Botswana Safaris and tours – Wildlife viewing in Botswana
Botswana safaris and tours – Is one of the top safari destination that provides Eco-friendly approach that promotes a true African wilderness experience the beauty of Okavango delta Is the best discovered by mokono canoe while abundant wildlife can be encountered in chobe national park and moremi national park,
How to get to Botswana
The easiest way for traveler to get to Botswana is by flying via south Africa where you can get direct flights from Johannesburg or cape town to sir secrets international airport in Gaborone or to kasane.
FLIGHTS FROM GABORONE TO KASANE (CHOBE NATIONAL PARK)
With air Botswana operating to weekly flights to kasane you will be picked up by guide for transfer to the airport for your bound flight to kasane
FLIGHT FROMJOHANNESBERG TO KASANE (CHOBE NATIONAL PARK)
you can also choose to take the 2 hours’ flight from Johannesburg south Africa to kasane in Botswana
Flight from Gaborone to moun airport (Okavango delta)
There several flights that go to moun from Uganda, Kenya, Namibia, south Africa and Gaborone.
NATIONAL PARKS AND GAME RESERVES.
CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
chobe national park is located north of Botswana it’s the country’s third largest national park after central Kalahari game reserve and gemsbok national park, the park was established in the 1957 covering an area of 11700kmsq
Botswana Safaris and tours lovers should definitely add Chobe National Park to their list. The park is home to elephants, lions, rhinos, buffalos, and leopards, and it has one of the largest concentrations of game in all of the continent. Visitors can choose between a traditional land safari and a river cruise but it’s always best to try both options. Taking a river cruise also allows you to see crocodiles and birdlife as well as buffalos and elephants bathing in the Chobe River.
SAFARI CAMPS AND LODGES
Jacks camp, Belmond eagles island lodge, Meno a kwena, Duba plains camp, Mombo camp, Uncharted Africa camp, Abu camp, Chobe game lodge ,Khwai tented camp ,Zarafa tented camp.
FIGHTS FROM GABORONE TO KASANE.
with air Botswana operating to weekly flights to kasane you will be picked up by guide for transfer to the airport for your bound flight to kasane
FLIGHTS FROM JOHANNESBURG TO KASANE
You can also choose to take the 2 hours’ flight from Johannesburg south Africa to kasane in Botswana
DAY 01
Upon arrival to kasane you will be picked up by our guide you will be transferred to chobe national park for check in to your lodge or camp based on your flight time you can to a game drive in the park
DAY 02
Full day game drive
DAY 03
Boat cruise on the chobe river and game drive
DAY 04
You will be transferred to kasane airport by your guide
OKAVANGO DELTA
Botswana safaris and tours – The delta covers between 6 and 15000sqkm of Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana, the Okavango(kavango) which flows from Angolan island across Namibia’s capriv strip into the harsh Kalahari dessert
Okavango delta is a unesco world heritage sight
SAFARI LODGES AND CAMP
*Belmond Eagles Island Lodge, Sanctuary Bain’s Camp, And beyond Xarana camp Okavango delta camp, Camp Okavango, Hippo Island Okavango, Mombo Camp
DAY 01
FLIGHT TO MOUN AIRPORT
You can fly from Gaborone the main capital of Botswana to moun airport, from moun airport you can either charter a flight to camp Okavango airport, xaxaba airfield, mapula airstrip and seronga airstrip depending on your final destination and safari Ittenary the landing airstrip valley,
Upon arrival you will be picked up by our guide and transferred to your lodge or camp
DAY 02
After your morning breakfast you will meet you walking safari guide that you will take you to view animals on foot, Evening game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch then in the evening you will contact a sundowner game drive
DAY 03
On this day, you get up early for an early sunrise game drive and later transferred to Okavango river for a game drive
DAY 04
Say good bye to your lodge or camp, to your next destination
MOREMI GAME RESERVE
Welcome to the Moremi Game Reserve. The Moremi Game Reserve initially consisted mostly of the Mopane Tongue area, but in the 1970s the royal hunting grounds, known as Chief’s Island, were added. Let us share a few more facts about this area to introduce it properly. The Moremi is home to the most endangered species of large mammals: the cheetah, white rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, African wild dog and lion. Over 500 bird species (from water birds to forest dwellers) and over a 1.000 species of plants are also recognized in moremi. this ecosystem is amongst the richest in Africa and. thanks to effective protection, the flora and faunais relatively undisturbed
HOW TO GET MOREMI GAME RESERVE?
You can take 30/45 minutes short flight to moremi game reserve or you can also get there by driving a 4×4 safari vehicle
SAFARIS LODGES AND CAMPS
Camp okuti, Mombo camp, Machamba camp, Camp moremi, Camp Zakanaka, Khwai Tented camp
Belmond KhwaiI River camp, Sanctuary Chiefs camp, Little Machara Camp.
DAY 01
Pick up from airport transferred to your lodge or camp
Day 02
Morning canoeing and sundowner
Day 3
Morning game drive and evening sundowner game drive
WILDLIFE
Botswana has a great wildlife population most big African animals are easily seen with the exception of rhinos which have been re-introduced the north offers more game wildlife population than type south due to the permanent water source
BIRDS
Botswana is a superb birding destination in southern Africa with over 550 bird’s species recordedBotswana dues not have endemic but has birds with rare non range and politic migrants do come through October to April
BEST TIME TO VISIT BOTSWANA
The best time to visit Botswana for your African wilderness experience is from May to September during dry season and winter here you will experience modulate temperature with the flooding of the Okavango delta from June –October game viewing is goodall year around but this can differ from some national parks
SUMMARY OF THE BEST TIME TO VISIT BOTSWANA
High season July – October
Low season December –April
Best weather April and May
Worst weather October –November
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Botswana is sub-tropical desert its six months of the year are dry and six are wet
DRY SEASON
During this time most wildlife will concentrate on the water holes and river this is during the months of May, June, July, august, sept,
WET SEASON
Here are some areas will flood during the rainy making some areas of the park difficult to access, this is the of October November January march and April
CLIMATE
Temperatures usually range from as low as 6c in the night and 38c in the afternoon this can be extremely hope