Botswana Green Season Safari

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Botswana in the green season offers a completely different but equally compelling experience. Lush landscapes, dramatic skies, and scores of baby animals are a photographer’s joy. Predators are especially active this time of year, as the usually arid grasslands come alive with migrations of zebra, buffalo, springbok, and birds. On our specially designed itine...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • An option for those interested in Classic Botswana, but want the thrill of experiencing the magic of green season—a photographer’s delight
    • Green season rains bring the Okavango Delta to life overnight with lush landscapes and an abundance of diverse wildlife
    • Stay in private concessions with exceptionally well-appointed camps, selected specifically for the season’s wildlife viewing

What's this trip about?

    Botswana in the green season offers a completely different but equally compelling experience. Lush landscapes, dramatic skies, and scores of baby animals are a photographer’s joy. Predators are especially active this time of year, as the usually arid grasslands come alive with migrations of zebra, buffalo, springbok, and birds. On our specially designed itinerary, you’ll explore the vast diversity of Botswana's Okavango Delta, from the fertile lands of the Santawani Concession to the diverse landscape of the Linyanti Concession—with its stunning mix of floodplains, dry savannah, and riparian woodland. You'll end your stay at a charming camp at Xigera Concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta. On game drives and boat cruises, you’ll spot rare and reclusive species as well as Africa’s most famous fauna. And you’ll stay in tented elegance in some of the region’s most exceptional private concessions. Join us and discover the other side of Botswana. If you'd like to stay longer, we offer an amazing extension trip to Victoria Falls—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World! Optional activities at Victoria Falls include strolling through lush, tropical vegetation, rafting on the Zambezi River, elephant-back safaris, microflights over the falls, bungee jumping, and more. Please call for extension information.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityMaun
End CityMaun

Travel Themes

  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Botswana

Attractions

  • Chobe National Park
  • Kalahari Desert
  • Maun
  • Okavango Delta

Activities

  • Bird watching
  • Game drive
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • If applicable, tent or safari accommodations and all arrangements in the field, including camp and cook staffs,
    • comfortable and roomy two-person tents, kitchen and dining tents, and other community equipment will be available
    • airport transfers
    • ground transportation
    • additional guides and porters will be available when necessary
    • Your tips for lodge, hotel, or camp staff
    • Entrance fees and permits, unless noted separately in costs
    • Basic medical and evacuation insurance

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Days 1-3: Fly from Maun to the Santawani Concession

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Arrive in Maun and board your charter flight to the Santawani Concession in the southeast Okavango Delta. Upon arrival you will be transferred overland to your safari camp, nestled under large acacia trees in a diverse and gam...

Days 4-6: Enjoy superb game viewing ~ Linyanti Concession

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Fly to the Linyanti Concession bordering Chobe National Park. Upon arrival at Chobe Airstrip you will be transferred overland to Linyanti Discoverer Camp, which is approximately a three-hour drive with superb game viewing en r...

Days 7-8: Camp in the heart of the Okavango Delta ~ Xigera Concession

Fly to the Xigera Concession, which will be home for your last three days in Botswana. Upon arrival you will transfer by combination of vehicle and boat to your charming camp in the heart of the Okavango Delta.

Permanent waters dotted with palm-filled hardwood ...

Day 9: Fly to Maun and depart

Meals: Breakfast

Fly to Maun where you will connect with your departing flight home. Or if you'd like to stay longer, we offer an amazing extension trip to Victoria Falls—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World! Optional activities at Victoria Falls inclu...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $6,195
Price per day$688
Single supplement (single occupancy)$500
Last Updated: 5/15/2023

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfare
    • Insurance other than basic medical and evacuation insurance
    • Optional tipping to leader, guides and local staff
    • Excess baggage charges
    • Airport taxes
    • Cost of medical immunizations
    • Personal Expenses

Accommodation

,Gomoti Tented Camp — Santawani Concession Nestled under large Acacia trees in an area rich with diverse wildlife sits Gomoti Tented Camp, located in the center of the private 6,000-hectare Santawani Concession, in the south-east corner of the Okavango. This is glamping at its finest: five spacious, Savannah canvas tents are furnished with teak director's chairs, plush beds and inviting interiors designed to recreate the style of the early explorers. Private, en-suite bathrooms complete these luxury camping accommodations. Enjoy the view from your veranda during the day, or sit beside a crackling campfire in the evening. Fresh, sumptuous meals are served in the thatched dining area.   Linyanti Discoverer Camp — Linyanti Concession Set in the 125,000-hectare Linyanti Concession, bordering Chobe National Park, Linyanti Discoverer Camp is your base from which to explore this enormous wildlife-rich area. Unrivalled in its remoteness and space, the concession is bisected by an ancient watercourse—the now-flowing Savute Channel. Your innovative wooden-framed and canvas-sided tents are designed to recreate the accommodation style of the early explorers, with richly coloured teak director chairs and minimalist interiors. Bedside tables with reading lamps, canvas and wood wardrobes, bathrobes, comfortable beds and mirrors are provided. Private, en-suite separate toilet and showers form part of the structure. Paraffin hurricane lanterns and a crackling campfire set the ambience in the evening, while fresh, sumptuous meals are usually prepared around a fire by warm and friendly camp staff.   Xigera Camp — Okavango Delta, Botswana Xigera Camp (pronounced Keejera) lies on the aptly named Paradise Island, surrounded by deep channels and lush vegetation. There are ten raised luxury tents with en-suite facilities, an outdoor shower – and superb views of the classic Okavango Delta floodplains that surround the camp. Meals and evening drinks are enjoyed in the lounge, bar and dining area overlooking a permanently flowing channel or under the stars in a traditional African boma. For those hot days there is a small plunge pool in which to cool off.
Cancellation policy

If written cancellation is received: Cancellation fee will be:

90 days prior to departure $150

89 to 61 days prior to departure $400

60 to 46 days prior to departure 50% of Land/Cruise Cost

45 to 0 days prior to departure 100% of Land/Cruise Cost

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 6 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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Tier Pricing

Adventure travel works best with a small group of people. In order to operate these small groups, our trips are priced according to the number of full-price passengers on the trip. (Mountain Travel Sobek staff, trip doctors, and other discounted travelers are excluded from the count for this  purpose.) We initially invoice you at the highest tier level price (the smallest group size we can operate). If the price drops due to an increase in group size, you will be refunded the difference.

Air Travel

Airfare is not included in the land cost of our trips. For air reservations, we recommend you contact the airlines directly, either by phone or the Internet. In addition, many travelers elect to use their “frequent flyer” miles when traveling with us. But please check with our staff before purchasing or obtaining your tickets. We need to verify your arrival and departure schedule and ensure we have enough participants to operate the trip.

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