Go in search of the Big Five on a Botswana wildlife safari, float along waterways teeming with life on the Okavango Delta and get up close with herds of elephant in Chobe National Park. Here are some of the highlights of our small group tours to Botswana.
1. The Big Five
Our Botswana safari holiday will take you on guided tours of the country’s finest nature reserves where you'll have the best chance of seeing some, or maybe all, of the Big Five: lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo. Head to Chobe National Park to see herds of elephant traversing the vast grasslands, and follow tracks of dusty paw prints in the hope of finding a pride of lion sleeping in the shade or maybe even an elusive leopard relaxing in a tree. A trip to the Okavango Delta is most likely to reveal endangered black and white rhino and its wetlands are a haven for Cape buffalo.
2. Okavango Delta
Botswana's Okavango River is the fourth largest river in Africa, and its delta covers a vast area of over 16,000 square kilometres. Its ever-morphing network of lakes and islands provides a unique and nourishing habitat for a diverse range of birds and mammals. Immerse yourself in this thriving ecosystem with a stay on board a houseboat on our Botswana Wildlife Safari or Family Botswana and Zambia Adventure to observe elephants washing and playing in the shallows and look out for crocodile retreating to their lairs amongst the papyrus beds on the river banks.
3. Chobe National Park
Feel your skin tingle as you drive through Botswana's oldest and most diverse natural reserve, Chobe National Park, on our Botswana Wildlife Safari. Chobe is located in the north of the country and is well known for its vast elephant population with over 50,000 Kalahari elephants residing here. Follow herds of these gentle giants as they migrate across the park, from the north-western corner in the dry season to the south-east in the rainy season. There are many other mammals and birds to be spotted here too from zebra and waterbuck to lion, cheetah and leopard.