12 Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation

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Prepare for an extraordinary 12-Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation, journeying through the country’s most spectacular and diverse wilderness regions. From the shimmering salt pans of Makgadikgadi to the vast, untouched horizons of the Central Kalahari, this immersive adventure reveals Botswana’s dramatic landscapes and extraordinary wildlife in all their glory. This unforgettable experience is truly worth having while on our 12 Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation.

Track desert-adapted predators across the Central Kalahari’s golden plains, witness seasonal zebra migrations in Makgadikgadi, glide through the crystal-clear channels of the Okavango Delta by mokoro, and explore the thriving ecosystems of Moremi Game Reserve, where wildlife flourishes across floodplains and forests. Your journey culminates along the iconic riverfront of Chobe National Park, famed for its immense elephant herds and unforgettable boat safaris, delivering the ultimate blend of luxury, adventure, and African wilderness during your 12 Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation.

Encounter desert-adapted predators roaming the golden plains of the Central Kalahari, marvel at zebra migrations across Makgadikgadi’s vast open spaces, drift peacefully through the Okavango Delta’s tranquil waterways in a mokoro, and experience outstanding game viewing in the lush ecosystems of Moremi Game Reserve. Enjoy the legendary Chobe Riverfront, renowned for its extraordinary elephant concentrations and spectacular boat safaris, creating a seamless fusion of refined luxury, thrilling adventure, and authentic African wilderness, perfectly encapsulated in the 12 Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation.

With our expertly designed itinerary, luxurious lodges, exhilarating game drives, tranquil water excursions, and immersive bush experiences, this 12-day safari promises an unforgettable blend of comfort, adventure, and Botswana’s unparalleled natural splendor.

Cost per person:

Starting from: USD $14700 (Luxury Accommodation) per person based on two travelers sharing

	1 Person	2 People	3 People	4 People	5 People	6 People
Jan-April	$17100	$14700	$14500	$14400	$14300	$14200
May- August	$17300	$14900	$14700	$14600	$14500	$14400
Sept- Dec	$17200	$14800	$14600	$14500	$14400	$14300

Cost Per Child (Discount)

Age	0-2 years old	3-6 years old	7-10 years old	11-13 years old	14+ years old
Discount Rate	100%	65%	50%	15%	0%

Cost Includes/Excludes

Inclusions

Services of an expert guide
Airport transfer (Airport pick up and drop off)
Domestic Flights (From Maun to Central Kalahari, Central Kalahari to Okavango Delta, Okavango Delta to Moremi Game Reserve and from Moremi Game Reserve to Kasane Airport)
Daily meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Ground transportation (Open Sided Safari Vehicle / Safari Vehicle Open Sided)
Full board accommodation and en route meals as indicated in the itinerary
Park fees and relevant government taxes.

Exclusions

Airfares
Visa fees
Personal insurance
Expenses of personal nature, such as drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, and cigarettes
Accommodation and meals not indicated in the itinerary

Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accomodation
Luxury Lodges
Language
English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Italian, and Chinese speaking guides
Transportation
Open Sided Safari Vehicle
Group Size
1-100 people
Availability
January - December
Arrival at
Maun Airport
Departure from
Kasane Airport
Destinations
Botswana

Overview

Itinerary

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Lodges

Flight Info

Map

FAQs

Review

Overview

Itinerary

Include

Lodges

Flight Info

Map

FAQs

Review

Why This Tour?

12 Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation

Kubwa Five Safaris invites you to experience our 12-Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation, an immersive journey through the country’s most iconic and diverse wilderness landscapes. From the dazzling salt pans of Makgadikgadi to the vast, remote expanses of the Central Kalahari, onward to the shimmering channels of the Okavango Delta, the wildlife-abundant plains of Moremi Game Reserve, and the elephant-rich riverfront of Chobe National Park, this safari showcases Botswana at its finest.

Relax in exclusive luxury camps and lodges set in extraordinary locations, explore Makgadikgadi’s surreal open horizons, venture across the Central Kalahari on thrilling game drives, drift peacefully through the Delta in traditional mokoro canoes, and enjoy sunset cruises along the Chobe River. Encounter lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, large zebra herds, and vast elephant populations while savoring personalized service, gourmet cuisine, and refined comfort throughout this unforgettable 12-day adventure.

Botswana Tours

You will visit Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park

This 12-day exceptional safari delivers a deeply immersive exploration of Botswana’s most iconic and wildlife-rich destinations, combining remarkable game viewing with unforgettable luxury experiences.

