BEST OF BOTSWANA SPECIAL

2025

Overview:

Three captivating “Best of Botswana” packages offer immersive eight-night itineraries in the heart of the Okavango Delta and the remote Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. Each journey includes options for unique experiences at renowned camps like Chitabe, Qorokwe, Jao, Vumbura Plains, and Kwetsani, culminating at the luxurious King’s Pool. With year-round game viewing and a rich history in Botswana, these itineraries promise unforgettable wildlife encounters and exceptional hospitality. Guests can explore predator hotspots and authentic Delta settings, ensuring a truly iconic safari adventure in one of Africa’s most breathtaking landscapes.

 

Choose between three 8-night Botswana safari itineraries combining amazing wilderness experiences in the heart of the Okavango Delta and the exclusive Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.

Option 1 :

3 nights at Wilderness Chitabe or Qorokwe, 2 nights at Wilderness Jao, and 3 nights at Wilderness King’s Pool

Option 2:

3 nights at Wilderness Chitabe or Qorokwe, 2 nights at Wilderness Vumbura Plains, and 3 nights at Wilderness King’s Pool

Option 3:

3 nights at Wilderness Chitabe or Qorokwe, 2 nights at Wilderness Kwetsani, and 3 nights at Wilderness King’s Pool

 

To secure your adventure, please contact Africa Easy by January 1, 2025, with your preferred option and travel dates. We will provide you with a detailed itinerary and rates tailored to your journey.

 

Interested in more information? Please contact Africa Easy by calling 1-800-617-2319 or (206) 284-2319. Click here to e-mail the Africa Easy Team. This trip is operated by Wilderness Safaris.

 

BEST OF BOTSWANA SPECIAL

2025

Why Travel to the Okavango Delta?

As old as time, the seasonal flood from the Angola Highlands is the heartbeat of Botswana. Seeping along the panhandle and into the largest inland delta system in the world, the water creates a uniquely beautiful National Heritage Site, the incoming tide of life bringing with it birth, transformation and replenishment. These ancient, cyclical changes provide an exceptional safari experience and the area supports vast herds of elephant, buffalo and hippo, as well as numerous antelope, giraffe, zebra and the ever present predators.From March the waters spread outwards, reaching the inner delta by June and peaking in July and August. The inbound flow creates a buzz of energy as it spans out towards Maun, the country as a whole conscious of the gift the waters bring, and caught up in the primordial movement. Depending on nature’s temperamental dictates, the flood levels vary each year, never under the control of man. This makes it difficult to assess what will happen in the upcoming season: the Delta may swell up to 3 times its size. Under natural forces, the face of the earth renews itself, the landscape of channels, grasslands, reed islands and lagoons burst with life and vitality. As the levels recede in October, the earth starts to dry altering the scenery and game viewing. The summer months bring life from a new angle, and the November/December rains come, announcing the green season, and a land lush and verdant. Whether flood or rain, water, the very essence of life, plays a vital role in the Okavango Delta.

 

Which Camps Fit You Best?

Wilderness Chitabe

Grab your camera for some of the best photo ops in Africa.

Renowned as a predator hotspot, Botswana’s Chitabe is ideally located on private conservation land, bordered on the north by the famed Moremi Game Reserve. Here a mosaic of habitats supports outstanding wildlife numbers and biodiversity, and some of the most thrilling predator-prey sightings on Earth.

The dramatic mix of Kalahari and Okavango habitats, with consistent predator-prey interaction, makes Chitabe in Botswana a wildlife photographer’s dream. Our highly trained Chitabe guides will help you capture unforgettable wilderness memories on day and night drives, as well as on guided walks.

Chitabe’s rich, earthy colours and African décor ground you in the bush – as do the striking wildlife photographs of Chitabe co-owner, internationally acclaimed photographer Dave Hamman. The authentic individually styled tented accommodation at Chitabe is made to feel even warmer by the loyal staff, who have a profound knowledge of the area and its wildlife.

Wilderness Qorokwe

Wild. Exquisite. Immersive. Qorokwe Camp in Botswana is a magnet for dramatic wildlife sightings.

Qorokwe’s private wilderness area borders the renowned Moremi Game Reserve, famous for intense predator-prey encounters. Prepare for thrilling game drives tracking leopards in the wild. Spot a lioness hunting alone, closely watched by a pack of skulking hyenas, as the air vibrates with birdsong.

The richness of this exquisite safari camp lies in the vibrance of its different landscapes. Rivers that reflect brooding, dramatic skies. Lush, green profusions of wildflowers. Rippling grasslands peppered with wildlife. Spend sunny days exploring the channels by mokoro. Scan and listen for wildlife; a herd of red lechwe, mud-encrusted buffalo bulls, elephants and giraffes.

You know you’re in excellent hands at this eco-chic luxury safari camp in Botswana, with its commitment to local community empowerment. Qorokwe Camp has eight rooms with tented suites and indoor showers. In addition, its extra-spacious family unit has its own splash pool. The wonderful open dining and lounge area and bar are set on a raised deck, connected to the suites by walkways.

Wilderness Jao

Unleash your sense of adventure.

Where Earth meets river meets wetland, lies Jao. Surrounded by riverine forests and vast floodplains, Jao is the archetypal Okavango Delta camp, and a lush haven for wildlife. Boat in when the waters rise or travel by game drive vehicle when summer warms the land. At Jao, the endlessly dynamic waters provide a continuous element of surprise and all manner of experiences to explore this Botswana paradise.

Botswana’s Jao is a sculptural marvel of natural and recycled materials, of steel, wood, and glass, of towering, spacious interiors that embrace the light, the bush. Feel your senses come alive at this quintessentially Delta safari camp.

Striking design elements impress at every turn. Marvel at the gallery and museum, relax in the library, or simply just be in Jao’s elaborate main area, surrounded by the trees and bird song of the Delta. Choose between five expansive safari suites or two sublime villas with private plunge pools and their own private butlers, chefs, guides, and vehicles. The perfect Okavango hideaway.
Vumbura Plains

The ultimate all year round Okavango Delta safari.

Vumbura Plains is as lavish and lush as its beautiful surroundings. Dreamy Delta waterways, green island woodlands and golden grasses, teeming with an ongoing wildlife parade – ever-changing with the seasons and always awe-inspiring.