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Camp Savuti lion game drive

5 Day Tented Botswana Safari - Delta, Moremi & Savuti

Tour Length5 days
Priced from pps $3700 R70146 £2907 3403 A$5643 C$5008 NZ$6083 Full pricing info
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Summary of this Lodge Safari

  • Max. Group Size 10 Travellers
  • Starts & ends in Maun, Botswana
  • Accommodation Fully Serviced Camping / Luxury Camping
  • Transport Game Viewing Vehicle / Fly-in Safari
  • Wildlife Big 5, Elephant, Exceptional Birding, Leopards, Lions, Rhino & More
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Quick Itinerary Overview

Explore Botswana's top wildlife areas - the Okavango Delta, Moremi, and Savuti - on one affordable Tented Botswana Safari. Stay at comfortable tented safari camps in Botswana and fly between safari destinations! 

You'll spend two nights at the remote Mboma Island Camp in Moremi Game Reserve and two nights at Camp Savuti in Chobe National Park.

First, embark on game drives in the renowned Moremi Game Reserve and explore the Okavango Delta by mokoro canoe and boat. Then explore the world-famous Savuti Marsh region of Chobe, known for its predator sightings and large game. This Botswana Safari stays at tented bush camps that offer rustic luxury out in the unspoiled African bush. Guests get an authentic wilderness experience in scenic wild locations, enjoying more comfort than on regular camping safari tours.

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Itinerary for this Tour

Day 1: Maun to Mboma Island Camp, Moremi Game Reserve – Botswana

This Tented Botswana Safari begins with a scenic flight from the Maun airport to Mboma Island Camp. The short flight takes you over Botswana's prime wilderness area, the Okavango Delta, in a small fixed-wing plane. Watch for roaming wildlife below as you fly to the north-western tip of Moremi Game Reserve where Mboma Camp is located.

When you arrive at the tented safari camp there is time for you to freshen up and enjoy some light snacks and drinks, before embarking on your first game drive. The game drive is conducted in an open-sided safari vehicle inside the renowned Moremi Game Reserve. This is the only official protected area in the Okavango Delta hosting abundant wildlife across its diverse habitats. The area near the safari camp is known for its abundance of lions and other big cats, so keep your eyes peeled. Other wild animals in the area include wild dogs, elephants, buffalos, hyenas, and more. After sunset we make our way back to the tented camp, looking out for nocturnal animals as we drive into the night.

Back at our first Botswana safari camp, we tuck into a tasty dinner in the dining tent. Then you can sit back around the flickering campfire under the stars - the perfect way to end off your first day in the beautiful wilderness of northern Botswana.

  • Travel: Flight to Mboma Island Camp
  • Activities Included: Sunset game drive
  • Meals: Light snacks and drinks & Dinner

Day 2: Mboma Island Camp, Moremi Game Reserve – Botswana

Wake up early on day two of your Tented Botswana Safari and soak up the pristine bush scenery around you. Start your day with a fresh coffee and light snack before we set off into the wilderness.

This morning's activity is your choice of a game drive, mokoro trip, or boat cruise (subject to water levels). Early mornings are ideal for bird watching and wildlife spotting as many of the birds and animals are most active first thing in the day. While out exploring we will stop for a coffee break out in nature.

For the game drive, you'll head into Moremi Game Reserve in the open-sided safari vehicle which provides unobstructed views of the wildlife and wilderness. The open-sided safari vehicle is ideal for taking photographs and immersing you in the African bush. Your experienced safari guide shares his or her vast knowledge of the bush with you as you explore, making for a fascinating wildlife experience.

On a mokoro trip, you will be poled through the watery channels of the Okavango Delta in a traditional-style dugout canoe. A local guide stands in the back of each canoe and moves it through the water using a long pole, like a gondolier. You get to sit back and relax while taking in the untamed surroundings as you gently glide along. The third option is to take a boat excursion to the tranquil lagoons and winding delta channels. Boat trips are only conducted when the water levels are high enough. This is a great way to see more of the delta during or after the rainy season.

