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Botswana By Bush

For travellers wanting to explore Botswana by land rather than flying from lodge to lodge and camp out under the stars, these small group mobile safaris are the ideal way to travel.

Tribes offers various levels of mobile camping safaris from budget to luxury, group to individually-tailored.   The small group type of trip is a good choice for single travellers as well as couples and friends as staying in a group keeps the price down and enables you to meet fellow wildlife adventurers along the way!

There are a range of trips which vary in length from the one week Kalahari Safari and Buffalo Safari through to two weeks on the Lion, Hyena or Elephant Safari covering different parts of Botswana.  Please ask us for the different itineraries.

All trips use a 4WD game viewing vehicle with open roll up sides and roof for good visibility, all tents and camping equipment is provided and carried behind the vehicle in a trailer (this is left at camp sites while you go out during the day).  You are guided by a professional trained ranger and helped by a camp assistant.

Camping is in private campsites through the national parks and reserves and uses adventure style dome tents with mattresses and sleeping bags. Toilet tents and shower tents (bucket showers with water heated on the fire) are set up in the camp sites and shared by the group participants.  Meals are prepared round the camp fire and eaten under the shade of trees or out under the stars.

Most itineraries include a wide variety of scenery and species of wildlife to be seen and offer a range of activities depending on the location including game drives, bush walks, boat cruises and mokoro trips. 

Trip highlights

  • Excellent guiding and gameviewing by land
  • Wide variety of scenery and wildlife
  • Get back to nature and smell the earth!
  • Camping under the huge Botswanan skies
  • Travelling in a small friendly group

Itinerary

The small group mobile camping safaris start either in Maun or Kasane in Botswana.  The group meets with your guide and vehicle and heads off either in a round trip loop or one way, depending on the itinerary.

Normally you drive to the campsite and set camp and then the next day will explore the area in detail on foot or by boat or vehicle then return to camp at the end of the day.

Extras can be added to most itineraries such as hotels before and after the camping safari and some itineraries you can add excursions such as a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta.

Buffalo Safari 6 nights - Maun to Livingstone.  3 nights Moremi, 2 nights Chobe, 1 night Livingstone.

Kalahari Safari 5 nights - Maun to Maun. 4 nights Central Kalahari Game Reserve, 1 night Maun including Bushman experience.

Fish Eagle Safari 10 Nights - Maun to Livingstone.  3 nights Okavango Delta, 1 night Maun, 3 nights Moremi, 2 nights Chobe, 1 night Livingstone.

Hyena Safari 13 Nights (remote Zambia) - Kasane - Livingstone.  2 nights Chobe, 9 nights rural Zambia and Luiwa Plains, 1 night Livingstone. Can extend back to Maun.

Lion Safari 14 Nights. Kasane - Livingstone. 1 night Chobe, 2 nights Nxai Pan, 1 night Maun, 2 nights Okavango, 1 night Maun, 3 nights Moremi, 1 night Savuti, 2 nights Chobe, 1 night Livingstone.

Elephant Safari 14 Nights. Kasane - Livingstone. 1 night Chobe, 2 nights Caprivi Strip 2 nights around Tsodilo Hills, 3 nights Okavango, 3 nights Moremi, 2 nights Chobe, 1 night Livingstone.

Leopard Safari 16 Nights.  Maun - Livingstone. 1 night Maun bushman experience, 4 nights Central Kalahari, 1 night Maun, 3 nights Okavango, 1 night Maun, 3 nights Moremi, 2 nights Chobe, 1 night Livingstone.

 

 

Price

From £910 per person sharing for the shortest safari to £1,970 per perosn sharing for the longest safari.

Call us for single supplement details

Duration and details

Varies from 6 to 16 nights.

Is it for you?

Anyone of reasonable fitness who enjoys camping and adventure will love these trips.

Best times to go

Any time.

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Included

All meals, transfers, services of an English speaking professional guide and camp assistant, game viewing activities on safari.

Not included

Drinks, flights, tips, visas, insurance.

Getting there

International flights into Maun, Botswana or Livingstone, Zambia.

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Comments

Abundant wildlife and all parks were stunning. Solitude and private camps were much appreciated. Out guides wereh superb - highly knowledgeable, information and capable with an excellent understanding of the environment. The tents were strong and meals were superb.
J Bourne

This very much met our expectations and even more. It was very adventurous and we lived closely with the animals. Guides were excellent as was the food.
H Sassoon

The mobile safari was excellent and there was a huge amount of wildlife, fantastic scenery and a total immersion into the country with no commercial pressures. Meals were varied and good quality.
J & R Morrison

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