Wildlife & Wilderness of Botswana

What's Included

• Meals

  All breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 7 dinners are included.

• Accommodation

  All accommodation is included, with 11 nights full-service camping and 2 nights in a hotel, lodge, or chalet at Victoria Falls.

• Transport and Activities

  All transport and listed activities are included.

• Tour Leader

  A tour leader will be present throughout the trip.

• Flights

  Flights from London are included if booking includes flights.

• Camping Equipment

  All camping equipment is provided except for sleeping bags and pillows.

• Drinking Water

  Safe drinking water is provided throughout the trip.

What's Not Included

• Visas or Vaccinations

  Visas or vaccinations are not included.
  
  

• Travel Insurance

  Travel insurance is not included.
  
  

• Single Accommodation

  Single accommodation is available on request but not included.
  
  

• Bottled Water

  Bottled water is not included; safe drinking water is provided, but if you prefer bottled water, it will be at your own expense.
  
  

• Optional Activities

  Optional activities such as white-water rafting, flights over Victoria Falls, and scenic flights over the delta are not included.
  
  

Food

All breakfasts, seven lunches and seven dinners included.



Breakfast: Cereals, coffee and toast and the occasional fried breakfast/brunch.

Lunch: Cheese, cold meats, salads, bread or rolls.

Dinner: Potjies (stew), braais (barbecue), stir-fries, etc.



Vegetarians and vegans can be well catered for on this holiday. Please inform us before departure of any special dietary requests so our local team can be well prepared.



The trip leaders do all the shopping and meal planning for each group. They will always try to obtain fresh produce wherever possible. Each tour has one cool box for meat and fresh produce only and one cool box for cold drinks. We supply squash, tea or coffee with meals. All other beverages will be at your own expense.



On some days where early morning game drives are included, lunch may be substituted for a large brunch on return from the game drive – this is customary. We will always ensure the number of meals detailed in the trip notes are provided.



The water provided on this trip is safe, clean drinking water, normally from boreholes. You can buy bottled water if you prefer, but we encourage you to make use of the safe drinking water provided as this helps diminish plastic consumption.

Accommodation

Camping in the African wilderness is a bucket list experience for many adventure travellers and Botswana is a fantastic destination for this. When we stay at public campsites, we have access to excellent facilities; however, the nights spent wild camping are the real highpoint. Our stays in Moremi Game Reserve and Savuti Marsh are both at private campsites in beautiful locations where we won’t see or hear anyone else. What we will hear though, and possibly see, is the wildlife. On this trip, we spend 11 nights full-service camping and two nights normally in a hotel, lodge or chalet at the Victoria Falls. We sleep in spacious, two-person tents fitted with mattress-topped camp beds. For the wild camping nights, there is a bush shower and toilet, while dinner is taken around our campfire. Wild camping in the Okavango Delta The highlight stay on this trip for many is our two nights of wild camping in the Okavango Delta. Our neighbours, which you’ll likely hear shuffling around at night, include hippos, elephants and lions, while our away-from-it-all location normally allows us to see a night sky illuminated with stars. Worth knowing All camping equipment is provided except for sleeping bags and pillows.

Mode of Transport

Transportation includes 4x4 transfers into the Okavango Delta, mokoro (traditional canoe) trips, and game drives in safari vehicles. The tour also involves long drives, including a drive north to Victoria Falls and a return to Botswana. The journey is designed to offer diverse experiences, from river cruises to rugged terrain exploration.