During this amazing safari, you will visit Magadikgadik Salt Pans. The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are among the largest salt flats in the world, forming a surreal, shimmering landscape in northeastern Botswana. Once part of an ancient super-lake, the pans stretch endlessly beneath vast African skies, creating breathtaking horizons and dramatic sunsets. During the dry season, the terrain appears stark and otherworldly, while the rainy season transforms it into a haven for migrating zebras, wildebeest, and flamingos.

You will also have a mokoro safari in Okavango Delta. Mokoro rides in the Okavango Delta offer one of Africa’s most tranquil and intimate safari experiences. Gliding silently through narrow papyrus-lined channels in a traditional dugout canoe, expertly poled by a local guide, you experience the Delta from a unique water-level perspective. The gentle pace allows close observation of colorful kingfishers, reed frogs, dragonflies, and delicate water lilies, while larger wildlife such as elephants and antelope may be seen along the banks. Free from engine noise, mokoro excursions immerse you in pure serenity, making them a highlight of any Botswana safari adventure.

This 12-Day Botswana Exceptional Wildlife Luxury Vacation is the ultimate journey for discerning travelers seeking a seamless fusion of adventure, exclusivity, and refined comfort in Southern Africa. Expertly guided and meticulously curated, each chapter of this safari reveals Botswana’s remarkable diversity—from sweeping desert horizons and thrilling predator encounters to serene Delta waterways and iconic riverfront game viewing. Featuring elegant luxury camps and lodges, attentive personalized service, and extraordinary wildlife experiences at every turn, this unforgettable 12-day escape offers spectacular landscapes, intimate encounters in pristine wilderness, and cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Book with us and we shall make your safari dreams come true!

Highlights

Guided Game Drives
Traveling in a mokoro
Boat Cruise

Day 01 :

Arrival In Botswana | Transfer To The Hotel In Maun

On arrival in Botswana, you will be welcomed and picked up by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Maun Airport and driven to your lodge where you will rest and relax.

Begin your tour with us as your safari dreams start to become a reality. You'll join us for a briefing on the fantastic journey we have planned together as we introduce you to your friendly and knowledgeable guide. With these enjoyable formalities over, it's time to get going!

Maun is often where the excitement of being on safari begins to take hold. So much of what goes on in this relaxed city, which is strung out along the banks of the Thamalakane River, is focused on getting you out on safari or welcoming you back in from the wilds of northern Botswana. It has good restaurants, accommodation and a range of shops.

Meals and overnight at Laha Hotel / Sedia Hotel / Island Safari Lodge

Day 02 :

Transfer To Makgadikgadi Pans National Park | Evening Game Drive

After breakfast, you will be driven to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

You'll be exploring Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, one of Botswana's quieter and most surprising parks. The landscapes here consist of the often-dry, but wildlife-rich Boteti River in the west, and vast salt pans out in the east. Lions, brown hyenas, meerkats, and the annual zebra migration here are all highlights, and the salt pans offer some remarkable views, especially at sunset.

In the evening, you will have a game drive.

Meals and overnight at Leroo La Tau Lodge / Camp Kalahari / Meno A Kwena Tented Camp

Day 03 :

Nature Walk | Afternoon & Evening Game Drives In Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

After breakfast, Set out on a guided nature walk with San Bushmen trackers to follow ancient animal tracks, learn survival skills, and discover the reserve’s diverse ecosystem up close.

After the Meerkat Encounter, you will have a game drive for the afternoon and evening.

Meals and overnight at Leroo La Tau Lodge / Camp Kalahari / Meno A Kwena Tented Camp

Day 04 :

Transfer To Maun Airport | Fly To Central Kalahari Game Reserve | Relaxing

After breakfast, you will be driven to Maun Airport for your scheduled flight to Central Kalahari.

On arrival, you will be welcomed and picked up by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it.

One of the largest protected areas in Africa, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is a fantastic place for you to see desert landscapes and wildlife. The Kalahari's golden grasslands provide a backdrop for big cats, gemsbok, ostriches, bat-eared foxes and other desert-adapted animals, with iconic salt pans and dry river valleys like Deception and Passarge to enjoy as well. This is also the ancestral home of the San people.

If time allows, you will have an evening game drive.

Going on an evening game drive is one of the highlights of any safari. This is when temperatures cool, the light becomes softer and the wildlife begins to get active. Not only will you be out when the light is best for taking photos, but it's also one of the best times of day for seeing the animals.

Meals and overnight at Tau Pan Camp / Dinaka Camp / Great Tsau Hill.

