Botswana Safari Holidays & Tours
Botswana safari holidays & tours rank amongst the finest wildlife experiences in the world. With almost 40% of its land given over to national parks and game reserves, much of Botswana is an unspoiled wildlife haven and one of Africa’s top safari destinations.
Its seemingly endless savannas, huge clear blue skies, dramatic salt pans, diamond-rich deserts and fertile flood plains are spectacularly beautiful even by Africa’s exceptional standards. Unrestricted by fences, Botswana’s wildlife can move freely in large herds across the iconic Okavango Delta, Savuti Plains and Chobe River ecosystem, as well as across the salt pans of the Kalahari Desert. The pristine channels, lagoons and islands of the Okavango Delta create a unique wetland where birding and game viewing by land and water is unparalleled. The mighty Victoria Falls is also within easy reach of Chobe.
Botswana safari holidays & tours offer sustainable tourism at its very best, as Botswana has always followed a ‘high income – low impact’ approach. This huge but sparsely populated country is about the size of France, with much of its land devoted entirely to wildlife conservation, from the vast Chobe Game Reserve in the north, which supports the highest concentration of elephants in all of Africa, through the Savuti region to the lush Moremi Game Reserve and Okavango Delta. The salt pans of Makgadikgadi and the arid Central Kalahari offer completely different landscapes to be discovered on Botswana safari holidays & tours.
Alexander McCall Smith introduced many of us to Botswana with his charming ‘No.1 Ladies Detective Agency’ novels. With its stable government and diamonds, it is today a very prosperous country and one of the safest in Africa. Many of the camps and lodges on Botswana safari holidays & tours are remote and reached by light aircraft. It is a world-class safari destination that offers visitors a true wilderness experience and the prices in high season will reflect this. Most visitors to Botswana also use this opportunity to visit the famous Victoria Falls.
For expert advice on Botswana safari holidays & tours to Okavango, Chobe, Savuti & Victoria Falls, contact our friendly team on 01582 766122 today. We can also tailor make a holiday to your exact requirements. Download our Botswana brochure (PDF 0.8 Mb)
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On Botswana safari holidays & tours you will see how the waters of the Okavango River flow south from Angola but never reach the sea, as they are absorbed into the parched desert sands of the Kalahari creating a vast, pristine inland delta with seasonal floodplains. This beautiful and unique region attracts great flocks of birds and herd upon herd of plains game and the predators that stalk them.
Lion, leopard, cheetah and elephant can be seen on the Okavango delta islands, as can many species of antelope and buffalo, while pods of hippo make their home in the deeper, permanent water channels. Recorded bird species number almost 600 and include the much sought-after Pel’s fishing owl. On a Botswana safari holidays & tours you can explore the tranquil waters of the Okavango Delta by traditional mokoro canoe, an ideal way to get up close to the wildlife. Neighbouring Moremi Game Reserve is a good base for land-based game viewing on Botswana safari holidays & tours.
Located in the centre of the country, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is the second largest game reserve in the world. The Bushmen are hunter-gatherers and are the survivors of the indigenous San people of Southern Africa, although very few still live entirely by traditional skills. On Botswana safari holidays & tours, San guides at the camps in the Kalahari offer guests the unique and fascinating opportunity to learn the survival techniques that enable man to live in this harsh semi-desert environment.
The Kalahari Desert is one of the largest unbroken stretches of sand in the world and its arid scrubland, salt pans and seasonal rainfall support a surprising amount of wildlife. The rains come between November and March, transforming the parched landscapes. The sweet grasses grow and the salt pans fill with water, triggering an extensive migration to the region of thirsty wildebeest, zebra and antelope.
To the northeast the stark and fragile pans of the Makgadikgadi and Nxai National Parks provide breeding grounds for huge flocks of flamingo and pelican. In contrast to the lush and verdant Okavango Delta, the flat moon-like vistas here stretch for miles and you feel you can almost see the curvature of the earth. In the early months of each year, after the rains have transformed the salt pans into a series of streams and pools, Africa’s second largest migration occurs – with thousands and thousands of zebra and wildebeest moving over 150 miles from the Okavango Delta to Makgadikgadi. This is truly a spectacular sight on all Botswana safari holidays & tours.
