18 DAYS BOTSWANA: ZIMBABWE'S VICTORIA FALLS AND BOTSWANA'S SAFARI WONDERS BY PLANE

The drive from Kasane to the Chobe Riverfront is a scenic introduction to Botswana’s wildlife, covering roughly 60 kilometres and taking about an hour. Leaving the airport, you pass through Kasane city before entering Chobe National Park via Sedudu Gate. From there, the road follows the riverfront, an area well known for elephant herds and other wildlife often spotted even before your first official game drive. It's a gentle transition from arrival mode straight into safari territory.

The Chobe Riverfront stretches along the northern boundary of Chobe National Park, where the Chobe River separates Botswana and Namibia. The whole park is home to over 120,000 elephants - the largest remaining population in the world - but during the dry season, the herds gather along the riverfront in extraordinary numbers, alongside buffalo and plains game. Game drives along the riverfront put you in the middle of this, while a boat cruise on the Chobe River brings you eye to eye with hippos, crocodiles and elephants drinking and swimming at the water's edge.

Savuti Marsh is one of Africa's most extraordinary and ever-changing wilderness areas, a vast, ancient landscape in the remote western reaches of Chobe National Park that has captivated explorers and wildlife enthusiasts for generations. Fed by the legendary Savuti Channel, its waters have come and gone over centuries, shaping a dramatic mosaic of dry riverbeds, open grasslands and seasonal wetlands that draw some of the continent's most spectacular concentrations of wildlife. A Savuti Marsh Excursion offers a rare and privileged window into this untamed world!

Zwischen dem Chobe Nationalpark und dem Moremi Game Reserve gelegen, verbindet die Khwai Community Concession uneingezäunte Wildnis mit gelebtem Gemeinschaftssinn. Hier begegnen Sie umherziehenden Elefanten, lauernden Raubtieren, Büffelherden und glitzernden Lagunen – alles zusammen ein spektakuläres Safarierlebnis. Ergänzt durch eine Mokoro Safari in einem Einbaum und den intensiven Austausch mit der BaBukakhwe Gemeinschaft entsteht ein Erlebnis, das gleichermaßen bereichernd wie aufregend ist.

In the heart of the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve offers one of Africa’s richest and most varied safari landscapes. Covering 40% of this UNESCO-listed wilderness, this is where floodplains, lagoons and savannah meet in ever-changing harmony, shaped by the delta’s annual flood, which brings life to every corner. Expect a safari full of contrasts: elephants wading through channels, hippos wallowing in lagoons, and big cats moving quietly through forested islands. With exceptional year-round game viewing, Moremi is home to the Big Five - including the reintroduced rhino - as well as thriving populations of the rare African wild dog and over 500 bird species.

Das Okavango Delta zählt zu den sieben Naturwundern Afrikas und ist ein UNESCO-Welterbe – ein riesiges, atemberaubendes Binnendelta, das entsteht, weil der Okavango River alljährlich im Sand der Kalahari versickert. Saisonale Überschwemmungen verwandeln die trockenen Ebenen in ein üppiges Wildparadies und ziehen Elefanten, große Raubkatzen, seltene Antilopen, den bedrohten Afrikanischen Wildhund sowie über 500 Vogelarten an. Wildbeobachtung direkt vom Kanu aus? Absolut! Im Okavango wird Safari zum eindringlichen Erlebnis: Wasserwege, Tiere und unberührte Natur mitten in der Wüste.

Today is yours to enjoy - a free day to discover Maun at your own pace. Often called the tourism capital of Botswana, Maun blends local life with easy access to nature. Dive into the region’s story at the Nhabe Museum, browse colourful arts and crafts markets, watch traditional basket weaving, or simply soak up everyday life where even the local car washes double as lively social hubs. Prefer nature over city life? Just a 20-minute drive away, the Thamalakane River offers 1-hour mokoro excursions, sunset boat cruises or scenic helicopter flights over the delta. Contact your travel consultant to help you find the perfect excursion, unless you'd rather stay in the lodge, relax and enjoy all the amenities. Maun lets you shape the day exactly as you please!