Savanna Safaris and Tours

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$6,278 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1-3

Kalahari Game Reserve

Kalahari Game Reserve

The Kalahari is a vast, semi-arid sandy savannah basin in Southern Africa covering roughly 900,000 square kilometers (350,000 square miles). It spans almost all of Botswana, as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa.

The best time to visit the Kalahari depends entirely on what you want to experience, as its safari seasons operate the exact opposite way of standard African destinations like the Okavango Delta

The Green Season (December–April): Peak Wildlife & Birding
Counterintuitively for a safari destination, the rainy summer months are widely considered the absolute best time for wildlife viewing in the Central Kalahari.
• The Spectacle: Life-giving rains transform the arid valleys (like Deception Valley) into lush green pastures. This draws massive herds of springbok, gemsbok, wildebeest, and eland to feed and give birth, closely trailed by the region's famous black-maned lions and cheetahs.

Main Destination:
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Best Time To Visit December to March (Best in Deception Valley)
High Season July to October (It rarely gets crowded)
Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot)

Wildlife in Central Kalahari GR

GiraffeOccasional
LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
CheetahOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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ZebraRare
HippoNone
Activities:
  • Day 1: Afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
  • Day 2: Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle), morning walking safari (with an armed guide) & afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
  • Day 3: Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
Accommodation:
Tau Pan Camp
  • Luxury lodge located inside Central Kalahari GR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 4-5

Linyanti

Linyanti

The Linyanti region is a remote, premier wilderness and wildlife corridor in northern Botswana, tucked between the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, and the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. Defined by the Linyanti River, the Kwando River, and the Selinda Spillway. The Selinda Spillway: A unique waterway that can dynamically link the Linyanti system with the Okavango Delta depending on annual flood levels.
• Private Concessions: Unlike public national parks, much of Linyanti is divided into exclusive private wildlife reserves (such as the Linyanti Reserve, Selinda Reserve, and Kwando Reserve) managed by low-impact luxury safari

• Home to massive winter concentrations—rivaling Chobe—as thousands of elephants migrate to the permanent waters during the dry season.
• Strong populations of lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and population of endangered African wild dogs. Huge herds of buffalo, red lechwe, sitatunga, sable, roan antelope, hippos, and crocodiles.

Main Destination:
Linyanti Concession (Chobe NP)
Best Time To Visit May to October (Best general wildlife viewing)
High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but it’s not busy)
Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Linyanti Concession

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HippoAbundant
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LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogOccasional
Activities:
  • Day 4: Afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
  • Day 5: Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
Accommodation:
Lagoon Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Kwando Concession
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 6-7

Okavango Delta

Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta is one of the world's most extraordinary natural wonders, Known affectionately as the Jewel of the Kalahari, it is distinguished primarily because its waters never reach the sea; instead, they empty directly into the arid sands of the Kalahari Desert

The water does not come from local rain, but from summer rainfall in the highlands of northern Angola. The water travels over 1000 kl down the Okavango River. The floods peak between June and August, right during Botswana's bone dry winter. when the rest of the surrounding Kalahari is parched,

The Delta swells to nearly double its dry season size expanding up to 22,000 square kilometers creating a vital life raft for regional wildlife. The Big Five: Lions, leopards, African bush elephants, Cape buffaloes and reintroduced rhinos.
population of elephants, species like the African wild dog and cheetah. Massive herds of red lechwe thrive in the wetlands.

Main Destination:
Okavango Delta
Best Time To Visit July to October (Best wildlife viewing)
High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but it’s not busy)
Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Okavango Delta

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoAbundant
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LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Activities:
  • Day 6: Afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
  • Day 7: Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & morning canoe/mokoro safari
Accommodation:
Pom Pom Camp
  • Luxury tented bush camp (with rustic facilities) located inside Okavango Delta
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 8

Maun airport

Maun airport

Your adventure concludes today with a transition from the Bush to your international departure hub.
Following a final morning activity and brunch at the lodge,
You will be transferred to the local airstrip for your light aircraft charter flight to Maun International Airport (MUB).
This bush charter is dynamically scheduled to align with your specific international departure details, ensuring an optimal connection window for your onward travel.

Main Destination:
Maun Airport (Maun)
Activities:
  • Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Savanna Safaris and Tours, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. If flights cost more, your quote will reflect this.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.