Classic Botswana Safari

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Wildlife viewing in Botswana is always exceptional, but it’s at its peak during the dry season, when flood levels drop and animals gather around the remaining waterways. Our hand-tailored itinerary lets you take full advantage of the season’s abundance. You’ll stay at carefully selected camps in the Okavango Delta and Linyanti Private Game Reserve, offering a...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • See the absolute best of Botswana, including a visit to a just-opened private concession, in a way that only MTS’ 35 years of pioneering experience can show you
    • Enjoy phenomenal wildlife viewing by way of rare walking safaris, classic game drives, and traditional mokoro rides
    • The perfect Botswana alternative for those who want an authentic permanent tented safari experience

What's this trip about?

    Wildlife viewing in Botswana is always exceptional, but it’s at its peak during the dry season, when flood levels drop and animals gather around the remaining waterways. Our hand-tailored itinerary lets you take full advantage of the season’s abundance. You’ll stay at carefully selected camps in the Okavango Delta and Linyanti Private Game Reserve, offering a vast diversity of bird and animal life (including a number of rare species). Since no Botswana safari is complete without water activities, we’ve included camps that are surrounded by water, so you can get up close to elephants and crocodiles on serene mokoro rides through the channels. With MTS, you’ll experience Botswana at its most enchanting.   If you'd like to stay longer, we offer an amazing extension trip to Victoria Falls—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World! Optional activities at Victoria Falls include strolling through lush, tropical vegetation, rafting on the Zambezi River, elephant-back safaris, microflights over the falls, bungee jumping, and more. Please call for extension information.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityMaun
End CityMaun

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • National Parks

Destinations

Activities

Trip includes

    • Tent or safari accommodations and all arrangements in the field, including camp and cook staffs will be included (if applicable)
    • Tents will be comfortable and roomy two-person tents, kitchen and dining tents, and other community equipment
    • Airport transfers
    • Ground transportation charges
    • Additional guides and porters where necessary will be provided
    • Tips for lodge, hotel, or camp staff
    • Entrance fees and permits, unless noted separately in costs will be taken care
    • Basic medical and evacuation insurance is covered

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Fly from Maun to the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Linyanti Discoverer Camp - Linyanti Concession

Welcome to Botswana! Please plan to arrive in Maun by 1:30pm. You will be met by your Mountain  Travel Sobek trip leader and escorted to your awaiting light aircraft tr...

Days 2-3: Explore the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Linyanti Discoverer Camp - Linyanti Concession

These days you have game drives and safari activities in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. The landscape  of Linyanti is diverse, from floodplains to open dry-l...

Days 4-6: Enjoy the game-rich Santawani Concession

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Gomoti Tented Camp - Santawani Concession

Board your charter flight to the Santawani Concession in the southeast Okavango Delta. Upon arrival you will be transferred overland to your safari camp, nestled ...

Days 7-8: Discover the Jao Concession, deep in the heart of the Okavango Delta

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Pelo Camp - Jao Concession

Fly to the Jao Concession where you will enjoy two days of water-based safari activities. Pelo Camp is  a tented, mobile camp in the heart of the Jao Concession in the Okavango ...

Day 9: Fly to Maun and depart

Meals: Breakfast

Fly to Maun where you will connect with your departing flight home. Or if you'd like to stay longer, we offer an amazing extension trip to Victoria Falls—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World! Optional activities at Victoria Falls inclu...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $6,595
Price per day$733
Single supplement (single occupancy)$500
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

Pricing

$ 1,700 internal air

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfare
    • Meals that are not noted in Itinerary
    • Insurance other than basic medical and evacuation insurance
    • Optional tipping to leader, guides and local staff
    • Excess baggage charges
    • Airport taxes which varies by location
    • Cost of medical immunizations
    • Personal Expenses

Accommodation

Gomoti Tented Camp — Santawani Concession

Nestled under large Acacia trees in an area rich with diverse wildlife sits Gomoti Tented Camp, located in the center of the private 6,000-hectare Santawani Concession, in the south-east corner of the Okavango. This is glamping at its finest: five spacious, Savannah canvas tents are furnished with teak director's chairs, plush beds and inviting interiors designed to recreate the style of the early explorers. Private, en-suite bathrooms complete these luxury camping accommodations. Enjoy the view from your veranda during the day, or sit beside a crackling campfire in the evening. Fresh, sumptuous meals are served in the thatched dining area.

Linyanti Discoverer Camp — Linyanti Concession

Set in the 125,000-hectare Linyanti Concession, bordering Chobe National Park, Linyanti Discoverer Camp is your base from which to explore this enormous wildlife-rich area. Unrivalled in its remoteness and space, the concession is bisected by an ancient watercourse—the now-flowing Savute Channel. Your innovative wooden-framed and canvas-sided tents are designed to recreate the accommodation style of the early explorers, with richly coloured teak director chairs and minimalist interiors. Bedside tables with reading lamps, canvas and wood wardrobes, bathrobes, comfortable beds and mirrors are provided. Private, en-suite separate toilet and showers form part of the structure. Paraffin hurricane lanterns and a crackling campfire set the ambience in the evening, while fresh, sumptuous meals are usually prepared around a fire by warm and friendly camp staff.

Pelo Camp — Jao Concession

Pelo Camp is a tented, mobile camp in the heart of the Jao Concession in the Okavango Delta. Given its situation on a small island surrounded by permanent water, the area is perfect for mokoro activities in the open, shallow floodplains. The main area comprises a tented dining area and lounge situated under impressive wild date palms, jackalberry and Natal mahogany trees. Five spacious guest tents have en-suite bathrooms and a covered front veranda. A zipper door separates the sleeping area from the bathroom which has a flush toilet and bucket shower, as well as running water in the basin.

Cancellation policy

Cancellation

If written cancellation is received: Cancellation fee will be:

90 days prior to departure - $150

89 to 61 days prior to departure - $400

60 to 46 days prior to departure - 50% of Land/Cruise Cost

45 to 0 days prior to departure - 100% of Land/Cruise Cost

Travel Insurance
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Meals Included

8 Breakfast, 8 Lunches and 8 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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Trip ID
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