9-Day Botswana Camping Safari: Chobe & Moremi (Kasane to Maun)
Embark on an unforgettable Botswana Camping Safari through two of the country’s top wildlife destinations – Chobe National Park and Moremi Game Reserve. This 9-day fully-serviced mobile safari offers extra comfort at an affordable price, featuring exclusive bush campsites, thrilling game drives, a boat cruise, and a mokoro safari.
Designed for wildlife lovers, this adventure includes transport in open-sided safari vehicles, a scenic light aircraft flight from Moremi to Maun, and camping in remote areas like the Chobe Riverfront, Savute, Khwai River, and Xakanaxa. Your dedicated crew, including a qualified guide, cook, camp assistant, and backup driver, ensures a stress-free and immersive safari experience. You’ll sleep in spacious Meru-style tents with proper beds and en suite bush bathrooms, soaking up the sounds of the wild every night.
Itinerary Overview
- 2 Nights: Chobe Riverfront, Chobe National Park
- 2 Nights: Savute, Chobe National Park
- 2 Nights: Khwai Area, Moremi Game Reserve
- 2 Nights: Xakanaxa (3rd Bridge), Moremi Game Reserve
Day-by-Day Botswana Camping Safari Itinerary
Days 1–2: Chobe Riverfront – Chobe National Park
Welcome to Botswana! Your Botswana Camping Safari begins at Kasane Airport, where your guide welcomes you and takes you straight to the Chobe River for a relaxing boat cruise. Expect to see elephants, hippos, buffalo, and rich birdlife. After the cruise, travel at game-drive pace to your secluded riverside campsite. Enjoy bush sunsets, drinks by the fire, and dinner under the stars.
Days 3–4: Savute – Chobe National Park
Continue south to the dramatic landscapes of Savute, where wildlife dynamics shift with the water flow of the Savute Channel. Known for intense predator activity, especially lion prides preying on elephants, Savute offers thrilling game drives. Spend two nights camping in the wilderness, surrounded by vast open plains and legendary wildlife stories.
Days 5–6: Khwai River Area – Moremi Game Reserve
Head to the Khwai River, bordering the Moremi Game Reserve. Enjoy a bush picnic en route and settle into your new campsite. Explore the diverse Khwai floodplains on game drives and experience the peaceful mokoro safari—a slow canoe trip through narrow channels and lagoons, ideal for spotting rare birds and aquatic life up close.
Days 7–8: Xakanaxa (Third Bridge) – Moremi Game Reserve
Camp in the Xakanaxa region of Moremi, deep in the Okavango Delta’s eastern corner. Moremi is a protected, UNESCO-listed ecosystem home to elephants, hippos, lions, rhinos, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hundreds of bird species. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives through this thriving wilderness, witnessing Botswana’s wildlife in action against a stunning delta backdrop.
Day 9: Flight to Maun – End of Safari
Enjoy one last early morning game drive in Moremi before being transferred to a bush airstrip. Board a light aircraft for a scenic flight over the Okavango Delta, with panoramic views of the waterways and Chief’s Island. Your Botswana Camping Safari ends upon arrival in Maun around midday, just in time for your onward travel.
Safari Details
Accommodation
Stay in spacious walk-in Meru-style tents equipped with beds, full linen, mosquito netting, and en suite bush bathrooms (bucket shower and toilet). Each mobile camp includes a dining tent and a campfire seating area. Campsites are unfenced and set in private wilderness areas, offering a truly immersive experience.
Transport
Game drives and transfers are conducted in custom 4×4 safari vehicles with open sides and shade canopies. Group size is limited to 7 guests, ensuring every guest has a window seat. A backup crew travels in a separate vehicle to set up camp and handle logistics.
Inclusions
- Fully-serviced camping in remote locations
- All meals and drinks during the safari
- Experienced safari guide and support crew
- Boat cruise on the Chobe River
- Mokoro safari in the Khwai River area
- Scenic flight from Moremi to Maun
- All park entrance fees
Child Policy
Minimum age for this safari is 12 years old.
Important Notes
This Botswana Camping Safari itinerary is subject to change based on weather, road conditions, and park regulations. Mokoro activities may be replaced with motorboat safaris if water levels are low. Private departures are available on request. Rates are subject to change based on national park fee adjustments.
This tour also operates in reverse as the 9-Day Botswana Camping Safari: Moremi to Chobe (starting in Maun and ending in Kasane).