Home to some of Africa’s most exceptional private reserves, Botswana is renowned for the sheer beauty of the Okavango Delta, the Makgadikgadi Pans, and its unrivalled exclusivity. Widely considered one of the finest safari destinations on the continent.
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When to Visit Botswana
Desert, Delta, stacks of game… it’s important to get your timing right in Botswana.
June to August is the best time for Delta experiences, when the floodwaters arrive at the camps. The rates are highest at this time of year.
September and October are the best months for wildlife sightings, as animals gather around shrinking water sources.
November to March is the green season, with lower rates and lush landscapes, but high rainfall and potentially challenging game viewing.
With exceptional game-viewing opportunities, the largest population of elephants in the world, and the most varied safari activities on the continent, there is a lot going for this genuine gem of a safari destination. Safaris here can come with a hefty price tag, but Botswana can also offer better value too, especially if you travel outside the peak season.
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An area of pristine natural beauty, the Okavango Delta is one of Africa’s most famous wildlife areas. The diverse experiences available in the Delta are a huge reason to visit, with exciting land and water-based safaris available.
Botswana is home to unique landscapes, including the otherworldly Makgadikgadi Salt Pans and the stunning Central Kalahari. These areas offer a complete contrast to the Delta, with activities unique to the arid landscapes.
Incredibly private and romantic, Botswana is arguably Africa’s most exclusive honeymoon destination. Luxury camps, unforgettable scenery, and phenomenal wildlife sightings make this a dream for honeymooners!
With its private concessions, secluded luxury lodges, and high-end low-impact approach to tourism, Botswana is one of the most exclusive safari destinations in Africa.
A horseback safari is an unforgettable way to explore Botswana’s pristine wilderness areas. Join an expert guide in destinations like the Okavango Delta and Makgadikgadi Pans to experience the scenery and wildlife.
Whether on a leisurely mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) ride or a boat trip along one of Botswana’s many scenic waterways, wildlife-watching from the water lets you experience the country’s wild spaces from a unique perspective.
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The Best Safari Parks in Botswana
On a Botswana safari, you’ll explore distinct landscapes, from deltas and deserts to salt pans and sprawling grasslands. For water-focused safaris, we recommend spending a few nights in the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti, where the combination of boat safaris, mokoro trips, and game drives lets you experience the region’s impressive wildlife from different perspectives. For a complete contrast, we highly recommend the arid landscapes of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans or the Central Kalahari. Whatever Botswana safari park you choose, it’s sure to be exclusive, luxurious and wild!
A wildlife-rich community concession sharing an unfenced border with the Moremi Game Reserve.
Botswana’s standout safari parks include the Okavango Delta, the Linyanti, and the Makgadikgadi Pans. These biodiverse areas consist largely of unfenced, privately owned concessions reached by light aircraft, which allow a limited number of visitors at any given time. You’ll enjoy distinct and diverse activities unique to each region you visit, ranging from game drives and walking safaris to water-based adventures, horseriding safaris and cultural excursions. Botswana is also home to Chobe National Park, famous for its massive elephant herds, and the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve.
There are few properties as prestigious as Wilderness Mombo. The crowning jewel of the Okavango Delta, it is consistently regarded as one of the finest camps in Africa, with accommodations and communal spaces that take luxury to new heights. Yet it’s the…
Shinde Camp is an authentically classic wilderness camp in a private northern Okavango Delta concession, owned and run by Ker & Downey Botswana. This company is notable for its standards of excellence and for providing superb safaris while conserving the…
Located within the Vumbura Concession, on an idyllically remote private island, Wilderness Little Vumbura is a delightful little camp in an area that attracts a diverse spectacle of wildlife. Nestled within 148,000 acres of pristine wilderness, the ancient…
In the forested southern reaches of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Wilderness Chitabe is located within its own private concession, bordered by Moremi Game Reserve to the north, just across the Gomoti Channel. Though largely dry and forested, this is prime…
We’ve always been fans of Kwara. Owned and operated by Kwando Safaris, this year-round permanent lagoon-facing camp provides a great range of activities in a wildlife-rich part of the Okavango Delta, with a strong focus on predator sightings. Bordering…
Wilderness DumaTau is a great little camp in a fantastic private reserve and one of our firm favourites in Botswana, balancing stylish yet unpretentious design with a homely, welcoming ambience. Nestled amongst jackalberry, sausage, and mangosteen trees, the…
Set in a previously unexplored part of Botswana, in pristine land that has only just opened up for conservation, Wilderness Mokete is a pioneering, luxurious tented camp – the only one in the area – with nine tented suites and all the world-class guiding,…
On the edge of the Selinda Spillway, as it flows into the Linyanti river, Selinda Camp offers impressive tented accommodation within the private 130,000-hectare Selinda Reserve. Occupying a spectacular wilderness location, the camp combines an authentic…
In the far north of Botswana’s vast, wildlife-dense Okavango Delta, Wilderness Vumbura Plains consists of two spacious camps on raised decks within the 60,000-hectare Vumbura Plains Private Wilderness Area. Surrounded by vast floodplains, pristine waterways,…
Jack’s Camp is an iconic safari camp set within the otherworldly landscape of Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans. Quirky, unique, and eclectically styled, this is a year-round experience with a wide range of unusual activities, not least meerkat encounters, quad…
Within a private Okavango Delta concession of palm-dotted islands, floodplains, and woodland, year-round Duba Plains Camp is a beautifully designed camp with outstanding wildlife-viewing opportunities, taking pride of place in the impressive Great Plains…
Savute Safari Lodge offers homely, elegantly designed accommodation on the banks of Chobe National Park’s remote, wildlife-rich Savuti Channel. The camp provides a great location to explore the Savuti marshlands and encounter the huge elephant herds for which…
This exclusive island retreat in the beautiful Sekwana Concession in the north of the Okavango Delta is the latest superb offering from Natural Selection, one of the premier safari companies in Botswana. This semi-private concession is home to fantastic…
Splash Camp delivers family-friendly accommodation within the Okavango Delta’s stunning 175,000-hectare Kwara Private Concession, bordering Moremi Game Reserve. There’s a private space for exclusive-use groups, ideal for those travelling with young…
Selinda Explorers Camp is a wonderful expedition-style camp with an enchanting location on the banks of the Selinda Spillway as it flows into the Linyanti river. Small, intimate, and exclusive, this is an ideal choice for anyone seeking a combination of…
A land-based camp bordering the iconic Moremi Game Reserve, Wilderness Qorokwe is spectacularly located between the Santantadibe and Gomoti channels in a predator stronghold where sightings of lion, cheetah, leopard, and African wild dog are frequent. With…
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