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Monika Carrie
GB
Visited:
September 2015
Reviewed: Oct 4, 2015
Email Monika Carrie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Andre Fortier
CA
Visited:
December 2000
Reviewed: Sep 27, 2015
Email Andre Fortier | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An experience of a lifetime
Oh where to start - abundant wildlife, the most variety of birds that we've ever seen,... The lodges and huts that I stayed at were comfortable and the food served was delicious. The staff were absolutely amazing, friendly and accommodating. Last but not least, the tour guides were welcoming, knowledgeable and ensured our safety throughout the trip.
My trip to the Okavango Delta, Botswana was the best trip I've ever been on, it was an experience of a lifetime.
jess
GB
Visited:
September 2013
Reviewed: Sep 26, 2015
Email jess | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Once in a lifetime experience
The Okavango Delta is unlike anywhere else on earth. I did the camping experience, which was very back to nature - toilets were a hole dug in the ground, and there were no showers or ways of getting properly clean. However, it was made worth it by the early morning bush walks, where we got extremely close to a variety of animals including elephants, birds and zebra, and the beautiful scenery where there wasn't a building or road in sight. Another highlight was the boat trips, especially at sunset, where we explored the delta in small boats with very knowledgeable guides and got very close to wild hippos. The weather was beautiful - sunny all day, and the food was also amazing, and there was plenty of it. Our guides also made lovely bracelets and gifts which you could buy for a small price and which served as a lovely keepsake or present.
Safdave
US
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Sep 6, 2015
Email Safdave | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wild Africa at its best
The game viewing can be done by boat, by mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) or by land rover. Rueben was a great guide being very knowledgeable, very well spoken with excellent English and a deep understanding of the animals and the eco-system. His professionalism made us feel safe when we had several very close encounters with elephant and hippo, an unforgettable experience.
The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. Food was always very good, well introduced and matched with good quality wines.
Our tent/cabin had its own private veranda overlooking a hippo pool.
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Each morning, before sunrise, we watched the hippos come out to graze as the sun rose with the incredible colors of an African sunrise.An unforgettable experience we look forward to doing again.
antoine_ede
FR
Visited:
August 2010
Reviewed: Jul 14, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
For my part it wasn't just a Safari because I also do ecovoluntering.
The weather in Botswana is very sunny and sometimes very hot. My wildlife guide was the director of the ecovoluntering project, it was a bushman so he had a lot experience with the wildlife, we saw beautiful animal like elephant and hippo.
Concerning the transportation we was in a land rover defender or a land cruiser this vehicules was great to move into the bush.
Tom
US
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jul 11, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unbelievable experience seeing wide variety of animals and meeting wonderful fellow travelers.
Unbelievable experience starting with arriving in a bush plane, viewing a wide a variety of animals including wild dogs, lions, cheetahs and leopards and enjoying our stay at Kwara. Tracking the animals was exciting and our guides were fantastic.
MIGUEL
PT
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: Jul 10, 2015
Email MIGUEL | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Stunningly beautiful. Tranquil and unspoiled.
Canoe (mokoro) trip into the Okavango Delta is a mandatory experience in a visit to Botswana. Even with not-so-good weather as we had (light showers, cloudy sky) it is still an experience like no other. Close contact with nothing but nature - sounds, smells and sights. No motors, no blabbing tourists, very, very relaxing!
Accomodation in Maun was OK, and we were sorry that a fly-in safari to a luxury lodge inside the Park was out of our budget-range (but it must be stunning!).
Aaron_PM
AU
Visited:
June 2014
Reviewed: Jun 21, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Not the Africa I was expecting. Awesomely suprised.
The Okavango Delta was a location that we had heard a lot about, but had seen little of. So when we decided to head to Botswana, we put the Delta on our must do list. Was one of the best decisions we made.
From the flight from Kasane airport into the campgrounds, to the drive from the bush runway to our tented site it was spectacular. Three days of seeing all types of animals, Lions and Leopards, to Elephants and Painted Dogs.
I would highly recommend the Delta to anyone who wants to experience ALL of Africa. Also, with the introduction of Rhinos, you can't go wrong!
gfin
CA
Visited:
May 2015
Reviewed: Jun 20, 2015
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent variety and quantity of wildlife.
We used lodges varying from primitive and rustic to 4-star class. A guided kayak trip out of Maun was based in ordinary 2-person tents. The Footsteps lodge was cabin-sized tents with plumbing, but the Little Kwara lodge was much better appointed. The food at both lodges was very good. The guided game drives produced many great close-up wildlife sightings and the guides were usually well trained and very friendly. Our weather in May was unusually cool, getting down to near freezing some nights. The days were comfortable, but the temps for dawn game drives required a jacket on top of a sweater. The clothes that we took were not quite warm enough for comfort in these conditions. The upside of the low temperatures was that we had no trouble at all with bugs.
Our favorite memories came from dawn and sunset game-tracking walks with the local native guide on our kayak trip north of Maun.
James R Rye
GB
Visited:
April 2015
Reviewed: May 31, 2015
Email James R Rye | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Driving holiday in Botswana
An Okavango highlight was going on a river cruise where we saw many interesting birds such as fish eagles, Jesus birds, bee-eaters as well as reptiles including monitor lizards and crocodiles. At the time of year we went, there can be heavy rainfall, so we visited a world heritage site at Tsodilo Hills where we saw ancient cave paintings. The heavy rain meant that the road/track was very muddy and it was necessary to have a 4x4 in order to access the site.
This part of Botswana is certainly off the beaten track with hundreds of kilometers between
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food and fuel stops, so make sure you go prepared! Highly recommended. Check out some of my photos here:https://www.flickr.com/photos/76566612@N03/
