This 7-day safari journey takes you through two of Botswana’s most contrasting and iconic ecosystems, beginning in the vast salt pans and desert landscapes of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park and ending in the lush waterways of the Okavango Delta. The experience offers a perfect blend of desert adventure, cultural encounters, and classic water-based safari activities, with opportunities to see elephants, zebras, lions, meerkats, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, and abundant birdlife across changing landscapes.
Arrive in Maun and transfer to your lodge near Makgadikgadi. After check-in and lunch, enjoy a relaxed afternoon along the Boteti River, where elephants, zebras, and antelopes gather at the water’s edge.
Accommodation: Boteti River Camp
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Spend the day exploring the vast salt pans and open grasslands with guided game drives, spotting zebra and wildebeest herds, as well as predators such as lions and hyenas, depending on the season.
Accommodation: Boteti River Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Enjoy a cultural visit with the San Bushmen, learning traditional survival skills, followed by activities such as quad biking on the salt pans or nature walks in the surrounding wilderness.
Accommodation: Boteti River Camp
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Travel by light aircraft or road to the Okavango Delta. Arrive at your safari camp and enjoy an afternoon mokoro canoe safari through peaceful waterways filled with hippos and birdlife.
Accommodation: andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Explore the delta with morning and afternoon activities including mokoro rides, boat cruises, and game drives, with chances to see elephants, buffalo, antelopes, and predators in their natural habitat.
Accommodation: andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Spend another full day in the delta with guided game drives across islands and floodplains, offering excellent sightings of lions, leopards, wild dogs, and diverse bird species.
Accommodation: andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Enjoy a final sunrise mokoro safari or game drive before breakfast. After check-out, transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Maun or onward destination, marking the end of your Botswana safari adventure.
Meals: Breakfast
