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Botswana Safari Tours & Holidays
Botswana offers some of the best safaris on the African continent; while other countries may have invented the safari, Botswana has perfected it. The combination of epic wildlife populations in the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park, with the world’s largest network of salt pans in Makgadikgadi Pans and the desert-specialist animals of the Kalahari, makes for endless Botswana safari packages and possibilities. It is possible to explore it all on a self-drive 4WD expedition, but the Botswana safari experience is more often defined by high-end luxury safaris.
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Top Rated Operator
9-Day Victoria Falls, Chobe and Okavango Fly-in Safari
$4,598 to $7,013 pp (USD)
Botswana & Zimbabwe: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Tented Camp
You Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Chobe NP, Okavango Delta, Maun Airport (End)
Wayfairer Travel
5.0/5 – 130 Reviews
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7-Day Affordable Botswana & Victoria Falls
$2,715 to $3,865 pp (USD)
Botswana & Zimbabwe: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Kasane (Town), Okavango Delta, Maun (End)
Gondwana Tours & Safaris
5.0/5 – 75 Reviews
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6-Day Your Unforgettable Botswana Tour
$2,120 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 10 people per vehicle)BudgetCamping
You Visit: Kasane (Start), Chobe NP, Savuti (Chobe NP), Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Maun (End)
Tony Mobile Safari
5.0/5 – 77 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
5-Day Popular Botswana Safari Through the Delta
$3,140 to $6,030 pp (USD)
Botswana: Private tourLuxury+Tented Camp
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Maun (End)
Discover Africa Safaris
5.0/5 – 254 Reviews
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10-Day The Okavango Delta & Chobe Adventure Trail
$3,500 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)BudgetCamping
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Khwai (Okavango Delta), Savuti (Chobe NP), Chobe NP, Kasane Airport (End)
Moonstroll Vantage Expeditions
4.9/5 – 33 Reviews
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Best Seller
9-Day Botswana & Vic Falls Adventurous Safari Package
$6,030 pp (USD)
Botswana & Zimbabwe: Private tourLuxuryLodge
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Chobe NP, Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls Airport (End)
Zambezi Expedition Travel and Tours
4.9/5 – 51 Reviews
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4-Day Victoria Falls & Chobe Safari
$1,000 pp (USD)
Botswana & Zimbabwe: Shared tour (max 8 people per vehicle)
Mid-range ResortYou Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Chobe NP, Victoria Falls Airport (End)
Africa Incoming
5.0/5 – 7 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
5-Day Botswana Boteti Delta Safari
$1,360 pp (USD)
Botswana: Private tourLuxuryLodge
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Maun (End)
Safari With Us
4.9/5 – 185 Reviews
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3-Day Okavango Delta & Boteti River Tented Safari
$628 to $678 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 10 people per group)LuxuryLodge
You Visit: Maun (Start), Boteti, Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Maun (End)
The Mzansi Experience
4.6/5 – 31 Reviews
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7-Day Camping Safari Khwai Concession, Savuti and Chobe
$2,695 pp (USD)
Botswana: Private tourBudgetCamping
You Visit: Maun (Start), Khwai (Okavango Delta), Savuti (Chobe NP), Savuti Channel (Chobe NP), Chobe Riverfront (Chobe NP), Chobe NP, Kasane (End)
Shipungo Safari & Tours
4.8/5 – 30 Reviews
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3-Day Moremi Game Reserve Camping
$1,522 pp (USD)
Botswana: Private tour
Mid-range CampingYou Visit: Maun (Start), Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Maun (End)
Rams Safaris
5.0/5 – 2 Reviews
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5-Day Chobe & Vic Falls Midrange
$2,200 pp (USD)
Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Victoria Falls Town (Start), Chobe NP, Victoria Falls, Mosi-oa-Tunya NP, Victoria Falls Town (End)
Kalahari Breeze Safaris
4.8/5 – 35 Reviews
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7-Day Botswana Mobile Safari - Okavango Expedition
$2,100 to $2,700 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)BudgetCamping
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Maun (End)
Kingfisher Safaris
4.8/5 – 44 Reviews
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3-Day Moremi Game Reserve Safari Tour
$1,650 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)
Mid-range CampingYou Visit: Maun (Start), Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Khwai (Okavango Delta), Maun (End)
Xaa Safaris
4.7/5 – 14 Reviews
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3-Day Oasis Camping
$1,050 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 16 people per group)BudgetCamping
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Maun (End)
Moonlight Safaris
4.9/5 – 19 Reviews
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3-Day Mokoro Overnight
$643 to $700 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 10 people per group)BudgetCamping
You Visit: Maun (Start), Okavango Delta, Maun (End)
Mosu Safari Tours
5.0/5 – 13 Reviews
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7-Day Mashatu Six Night Family Special
$3,705 pp (USD)
Botswana & South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Tented Bush CampYou Visit: Pont Drift (Start), Mashatu GR, Pont Drift (End)
Panthera Photo Safaris
5.0/5 – 20 Reviews
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Best Seller
7-Day Best Value Luxury Victoria Falls and Botswana
$4,680 to $7,400 pp (USD)
Botswana & Zimbabwe: Private tourLuxuryTented Camp & Hotel
You Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Kwando, Okavango Delta, Maun (End)
Off2Africa Travel
5.0/5 – 63 Reviews
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1-Day Chobe National Park Safari Tour from Vic Falls
$185 pp (USD)
Botswana: Day tourShared tour (max 10 people per vehicle)
You Visit: Victoria Falls Town (Start), Chobe NP, Victoria Falls Town (End)
Aritsamaye Safaris
5.0/5 – 14 Reviews
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3-Day Chobe Camping Safari Tour from Victoria Falls
$545 pp (USD)
Botswana: Shared tour (max 7 people per vehicle)BudgetCamping
You Visit: Victoria Falls Town (Start), Chobe NP, Kasane (End)
Africa Zim Travel & Tours
4.9/5 – 83 Reviews
8 Questions About Botswana Safaris