In the far north of Botswana, Chobe is famous for its huge river-based migrating herds and the largest concentration of elephants in all of Africa. Chobe National Park is uniquely situated at the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers where four African countries meet – Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. This is Botswana’s premier wildlife reserve and also one of the most accessible – surrounded by vast endless landscapes, open plains, baobab trees and abundant river-based wildlife. Together with the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, this has created an extensive region rich in wildlife, especially in the dry season, so an ideal destination for Botswana safari holidays & tours. Land-based game viewing is in open-top Botswana safari vehicles and river-based viewing is by shallow draft boat.
The permanent Chobe River forms the northern boundary of the park. Here you can overnight on a houseboat, which is especially popular for tiger fishing. The river eventually flows into the great Zambezi and it is here that one of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders is found, the Victoria Falls. A short 2-hour transfer from Kasane takes you over the border to either the Zambian or Zimbabwean side of the Victoria Falls and this is truly one of those lifetime experiences that travellers should not miss on Botswana safari holidays & tours.
Further south within Chobe National Park, the Savuti Plains are another prime Botswana safari destination and have been the location for many wildlife documentaries. The seasonal Savuti channel flows intermittently from the Linyanti River into the Chobe River, turning the Savuti into a marsh. When dry, the expansive grasslands are rich with nutrients and many herds of plains game pass through on their annual migrations. Lion, hyena and elephant can be seen regularly here as well as the elusive leopard on Botswana safari holidays & tours.
To the northwest of Chobe, the Linyanti River marks the border of Botswana with Namibia’s Caprivi, and here river valleys and more open grassy plains are typical of the terrain. Lion, leopard and cheetah as well as many plains game and buffalo make their home here. This is one of the best places to see the endangered African wild dog on Botswana safari safari holidays & tours and you may catch sight of an exciting hunt as a pack tries to chase down its dinner!
![Safari Holiday Victoria Falls Zambia Zimbabwe Botswana Namibia Zambezi]()
Visit four different countries on this thrilling safari holiday to Victoria Falls, with its many adventure activities. Stay on both sides of the falls - Zambia & Zimbabwe - as well as enjoying a safari in Chobe Game Reserve in Botswana, famous for its huge herds of elephants, buffalo & hippos. Also take a day trip to a village in Namibia & enjoy a Zambezi river cruise. All game drives & transfers included.
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• Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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• Livingstone
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• Zambezi Cruise
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• Helicopter Rides
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• Namibia Village
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• White Water Rafting
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• Game Drives & Boat Rides
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• Chobe Botswana
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• Safari Holiday, Victoria Falls Zambia
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• Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia
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![Victoria Falls Cape Town Holiday Safari Chobe Botswana Luxury Honeymoon]()
Combine the mighty Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe with a Cape Town holiday and safari to Chobe Game Reserve in Botswana. With the highest concentration of elephants in the whole of Africa, Chobe offers an exceptional wildlife experience, with both land & river based game viewing. End your holiday in beautiful Cape Town. Ideal for a special occasion or luxury honeymoom. All transfers & game viewing included.
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• Luxury Honeymoon
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• Chobe National Park
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• Game Drives
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• Cape Point
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• Zambezi Cruise
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• Table Mountain
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• Elephant & Buffalo
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• Cape Town Holiday
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• Stellenbosch Winelands
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• Victoria Falls
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![Tour To Victoria Falls Windhoek Namibia Etosha Caprivi Chobe Botswana]()
This exciting tour to Victoria Falls travels through three incredible countries. Starting from Windhoek in Namibia, travel to Etosha National Park, before continuing through the wildlife rich Caprivi Wetlands to Chobe in Botswana and Zimbabwe, with water & land based game viewing. Monthly departures. English & German dual language. Group size 2-16. No children < 12.
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• Tour to Victoria Falls
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• Etosha National Park
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• BwaBwata National Park
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• Caprivi
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• Zimbabwe
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• Game Drives
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• Flood Plains
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• Windhoek, Namibia
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• Kavango River
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• Chobe National Park
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![Camping Tours Botswana Okavango Delta Safari Moremi Game Reserve Khwai]()
Experience Africa under canvas on one of our exciting guided camping tours in Botswana, exploring the wildlife of the Okavango Delta on an unforgettable safari in Moremi Game Reserve & Khwai River concession. Your dome tent has camp beds, en-suite portable toilet & warm bucket showers and will be erected for you. All meals are cooked over an open campfire. Monthly departures,. Group size 4 to 6.