Day 05 :

Full Day Game Drive In Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Today, you will have a full day game drive in Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

A full-day game drive in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve is an immersive journey into one of Africa’s most remote and untamed wilderness areas. As the sun rises, the vast open plains come alive with the sights and sounds of the desert. Morning drives offer the best chance to spot predators like lions, cheetahs, and leopards prowling for prey, while herds of springbok, oryx, and giraffes graze in the golden light.

The afternoon drive reveals more of the Kalahari’s unique ecosystem, from wandering brown hyenas to the playful antics of meerkats. The drive takes you through expansive salt pans, fossilized riverbeds, and hidden waterholes where wildlife gathers for a refreshing drink.

As the day ends, the sky transforms into a fiery spectacle of orange and purple hues, setting the perfect backdrop for the return journey. A final glimpse of nocturnal creatures like aardwolves and bat-eared foxes rounds off an unforgettable day in this mesmerizing wilderness.

Meals and overnight at Tau Pan Camp / Dinaka Camp / Great Tsau Hill.

Day 06 :

Morning Game Drive In Central Kalahari | Fly To Okavango Delta | Evening Game Drive

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Central Kalahari Game Reserve before taking your scheduled flight to Okavango Delta.

On arrival in Okavango, you will go for an evening game drive. The Okavango Delta is home to some of the world’s most remarkable and endangered mammals. They move between the fertile plains and the fringes of the marshland, making for incredible game viewing.

Throughout the Okavango, it’s possible to spot rare predators like cheetahs, lions, leopards, and African wild dogs, as well as endangered black and white rhinoceros. Zebras, various species of antelope, giraffes, buffaloes and elephants also thrive in the delta and surrounding plains.

Meals and overnight at Jumbo Junction / Camp Xakanaxa / Xugana Island Lodge / Camp Okavango

Day 07 :

Morning Game Drive | Mokoro Trip (Canoeing) | Evening Game Drive

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive.

There are large animal populations in the Okavango Delta that are otherwise rare, such as Nile crocodile, red lechwe, sitatunga, elephant, wild dog, buffalo, wattled crane and many more common mammals and bird life.

Afterwards, return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will go on a mokoro trip leading into an evening game drive.

The mokoro or makoro (mekoro, plural), is a traditional canoe-like vessel commonly used in the Okavango Delta as a popular mode of transport.

Meals and overnight at Jumbo Junction / Camp Xakanaxa / Xugana Island Lodge / Camp Okavango

Day 08 :

Fly To Khwai Airstrip | Transfer To Moremi Game Reserve | Evening Game Drive

After breakfast, transfer for a charter flight from Okavango Delta to Khwai Airstrip.

On arrival at the airstrip, you will be welcomed by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will transfer you to your lodge where you will check in, have lunch and later head out for an evening game drive in Moremi Game Reserve.

The Moremi Game reserve boasts spectacular game viewing and bird watching, in fact, it's estimated to be home to close to 400 species of birds. The Game viewing is excellent year-round. Exploring Moremi Game Reserve means going deep into the Okavango Delta and seeing so much of the wildlife it has to offer. At the heart of the reserve is a peninsula that reaches deep into the Delta and is surrounded by water.

This is where you can expect to see giants like hippos, crocs, elephants and more, as well as the big cats that live here in great numbers. The Big Five is also possible to spot here.

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Meals and overnight at Sango Safari Camp / Camp Moremi / Camp Okuti

Day 09 :

Morning and Evening Game Drive In Moremi Game Reserve

After having breakfast, you will have a full day game drive. The Moremi Game Reserve boasts spectacular game viewing and bird watching, in fact, it's estimated to be home to close to 400 species of birds.

Put on some warm clothes and enjoy an early morning game drive. This is the perfect time to experience the wildlife and the landscapes they inhabit. The light is soft and warm – perfect for photography – and most animals are out and about, and active. If you’re not an early riser, you’ll definitely want to make an exception here.

You will have an evening game drive thereafter.

You'll love the warm light and cooler temperatures as we take you out to explore on your evening game drive. This time of day is when both predators and prey are most active, and it can feel as though anything could happen at any moment. This is when you'll most enjoy being on safari.

Meals and overnight at Sango Safari Camp / Camp Moremi / Camp Okuti

Day 10 :

Fly To Kasane | Travel To Chobe National Park | Game Drive

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Khwai Airstrip for your flight to Kasane Airport.

On arrival, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will transfer you to Chobe National Park.

Chobe Game Lodge does not have an airstrip, so all flights to and from Kasane. Again this charter is in included in the package rate thus there is no separate cost element available for this package.

Depending on the arrival time, you will have a short evening drive.

