Aerial view over the winding channels and islands of the Okavango Delta

Botswana safari activities

Things to Do on a Botswana Safari

Pole through the Delta’s channels in a mokoro, photograph elephants from a Chobe boat, fly doors-off over the flood, ride across floodplains and walk with San guides in the Kalahari.

In the air

Aerial view over the winding channels and islands of the Okavango Delta

In the air

Helicopter & Scenic Flights over the Delta

See the Okavango’s channels, islands and wading herds from the air, on a doors-off helicopter flight or a fixed-wing scenic flight from Maun.

On foot

On foot

Walking Safaris in Botswana

Follow a qualified walking guide across Delta islands, Linyanti floodplains or Kalahari sand, and read the bush from ground level.

On horseback

On horseback

Horseback Safaris

Ride among zebra, giraffe and lechwe on horses schooled for big-game country, splashing across Delta floodplains or cantering over the Kalahari pans.

On the water

Aerial view over the winding channels and islands of the Okavango Delta

On the water

Mokoro Excursions

Glide through the Okavango’s papyrus channels in a poled canoe, low enough to meet reed frogs and lily-trotters at eye level.

Guests on a small safari boat watch an elephant herd grazing the river floodplain

On the water

Chobe River Boat Safaris

Watch elephant herds drink, swim and cross the Chobe River from a boat, the riverfront’s signature way to see its wildlife.

Photography

Safari guests in an open vehicle watching a leopard at close range on a private game drive

Photography

Photographic Safaris in Botswana

Private vehicles set up for cameras, low-angle boats on the Chobe, ground-level hides and concession rules that let you position for the light.

Culture

Culture

San Cultural Walks in the Kalahari

Walk with San guides in the Kalahari as they share tracking, plant knowledge and fire-making skills handed down through many generations.

Wetland channels of Moremi Game Reserve

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