Wilderness Vumbura Plains, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Botswana’s Ultimate Safari: Salt Pans, Delta, and Chobe

Best for: Classic Safari; elephants; Water Safari; Couples, Groups

This suggested itinerary is ideal for travelers who want to disconnect, slow down, and immerse themselves in Botswana’s wild beauty. Begin in the remote Makgadikgadi Pans, a landscape of vast horizons, cultural richness, and desert adventure. It is the perfect place to reset and breathe deeply.

Continue to the secluded Linyanti Game Reserve for a peaceful and exclusive safari experience. Here, rivers, elephants, and untouched wilderness shape each day in one of Botswana’s least-visited regions. Your journey then leads into the heart of the country, the magnificent Okavango Delta. Explore by vehicle and water as you search for prides of lions, elusive leopards, and Africa’s second most endangered carnivore, the wild dog.

Finish your safari in Chobe National Park, famous for its immense elephant herds and thriving riverside wildlife. This is an unforgettable place to reflect on your adventure and appreciate the spirit of Botswana.

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Itinerary Highlights

  • Enjoy Big Five viewing in remote private concessions
  • Try quad biking, horseback riding, and other adventure activities
  • Glide through the Okavango Delta in a traditional mokoro
  • Explore the Makgadikgadi salt pans with local San communities
  • Spend time with a friendly, habituated meerkat family
  • Cruise the waterways of the Delta and Linyanti River

What’s Included

  • All tours and activities as outlined in the itinerary
  • All ground transfers with a private driver and guide
  • All inter-Africa flights as specified in the itinerary
  • All accommodations on a fully inclusive basis
  • Full support from the Ubuntu Travel team before, during, and after your trip

What will you experience on this Botswana Safari?

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Makgadikgadi Pans | Botswana

The Makgadikgadi Pans form the largest network of salt pans in the world, offering unique activities such as ATV excursions and horseback rides across vast, lunar-like landscapes. This region also hosts the largest zebra migration in Southern Africa, with more than thirty thousand animals moving across the desert from November to March.

Remote, otherworldly, and deeply atmospheric, the Makgadikgadi is one of the most memorable wilderness areas you can explore in Botswana and an exceptional addition to any Southern Africa itinerary.

Linyanti Wildlife Reserve | Botswana

For a remote safari experience far from the crowds, the Linyanti Game Reserve is an exceptional choice. This unspoiled and under-visited wilderness offers a rare chance to experience Africa as it once was, with a raw, natural atmosphere and remarkably high concentrations of wildlife.

Enjoy peaceful river cruises along the Linyanti River, where large herds of elephants gather on the banks and hippos, crocodiles, and buffalo share the waterways. It is one of Botswana’s most tranquil and rewarding safari environments.

Wilderness Linyanti Tented Camp, Botswana

Okavango Delta | Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta is one of Africa’s most magical and awe-inspiring wilderness areas. This vast network of wetlands and islands offers some of the continent’s most diverse habitats and remains one of the last truly untouched safari regions. With water surrounding you, wildlife thrives here, and activities are wonderfully varied.

Explore by vehicle and by water as you search for elephants, hippos, and thriving predator populations, with the chance of encountering the endangered wild dog. The Delta delivers a rich and immersive safari experience found nowhere else in Africa.

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Chobe National Park | South Africa

Chobe National Park is one of Botswana’s most celebrated safari regions, known for its sweeping riverfront and the largest concentration of elephants found anywhere in Africa. Along the Chobe River, you can watch hundreds of elephants gather at the water’s edge, best experienced from a boat cruise or a late-afternoon game drive.

The park’s varied habitats also support healthy populations of lions, leopards, and other predators, with Savute offering a more rugged and dramatic landscape. With its abundant wildlife and atmospheric river scenery, Chobe is the perfect place to conclude your Botswana journey.

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