sango family today partly own the safari camp.
The tented rooms at camp are spacious, well-appointed, and comfortable, with en-suite bathrooms featuring al fresco bush showers. Each tent is set on a raised wooden deck with a small viewing deck where you can sit and survey nature. These Meru-type tents have big windows with mosquito netting to let in the light and fresh air. The tents are decorated in refreshing, earthy tones with splashes of vibrant-colored African fabrics, creating calm and cheerful interiors. The main tented areas, like the rooms, feature a combination of characterful wooden and canvas camping-style furniture with natural shades, handcrafted pieces, and touches of bright African prints completing the decor. The overall effect is a nostalgic old-world safari blend of simplicity and luxury in the African wilderness. The camp has a small pool for cooling off on hot days and at night the campfire and glowing lanterns create an intimate and warm atmosphere.
Sango Safari Camp's location on the banks of the Khwai River provides a peaceful setting with nice views over the river and Moremi Game Reserve on the other side. The camp's position between Khwai and Moremi opens up easy access to both wildlife areas, and it also places the camp within a diverse mix of habitats. Sango offers water-based and land-based game viewing across the wide range of open savannah, riverside forests, wooded zones, floodplains, and seasonal waterways. This varied environment supports an unusually rich assortment of numerous wild animals and birds, resulting in outstanding wildlife and bird-watching opportunities! Activities at camp include open game drives in the Moremi Game Reserve, one of Botswana's finest wildlife areas, and in the neighboring Khwai wildlife concession, as well as nature walks and exciting night-time game drives.
Please note: Activities are run according to seasonal variations, so mokoro trips and bush walks will depend on water levels, weather conditions, and visibility, especially in the rainy season.
This tour does take children.
It is important to note that every consideration is made with the guests's safety as priority, and as such, the following age restrictions on game activities are implemented at the lodge:
Guides are highly professional and very experienced, so guests will be safe in their care as long as they listen to and abide by the safety rules
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