After our morning's adventures out in the bush, we return to the semi-luxury tented camp where hot bucket showers await. After freshening up we have a late breakfast in the dining tent followed by free time to rest and take it easy at the camp. Later on, we embark on another game-viewing adventure of your choice. As darkness falls we return to the lantern-lit camp looking out for nocturnal creatures along the way. Back at tented camp, hot bucket showers await, followed by a delicious dinner. Then it is time to unwind around the glowing campfire under starry skies.

  • Activities Included: Morning game activity / Afternoon game activity
  • Meals: Morning snacks and coffee, Brunch & Dinner

Day 3: Mboma Island to Camp Savuti, Chobe Park – Botswana

We are up bright and early on day three. Kickstart the day with coffee and light snacks at the tented camp overlooking the delta floodplains.

Then we take a short drive to the Xakanaxa airstrip and board our light aircraft for the short flight to Camp Savuti. Arriving in the western region of Chobe National Park, your guide is there to collect you and drive you to Camp Savuti, our next camp on this Tented Botswana Safari. When you reach the tented camp on the banks of the Savuti Channel, your host welcomes you and provides an introductory briefing.

Then it is time for a scrumptious lunch followed by free time to settle into your spacious safari tent. Later in the afternoon, you'll head out on your first game drive in the famous Savuti Marsh area of Chobe. This region of Botswana is world-renowned for its predator sightings and high concentrations of large game. While out in the wildlife-rich bush, we stop for sundowners and admire another beautiful African sunset in the wild.

After sunset, we continue our search for wildlife and birds as we return to our tented camp for dinner. After dinner, you can ease into a laid-back evening around the campfire in the open-air boma.

  • Travel: Flight and transfers from Mboma Island Camp to Camp Savuti
  • Activities Included: Sunset game drive in Savuti
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Camp Savuti, Chobe Park – Botswana

As is customary on safari in the African bush, we get up early this morning. Perk up with a fresh coffee and light snacks before we venture back out into the Botswana wilderness in search of wildlife.

We explore the Savuti Marsh region on our game drives in open-sided safari vehicles. This region is world-famous for its exceptional game viewing so get ready for a rewarding wildlife adventure! Savuti is known for its numerous lions, African wild dogs, and hyenas, as well as hosting cheetahs, leopards, zebras, and various kinds of antelope.

Our game drive ends back at the tented camp where a tasty full breakfast is served. Breakfast is followed by leisure time to soak up the wild setting at camp and enjoy the views from your own small deck.

Later we have lunch and rest then we have tea at the safari camp and embark on an afternoon game drive. Back out in Chobe National Park, we pause for our scenic African sunset, sundowners in hand. Then we return to the safari camp, game viewing en route. Tonight we have a special dinner out on the deck and unwind around the campfire under the stars.

  • Activities Included: Morning & sunset game drives in Savuti
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Camp Savuti to Maun – Botswana

Enjoy a final breakfast next to the Savuti Channel in Chobe Park this morning. Then you are transferred to the airstrip looking out for wildlife on the 30-minute drive. Reaching the airstrip, you fly back to Maun or nearby Kasane.

Time to say farewell to the wild African bush you experienced on this authentic Tented Botswana Safari, until next time.

  • Travel: Flight from Camp Savuti to Maun or Kasane
  • Meals: Breakfast

About Mboma Island Camp, Moremi Game Reserve

Mboma bush camp is located in the northwestern part of Moremi Game Reserve - a pristine and remote area of the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. The bush camp is unfenced, so wildlife roams freely here. Thus, guests enjoy an authentic African safari experience immersed in the wilderness of Moremi.

