This excellent Botswana safari concentrates on two great game areas: the dry Kwando Reserve, and the Okavango Delta, and you will stay for a total of 8 nights in three top safari game camps: Lagoon, Lebala and Kwara. All of these camps run their game drives using expert trackers as well as guides. Although the bird-watching is excellent, the trip really focuses more on big game – in areas which have excellent populations of lion, leopard, cheetah and, especially, wild dogs. The trip is an individual trip – not a group trip.

This Botswana safari can also 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.

The trip is an individual trip, and can be tailor-made and adapted to suit you.

Day 1

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

Days 2-3 Kwando-Linyanti area, Botswana

In Jo'burg you connect to a scheduled Air Botswana flight to Maun, where you are met and swiftly flown by light aircraft to Lagoon Camp in the wild Kwando Reserve. You usually arrive in time for a late lunch, and are based here for 2 nights. Click below for further details of -

Lagoon Camp (full board & activities)

Days 4-5 Kwando-Linyanti area, Botswana

After your morning activity, you head south on a 4WD game-drive transfer. This takes a few hours, depending on the wildlife you see along the way. You will also observe the landscape changing as the journey progresses - more open plains will appear, and more of the game that frequents that environment. Your base for the next 2 nights is –

Lebala Camp (full board & activities)

Days 6-9 Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana

From Lebala, you drive to the airstrip for a short light-aircraft hop to Kwara Reserve, in the Okavango Delta. When you land, the airstrip is barely five minutes' drive from Kwara Camp, which is tucked into the leafy shade of a tree island, in the middle of vast open floodplains. For further details of your base for 4 nights click on –

Kwara Camp (full board & activities)

Day 10

After a short (typically 20 minutes') light aircraft flight back to Maun, you'll connect with your Air Botswana flight to Jo'burg, and then board your scheduled overnight flight back to London Heathrow.

Day 11

Arrive back in London Heathrow, early in the morning. You've the whole day to get yourself home – and reflect on your super Botswana safari.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2012	31-Mar-2012	£3,490
1-Apr-2012	30-Jun-2012	£4,115
1-Jul-2012	10-Oct-2012	£5,319
11-Oct-2012	28-Oct-2012	£5,439
29-Oct-2012	31-Oct-2012	£5,319
1-Nov-2012	30-Nov-2012	£4,115
1-Dec-2012	7-Dec-2012	£3,809
8-Dec-2012	13-Dec-2012	£3,929
Notes: This trip is good value throughout the year. However, by Botswana's relatively costly standards, it's spectacularly good value during the green season, in the first few months of the year. The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements. Flight upgrades to premium economy and business class seats for the intercontinental flights are usually possible; check with us for details.

This itinerary includes:

• Economy flights plus UK, South Africa and Botswana airport departure taxes
• Your meals and laundry at both camps
• All game activities – walks, drives (all in open 4WD vehicles) and boating
• All transfers in Botswana
• 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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