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• Safari Holiday
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• Game Viewing
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• Moremi Game Reserve
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• Okavango Delta Safari
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• Lions & predators
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• Bird Watching
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• Camping Tours Botswana
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• Mokoro Canoe Rides
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• Khwai River
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• Maun
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![Botswana Tour Makgadikgadi Pan Okavango Chobe Kalahari Windhoek Namibia]()
This exciting Botswana tour travels from Victoria Falls to the shimmering white Makgadikgadi Pan, with water-based game viewing in the Okavango Delta & land-based game viewing in Chobe & Moremi Game Reserves. Continue across the vast Central Kalahari to Windhoek in Namibia. Monthly departures. Dual language guide (English & German). Group size 2-16. All game viewing included.
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• Chobe Game Reserve
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• Moremi Game Reserve
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• Bushman Village
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• Zambezi River
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• Windhoek, Namibia
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• Okavango Delta
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• Makgadikgadi Pan
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• Victoria Falls
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• Botswana Tour
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• Central Kalahari
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![Safari Holiday Houseboat Botswana Tiger Fishing Zambezi Victoria Falls]()
Botswana offers some of the finest game viewing in the world. This wonderful safari holiday combines the wildlife of Chobe National Park, with a stay on a houseboat in Botswana, where 4 countries - Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe & Zambia. You can also enjoy tiger fishing on the Zambezi. Afterwards relax at the thundering Victoria Falls. All game viewing, fishing & transfers included.
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• Safari Holiday, Botswana
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• Zambezi River Cruise
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• Tender Boats
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• Chobe National Park
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• Game Viewing by Jeep
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• Elephants & Buffalo
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• Victoria Falls
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• Chobe Houseboat, Botswana
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• Tiger Fishing, Zambezi
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• Safari Holiday & Houseboat, Botswana
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![Namibia Botswana Self Drive Holiday Safari Etosha Caprivi Victoria Falls]()
This Namibia & Botswana self drive holiday allows you to experience the diverse wildlife of three different countries. Starting in Windhoek, visit the Africat Foundation in Okonjima & enjoy a safari in Etosha, before driving through the Caprivi Wetlands to Chobe National Park, famous for its elephants & river based wildlife. Complete your holiday relaxing at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Africat activities included.
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• Safari Etosha National Park
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• Oryx & Springbok
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• Elephants & Buffalo
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• Namibia & Botswana Self Drive Holiday
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• Africat Foundation
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• BwaBwata National Park
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• Chobe National Park
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• Windhoek
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• Caprivi Wetlands
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• Victoria Falls
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![Victoria Falls Okavango Delta Chobe Botswana Safari Holiday Vacation]()
To experience some of the best wildlife on the plant, combine a visit to the famous Victoria Falls, with the wetlands of the Okavango Delta and Chobe in Botswana on this amazing safari holiday vacation. View elephants, buffalo & other wildlife along the banks of the Chobe River, then fly by light aircraft to Okavango, best explored by traditional mekoro canoe. All light aircraft flights, transfers & game viewing included.
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• Land & River Game Viewing
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• Zambezi Cruise
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• Mekoro Canoes
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• Victoria Falls & Okavango Delta
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• Okavango Delta
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• Helicopter Ride
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• Botswana Safari Holiday Vacation
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• Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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• Chobe, Botswana
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• Bird Watching
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![Botswana Mobile Camping Safari Okavango Savuti Tour Victoria Falls Tent]()
Experience wildlife up close on this guided Botswana mobile camping safari. Travel from the Okavango Delta across Moremi Game Reserve & Khwai Concession to Savuti Plains & Chobe National Park, before ending your tour at the mighty Victoria Falls. Sleep on camp beds in a dome tent, with en-suite portable toilet & warm bucket shower. Monthly departures in each direction. Group size 4-6. No children.
