This Botswana safari to the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti Reserve stays in three great small safari game camps – 3 nights in Duma Tau, 2 nights at Chitabe Lediba and 3 nights at Little Vumbura. The bird-watching and big game viewing are excellent, and you'll be staying at first-class camps which are small and intimate.

You'll notice that this trip visits similar areas to our Reedbuck itinerary - which uses rather more luxurious camps, and hence costs substantially more than this trip.

This safari to Botswana can easily be combined with a visit to see the Victoria Falls. See our trips to Livingstone for examples of the add-on options, and their costs.

Day 1

Starting from London Heathrow, your scheduled overnight flight will take you to Johannesburg.

Days 2-4 Kwando-Linyanti area, Botswana

In Jo'burg you'll connect to a scheduled Air Botswana flight to Maun. From there you'll be flown to a small airstrip beside the Linyanti River, where a short game-drive will take you through woodlands to camp. You'll be based here for 3 nights of top game-viewing and birding at –

DumaTau (full board & activities)

Days 5-6 Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana

A 40-minute flight takes you to Chitabe Lediba – your base 2 nights on the southern edge of the Okavango, and you usually reach camp in time for afternoon tea and your first safari activity. Chitabe Lediba is one of the Delta's “dry camps”, where the focus is on day and night game drives, and also walking (at the guides' discretion) -

Chitabe Lediba (full board & activities)

Days 7-9 Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana

After a short drive to the airstrip, and a 30 minute flight, you land at Vumbura's airstrip. It is about and hour's drive, followed by a short journey by boat to camp - through forests, across plains and open glades – although you'll probably take longer as you stop for game. Vumbura has small, wooded islands and rich floodplains, resulting in great density and diversity of game. For a further 3 nights, your comfortable base is –

Little Vumbura (full board & activities)

Day 10

You'll probably have time for a morning activity before a short (30 minutes) light aircraft flight from Vumbura to Maun. There you'll connect with your scheduled international flight to Jo'burg, and onto a scheduled overnight flight back to London Heathrow.

Day 11

Arriving back in London Heathrow, early in the morning, it's hardly as appealing as Botswana – but then you will have had a superb safari!

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2008	29-Feb-2008	£3,136
1-Mar-2008	20-Mar-2008	£3,234
21-Mar-2008	31-Mar-2008	£3,373
1-Apr-2008	31-May-2008	£3,234
1-Jun-2008	15-Jun-2008	£3,234
16-Jun-2008	30-Jun-2008	£4,309
1-Jul-2008	18-Jul-2008	£4,331
19-Jul-2008	18-Aug-2008	£4,547
19-Aug-2008	31-Oct-2008	£4,434
1-Nov-2008	30-Nov-2008	£4,407
Notes: • The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements. • Botswana's camps fill quickly, especially its smaller ones like Little Vumbura and Chitabe Lediba, so it's important to book early to secure your first choice of dates and camps. Ideally book 10-12 months before you want to travel.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, as above, plus UK, South Africa and Botswana airport departure taxes.
• Your meals and laundry at all the camps
• All game activities – walks, drives (all in open 4WD vehicles) and boating
• All transfers in Africa
• Park fees at all the camps
• Most drinks whilst on safari (including all soft drinks, house wines and local beers & spirits)
• A complimentary copy of the Bradt Botswana safari guide

This itinerary excludes:
• Champagne, specially imported spirits, fine vintage wines and similarly exotic alcoholic drinks (for which all safari camps & hotels will charge extra)
• Tips and gratuities (which are optional)


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