The whole of northern Botswana in ten days: Chobe, Savuti, the Linyanti, the Delta and the pans, all by air.
This is the grand tour of northern Botswana. You begin with elephants on the Chobe River, move to Savuti for the predators, fly to the Linyanti for night drives and wild dog, then to the Delta for mokoro and boat safaris, and finish at the Makgadikgadi salt pans.
It uses five of the best camps in the country, with flights between them, so your time goes on the animals and the water, and the road is never long.
Botswana
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Pace and fitness
Balanced, fitness: moderate.
Meet your driver at Kasane airport and transfer to Chobe Game Lodge, on the riverbank. After lunch take a game drive along the river, where elephants, buffalo and giraffe come to drink.
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Chobe Game Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The only permanent lodge inside Chobe National Park, on the riverfront.
Take a morning game drive along the riverfront, then a boat cruise in the afternoon, when the elephant herds come down to the water in the evening light.
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Chobe Game Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The only permanent lodge inside Chobe National Park, on the riverfront.
Fly to the Savuti airstrip and settle in at Savute Elephant Lodge, on the channel, with elephants at the waterhole in front of the deck and a first game drive on the plains.
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A lodge on the Savuti Channel, with decks above a waterhole where elephants drink.
Spend the day on game drives across the Savuti plains, looking for lions and spotted hyenas, with a visit to the rock paintings on the Gubatsa hills and a long lunch at the lodge.
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A lodge on the Savuti Channel, with decks above a waterhole where elephants drink.
Fly to the Linyanti and settle in at Duma Tau Camp, on the edge of a lagoon, with an afternoon game drive for elephants.
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A small camp on a lagoon in the Linyanti, with elephants, wild dog and night drives.
Spend the day on game drives for elephants, wild dog and lions, with a boat trip on the lagoon and a night drive after dinner, which the private reserve allows.
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A small camp on a lagoon in the Linyanti, with elephants, wild dog and night drives.
Fly over the Delta to the camp airstrip and settle in at &Beyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp, with a first boat trip in the afternoon.
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&Beyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Nine tented suites with plunge pools, deep in a private Delta concession.
Glide through the channels in a mokoro in the early morning, then walk on an island with your guide, with a long lunch and a late game drive.
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&Beyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Nine tented suites with plunge pools, deep in a private Delta concession.
Fly south to the Makgadikgadi and settle in at Jack’s Camp, a classic canvas camp on the edge of the pans, with a first sunset over the salt.
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Jack’s Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A romantic 1940s-style camp in a palm grove on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans.
Meet a habituated meerkat family in the early morning, then breakfast and the flight to Maun, landing by midday.
Chobe Game Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The only permanent lodge inside Chobe National Park, on the riverfront.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
A lodge on the Savuti Channel, with decks above a waterhole where elephants drink.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
A small camp on a lagoon in the Linyanti, with elephants, wild dog and night drives.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
&Beyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Nine tented suites with plunge pools, deep in a private Delta concession.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Jack’s Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A romantic 1940s-style camp in a palm grove on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct) | US$20,450 | US$17,330 | US$16,290 | US$16,290 | US$16,290 | US$16,290 | Get quote |
| Low season (Nov to May) | US$17,940 | US$15,200 | US$14,288 | US$14,288 | US$14,288 | US$14,288 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year. The flights depend on aircraft availability and will be confirmed when you enquire. Sightings of any single species cannot be guaranteed.
Best time for this trip May to Oct
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat, good sunscreen and insect repellent. Binoculars are provided in the vehicle, but bring your own if you are a keen birder or photographer. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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