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Okavango Exploration Safaris

5.0/5 – 19 Reviews

$3,520 pp (USD)

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Okavango Exploration Safaris

5.0/5
(19 Reviews)

Office In:: Botswana
Size:: 5-10 employees (Founded in 2013)
Member Of:: HATAB & BOGA
Tour Types:: Budget camping tours where clients assist with camp chores
Destinations:: BW

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If you love camping or you are looking at keeping the price of your safari down , a camping safari might be the right choice for you. A good tour operator like Okavango Exploration Safaris will provide a comfortable set-up with high quality tents, a dining tent, campfire, great food and minimal hassle. It is the best way to soak up the safari ambience and to feel part of nature. There is no better way to end the day in bush than siting around fire under the stars recounting the highlights.

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Linda S –

Reviewed: Jun 12, 2025

Best ever safari experience

5/5

Wow! What an exceptional trip with Sox and his team! We couldn’t have asked for better.
Our group of 8 kiwis had a 9 night, 10 day safari through Botswana with Sox and his team and it was an unbeatable experience - even for me as a “non-camper”! They made everything easy and comfortable.
The professionalism, attention to detail, humour, excellent communication, safe driving along with Sox’s incredible knowledge of wildlife and the area (all freely shared) made this a trip of a lifetime. The variety of experiences kept us wanting more - we never felt it was “same old- same old” … camping spots changed, parks changed and experiencing the Okavango Delta in traditional mokoro was certainly a new and exciting experience for us all!
Sox and the team went above and beyond to ensure we were well looked after, kept safe, saw as much as was possible, including 4 of the big 5 in one morning! Sox’s lifetime of knowledge, gained from his family growing up, meant we came away with so much knowledge you wouldn’t read in a book. Just kept us engaged the whole 10 days!
I can’t recommend Sox and his team highly enough - if you want to experience the real Botswana in a comfortable and engaging way, let Sox organise it for you!
An absolute plus was the team’s consciousness toward taking care of the environment - huge respect was shown at all times, including stopping the truck to pick up rubbish! This is not often seen but so important - big ups to Sox and the team for this approach - Mother Earth is safe in their hands!
We were incredibly well fed with OT our chef preparing three meals and two snacks on traditional campfires, then feeling luxurious as we sat at carefully laid tables to eat! Incredible to watch as well as always feeling well nourished.
Thanks Sox and your team - you were amazing! 10 out of 10 for your service 😊

michael celine lea gaetan mathis –

Reviewed: Nov 23, 2024

Wonderful mobile safari with Sox as guide ad driver in Savuti and Okavango

5/5

We spent 5 days in october 2021 with Sox as a guide and driver during a moving safari first in Savuti and then in Okavango.
Sox was very professional and pleasant, he definitely knew where and when you are likely to find every wild animal, he was also able to make it fun for our 3 kids (aged 5 to 10). He was very nice, and made this safari an unforgettable experience for all of us. We definitely recommend to go on safari with him.
Plenty of photos and details on our blog (in french) :
https://notrepetiteodyssee.legtux.org/2021/11/19/botswana-famille-safari-savuti/
https://notrepetiteodyssee.legtux.org/2021/11/19/botswana-famille-safari-okavango/

Jedd –

Reviewed: Nov 1, 2024

Sox was extremely knowledgeable, safe and fun!

5/5

The tour was so much fun! We were so well taken care of with amazing food, comfortable sleeping tents with provided pads and bags, and the locations we went to we saw so many animals that we didn’t expect to see. Sox knew everything about the animal tracks, the animal burrows, the nightly patterns and all the different types of birds. We had an amazing experience!

Jessica –

Reviewed: Oct 18, 2024

An amazing, immersive mobile Safari in the Okavango Delta!

5/5

Our 10 day mobile safari was so much more than we could have even imagined. Sox, our guide, was so incredibly knowledgeable and helpful to answer all of our questions and explain the way of life “in the bush.” We experienced multiple sites, each with their own special highlights from animals sightings to unique landscapes.
We were a small group with Sox as our guide and Kapappa as camp assistant, who was so helpful and made incredible meals for our whole time. The camp set up was great, easy to erect tents, with bush ablutions (and shower), fridge in the van to keep our beers/drinks cold (very important) and power to charge when we needed it.
The trip was expertly guided by Sox and we felt excited, safe and immersed in our safari experience from start to finish!
I Would highly recommend this trip, and would like to thank Sox and Kappapa for making it so special!

Brad –

Reviewed: Oct 18, 2024

A wonderfully immersive, exciting, (delicious!) and relaxing trip with a super knowledgable guide

5/5

Our bush camping trip into the Okavango Delta and Chobe River front was incredible. We met our incredible guide Sox at the airport, he took us to load up on refreshments for the safari and then we headed out for 10 incredible days camping in the bush.

Life around the camp fire at the end of a long day on game drives is amazing. Kapapa our cook made delicious food for us every morning, lunch time and evening. We loved the camping element of the trip as we were super close to all of the sights and sounds of the bush - and we felt very unplugged!

Sox took us out on morning and evening game drives, or walks where appropriate, and we saw endless wildlife. It was amazing. Sox is super knowledgable about all of the Bostwana wildlife and we learnt a lot about not just what we saw, but what we could hear and the tracks we could find as well. He was really friendly and a great great guy to be around

Could not recommend more highly!