Explore the beautiful and diverse wild places of Botswana on this 6-night Tented Botswana Safari, staying at three authentic tented safari camps in remote wilderness areas.
First, drive to the charming Mankwe Tented Retreat and explore a private concession area bordering Moremi Game Reserve. Then, fly to Mboma Island Camp in the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve for exceptional game viewing in open safari vehicles. And, explore the pristine Okavango Delta on a mokoro trip and boat cruise spotting wildlife and birds in this watery wonderland. Next, fly to the famous Savuti Marsh region of Chobe National Park, one of Africa's top safari destinations. Embark on early morning and sunset game drives, going in search of the predators and abundance of other animals Savuti is famous for hosting.
This is an entry-level lodge safari, staying at basic tented safari camps that offer more comfortable accommodation than regular camping safaris.
This Tented Botswana Safari starts in Maun, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. In the morning, our driver collects you in Maun and drives you to Mankwe Tented Retreat, near Moremi Game Reserve. Arriving at the lodge, you have some time to settle into your spacious tented suite and enjoy some light refreshments out on the deck.
In the afternoon you embark on your first game drive in the private concession area of Mankwe. This 365,000-hectare private concession area shares unfenced borders with Moremi Game Reserve which enables wildlife to roam freely between these diverse wilderness areas. The private concession area that you explore is closed to the public, providing a crowd-free and exclusive safari experience. Off-road and night game drives are also permitted, enabling your guide to track down elusive animals more successfully.
Your sunset game drive is conducted by a professional guide from Mankwe Tented Safari Camp in an open-sided safari vehicle. Explore the unspoiled private reserve as the heat of the day subsides. The sunset game drive lasts into the night when a spotlight is used to scan the bush for nocturnal animals. Keep an eye out for resident lions, elephants, and even elusive leopards in the private game reserve.
Back at the tented safari camp, dinner is served in the indoor dining area or out on the deck beside the pool. After dinner, sit back and relax around the campfire in the boma area or unwind at the poolside bar.
Day two starts with an early wake-up call followed by fresh coffee and rusks at the tented safari camp. Today our Tented Botswana Tented Safari includes two game drives in the private concession area of the tented lodge. Alternatively, you can embark on a full-day safari in Moremi Game Reserve (at extra cost).
For the included game drives, your guide takes you out on an early morning game drive in the private concession area after your coffee. Early mornings are one of the best times for seeing wildlife and birds in the wild and the warm morning light is optimal for photography.
After your morning wildlife adventure, you'll return to the lodge for a hearty breakfast in the dining tent. Then you have free time to take it easy at the tented safari camp. Take a swim in one of the sparkling pools, retreat to your private suite, laze on a sun lounger, or curl up with a book in one of the chill-out areas. The safari lodge is set in a natural woodland of Mopani trees and other native flora. Keep an eye out for the array of animals and birds that visit the tented lodge. The safari camp is unfenced so wildlife can roam freely between the lodge grounds and the surrounding private concession area.
At about 14h30 lunch is served in the spacious dining area or out on the shaded deck beside the pool. Sit back and enjoy the natural setting of the safari lodge, before embarking on a sunset game drive. Your expert guide drives you out into the untamed bush in search of the diverse animal and birdlife of Botswana. This pristine wetland area serves as a massive oasis in the otherwise dry region of northern Botswana, hosting large populations of mammals and birds. As darkness falls a spotlight is used to help locate nocturnal animals and birds.
Your night game drive ends back at the tented safari lodge where an inviting campfire awaits. After a tasty dinner in one of the charming dining areas, settle down for a laid-back evening under the stars.
Please note: The optional full-day Moremi Safari includes refreshments and a packed lunch from the tented lodge. A mokoro ride or boat cruise can be added to the full-day Moremi Safari at extra cost, upon request (dependent on water levels).
Wake up to the sights and sounds of the unspoiled African bush on day three of this Tented Botswana Safari. After coffee and breakfast at the semi-luxury tented camp, it is time to leave the Moremi region for our next Botswana safari destination.
Your driver takes you back to Maun where you catch a short flight to your next tented safari camp, located in Moremi Game Reserve. You'll fly over the delta, Botswana's prime wilderness area, in a small fixed-wing plane. Watch for roaming wildlife below as you fly to Mboma Camp in the north-western part of Moremi.
When you arrive at the tented 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 region hosting abundant wildlife across its diverse habitats. The area near the tented 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 safari camp, looking out for nocturnal animals as we drive into the night.
Back at the safari camp, we tuck into a tasty dinner in the dining tent. Then you can sit back around the campfire under the stars.
Wake up early on the morning of day four and have a 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 safari 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 tented camp. Later on, we embark on another game-viewing adventure of your choice. Take a game drive in Moremi, set off on a mokoro ride, or cruise along the delta waterways in a boat. As darkness falls we return to the lantern-lit camp looking out for nocturnal creatures along the way. Back at camp, hot bucket showers await, followed by a delicious dinner. Then it is time to unwind around the glowing campfire under starry skies.
Today we say farewell to Moremi and the Okavango Delta region of Botswana. Next, our Tented Botswana Safari heads to Chobe National Park. Here, our destination is the Savuti Marsh area of Chobe Park, still in northern Botswana but further east.
