Wildlife safaris in Botswana
Botswana's 25 best places for wildlife safaris
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Abu Camp
The main activity at Abu is riding and walking with the habituated elephant herd. This is the only place in the Okavango Delta where one can actually ride the elephants and the herd is nearly as well-known as the lodge itself. The activity a walk of about 2 hours or so ... More about Abu Camp -
Camp Kalahari
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94% (13 reviews)
Visiting Camp Kalahari’s family of meerkats is an exceptional experience at any time of year. Lions, brown hyena and other species frequent this area, although the wildlife densities are low in the dry season . During the rainy season (December–April), zebra can sometimes ... More about Camp Kalahari -
Chiefs Camp
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87% (3 reviews)
Renowned as one of Botswana’s premier game-viewing destinations, Chief’s Island boasts a wide variety of wildlife, including some of the country’s rhino population – so there’s a chance of seeing the ‘big five’ if you are lucky. A maximum of six guests per vehicle on Chief’s ... More about Chief's Camp -
Chitabe Camp
|96% (25 reviews)
The Chitabe area is renowned for its wild dog population. Also worth noting is the regular lion and leopard sightings, tsessebe (the fastest antelope in Africa), blue wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, reedbuck, duiker and steenbok. We were told that pangolin had also been sighted recently... More about Chitabe Camp -
Chitabe Lediba
|97% (38 reviews)
The Chitabe area is renowned for its wild dog population, which has formed the subject of a book by the camps owners. Also worth noting are the regular lion and leopard sightings (both of which we saw during our one-night stay), tsessebe, blue wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, ... More about Chitabe Lediba -
Chobe Game Lodge
|80% (1 review)
The Chobe River is perhaps the national park's greatest attraction. Elephant and buffalo come together there in huge herds during the dry season. More about Chobe Game Lodge -
Chobe Under Canvas
|100% (4 reviews)
Game densities along the riverfront vary with the seasons, but during the dry season (Jun – Oct) this area is a mecca of wildlife, including a bounty of big game, drawn to the permanent waters of the Chobe River. By Sept/Oct the numbers of elephant are astounding! More about Chobe Under Canvas -
Duba Plains Camp
|89% (7 reviews)
Duba Plains in famed for its lion and buffalo interaction, which can be very exciting to say the least! Staying a few nights here will give you the best chance of seeing this spectacle, but note that it can never be guaranteed. Aside from this speciality, general game viewing ... More about Duba Plains -
DumaTau
|97% (24 reviews)
DumaTau's area is well known for its leopard and lion population. During the dry season you’re likely to see plenty of elephants – some even wander through the camp. Wild dog are seen fairly often, and there is a great variety of other plains game including large herds ... More about DumaTau -
Edo's Camp
|100% (2 reviews)
Edo's Camp is one of the only places in Botswana where you can see rhino at an economical price. The conservancy is home to 6 white rhino and the population is growing. The rhino can be seen whilst on a 4WD safari drive or tracked on foot during a guided walk. More about Edo's Camp -
Elephant Valley Lodge
|80% (1 review)
The wildlife in the Chobe National Park is very good (although you will have to share it with lots of other people) and the area is most famous for its huge herds of elephant. Also present are lion, kudu, sable, warthog, puku, buffalo, hyaena, waterbuck, reedbuck, crocodiles, ... More about Elephant Valley Lodge -
Footsteps Across the Delta
|100% (22 reviews)
The dominant predators in this area are lion and hyena (although you will generally be trying too avoid these while on foot!), and there are good numbers of game, including impala, lechwe, tsessebe and giraffe. Lone bull elephants are also found most of the year, whilst ... More about Footsteps across Delta -
Kwara Camp
|92% (98 reviews)
As Kwara Reserve is very large and covers a wide range of environments, game is consequently varied. Tsessebe and impala abound, along with healthy populations of zebra, red lechwe, wildebeest, reedbuck, kudu and giraffe. There are elephant and large herds of buffalo moving ... More about Kwara Camp -
Kwetsani Camp
|97% (13 reviews)
Offering both land- and water-based activities, Kwetsani Camp has a diversity of wildlife to be seen. There are good numbers of elephant and other plains game, hippo in the channels, plus the bonus of a decent chance of seeing leopard on game drives to Hunda Island. More about Kwetsani Camp -
Lagoon Camp
|94% (114 reviews)
Lagoon Camp is renowned for regular wild dog sightings, and the best time for these is during the denning season (June/July), and a month or two thereafter when the pups are too young to move far. There is a wide variety of other game around, including lion, leopard, large ... More about Lagoon Camp -
Linyanti Bush Camp and Linyanti Ebony
|90% (28 reviews)
Linyanti Bush Camp and Linyanti Ebony stand west of Chobe National Park, in a private reserve where walking, off-road driving and night drives are allowed. The emphasis is on thoughtful guiding and the wildlife experience. Game viewing builds to a crescendo during the dry ... More about Linyanti Bush & Ebony -
Little Kwara
|94% (81 reviews)
Game is as varied as the habitats on the Kwara Reserve. Predators are regularly seen with decent sightings of leopard, cheetah and lion. Antelope abound, along with healthy populations of zebra, wildebeest and giraffe. Large herds of elephant and buffalo often frequent ... More about Little Kwara -
Little Mombo
|80% (1 review)
The Moremi Game Reserve is renowned for superb game-viewing – and the Mombo area is the best in the reserve. It has excellent populations of lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and white rhino. Wild dog are also found here along with cheetah, hyena, black-backed jackal ... More about Little Mombo -
Little Vumbura
|96% (56 reviews)
Little Vumbura has some of the best game in Botswana; it's one of the Okavango's prime safari areas – with a real depth and range to the game here. Our team has, in the last few visits here, had good sightings of lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. More about Little Vumbura -
Mapula Lodge
|93% (17 reviews)
There is plenty of plains game in Mapula Reserve including zebra, kudu, impala, steenbok, waterbuck, buffalo, lechwe, reedbuck and giraffe. Also present are elephant, jackal, baboon, monkey, lion and leopard. On our recent visit to Mapula Lodge we found a pack of wild dogs ... More about Mapula Lodge -
Mombo Camp
|100% (4 reviews)
Mombo is one of the most astonishing wildlife areas in the Delta and because it's in a remote area of Moremi the game viewing is very exclusive. The animal densities here are some of the highest you'll find and the landscape is quintessentially Delta. It's also ... More about Mombo Camp -
Stanley's Camp
|92% (10 reviews)
The wildlife viewing at Stanley's when we visited was not excellent although we did have sightings of zebra, giraffe, impala, bushbaby, genets, spring hares, and a couple of distant wild elephants. The area is beautiful with large trees and grassy islands, a great ... More about Stanley's Camp -
Tubu Tree Camp
|100% (15 reviews)
Being situated on Hunda Island, Tubu Tree Camp has access to both land- and water-based activities. Hence it offers the biggest diversity of game viewing within the Jao concession. There are good numbers of elephant and other plains game on the island, hippo in the deeper ... More about Tubu Tree Camp -
Xakanaxa
|88% (24 reviews)
The Xakanaxa area of the Moremi is one of the best areas for wildlife in Botswana; it has excellent densities of game and birdlife. Xakanaxa Camp is right in the middle of this – the only drawback is that you will have to share the sights with other vehicles. More about Xakanaxa -
Zarafa Camp
|100% (6 reviews)
As well as good birding, this area is notable for the wild dog that often den here (usually in June) and frequent honey badger sightings. Other species present include lion, buffalo, elephant, zebra, giraffe, roan, sable, polecat, cheetah and hippo. More about Zarafa Camp
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