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User Reviews of Botswana (415 Reviews)

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Female avatar icon Rebecca Sandiford United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: October 2026 Reviewed: Oct 24, 2026

Email Rebecca Sandiford  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Enchanting, wild and beautiful

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We had an incredible experience of a 2-night camping safari in Chobe national park. Our amazing guide Caleb was knowledgeable, funny and always accommodating. Our chefs at camp were phenomenal, we were quite blown away by the quality and taste of the food served considering its prepared in the wilderness. Beds in the tents were really comfy and the safari vehicle is also very good, giving everyone visibility of animals.
We went in early October and were very lucky to see amazing animals (Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Monkeys, Giraffes). Of course animal sightings are not guaranteed but Caleb did everything in his power to help us see as much as possible. Chobe itself is beautiful and the experience to sleep in the busch amongst wild animals is once-in-a-lifetime.
I also want to credit Leon, Lance, Terry and Nelson as lovely and professional members of the team.

Male avatar icon Geoff Bickley Australia flag AU       Visited: September 2026 Reviewed: Oct 11, 2026

Email Geoff Bickley  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Most wonderful place

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It was a special trip. The people, accommodation trip and stay on the delta was magical. Thank you Botswana.

Female avatar icon Marie United States flag US       Visited: August 2026 Reviewed: Sep 22, 2026

Email Marie  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing wildlife, challenging driving, friendly and helpful people, awesome in total.

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The wildlife viewing and scenery are superb. The people are very friendly and helpful. Our accommodations, camp sites were good with the ablutions exceeding our expectations. The lodges we stayed in were excellent, and we wished we could spend more time there. All in all an excellent trip and am ready to repeat it!

Female avatar icon Renee United States flag US       Visited: August 2026 Reviewed: Aug 24, 2026

Email Renee  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Beautiful landscape, friendly people and amazing wildlife

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Flew into Maun then traveled up into the delta. Chilly at night and warm and beautiful by midday.
Camped by the fire and starry nights.
Saw all kinds of wildlife up close. The scent of the bush is something I wish I could bring back home.

Male avatar icon Giuseppe Mandrone Italy flag IT       Visited: July 2026 Reviewed: Aug 10, 2026

Email Giuseppe Mandrone  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Botswana has very beautiful animals in a wild nature

Male avatar icon Pascal France flag FR       Visited: June 2026 Reviewed: Jul 20, 2026

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

Animals and landscapes

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We spent three weeks in Botswana and it was a very nice experience for the safaris and various park visits.
It’s very contrasted, there are no one in certain places, for example in the Kalahari, and far too many people in Kasane, for example, where we were disappointed by the Safaris.
The people are pleasant overall.

Male avatar icon Frank Wu Australia flag AU       Visited: June 2026 Reviewed: Jul 15, 2026

Email Frank Wu  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

It's a unforgotten safari, comfortably encountering animals and pretty good accommodation and food

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Our first stop was camp Kalahari, which was in Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Lots of animals live there, blue wild beasts, zebras, stinboks, ostriches...One highlight was to encountering a lion family in a very short distance (10-30 meters), which composed a male lion, four female lions and around 8 cubs. They were resting and playing...The most impressive thing there was to observe meerkats. They were very cute and vigilant, but they were not afraid of people. And even, a meerkat stood on my body when I laid on the ground in front of them. What a experience! By the way, guide Nico of camp Kalahari is super professional and introduces everything there. He could be a good biology and geography teacher.

The second camp was Moremi Crossing, locateing in Akavango Delta. Akavango Delta has more diverse landscapes and animals. Two nights could be not enough for enjoying this wild and wonderful place. More animals are there, elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, lions...and lots of
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The third camp we stayed in was Elephan Pan, comparing to the previous two camps, which didn't seem so special except for many elephants there.

Our itinerary was organised by Marco from Southbound Tours. He is reliable and should be recommend.

Botswans is one of the best place for safaring fans and worthy to come again.
Male avatar icon Thomas Barre France flag FR       Visited: May 2026 Reviewed: Jun 19, 2026

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

Perfect

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Everything was perfect and personalized.
The landscape in water and the staff were incredible.

Female avatar icon Estefania Australia flag AU       Visited: April 2026 Reviewed: May 17, 2026

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

Once in a lifetime trip, we've been changed forever and loved everything

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Botswana completely broke my sense of scale and I mean that in the best way. The wildlife, the landscapes, the people, the conservation story, all of it is just extraordinary. I came not knowing what to expect and left forever changed and already planning the next trip. 10/10 no notes. 🌍🐘

Female avatar icon Carol L Clark United States flag US       Visited: April 2026 Reviewed: May 13, 2026

Email Carol L Clark  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Spiritually transformative and a great deal of fun!

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Botswana has just the right bush to animal ratio, by which I mean there is enough open land to see a lot of animals and enough bush to keep them close to the road. Every time we turned around, there were elephants. The river trip allowed us to view tons - literally - of hippos. We saw a huge herd of Cape Buffalo, and all the other animals you would expect. We took a short night drive to see the Milky Way, and also saw a pack of Wild Dogs. The weather was perfect and the accomodations very comfortable. Coming from Miami, I especially noticed the silence! It was truly the trip of a lifetime!