​User Reviews – Botswana

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Johan   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: June 2023 Reviewed: Aug 4, 2023

Email Johan  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Elephant Lover's Paradise!
Overall rating
5/5

Botswana people very friendly towards tourists. The wildlife was fantastic. Some gravel roads was in a terrible state.

Alex Mahul   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2023 Reviewed: Jul 23, 2023

Email Alex Mahul  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Stunning and abundant wildlife !
Overall rating
5/5

Chobe national park was spectacular ! Incredible wildlife

Mo   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2023 Reviewed: Jul 21, 2023

Email Mo  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Beautiful people, beautiful nature
Overall rating
5/5

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!

Junius   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jul 1, 2023

Email Junius  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Easygoing with a range of options for safari
Overall rating
4/5

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.

Sally Williams   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 27, 2023

Email Sally Williams  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Incredible wildlife in beautiful landscape
Overall rating
5/5

We staying at Kwara Lodge and Gomoti Plains Lodge in the delta. Kwara was our favourite lodge , all the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Our guide and tracker Stanley and Eric were so knowledgeable with over 30 years experience, it really added to our experience. The natural landscape of the delta was amazing and wonderful to see it being so well protected by the local people and authorities.

Lo   –  
Germany DE
Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: Jun 11, 2023

Email Lo  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The safari was really really wonderful
Overall rating
5/5

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).

Dmitry Malyshev   –  
Russia RU
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2023

Email Dmitry Malyshev  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Scenic safe journey
Overall rating
5/5

Very scenic, safe country ! A lot of wildlife along the roads. Perfect roads !

David Vickers   –  
Canada CA
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 7, 2023

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.
Overall rating
5/5

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.

Emily Rinaldi   –  
United States US
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2023

Email Emily Rinaldi  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Chance to see amazing animals in a natural environment.
Overall rating
4/5

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.

Emilie Clauzier   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 4, 2023

Email Emilie Clauzier  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A beautiful wild country
Overall rating
5/5

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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