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• Victoria Falls
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• Savuti Plains
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• Camping Safari, Okavango
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• Safari: Okavango & Savuti Tour
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• Dome Tent & Camp Beds
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• Zambezi River
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• Chobe Game Reserve
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• Khwai River
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• Moremi Game Reserve
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• Botswana Mobile Camping Safari
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![Escorted Tour Namibia Botswana Etosha Caprivi Chobe Victoria Falls Park]()
This 3-week escorted tour of Namibia & Botswana visit three fascinating countries. From Windhoek, explore the deserts & canyons of the south - including the Kalahari, the mighty Fish River Canyon, Succulent Karoo & Namib Desert, before heading north to view the wildlife of Etosha, Caprivi, Chobe & Victoria Falls park in Zimbabwe. Monthly departures. English & German. Group size 2-16. No children < 12.
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• Chobe National Park
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• Etosha National Park
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• Victoria Falls Park
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• Namib Desert
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• Windhoek
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• Fish River Canyon
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• Escorted Tour, Namibia & Botswana
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• Caprivi Wetlands
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• Kalahari
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• Swakopmund
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![Okavango Camping Safari Botswana Chobe Victoria Falls Zimbabwe]()
For the ultimate safari-goer looking for a true wilderness experience, this luxury Okavango Camping Safari in Botswana is perfect for you, combining river-based and land-based game viewing in Chobe Game Reserve, with Victoria Falls Zimbabwe & water-based game viewing & fly-camping in the Okavango Delta. All light aircraft flights, transfers & game viewing included.
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• Chobe Game Reserve
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• Victoria Falls Zimbabwe
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• Mekoro Canoes
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• Big Five Game Drives
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• Zambezi Cruise
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• Okavango Delta
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• Elephants & Buffalo
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• Chobe River
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• Fly Camping
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• Okavango Camping Safari Botswana
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![Botswana Camping Safari Private Guide Canoeing Zambezi Victoria Falls]()
On this private Botswana camping safari enjoy sleeping in dome tents & cooking over a campfire, whilst exploring with your own private guide the wildlife of Moremi Game Reserve in Okavango & travelling across the Savuti Plains to Chobe, with its abundance of elephants & river-based wildlife. Also enjoy canoeing on the Zambezi River & visit Victoria Falls. All park fees included. Price based on 4 people.
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• Canoeing, Zambezi River
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• Moremi Game Reserve
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• Botswana Camping Safari
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• Camping Safari, Private Guide
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• Game Viewing
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• Victoria Falls
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• Savuti Plains
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• Okavango Delta
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• Chobe Game Reserve
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• Zambezi Sunset Cruise
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![Safari Holiday Masai Mara Kenya Botswana Victoria Falls Zimbabwe Zanzibar]()
This amazing safari holiday visits 4 countries - starting with Big Five game viewing in the famous Masai Mara in Kenya, followed by the river-based wildlife of Chobe in Botswana & the thundering Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. End your holiday relaxing on glorious Zanzibar island. Also visit Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage & Stone Town. Light aircraft flight, all transfers, park fees & game viewing included.
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• Stone Town
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• Elephants & Buffalo
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• River Based Game Viewing
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• Masai Mara Kenya
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• Zanzibar Island
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• Victoria Falls Zimbabwe
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• Giraffe Centre
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• Chobe Botswana
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• Safari Holiday - 4 Countries
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• Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
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![Mashatu Tuli Safari Botswana Holiday Horse Riding Mountain Biking]()
This lodge-based Mashatu Tuli safari in Botswana offers a holiday of a lifetime, including the opportunity to experience horse riding, walking & mountain biking in this vast wilderness where wildlife roams free. The Tuli Block is renowned for its large herds of elephants, magnificent baobab trees and ancient rock formations. All transfers and game drives included.
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• Pretoria City Tour
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• Mountain Biking
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• Table Mountain
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• Game Drives
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• Walking Safari Botswana Holiday
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• Cape of Good Hope
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• Mashatu Tuli Safari Botswana
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• Horse Riding
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• Cape Town
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• Stellensoch Winelands
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![Botswana Walking Safari Holiday Okavango Canoeing Zambezi River]()
This ultimate Botswana walking safari holiday combines game viewing on foot in the Okavango Delta, with land and river-based game viewing in Chobe National Park and two nights canoeing down the Zambezi River. Also visit the mighty Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. All game activities, light aircraft flights, park fees & transfers included.
