Botswana

Home to well known landmarks such as the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, the Kalahari Desert and a popular safari destination

Botswana – Breathtakingly beautiful! The lush Okavango Delta, a pristine haven for wildlife and the Chobe National Park – a nature lovers paradise. There is a myriad of game viewing and birdwatching opportunities in and around the network of meandering waterways of the delta in a mokoro ( a traditional canoe).

The Chobe National Park riverfront is well known for its huge concentration of elephant and buffalo herds that come to visit especially in the dry months of May-October. Boat cruises and game drives along the river provide picture perfect photo opportunities as does the choice of a house boat stay that combines the luxury of home under the magnificent night sky with the sounds of nature surrounding and drawing you in.

As far as the eye can see the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, one of the largest in the world and situated between Maun and Francistown, displays endless stretches of shimmering white salt and is home to an abundance of curious meerkats and spectacular pink flamingos.

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Xigera Safari Lodge, Botswana

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Where to stay

King’s Pool, Linyanti Concession

King’s Pool consistently delivers the best dry season game viewing in far northern Botswana. Situated on the border with Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, King’s Pool is in an area vital to the seasonal movements of elephant herds, and to the survival of rare roan and sable antelope. Looking down over the Linyanti River, and up from the safety of sunken hides gives guests unexpected angles from which to witness great wildlife moments.

Xigera Safari Lodge, Moremi Game Reserve

Xigera Safari Lodge is located in the Moremi Game Reserve with private access to a 4,500-hectare (11 120-acre) wetland paradise in the heart of the Delta. Situated on one of the Okavango’s key waterways, Xigera Safari Lodge is surrounded by picturesque papyrus swamps and wooded islands and is renowned for its very high density of sitatunga antelope. The area is known for remarkable mammal sightings including red lechwe, spotted-necked otter, elephant, buffalo, reedbuck and tsessebe Predators include lion, spotted hyaena and leopard.

Duba Plains Camp, Okavango Delta

Duba Plains Camp, the epitome of the Botswana safari, sits in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The private 33,000-hectare Duba Plains reserve is a matrix of palm-dotted islands, flood plains and woodland. This is the area that Great Plains Conservation co-founders, National Geographic filmmakers, conservationists and explorers Dereck and Beverly Joubert chose for their home base for filming.

Duba Plains Suite, Okavango Delta

The Duba Plains Suite, an exquisite two-bedroom tented suite located on the 33,000-hectare private Duba Plains Reserve, ensures your private Botswana safari. This Great Plains Conservation Réserve-Collection safari camp is tucked into the pristine Okavango Delta wildlife habitat with views across floodplains filled with iconic African wildlife species. There is simply no other private Botswana safari experience like this in the Okavango Delta.

Duba Explorers Camp, Okavango Delta

Duba Explorers Camp, a Great Plains Explorer-Collection safari camp, is a perfect safari camp for any Botswana safari. The safari camp is tucked away in the northeast corner of Botswana’s Duba Plains Concession, a 33,000-hectare private reserve. Due to its location in the Okavango Delta’s northern reaches, the permanent floodplain dominates the surrounding landscapes, interspersed with seasonal floodplains, grasslands, and pockets of mopane and acacia woodlands.

Selinda Camp, Linyanti

Set in one of the most pristine wilderness areas left on our planet, Selinda Camp rests on the banks of Botswana’s Selinda Spillway as it enters the Linyanti River. The area has a sense of remoteness, a true spirit of Africa. It is an excellent example of a perfect safari in Botswana, with the bush embodying various species and rare animals. The private 130,000-hectare Selinda Reserve boasts large elephant herds, regular sightings of the Selinda pack of African wild dogs, and the famous Selinda lion pride recently featured in the National Geographic film “Birth of a Pride” by Dereck and Beverly Joubert.

Selinda Suite, Linyanti

Set in one of the most pristine wilderness areas left on our planet, Selinda Suite offers the best safari in Botswana possible. This two-bedroomed private suite rests on the banks of the Selinda Spillway as it enters the Linyanti River.

Selinda Explorers Camp, Linyanti

Selinda Explorers Camp is located in the private 130,000-hectare (320,000-acre) Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana. The camp, which accommodates a maximum of only ten guests, is built on the banks of Botswana’s Selinda Spillway. Subtly placed under the shade of the riverine forest, the camp’s style is reminiscent of early African explorer’s philosophies and practices.

Zarafa Camp, Linyanti

Zarafa Camp is located on the private 130,000-hectare (320,000-acre) Selinda Reserve. The Selinda Reserve links Botswana’s Okavango Delta with the Linyanti waterways, and every area of the camp offers stunning views over the Zibadianja Lagoon, the source of the Savuti Channel.

Zarafa Dhow Suite, Linyanti

The Zarafa Dhow Suite is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful safari camps in Botswana. Zarafa means “the beloved one” or “the lovely one” in Arabic. The name comes from a giraffe presented to Charles X of France in 1826 by the Viceroy of Egypt. The giraffe was transported from Africa to France in a traditional Dhow. Today the Zarafa Dhow Suite is a stunning two-bedroom tented suite located on the private 130,000-hectare (320,000-acre) Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana.

Okavango Explorers Camp, Okavango Delta

Okavango Explorers Camp is a brand-new Great Plains Conservation Explorer-Collection safari camp located in the southwest area of Botswana’s private Selinda Reserve. This area may be new to guests but has been known to us for many years as one teeming with wildlife.

Chitabe, Okavango Delta

Wilderness Chitabe is situated on a beautiful old tree-island in a prime, private wilderness locale in the south-east of the Okavango Delta. The famed Moremi Game Reserve lies just across the Gomoti Channel.

DumaTau, Linyanti Concession

Nestled deep within the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, on the northernmost fringe of Botswana, lies Wilderness DumaTau. With unique access to both the Linyanti River and Savuti Channel, the reserve’s diverse, pristine 126 000-hectares (311 353-acres) offers truly exclusive excursions and close-up wildlife encounters.

Jack’s Camp, Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Jack’s Camp is one of Africa’s most storied and iconic camps and just one of three in a one million acre private wildlife reserve. Year round wildlife includes zebra, wildebeest, springbok, steenbok, elephant, brown hyena, oryx, Kalahari lion and cheetah.

Jao, Okavango Delta

In the heart of the Okavango, luxurious Wilderness Jao is set amongst islands fringed with riverine forests and vast floodplains with prolific wildlife.

Kwetsani, Okavango Delta

Located in the centre of the Jao Reserve, Wilderness Kwetsani is ideally positioned on an elongated island covered with palm, mangosteen and fig trees.

Mombo, Moremi Game Reserve

Located in the Delta’s renowned Moremi Game Reserve in the north-eastern corner of Chief’s Island – once a tribal leader’s hunting ground – Wilderness Mombo today is a beacon of ecotourism, leaving a light footprint in paradise.

Qorokwe, Okavango Delta

The exclusive Qorokwe Private Wilderness Area encompasses over 26 180-hectares (over 64 692-acres) in a diverse habitat area of the south-eastern Okavango, bordering the renowned Moremi Game Reserve.

Contemporary and luxurious, Vumbura Plains, lies in an area that is a mix of water and land habitats – from the beauty of the vast floodplains, to deep waterways and crystal clear channels, permanent swamp and island acacia woodlands, this is a truly premium year-round Okavango delight.