Answered by
Anthony Ham
Anthony writes the Lonely Planet guide to Botswana and has written travel and feature articles about the country for various media worldwide. It’s quite possibly his favorite country on the planet and there are no corners of the country he hasn’t been to.
8 Questions About Botswana Safaris

When is the best time to visit?
“There’s no bad time to go on a Botswana safari tour, although it does depend on what sort of journey you have in mind and where you’d like to go. If you’re keen to see the Okavango Delta and other northern reserves such as Moremi or Chobe at their best, July to September is excellent with generally dry conditions, plenty of water in the Delta’s waterways, and wildlife in abundance; be prepared for high-season prices, however. By October, it can be hot and uncomfortable, although animals tend to concentrate around the few remaining water sources and hence are easily seen. If birds are the reason you’re considering Botswana, November to April is when birds migrate here in their millions, a period that coincides with low-season prices in the north. The downside of visiting at this time is that rain and poor road conditions can make getting around difficult. The Kalahari operates on a different time frame – high-season prices take hold from November to April when it’s low season elsewhere; the Kalahari is fine from June to October, but can be bitterly cold from late afternoon until mid-morning. If I had to choose one period which captures the best of most worlds – clear, dry conditions and low-season prices – it would be May or even June, although bring warm clothes to ward off the winter chill.”
1Why visit Botswana, and what are the major attractions?
“Wildlife and wild places. If these words stir the soul as they do for me, then there are few finer places in Africa to visit than Botswana. The range of habitats – and hence the diversity of wildlife – is astonishing, from the flooded waterways of the Okavango Delta to the Kalahari’s dry, golden grasslands, Botswana has iconic African landscapes covered. The northern reserves – the Okavango Delta and its concessions, Chobe National Park, the Moremi Game Reserve – rank among the best places on the continent to view charismatic mega-fauna – elephants, Big Cats, African wild dogs, hippos, rich birdlife and, increasingly, rhinos. Not far away to the south, the vast salt pans of Makgadikgadi Pans and the soulful expanses of the Kalahari add depth and variety to an extraordinary safari palette. The government has adopted a high-end, low-density tourism model so crowds here are extremely rare – this is Africa as you imagined it without the masses. Although it can be expensive, the levels of available luxury can mean that this could just be the African trip of a lifetime of which you’ve always dreamed.”
2What does a Botswana safari cost?
“Botswana safari prices can be expensive. Although cheaper safari options are possible, very little comes cheap out here – count on a starting point of US$250 per person per day, and an upper limit of around US$1200. It is usually worth every dollar spent, as most safaris include supremely comfortable accommodation, high-class meals and packages that include all activities. Air transfers between camps and lodges are sometimes included, and sometimes extra. Most safari deals also come with the advantage that once you’ve paid for them, you’re unlikely to have any additional costs beyond shopping purchases and tips. You could keep costs down by self-driving, but DIY safaris here are similarly pricey by African standards once you factor in 4WD-camper rental, national park and campsite fees, and fuel.”
› Factors influencing the cost of a safari 3How is the wildlife viewing?
“Simply wonderful. My most enduring memory of watching wildlife on one of my Botswana safaris is of having wildlife all to myself or only having to share it with a few other like-minded safari-goers. There are many places to see these animals in Africa, but only in Botswana are there no queues of safari vehicles. I have spent countless hours virtually alone with lion prides under an acacia tree, with elephants at a waterhole, or watching a mother leopard playing with its cubs. I love predators and some of my most memorable sightings of lions, leopards, cheetahs and African wild dogs have been in Botswana, from the Moremi Game Reserve to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. But finding yourself among the elephants of Chobe – these are some of Africa’s largest elephants – is one of the great safari experiences you can have. One final thing: Botswana’s calling card is the diversity of wildlife, which means that you may not see the quantity of animals for which the Serengeti or Masai Mara is famed, but the variety on offer here is unrivaled.”
› More about viewing Botswana's wildlife & animals 4How safe is Botswana for tourists?
“Botswana is one of the safest countries in Africa. Crime rates, even in the country’s cities and towns, are extremely low. Botswana also has one of the lowest population densities on the planet, meaning its roads are lightly trafficked and road accidents are rare. Even with that, it’s possible that you may spend next to no time in towns or traversing the country’s roads – many Botswana tours fly into Maun or Kasane, fly back out into the trails of the Delta and/or Kalahari and only travel along remote safari trails with only other safari vehicles for company. Threats to safety from wild animals is also rare – most Botswana safari trips and operators have excellent safety records, and if you follow the safety briefings and instructions from guides, the risk of injury or anything more serious is very low.”
5How do I select a reliable Botswana tour operator?
“There are so many variables in choosing a Botswana safari, but the best advice is to compare first-hand the experiences of other safari-goers on SafariBookings.com – consistently high ratings from other travelers is arguably the best recommendation you can find. Beyond that, price is obviously a factor, as is the type of safari you wish to have and when. But once you’ve narrowed it down to a few operators, start asking questions and be as specific as you can. Given that this is Botswana and you’ll be spending quite a sum to go on safari, you have a right to ask as many questions as you wish, and to expect straight and detailed answers. Whether an answer is what you want to hear is perhaps less important (not all operators offer customized Botswana tours) than that the operator is able to answer the questions at length and is happy to do so. Think about what is important to you (Is it flexibility? Is it cost? Is it the language spoken by the guide?) and then set about confirming what operators have satisfactorily answered your questions on these key points.”
6What type of accommodation can I expect on a safari?
“Unless you’re camping, in which case you’ll most likely be sleeping in a simple tent on the ground or atop your vehicle, accommodation in Botswana is very often world-class. Lodges usually have rooms with four walls, often with private terraces and sometimes even private plunge pools. Tented camps, including mobile camps, have safari-style canvas tents, usually with canvas floors and rugs. The better places have good space between the tents, which facilitates both privacy and a good night’s sleep. Almost all, whether safari tents or lodge rooms, have proper beds, sometimes a sitting area and desk, and private bathrooms – private, outdoor showers are a particular safari highlight. Some will have somewhere to charge your devices and batteries, but most have a public charging point in the main public area, which may be the bar or restaurant.”
7What can I expect from an African safari in Botswana?
“The normal safari day begins early, usually before sunrise, with a wake-up call from a staff member who may bring tea or coffee. The aim is invariably to get you out on the trail as early as possible – the hours around sunrise, and those around sunset, are the best times to find and view wildlife. Once out on the trail, you’ll spend a couple of hours or more in an open-sided safari vehicle. Unless you’ve paid extra for a private vehicle, you’ll usually share the vehicle with other lodge or camp guests. Also in the car will be a driver and guide. Some places also send a tracker. Unless there’s a lot of wildlife action happening out on the trail, you’ll return to camp mid-morning for a proper breakfast, after which there’s often time to relax until lunch. More down time follows after lunch before afternoon tea (often called High Tea) around 3 PM or 3:30 PM, before the sunset game drive, which often finishes with the traditional ‘Sundowner’ – the guide and driver will choose a pretty place to watch the sunset while you toast the day with the drink of your choice. Dinner follows, then an early night in readiness for the next day’s safari.”
8Botswana Safari Reviews

