Email Emilie Clauzier | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A beautiful wild country
We had a lovely time in Botswana, a country with many massive protected parks. We visisted several of them allowing us to see many many animals as well as different landscapes from the Kalahari desert to Chobe via the Okovango delta. A huge area of wilderness, not many tourists, it felt really like an adventure as we did a mobile camping safari that we definitley recommend with Shipungo Safari! We spend many nights looking at the stars in the wilderness, listening to all the animals living there. The people and our guides were lovely as well, we felt safe. The weather was nice in May, dry and not too hot. Definitely recommend it, we loved it! And we finished with the Victoria falls in near Zimbabwe to conclude 2 wonderful weeks.
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Email Emily Rinaldi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chance to see amazing animals in a natural environment.
We loved our game drives and saw so many amazing animal interactions. We got so close up to lions feeding and saw cubs, wild dogs, and a lot of other beautiful animals. We did not enjoy walking safari’s or boat rides. The people we met in Botswana were very kind and thoughtful. We were served great food and all lodgings were very nice.
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Email David Vickers | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Botswana offered a total immersion in the bush with tracking of animals in their natural habitat.
We did a self-drive from S. Africa to Muan, Botswana in order to go on a mobile camping safari in Moremi Park in the Okavango Delta. The 7 hour drive to Muan was an experience in itself. Wide open country with salt pans and bush on the fringe of the Kalahari desert. Easy driving, good roads and very few cars or towns. Muan was a bustling centre serving the tourist trade for the Okavango delta. We stayed at Cresta Riley's coming and going from our camping safari, a lovely hotel with great food & service and full amenities. We went on safari with Boteti Safari's who were fabulous. The game drives in the Moremi Game Reserve were supherb. We saw all kinds of wildlife up close. So many elephant herds, giraffes, zebras and all sorts of deer. In addition to seeing lions, a highlight was a mother leopard and her cub coming out of the bush right next to us. We just can't say enough about Bostwana. The people are lovely and very welcoming, the scenery and night skies are breathtaking, and the wildlife is spectacular. Best of all was the camping experience with no boundaries and with wildlife around you. Needless to say we kept our tents well zipped at night. After 5 days in Kruger Park, S. Africa we found Botswana a much more natural and immersive experience.
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Email Dmitry Malyshev | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Scenic safe journey
Very scenic, safe country ! A lot of wildlife along the roads. Perfect roads !
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Email Lo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The safari was really really wonderful
We did 6 days safari with Kingfisher Safari. Our guide Pilot and the crew was so caring and open, sympatic, just wonderful people. We went to Moremi and Kwahi and had a really really cool time. Even though it was rainy and high grass season we saw a lot if wild life: Elefants, lions, leopard, wild dog, giraffe, zebra, hippo and so on. We slept in tents. Beeing in the mid thirties we have to admit the heat, the confort in the tent and waking up between 5-6 is kind of exhausting. We would do it everytime again, maybe a day or two shorter would also be ok. The sceneries you see are really unbelievable. You will never forget those pictures. We can really recommend the safari and can only say good things about the crew from Kingsfisher (Pilot a tour guide was so good).
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Email Junius | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Easygoing with a range of options for safari
I enjoyed my trip to Botswana and regret that I only had three days in country. The Okavango Delta is among the most unique ecosystems on Earth and spans a vast area. As such, one can only cover a short amount of ground in a standard-length trip, so making the right choice for lodging and tour operator is crucial. I enjoyed my dugout canoe tour immensely, but imagine I’d have seen more wildlife had I chosen a lodge further into the Delta (accessible via bush plane). Botswana is an expensive country, but one that is well worth the cost. That’s said it’s worth noting that the “low end” of the budget requires several hundred dollars per day.
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Email Mo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautiful people, beautiful nature
We were told Botswana was amazing but expensive. While it was pricier than other destinations, we found reasonably priced "budget safari" options and were handsomely rewarded with close wildlife encounters, informative local guides, and the deep peace of both the Okavango Delta and various open spaces of enormous national parks. Highly recommended!
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Email Alex Mahul | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Stunning and abundant wildlife !
Chobe national park was spectacular ! Incredible wildlife
Email Johan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Elephant Lover's Paradise!
Botswana people very friendly towards tourists. The wildlife was fantastic. Some gravel roads was in a terrible state.
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Email Angels | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A country that offers a totally different experience
Botswana offers a different experience than the traditional safari, which is what we were looking for
In Chobe, the beauty and abundance of wild life was amazing, but what we really loved was the river safaris. You can see an incredible number of animals (not only herbivores, but also others like leopards, and many birds) in an open space with a beautiful scenery. Everybody was very nice and cheerful, and the quality of the resorts is very high. Where we stayed, all guides were women, which is remarkable, since it is very hard to find female guides in Africa. This is something that we appreciated as an initiative to push for real change
Okavango was the cherry on the cake. Only walking safaris, boat and canoe safaris were offered where we stayed. You can see the animals under a completely different perspective, and you can get a real feeling of adventure. The guides were very knowledgeable (we were really impressed, they knew absolutely everything), and also friendly and funny.
