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Botswana Tour & Trip Reviews
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Matt
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
This trip takes you through some of the richest wildlife areas in Southern Africa – four stars for the journey, three stars for the Explore experience. Explore adjus...
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Trusted Customer
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
This is a really good trip, we saw so many animals close up, even a pair of lions mating. KK, the leader was amazing and spotted even small rare birds and a honey ba...
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Julie
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
A fab trip - it is full on with early starts and long drives but this is made clear in the trip notes. The experience you get is like no other though so it’s abso...
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Ruth Holton Hodson
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
This was an extraordinary trip. During our time in the parks we saw at least 3-7 lions a day, and a leopard every day! The last day after driving for 7 hours with ...
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Trusted Customer
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
The wildlife viewing was everything I could have hoped for, so much to see and often from close to. Our guide was knowledgeable and very good at finding the best vie...
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Lucy
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
A good trip but Explore you can do better. The final notes we received were incorrect with the wrong guide listed and a change from camping to 2 nights of lodge acc...
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Sheila
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
The whole trip was just a delight from start to finish, great leader (Bibi), lovely group, incredible country with such stunning and varied wildlife. I really loved...
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Gail
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
A wonderful trip, well organised and our guide, KK, was fantastic. I was concerned at the amount of driving that one guide alone should do, and wonder if Explore sho...
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David
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
The tour leader Bibi was excellent at locating animals especially the hard to find, ie Cheetah and Leopard. The amount and variety of wildlife seen was amazing. The ...
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Lesley
Oct 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
The tour leader KK was exceptional. He could spot animating before any of us d...
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Pamela
Sep 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
Fabulous wildlife experiences as a result of our wonderful guide's sharp eyesight and superb knowledge of the area. Botswana is a haven for lions, leopards, wild do...
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Robert
Sep 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
This was an excellent tour, during which we saw an amazing amount of wildlife, including 59 sightings of lions (at least 42 individuals), 6 leopards (5 individuals),...
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Jason
Sep 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
A brilliant opportunity to get close to nature. We saw 33 lions, 5 leopards and countless elephants and other species on our game drives. It won't be for everyone - ...
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Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
An absolutely amazing trip. Botswana is a great place to see a large number of animals and birds in a relatively uncrowded environment. At some sightings ours was th...
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Jacqueline
Aug 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
Our tour leader Bibi was excellent his knowledge of the wildlife and ability to find the animals was excellent. The staff at the camp and houseboat were all wonderfu...
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Carl
Aug 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
Great trip. We saw just about every animal Botswana has to offer, including about thirty lions. Birders will also love it. A mix of comfortable lodges with scenic...
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Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
Camping is great and the only way to do safari in my opinion. New itinerary on this trip that maybe is yet to fully bed-in. Victoria Falls can be difficult to reac...
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Christine
Aug 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
This trip certainly lived up to all of my expectations. The range of sites used led to a wide variety of game and birds being seen. This was in a great part due to t...
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Trusted Customer
Aug 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
This is a fantastic trip for wildlife lovers, in a wonderful country. It's fast-paced, and maximises opportunities to see the vast array of wildlife in lots of diffe...
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Trusted Customer
Jul 2024
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Botswana Wildlife Safari
Botswana Wildlife Safari 11th July 2024 Wow! What a brilliant adventure! If you love wildlife and have a hankering to take a safari then you can't go far wrong with ...
Editor’s Take
What to Look for in Botswana Tour Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
Many negative reviews for Botswana criticize the high costs of tours in Botswana. In order to balance tourism and conservation efforts, safaris in Botswana tend to be very expensive. Prices remain high so the country can maintain its protected spaces and support wildlife populations.
Even budget tours and safaris in Botswana may cost more than budget travel to other countries. If you are booking a tour to Botswana, keep in mind that safaris are generally more expensive than other types of travel due to the environmental impact of tourism in southern Africa.
When reading Botswana tour reviews, be sure to note the type of tour that is being reviewed. Botswana safaris can range from budget to luxury; one reviewer raving about the accomodation on their luxury tour might not be helpful if you’re looking to book a camping safari. Also keep in mind that budget tours may require you to carry your own equipment or help with camp set-up and clean-up in exchange for a less expensive trip.
When researching Botswana tours, also make sure that you understand the level of physical activity that is required for the tour. Some tours include activities such as hiking, horseback riding, and swimming. It may be frustrating for a traveler who does not enjoy or cannot perform these activities.
One common criticism of Botswana tours is that the daily drives between locations can be long and tiring. Keep in mind that if you book a tour traversing multiple countries, or even just visiting multiple locations within Botswana, there will be a significant amount of travel time. It may help to note the mode of transportation between destinations; a mokoro river cruise or private plane tour may be more exciting, albeit more expensive, than driving in a car.
If you want a professional take on traveling in Botswana, see the Travelstride Botswana Guide »
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