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• Canoeing, Zambezi River
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• Elephants & Buffalo
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• Mekoro Canoes
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• Game Drives
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• Chobe Game Reserve
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• Boat Rides
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• Victoria Falls
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• Safari Holiday Okavango
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• Flood Plains
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• Botswana Walking Safari
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![Botswana Birding Tour Okavango Delta Chobe Victoria Falls]()
This specialist Botswana birding tour departs from Maun, travelling overland in a 4x4 vehicle to Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, Khwai River, Savuti & Chobe. At night sleep in luxury mobile en-suite Meru tents, with beds. Finish your holiday relaxing at the spectacular Victoria Falls. English speaking birding guide, all transfers & game viewing included. 4 seasonal departures between Dec & Mar. Min 2 / max 7.
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• Khwai River
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• Moremi Game Reserve
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• Zambezi Cruise
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• Bird Watching
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• Chobe River
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• Okavango Delta
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• Botswana Birding Tour
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• Savuti Plains
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• Game Drives
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• Victoria Falls
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![Botswana Safari Holiday Okavango Delta Savuti Chobe Victoria Falls Park]()
Experience the amazing wildlife of this pristine country on this classic flying Botswana safari holiday. Enjoy water-based game viewing by mokoro canoe in the pristine Okavango Delta, land-based game viewing on the vast Savuti Plains known for big cat & elephant sightings, & river-based game viewing in Chobe. Also visit the thundering Victoria Falls. All light aircraft flights, game viewing, park fees & transfers included.
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• Okavango Delta
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• Big Five Game Drives
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• River Cruises
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• Elephants, Buffalo & Hippo
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• Mokoro Canoes
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• Savuti Plains
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• Victoria Falls Park
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• Botswana Safari Holiday
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• Chobe National Park
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• Bird Watching
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![Central Kalahari Okavango Delta Linyanti Luxury Flying Safari Botswana]()
Explore the vast Central Kalahari, the home of the Bushmen people & some remarkable desert-adapted wildlife; the pristine Okavango Delta wetlands with its wonderful birding & the game-rich Linyanti region on this luxury flying safari holiday of Botswana, that can be tailor made to your exact requirements. All light aircraft flights, transfers & game viewing included.
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• Luxury Flying Safari, Botswana
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• Desert Adapted Wildlife
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• Elephants & Hippos
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• Okavango Delta
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• Mekoro Canoes
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• Game Drives
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• Central Kalahari
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• Bushmen
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• Linyanti Wetlands
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• Bird Watching
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![Birding Tours Botswana Namibia Zambia Okavango Caprivi Victoria Falls]()
Our specialist birding tours to Botswana, Namibia & Zambia cover all the regional 'hot spots', travelling from Lake Ngami & Okavango Delta to the lush Caprivi region & Victoria Falls, before continuing to Choma in search of endemics. Continue across Makgadikgadi Pans to Moremi Game Reserve. English speaking birding guide, all transfers & park fees included. 2 departures per year (Nov & Feb). Min 2 / max 7.
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• Lake Ngami
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• Victoria Falls, Zambia
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• Zambezi River
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• Caprivi in Namibia
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• Katima Mulilo
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• Okavango Delta
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• Makgadikgadi Pans
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• Choma
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• Moremi Game Reserve
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• Birding Tours, Botswana
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![Zebra Migration Makgadikgadi Pans Meerkats Botswana Safari Sleep Out]()
From December to April, you can see another side of Botswana (the green season) & observe the annnual zebra migration that crosses Nxai Pan & the hauntingly beautiful salt flats of the Makgadikgadi Pans. You can view meerkats on this Botswana safari & sleep out on the salt pans, as well as enjoying game viewing in Chobe, Savuti & Okavango Delta. All light aircraft flights, transfers & game viewing included.
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• Savuti Plains
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• Elephants & Buffalo
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• Chobe Game Reserve
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• Mekoro Canoes
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• Botswana Safari Sleep Out
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• Meerkats
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• Makgadikgadi Pans
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• Zebra Migration
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• Bird Watching
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• Okavango Delta
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