12 Days Grand Botswana Expedition

Arrive Kasane. Transfer to your riverfront lodge. Afternoon Chobe boat safari — elephant, hippo, crocodile and buffalo at close quarters on the Zambezi floodplain.

Safari activity | Chobe River boat safari

Afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River — elephant herds swimming between islands and Africa's greatest elephant concentrations from water level.

Riverfront and Serondela drives — lion, leopard, wild dog (occasional), puku, sable. Midday picnic or return to lodge. Afternoon drive along Sedudu Valley.

Red lechwe splash through the shallows while African fish eagles call from dead trees along the channel. Camp guides coordinate mokoro, boat and drive times around the Okavango flood pulse and overnight predator reports from neighbouring concessions.

Elephant herds move to the water each afternoon along the Chobe riverfront — your guide positions the vehicle or boat for the best sight lines across the Sedudu Valley and Serondela terrace.

Moremi's mopane woodland and floodplain edges hold lion, leopard and wild dog; off-road driving on private concessions allows close predator sightings that public parks cannot offer.

Savuti's lion prides and hyena clans gather at the marsh waterhole at dusk — one of Botswana's most reliable predator concentrations when the channel flows.

Khwai community polers navigate the channel quietly, passing hippos and pied kingfishers while buffalo and giraffe graze the floodplain fringe.

Red lechwe splash through the shallows while African fish eagles call from dead trees along the channel. Camp guides coordinate mokoro, boat and drive times around the Okavango flood pulse and overnight predator reports from neighbouring concessions.

Elephant herds move to the water each afternoon along the Chobe riverfront — your guide positions the vehicle or boat for the best sight lines across the Sedudu Valley and Serondela terrace.

Moremi's mopane woodland and floodplain edges hold lion, leopard and wild dog; off-road driving on private concessions allows close predator sightings that public parks cannot offer.

Savuti's lion prides and hyena clans gather at the marsh waterhole at dusk — one of Botswana's most reliable predator concentrations when the channel flows.

Khwai community polers navigate the channel quietly, passing hippos and pied kingfishers while buffalo and giraffe graze the floodplain fringe.

Red lechwe splash through the shallows while African fish eagles call from dead trees along the channel. Camp guides coordinate mokoro, boat and drive times around the Okavango flood pulse and overnight predator reports from neighbouring concessions.

Elephant herds move to the water each afternoon along the Chobe riverfront — your guide positions the vehicle or boat for the best sight lines across the Sedudu Valley and Serondela terrace.

Moremi's mopane woodland and floodplain edges hold lion, leopard and wild dog; off-road driving on private concessions allows close predator sightings that public parks cannot offer.

Savuti's lion prides and hyena clans gather at the marsh waterhole at dusk — one of Botswana's most reliable predator concentrations when the channel flows.

Khwai community polers navigate the channel quietly, passing hippos and pied kingfishers while buffalo and giraffe graze the floodplain fringe.

Red lechwe splash through the shallows while African fish eagles call from dead trees along the channel. Camp guides coordinate mokoro, boat and drive times around the Okavango flood pulse and overnight predator reports from neighbouring concessions.

Elephant herds move to the water each afternoon along the Chobe riverfront — your guide positions the vehicle or boat for the best sight lines across the Sedudu Valley and Serondela terrace.

Moremi's mopane woodland and floodplain edges hold lion, leopard and wild dog; off-road driving on private concessions allows close predator sightings that public parks cannot offer.

Drive to Savuti (3–4 hrs). Afternoon marsh drive — elephant herds, lion prides, leopard at the waterhole.

Dawn to dusk Savuti exploration — famous lion–elephant interactions at marsh (seasonal), wild dog, hyena. Savuti Channel when flowing delivers some of Botswana's most dramatic predator action.

Safari activity | Savuti marsh predator drive

Full-day exploration of Savuti marsh — legendary lion prides, seasonal lion–elephant interactions and wild dog when packs are active.

Transfer to Moremi Khwai (road approx. 3–4 hours). Afternoon channel drive — leopard in ebony groves, elephant bathing.

Full day — leopard, lion, elephant, wild dog on Khwai floodplain. Third Bridge and Hippo Pool circuits. Bush brunch on the vehicle.

Morning mokoro on Khwai channel. Afternoon drive or charter deeper into Okavango concession.

Safari activity | Khwai mokoro safari

Morning mokoro on the Khwai channel with community polers — birds, antelope and quiet channel navigation before transferring deeper into the Okavango.

Mokoro and boat full day — channels, birds, lechwe, hippos. Picnic lunch on an island. Sundowners on the floodplain.

Transfer to land camp. Afternoon 4×4 — predators on floodplain. Night drive for nocturnal species.

Walking safari, night drive, repeat best sightings. Your guide's call based on recent reports — wild dog, lion pride or lagoon elephant herds.

Charter or long drive to Central Kalahari or Makgadikgadi. Afternoon pan-edge drive. Optional meerkat walk at dawn tomorrow.

Safari activity | Makgadikgadi pan-edge drive

Afternoon drive on the Ntwetwe or Sua Pan edge — surreal salt-crust landscapes, brown hyena and bat-eared fox in one of southern Africa's darkest night skies.

Sunrise meerkat habituation (if booked) or final Kalahari drive. Transfer to Maun for departures.