After an early morning coffee and rusks at Mboma Island Camp, your guide transfers you to the Xakanaxa Airstrip. Then you fly from Xakanaxa Airstrip to the Savuti Airstrip in a small, fixed-wing plane. Touching down in Chobe National Park the guide from Camp Savuti is there to meet you. A 30-minute drive takes you to Camp Savuti, overlooking the Savuti Channel. Here your host welcomes you and provides a briefing, before lunch and some free time to settle into your spacious safari tent.
After freshening up we set off on a late afternoon game drive in Savuti - famous for its world-class predator viewing and high concentrations of game. Out in the wildlife-rich African bush, we stop for sundowners, admiring another beautiful African sunset in nature. After sunset, we continue our search for wildlife and birds as we return to safari camp for dinner and a laid-back evening around the campfire in the open-air boma.
Up early this morning again, we have a quick coffee and continental breakfast before venturing into the famous Savuti Marsh region. Day six of our Tented Botswana Safari is dedicated to exploring the Savuti region of Chobe Park, renowned for its exceptional game viewing.
Exploring Savuti Marsh we enjoy superb game viewing, sighting a variety of large mammals. Savuti is known for its numerous lions, African wild dogs, and hyenas, as well as hosting cheetahs, leopards, zebras, and various kinds of antelopes. While out on our game drive we stop for coffee and rusks at a designated rest spot in the bush.
Our game drive ends back at the tented safari camp where a tasty lunch is served. Lunch is followed by leisure time to soak up the natural setting of the camp and enjoy the views from your own small deck.
Later in the afternoon, we have high tea at Camp Savuti and then we embark on an afternoon game drive. Back out in Chobe National Park, we pause for our last scenic African sunset, sundowners in hand. Then we return to the camp, game viewing en route. Tonight we have a celebratory dinner on the deck and unwind around the campfire under the stars.
This morning starts with breakfast and coffee at Camp Savuti, our final meal together. After breakfast we leave for the airstrip in Savuti, looking out for any last-minute wildlife sightings during the 30-minute drive.
Then it is time to board the small, fixed-wing plane for your flight to either Maun or Kasane, bringing our memorable Tented Botswana Safari to a close.
This Botswana Safari can be extended by adding extra days at any of the tented safari camps visited and Chobe Elephant Camp can also be added to the itinerary. The Tented Botswana Safari can also be combined with a Victoria Falls Safari package that can be added as an extension. Contact us for more details about the extended Southern Africa Safari options.
This Botswana Safari can finish in either Maun or Kasane. Please see the Full Pricing details above for costs.
Mankwe Tented Retreat is a semi-luxury tented safari camp set in a private game reserve bordering on Moremi Game Reserve. This charming Botswana safari camp is in a private reserve that covers 365 000 hectares of wilderness. It shares unfenced borders with Moremi Game Reserve enabling wildlife to roam freely between the two wildlife areas.
A variety of birds and animals are often sighted at the unfenced safari camp of Manke Tented Retreat. And, the game drives offer superb wildlife sightings. This wild region of Botswana is home to an abundance of large mammals, including lions, leopards, and other big predators. Elephants, buffalos, hippos, zebras, and various antelope species are commonly seen here, along with cheetahs, spotted and brown hyenas, and endangered wild dogs. The birdlife of the Moremi region is also prolific, including an array of raptors and waterbirds.
The tented safari camp is nestled in natural woodlands with mopane trees and native vegetation. This tranquil wild setting provides the ideal base for exploring this scenic Botswana wilderness by land and water. Game drives in the private concession area are included in your stay at the tented camp. You also have the option (at extra cost) of embarking on a full-day safari to the Khwai River area in Moremi Game Reserve with the option of adding mokoro rides and boat trips to your itinerary (at extra cost). This allows guests to tailor-make their safari experience at Mankwe.
Mankwe Tented Retreat is built out of light wood, thatch, and canvas. Elegant design and natural materials ensure the safari camp blends in with its natural surroundings to create a harmonious retreat in nature. This semi-luxury safari camp features two swimming pools, a poolside bar, and a small spa room where pampering treatments can be booked. An expansive wooden deck flows from the main pool to the dining area and cozy boma with an outdoor fireplace. Deck chairs and sheltered nooks provide comfortable spots for guests to relax in peace. The pool bar is set at the second swimming pool where sun loungers and shady umbrellas invite guests to unwind. Tucked away, off the main walkway, is a private lounge and reading area for curling up with a book.
At Mankwe Tented Safari Camp accommodation consists of 10 en-suite tented suites. These spacious tents are raised on wooden platforms with their own private viewing decks. Each tented suite is stylishly furnished and decorated to create a calm and luxurious, modern retreat. Guests can choose from suites with king-sized beds or twin beds. The en-suite bathrooms have a shower, and twin basins, are stocked with amenities, and offer views out over the bush.
Mboma Island 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.
The Mboma Island Camp is set in the natural vegetation consisting of fan palms, Jackalberry trees, and sausage trees. The 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 safari 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 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 tented safari 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.
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.
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This tour does take children.
Children 12 years of age and older are accepted on this safari.
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