Mboma Island Camp is set in the natural vegetation consisting of fan palms, Jackalberry trees, and sausage trees. The tented safari camp is surrounded by the waterways of Godikwe Lagoon and looks out over the floodplains of the Okavango Delta. Thanks to its location, where the delta waterways and Moremi savannahs meet, the camp serves as an ideal base for both land and water-based activities. The Mboma Boat Station is a short walk from the tented camp and the nearest airstrip is Xakanaxa.

This is an eco-friendly camp that runs on solar power. Camp facilities include an open-sided dining tent, inviting lounge tent, and open-air boma with a campfire. The tented camp features five Meru-style safari tents with en-suite bathrooms. These spacious tents are fitted with mosquito netting and have a large door and windows for enjoying nature. The open-air bathrooms are fitted with eco-toilets, bucket showers, and standing washbasin. The tented suites are simply, yet stylishly furnished and decorated in neutral tones with splashes of vibrant color. Touches of rustic luxury, tea and coffee stations, and high-quality linens ensure that guests enjoy a comfortable stay in the middle of the bush. Each tent has a small canopy-covered verandah with two camping chairs and a table. The tents are set apart in the bush to provide privacy and are connected by lantern-lit pathways.

The area of Moremi around the tented camp is known for its abundant lion prides. Cheetahs and leopards are also often sighted in the area, along with wild dogs and both spotted and brown hyenas. Elephants and red lechwe are often spotted from the camp as they roam the floodplains. Other wildlife often seen in Moremi includes buffalos, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, and hippos. The birdlife in this part of the world is spectacular, ranging from raptors and larks to waterbirds.

About Camp Savuti in Chobe National Park

Camp Savuti is a semi-luxury tented camp on the banks of the Savuti Channel in Chobe National Park. This tented safari lodge is located in the remote Savuti region, away from the crowds of the Chobe riverfront area.

Camp Savuti looks out over the Savuti Channel, where wildlife and birds gather. This enigmatic river flows and dries up mysteriously. In recent years it began to flow again after a dry spell of about 30 years transforming this arid region of Chobe and attracting an abundance of wildlife.

This eco-friendly tented camp is located in a prime game-viewing area, where large prides of lions once hunted elephants. In addition to its large lion prides, the Savuti Channel hosts numerous African wild dogs, buffalos, other wildlife, and abundant birdlife. The main activities at this authentic Botswana safari camp are early morning and late afternoon game drives in the diverse and wildlife-rich Chobe Park, as well as bird watching and stargazing.

Accommodation at the tented eco-camp is in spacious canvas tents with en suite bathrooms fitted with flush toilets and bush showers. There are five tented suites positioned to provide privacy. These tented suites feature raised decks looking out over the dense bush and channel. The main lounge, bar, and dining areas of Camp Savuti also overlook the Savuti Channel. Facilities at the tented safari camp include a plunge pool and outdoor boma with a fire pit.

Botswana Safari Options:

This Tented Botswana Safari can be extended by adding extra days at either of the tented safari camps visited above and/or Chobe Elephant Camp can be added to the itinerary. One of our Victoria Falls Safari packages can also be added to this Botswana Safari as an extension.

This Botswana Safari can finish in either Maun or Kasane. Please see the Full Pricing details above for costs.

Child Policy

This tour does take children.

Children 12 years and older are accepted on this safari.

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+Included in the Tour Price
  • Domestic flight from Maun to Mboma Island Camp
  • Domestic flight from Mboma Island Camp to Camp Savuti
  • Domestic flight from Camp Savuti to Maun/Kasane
  • Game viewing activities as per the itinerary
  • Park fees & taxes at all camps
  • All meals, teas and coffees
  • All local soft drinks and alcoholic beverages 
+Not Included in the Tour Price
  • Personal items
  • Imported alcoholic drinks at Camp Savuti
  • Premium alcoholic drinks at Mboma Island Camp
  • Visas and airport taxes
  • International flights
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This tour departs daily with a minimum of 2 clients.

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1. Maun, Botswana

2. Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

3. Chobe National Park, Botswana

4. Maun, Botswana

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