Welcome to Botswana's best national park for watching wildlife. Chobe is like an extension of the Okavango Delta, and contains two of Botswana's most rewarding wildlife areas: Savuti and Chobe Riverfront. Big cats are a real feature in these parts, but it's the big herds of really big elephants that will provide many of your most memorable sightings.

Meals and overnight at Chobe Game Lodge / Chobe Elephant Camp / Xhabe Safari Lodge

Day 11 :

Morning Game Drive (From 6am to 12noon) | Boat Cruise (From 3pm to 6pm) In Chobe National Park

After breakfast, you will head out to spend more time getting to know Chobe National Park.

Chobe National Park is one of the top safari destinations in Africa, with one of the largest concentrations of wildlife on the continent spread across a vast area of nearly 12000 square kilometers.

The morning game drive will run from 6am to 12noon.

After the morning game drive, you will have the boat cruise from 3pm to 6pm.

Later in the evening, you will be taken back to the lodge.

Meals and overnight at Chobe Game Lodge / Chobe Elephant Camp / Xhabe Safari Lodge

Day 12 :

The Last Day With Us | Transfer To The Airport | Fly Back Home

After breakfast, enjoy the morning at leisure before you are transferred to Kasane Airport for your scheduled flight back home.

This is where your safari ends, and we send you on your way. We hope that you leave us filled with happy Botswana memories and that we will see you again in the future.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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1. What is included in the safari package cost?

The cost covers all accommodations, meals as specified, guide services, and ground transportation throughout the safari.

2. What should I pack for this 12-day safari?

Essentials include lightweight clothing, hiking boots, a rain jacket, insect repellent, sunscreen, binoculars, a camera, a reusable water bottle, and personal medication. A full packing list will be shared upon booking.

3. Is this safari suitable for families with children?

Yes, this safari is suitable for families with children.

4. What type of accommodations are provided?

We use clean, safe, and comfortable lodges. All accommodations have private self-contained rooms; bathrooms are inside the rooms/tents.

5. Can dietary requirements be accommodated?

Yes. We cater to most dietary needs, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and others. Please let us know your preferences in advance.

6. How physically demanding is the safari?

This safari is not very physically demanding as it mostly involves game drives.

7. Is travel insurance required?

Yes. We strongly recommend that all participants have comprehensive travel insurance covering medical emergencies, trip cancellations, and lost luggage.

8. What is the group size?

Our private safari is tailored to provide an intimate and immersive experience for small groups. We accommodate groups of 4 to 24 travelers, ensuring that each participant receives personalized attention and a unique safari experience. However, activities such as game drives can be shared. But if you would like a completely private safari, we can accommodate that as well at an extra fee.

9. Can the itinerary be customized?

Yes please, we can tailor this safari to fit your schedule, interests, or accommodation preferences. Contact us for a personalized quote.

10. Why You Should Visit Botswana

Botswana

Botswana is rich in wildlife including elephants and predators, strong conservation values, political stability, friendly people, and immersive experiences that feel authentic and are unforgettable. Botswana has very unique destinations like the Okavango Delta. The Okavango Delta is a one-of-a-kind oasis in the heart of Botswana, where crystal-clear waters weave through lush wetlands, creating a labyrinth of islands and channels. Unlike any other delta, it floods seasonally, attracting an astonishing variety of wildlife, from elephants and hippos to rare bird species. Its serene waterways allow intimate mokoro (dugout canoe) safaris, offering unparalleled closeness to nature, making every visit a breathtaking blend of adventure and tranquility.

Not leaving out Moremi Game Reserve, this amazing reserve uniquely blends dense forests, sweeping savannahs, and winding waterways, creating a rich mosaic of habitats. Renowned for its incredible wildlife diversity, it offers rare sightings of predators, elephants, and endangered species, all within an intimate, unspoiled setting that makes every safari encounter extraordinary.

When we talk about uniqueness of Botswana, we cannot fail to talk about Chobe National Park. This Park is world-famous for its staggering elephant populations, often seen bathing and grazing along the Chobe River. Its diverse landscapes ranging from floodplains and swamps to woodlands support abundant wildlife, including lions, hippos, and myriad bird species. River cruises offer intimate wildlife encounters against stunning sunsets, while game drives reveal the park’s rich biodiversity. Chobe’s combination of massive herds, scenic waterways, and prime safari experiences makes it truly unparalleled.

Last but not least Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The park is one of Africa’s largest and most remote wilderness areas with vast golden plains, ancient fossil riverbeds, and endless horizons that create a dramatic backdrop for unforgettable safari experiences. Renowned for its black-maned lions, cheetahs, brown hyenas, and large herds of antelope, the reserve offers thrilling predator action and rare desert-adapted wildlife encounters.