Tour Features

Experience the wild beauty of Botswana on this immersive 11-day mobile safari through Savuti, Khwai, and Xakanaxa. Discover predator-rich plains, peaceful mokoro channels, and scenic Delta waterways while enjoying guided game drives, mokoro excursions, and motorized boat safaris. Stay in fully serviced en-suite mobile camps set in remote wilderness areas, combining authentic bush experiences with comfort, exceptional wildlife viewing, and unforgettable landscapes throughout the journey.

Mid-Range tourThis mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps.
Can be customizedYou can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Shared tourThis tour will be shared with other travelers.
Solo travel availableSolo travelers can book this tour.
Can start any dayIf availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
No minimum ageThere is no minimum age for this tour.
TransportationThis tour uses: Open 4x4, Walking, Boat, Canoe.

Route & Activities

Botswana

Botswana flag
Start Point
Maun
Day 5-7
Day 11
End Point
Maun

Activities Included

Big FiveWildlifeWalking Safaris

Accommodation & Meals

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Day Accommodation Meals
1-4
savuti Camp
Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
5-7
Khwai Community Campsite
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
8-10
Xakanaxa Campsite
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
11
Mid-Range Accommodation
Breakfast Included
  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Day 1 - Maun to Savuti

    Your safari begins with an early morning departure from Maun as you travel north toward the legendary Savuti region of Chobe National Park. The journey itself becomes part of the adventure as the scenery gradually changes from villages and open landscapes into remote wilderness areas filled with wildlife opportunities along the way. Arriving in Savuti, settle into your fully serviced en-suite mobile safari camp featuring spacious walk-in tents with comfortable beds, private bush bathrooms, bucket showers, and a welcoming dining area set beneath the trees.

    After lunch and time to relax, head out on your first afternoon game drive through the famous Savuti Marsh ecosystem. Savuti is renowned for its large elephant herds, powerful lion prides, hyena clans, and dramatic predator-prey interactions. As the sun begins to set, return to camp for dinner around the fire while listening to the distant sounds of the African bush.

    Main Destination: Savuti Marsh

    Accommodation: savuti Camp

    Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 2 - Full Day Game Viewing in Savuti

    Spend a full day exploring the vast Savuti wilderness on morning and afternoon game drives. The region’s open plains, dry river channels, and scattered woodlands create ideal conditions for exceptional wildlife viewing throughout the year. Your guide tracks fresh animal movements while searching for lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and a wide variety of antelope species.

    During the midday heat, return to camp where freshly prepared meals are served and time can be spent resting in the comfort of your en-suite tent or enjoying the peaceful surroundings of camp before continuing your safari later in the afternoon. As evening approaches, the golden light across the Savuti landscape creates unforgettable photographic moments.

    Main Destination: Savuti Marsh

    Accommodation: savuti Camp

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 3 - Deeper Exploration of Savuti

    Another full day is dedicated to exploring the more remote sections of Savuti. Venture deeper into the wilderness where ancient baobabs, open grasslands, and seasonal waterholes attract a variety of wildlife. The flexibility of a mobile safari allows your guide to adapt activities based on recent sightings and animal movements, creating a more personal and rewarding safari experience.

    Between activities, return to your comfortable mobile safari camp where hot bucket showers, attentive camp staff, and freshly prepared meals provide a balance of comfort and authenticity in the heart of the bush. Evenings are spent gathered around the campfire beneath Botswana’s clear night skies.

    Main Destination: Savuti Marsh

    Accommodation: savuti Camp

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 4 - Final Safari Experience in Savuti

    Enjoy your final full day in Savuti with extensive game drives through different sections of the marsh and surrounding wilderness areas. Early mornings are particularly rewarding as predators remain active in the cooler temperatures while large elephant herds move toward water sources.

    After a rewarding day in the bush, return to camp for a relaxed final evening in Savuti. The atmosphere of the mobile safari camp, surrounded by complete wilderness and the sounds of nocturnal wildlife, offers a truly authentic safari experience rarely found elsewhere.

    Main Destination: Savuti Marsh

    Accommodation: savuti Camp

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 5 - Savuti to Khwai Concession

    After breakfast, depart Savuti and begin the scenic journey south toward the Khwai Concession, an area where river systems, forests, and floodplains combine to create one of Botswana’s richest wildlife habitats. Wildlife sightings continue throughout the transfer as elephants, antelope, and predators are often encountered along the route.