Harriet is a zoologist with more than 20 years’ experience. She has the privilege of working with the world’s top wildlife photographers and photo-guides.
Africa at its most wild
If I had 48 hours left on this planet, I would spend it on safari in Botswana. Botswana is my favourite African country. It still feels so wild, there is abundant wildlife, a huge variety of scenery and habitat…and only 2.4 million, very...

Mike is an award winning wildlife writer, editor of Travel Zambia magazine and author of the Bradt Guide to Southern African Wildlife.
Desert and delta
Botswana has perhaps a more single-minded focus on safaris than does any other African destination. After all, the country is so empty that there is little else to tempt the visitor. It is dominated by two very different landscapes: to the...

the beauty of Nature
Botswana is a beautifull place, we loved every minute. Our trip was well organized. The locations were perfect. People very friendly and helpfull. Amazing wilflife, private safaris. Not over touristic, but calm settings. Really worth...

Extremely rich wildlife, unbelievable diversity and number of exotic animals, kind, generous people
It was great, never forgettable experience! First, the company “Kalahari Tours” and its personnel in the office. Open, friendly, obliging. We entered the office, not particularly knowing what we actually want and how they can be...
A glimpse of paradise!
In 2022 I decided to spend the festive season in Botswana, and after a few google searches and email exchanges, I decided to stay at the Boteti Tented Safari. My decision led to the best festive season that I have had in my adult life....
A marvelous and tourism country
I travelled to Moremi Game Reserve for the first time with my family, I must say that was the most craziest and beautiful moment we had as a a family watching as the antelopes we roaming in the wild and all different types of wild animals...