7-Day Botswana Walking Safari Central Tuli

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

Arrival - Johannesburg

After meeting up in Johannesburg, we’ll start the journey up to Botswana and the Central Tuli Game Reserve. Once over the quiet border post, we’re immediately into the reserve and our game viewing starts. We’ll get in to our camp in time to enjoy a sundowner along the river and possibly a quick walk to stretch the legs.

Trail Details: No Walk
Accommodation: Harena River Camp OS.

Main Destination:

Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Botswana)

Best Time To Visit May to September (Dry conditions, best for wildlife viewing)

High Season May to October and December to mid-January (The park doesn’t get busy)

Best Weather May to August (Cooler temperatures, little rain)

Wildlife in Northern Tuli GR

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

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CheetahOccasional

HippoOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

Accommodation:

Harena River Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Harena River Camp

The Harena area of Central Tuli offers exciting game viewing opportunities. The area around the river is loved by the plains game as well as the local lion pride that hunts them. We’ll take it slow as we explore the rocky outcrops and dry river beds. In the afternoon we relax along the banks of the Limpopo river.

Trail Details: ± 4 hours
Accommodation: Harena River Camp OS.

Main Destination:

Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Harena River Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Harena Trails Camp

After breakfast we make our way north on our way to the remote Harena Trails Camp. An amazing experience of our exclusive trails camp hidden away in a remote corner of the reserve. With just us for miles around, we’ll enjoy an afternoon under the trees. The evening campfire will be fulled with the sounds of lions and hyenas.

Trail Details: ± 4 hours
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner
Accommodation: Harena Trail Camp OS.

Main Destination:

Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Harena Trails Camp

• Budget bush camp located inside Northern Tuli GR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Harena Trails Camp

Located further north, Harena Trails camps remote location allows us to explore parts of this wilderness seldom seen by others, sometimes even our guides... This is true exploration and provides a strong sense of connection with nature. With the whole day ours to explore, we’ll stay out as long as we like before returning to camp for a lazy afternoon.

Trail Details: ±4 hours
Accommodation: Harena Trails Camp OS.

Main Destination:

Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Harena Trails Camp

• Budget bush camp located inside Northern Tuli GR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Koro Island Camp

After a warm cup of coffee we head back south towards the Limpopo River, but this time further west to Koro Island Camp. We’ll pass the salt pans that are loved by elephant as the open areas make way to the rocky outcrops. We’ll stop for a break at one of the natural springs before we descend to the river and meander along the beautiful paths of the Limpopo to the exclusive Island Camp.

Trail Details: ± 5 hours
Afternoon Activity: Sundowner Game Drive
Accommodation: Koro Island Camp OS.

Main Destination:

Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Koro Island Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Koro Island Camp

We’ll wake up on our private island in the Limpopo before we head out to explore the Koro conservancy. The elephant paths and jeep tracks take us between the waterholes and viewpoints to our bush breakfast spot. From here, we descend back down to the flowing paths beneath the giant Mashatu trees. After a relaxing afternoon, we’re off for a special sundowner on our last Botswana evening.

Trail Details: ± 3 hours
Afternoon Activity: Viewpoint Sundowner
Accommodation: Koro Island Camp OS.

Main Destination:

Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Botswana)

Accommodation:

Koro Island Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Tuli GR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Depart - Johannesburg

We love getting in one more walk in before we depart. A quick coffee and we’re off for a final loop of the Central Tuli Reserve. Then it’s time for our journey back into South Africa as we cross the Platjan border post.

Trail Details (optional): ± 1.5 hours.

Main Destination:

Or Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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