    Arriving in Khwai, settle into your en-suite mobile safari camp positioned close to the Khwai River. The camp offers spacious walk-in tents with comfortable beds, private bush bathrooms, hot bucket showers, and a dining area overlooking the surrounding wilderness. In the late afternoon, enjoy a game drive along the river where elephants, hippos, lechwe, and predators are commonly seen against the backdrop of the Delta floodplains.

    Main Destination: Khwai

    Accommodation: Khwai Community Campsite

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 6 - Mokoro Safari Experience in Khwai

    Today offers a slower and more peaceful perspective of the Okavango Delta with a guided mokoro excursion through the narrow waterways of Khwai. Gliding silently through reed-lined channels in a traditional dugout canoe allows for a deeper connection with the environment as you pass water lilies, papyrus beds, and small islands teeming with birdlife and aquatic species.

    After returning to camp for brunch and relaxation, continue with an afternoon game drive exploring the Khwai ecosystem. The contrast between water-based activities and traditional safari drives creates a beautifully balanced Delta experience. Return to your comfortable mobile camp in the evening for dinner and time around the fire.

    Main Destination: Khwai

    Accommodation: Khwai Community Campsite

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 7 - Full Day in Khwai

    Spend another full day discovering the diverse habitats of the Khwai Concession. The area is particularly well known for its excellent elephant encounters, large concentrations of plains game, and opportunities to spot predators such as lion, leopard, and African wild dog.

    Between activities, enjoy the comfort of your fully serviced mobile safari accommodation where attentive camp staff prepare fresh meals and ensure a relaxed stay in the wilderness. The peaceful atmosphere of camp, combined with uninterrupted views and the sounds of nature, creates an authentic and deeply immersive safari experience.

    Main Destination: Khwai

    Accommodation: Khwai Community Campsite

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 8 - Khwai to Xakanaxa

    After breakfast, continue into the Moremi Game Reserve toward the scenic Xakanaxa region, one of the most beautiful areas of the Okavango Delta. The route passes through riverine forests, seasonal floodplains, and wildlife-rich lagoons, offering excellent game viewing opportunities throughout the journey.

    Upon arrival, settle into your en-suite mobile safari camp situated near the permanent waterways of Xakanaxa. Spacious tents with comfortable furnishings, private bush bathrooms, and welcoming communal areas provide a comfortable base from which to explore the Delta. Later in the afternoon, enjoy a game drive through the surrounding lagoons and woodlands where elephants, buffalo, hippos, and rich birdlife are commonly encountered.

    Main Destination: Moremi Game Reserve

    Accommodation: Xakanaxa Campsite

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 9 - Motorized Boat Safari in Xakanaxa

    Today is dedicated to exploring the permanent waterways of the Okavango Delta by motorized boat. Cruise through winding channels and open lagoons surrounded by papyrus and water lilies while searching for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and an abundance of bird species including fish eagles, kingfishers, and herons.

    The boat safari offers a completely different perspective of the Delta, allowing access to areas unreachable by vehicle and revealing the quieter beauty of the waterways. After returning to camp for lunch and relaxation, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of your mobile safari accommodation as the Delta comes alive again in the late afternoon light.

    Main Destination: Moremi Game Reserve

    Accommodation: Xakanaxa Campsite

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 10 - Walking Safari & Wilderness Exploration in Xakanaxa

    Begin the day with a guided walking safari in the Xakanaxa region accompanied by an experienced professional guide. Exploring the bush on foot offers a more intimate understanding of the wilderness as attention shifts to animal tracks, birdlife, plants, and the smaller details often overlooked during game drives. Walking through the Delta environment creates a deeper connection to the ecosystem and offers a unique perspective on the rhythm of the African bush.

    Later in the afternoon, guests enjoy a motorized boat safari through the permanent waterways and lagoons of Xakanaxa. Cruise quietly along reed-lined channels while searching for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and an abundance of birdlife as the golden afternoon light reflects across the water. Return to your en-suite mobile safari camp in the evening for a final dinner around the campfire beneath Botswana’s star-filled skies.

    Main Destination: Moremi Game Reserve

    Accommodation: Xakanaxa Campsite

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks

  • Day 11 - Xakanaxa to Maun

    Enjoy a relaxed breakfast in camp as the morning light filters through the trees and the Delta slowly comes to life around you. After breakfast, preparations are made for the journey back to Maun, offering a final opportunity to soak in the atmosphere of the wilderness that has been home for the past days.

