Travel Advice: Covid testing at Johannesburg Airport

…airport complex. The Johannesburg Airport Covid test service is open from 7am-7pm Monday to Friday and 8am – 5pm on Saturday, Sunday and Public holidays. Tests cost R850 (approx $60)…

Sleeping soundly- Botswana safari camps with air-conditioning

…sleeping area. The complete guide to Botswana safari camps with air-conditioning The below luxury camps feature air-conditioning or the evening breeze system in all guest rooms – ensuring a comfortable…

The Latest Botswana Travel Advice – Coronavirus

…own cost. Accessing COVID-19 test certificates for departure from Botswana All travellers are required to produce a negative PCR COVID-test on departure from Botswana Tests must be performed no later…

Best Family Friendly Camps in Botswana

…a chance to really connect to nature – without compromising on comfort! Private mobiles provide you with your own guide, camp and staff to look after you in the wilderness….

Botswana’s borders reopen to international tourists

…borders comes with a just a few travel entry requirements. Namely, arrivals into Botswana will be screened for Covid-19 symptoms and be required to present a negative COVID-19 (PCR) test…

Sleep under the stars – the best sleep-outs and star beds in Botswana

…sounds as they play out is a quintessential African safari experience. Inevitably our imaginations run wild as we declare the slightest rustle to come from the fiercest creature – and…

What is a Botswana mobile safari?

…Botswana offers you a completely exclusive experience, with your own private camp, safari guide and staff – especially good for families who set their own routines and are not restricted…

What to pack for safari?

…guidance you can ensure you have everything you need for a comfortable safari. It is also worth remembering that most camps over complimentary laundry. Access to the safari camps in…

Responsible Tourism brings relief to Botswana during the Covid-19 Pandemic

…CARES Movement the company will keep you in regular communication with how and where the funds are being spent and the individuals from the community receiving the tools and support….

What to expect from a Botswana safari in Low Season

…why it is so important to have a great guide– in the dry season the animals are much easier to find, in the green season a great guide will use…

The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans Experience

…this location. Whatever the season, there are always entertaining visits to the Meerkat colonies. Here, these energetic and endearing creatures are relaxed and comfortable in people’s company. Quietly follow them…

Okavango Delta special offers and deals

…nights with Great Plains and get 2 nights free. Camps to combine include Duba Plains Camp, Duba Plains Suite, or Duba Explorers Camp with either Selinda Explorers Camp, Selinda Camp,…

A typical day on safari in the Okavango Delta

…tea served mid -afternoon just before afternoon activities- a mokoro trip or an afternoon game drive or boating excursion complete with sundowners. On your return in the early evening, take…

The Best Nature Documentaries on Botswana

…the fittest. Through spell binding footage captured in Savute, the harsh southern reaches of Chobe, we follow the daily challenges of Africa’s greatest predators – lion, leopard, hyena, cheetah and…

Birding Safaris in Botswana

…migrants are present and the resident species are in breeding plumage. Birding excursions with a knowledgeable bird guide comes is recommended and is likely to enhance your overall safari experience….

Is the Okavango family friendly?

…of the children travelling. Generally babies and safaris are not a good combination for safety and comfort reasons. While some camps have no age limit at all we do not…

Is the Okavango Family Friendly?

…for families, all depending on the ages of the children travelling. Generally babies and safaris are not a good combination for safety and comfort reasons. While some camps have no…

What weather to expect in Botswana?

This guide aims to give you an idea of what kind of weather to expect month by month in Botswana, a useful reference when packing for your safari. For a…

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Beyond the Okavango – best places to visit in Botswana

…amazing range of different safari opportunities which complement your Okavango safari, and indeed many areas have similar eco-systems and support similar wildlife and so build on your delta experience. Others…

Safari like a Guide – Bush Skills Course

African Guide Academy – Kwapa Camp

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Private Concessions or Moremi Game Reserve?

…an arrangement of private concessions, or reserves. Most of the camps in the Okavango are set on private concessions. These concessions are granted by lease from the local communities and…

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Victoria Falls – Zambia or Zimbabwe, which side to visit?

…low and the Zambian side will sometimes dry up completely- whereas on the Zimbabwean side the water flows all year round. Livingstone town in Zambia is a larger town than…

Careers

Sales Consultant Okavango Delta Explorations is a specialist tour operator providing tailormade itineraries based on expert knowledge of this complex safari destination. While the Okavango is at the heart of…

Where to go on Honeymoon in Botswana

…few of our top picks. Always remember that everything we do is completely tailor-made so please get in contact to discuss your personal preferences and requirements and we will craft…

Botswana Travel Advice

…the Okavango- this flight usually takes around 15-30 minutes, depending on the camp you are going to. This is a scenic flight, a superb introduction to the Okavango Delta which…

How to get to the Okavango Delta

…the Okavango- this flight usually takes around 15-30 minutes, depending on the camp you are going to. This is a scenic flight, a superb introduction to the Okavango Delta which…

Where to see the Big Five in the Okavango Delta

…impressive when you consider the Okavango is an unfenced wilderness, carefully protected through a number of discrete but complex and costly programmes. The Big Five refers to elephant, rhino, buffalo,…

What to do in Victoria Falls?

…helicopter flip over the Victoria Falls. Flight times vary from a 13 minute, 26- minute flight or 40 minute flights which take in the surrounding gorges. Similarly, a 30 -minute…

Balloon Safaris in the Okavango Delta

…this as a stand alone activity, all bookings must be part of a full Okavango Delta Explorations itinerary. See our Okavango Skies itinerary for an example of the kind of…

Activities and Seasonal Considerations

…guide outlines the areas most significantly affected by the seasons however this is not set in stone and it should always be remembered that the weather is innately unpredictable, increasingly…

Celebrating 60th anniversary of the Moremi Game Reserve

…prominent members of the local Batswana community, campaigned to protect an important section of the Okavango Delta. Finally, on 15 March 1963, the Moremi Game Reserve was created, named after…

Okavango Delta features in the top of Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel Destination List

…interesting places on this planet ranked in order of their brilliance”. The eagerly awaited travel list for holiday inspiration has been compiled by the Lonely Planet’s team of writers and…

Amazing image of the Okavango Delta from space

…ago during the tectonic activity of the Great Rift Valley. The Okavango comes to a halt along the southern fault line, visible as the shining perpendicular line at the bottom…

Owls of Botswana

…is a medium sized owl with prominent ear tufts and the most common large ‘eared’ owl in the region. Mostly active at night, it feeds on rodents, birds and mammals…