    Leaving behind the waterways and untamed beauty of Moremi, travel through ever-changing landscapes where wildlife sightings may still accompany the journey, from grazing antelope to elephants moving across the floodplains. Arrive in Maun in the afternoon, marking the end of your Botswana safari adventure with lasting memories of the bush, the water, and the quiet magic of the Delta.


    Main Destination: Maun

    Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

Includes

  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
  • All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)

Excludes

  • All Taxes/VAT
  • International flights (from/to the client's home country)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Rates Per Person

May 25, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027

Traveler Information
Per person
Solo traveler (1 room)
$5,195
2 people (1 room)
$3,140
3 people (2 rooms)
$2,455
4 people (2 rooms)
$2,071
5+ people

*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.

Includes

  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
  • All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)

Excludes

  • All Taxes/VAT
  • International flights (from/to the client's home country)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Getting There

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, also known as Gaborone Airport, is the main airport in Botswana. It is located 15 km from Gaborone, the capital.For travellers, it is more common to fly into Maun Airport (MUB) and Kasana Airport (BBK). When combining a safari in Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls, it is common to fly into Maun and depart from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Zimbabwe or Livingstone Airport (LVI) in Zambia.Most visitors to Botswana will have a stopover in South Africa to pick up a direct flight from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airport (CPT).In most cases, your tour operator will collect you from the airport and will arrange all further transportation.

This tour starts in Maun and ends in Maun, Botswana

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Travel Requirements

  • All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
  • Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
  • All foreign visitors will need to carry a return ticket.
  • Children that are under 18 years of age must have a certified copy of their unabridged birth certificate and a valid passport.
  • Children travelling with one parent or no parents must have an affidavit from the missing parent/s that gives their consent for travel.
  • In case a person is travelling by road, they need to carry all the current and valid vehicle documents and essential permits.

Getting There

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, also known as Gaborone Airport, is the main airport in Botswana. It is located 15 km from Gaborone, the capital.For travellers, it is more common to fly into Maun Airport (MUB) and Kasana Airport (BBK). When combining a safari in Botswana with a visit to Victoria Falls, it is common to fly into Maun and depart from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Zimbabwe or Livingstone Airport (LVI) in Zambia.Most visitors to Botswana will have a stopover in South Africa to pick up a direct flight from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airport (CPT).In most cases, your tour operator will collect you from the airport and will arrange all further transportation.

This tour starts in Maun and ends in Maun, Botswana

A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Travel Requirements

  • All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
  • Citizens from most nationalities do not require a visa and will get a 30-day entry permit on arrival.
  • All foreign visitors will need to carry a return ticket.
  • Children that are under 18 years of age must have a certified copy of their unabridged birth certificate and a valid passport.
  • Children travelling with one parent or no parents must have an affidavit from the missing parent/s that gives their consent for travel.
  • In case a person is travelling by road, they need to carry all the current and valid vehicle documents and essential permits.

Offered By

Wild Spirit Travel

5.0/5 (1 Reviews)
Offices In
Botswana
Size
1-5 employees
Tour Types
Big five safari, mokoro safari, boat safari, walking safari, mobile safari
Destinations
Botswana flag Botswana

Built for true explorers, our safaris are raw, untamed, and deeply immersive designed for those who want to experience the wilderness as it is, not from a distance.

We specialize in mobile expeditions that take you off the beaten track and into remote corners of the bush. Camp is set in the wild, where nights are lit by fire and the sounds of nature carry through the dark. Days are driven by instinct and terrain tracking wildlife on foot, navigating narrow delta channels by mokoro, and venturing further by motorized boat to reach untouched areas where few others go.

Our motorized boat safaris open up a different side of the wilderness covering greater distances, accessing deeper channels, and offering powerful, close-up encounters with wildlife along the water’s edge. It’s fast, dynamic, and unpredictable adding a new layer of adventure to the journey.

Led by experienced local guides, each expedition is flexible and shaped by the environment itself. There are no fixed routines only opportunities to explore, adapt, and fully engage with the wild.

This is not a polished, luxury escape. It’s a hands-on, boots-in-the-dust, water-on-your-skin kind of journey, real, rugged, and unforgettable.

Reviews

Paula De jonge

South Africa flag South Africa May 13, 2026
5.0/5
Amazing Adventure Weekend

What an amazing weekend we had with Wild Spirit Travel! We had so much fun the people were nice food was great ! Complimentary drinks and the accommod...

What an amazing weekend we had with Wild Spirit Travel! We had so much fun the people were nice food was great ! Complimentary drinks and the accommodation was so cozy definitely recommend!