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  • African Elephants in the freshwater marsh, aerial view, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Botswana Safari Inspiration

  • Mokoro rides in the Okavango Delta, Mapula Lodge

    Wild Botswana: Okavango Delta & Makgadikgadi Pans

    Botswana - from $5,850

    From the rich wetland landscape of the Okavango Delta to the sprawling salt flats of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, this safari allows for an exploration of two of Botswana’s most remarkable wildernesses, with plenty of wildlife to see along the way.

  • Zebra, Botswana, Dana Allen

    Zebra Migration, Okavango Delta & Victoria Falls

    Botswana - from $5,821

    On this safari you'll be able to witness the second-largest terrestrial animal migration in Africa as huge herds of zebra and other herbivores arrive into Nxai Pan National Park. From here you'll travel to the Okavango Delta and spend three days exploring the region's wildlife-rich waterways, before ending your journey at Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world.

  • African sunset, Botswana

    Botswana Silent Safari

    Botswana - from $9,208

    Spend 8 days travelling silently through some of Botswana's most loved national parks and concessions using alternative modes of transport to the traditional game vehicles. Go in search of elephants, lion, buffalo, zebra and much more.

  • Okavango Delta

    Luxury Fly Okavango Safari

    Botswana - from $37,873

    A luxury direct safari, straight into the heart of the Okavango Delta with private game drives and excursions whilst staying in world-class safari lodges.

  • St Zambia South Luangwa National Park Leopard Shutterstock Alex Van Schaik

    Southern Africa Luxury Explorer Safari

    Botswana - from $76,050

    A luxury exclusive safari, straight into the heart of southern Africa with private game drives and excursions whilst staying in world-class safari lodges.

  • Lion in Botswana's Mashatu Game Reserve, Kyle de Nobrega

    Beyond the Obvious in Botswana

    Botswana - from $7,008

    For safari-goers who have already seen the vast floodplains of the Okavango Delta, this NWS RAW safari takes you off the beaten track in Botswana to the country’s remote Mashatu Game Reserve, offering you exclusive use of photographic hides, specially designed vehicles and expert tutors to help you achieve the perfect wildlife shot.

  • Botswana wildlife: lion

    Victoria Falls & Botswana: Classic Camping Safari

    Botswana - from $6,178

    An incredible mobile camping safari exploring exploring the most famous wildlife areas of Botswana; including Savuti, Khwai Community Reserve and the Moremi Game Reserve. Wildlife will be in abundance and knowledgeable, expert safari guides will be on hand to aid your discovery of these breath-taking areas.

  • Painted dog puppy

    On the Trail of Painted Dogs

    Botswana - from $8,061

    Step away from the crowds and seek out painted dogs, the Big Five and other incredible wildlife in Botswana’s Okavango Delta and Linyanti Concession.

  • Wild Dog in Botswana

    Botswana & Zambia: Wildlife & Waterfalls

    Botswana - from $11,776

    A fantastic wildlife-focused safari to Botswana & Zambia taking in some of the highlights including the magnificent Victoria Falls, herds of painted dogs at Kwando Reserve & experiencing the Okavango Delta.

  • Mountain Gorilla baby

    Gorillas & Game Trans Africa Safari

    Tanzania - from $15,818

    Experience the wildlife of Ngorongoro Crater, track the gorillas of Rwanda and spot the leopards of Serengeti National Park on this unique African safari.

  • Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Epic Victoria Falls & Botswana Family Safari

    Botswana - from $16,971

    Spend an incredible eleven days venturing through two countries in Africa. Your journey begins in Zambia where you will be able to see the enormous Victoria Falls and the wildlife surrounding it. You will then have the opportunity to explore Botswana in some of the most luxurious camps in Africa.

  • Leopard in Botswana, Little Mombo

    The Beauty of Botswana Safari

    Botswana - from $29,835

    A luxury Botswana safari taking in a selection of award-winning luxury camps combined with world-class game viewing. Look out for wild dogs, lions and large herds of elephants from mokoros, game vehicles, boats, hot air balloons, light aircraft and on foot.

  • Duba Explorers Camp, Botswana

    Botswana Luxury Explorer Safari

    Botswana - from $12,010

    Explore northern Botswana by land, air and water as you travel through two of the country’s most wildlife-rich reserves, watching lions tackle buffalo in the Okavango Delta and elephants roam across the Linyanti.

  • Victoria Falls, Zambia

    Ultimate Icons of Africa Safari

    Kenya - from $20,732

    An epic safari sojourn bursting with both style and substance. Tread the earth lightly as you journey seamlessly from Kenya to Cape Town via Victoria Falls and Botswana’s Okavango Delta, staying at Africa’s most iconic properties along the way, each with their own remarkable conservation credentials.

Botswana Holidays

For absolute luxury, incredible wildlife, and ultimate exclusivity, a Botswana holiday is your ideal destination. Renowned for its luxurious accommodation and exclusive wildlife access, it combines perfectly with other destinations on the continent such as Namibia or South Africa, or alternatively similarly high profile beach getaways such as the Seychelles or the Maldives.

Landlocked, largely unspoiled, and with one of the lowest population densities on the planet, Botswana is home to some of the most beautiful natural landscapes and extraordinary wildlife on the continent, making Botswana the jewel in the safari crown. In Botswana, visitor numbers are strictly regulated to ensure that vast tracts of the protected wilderness which collectively account for 20% of the country’s landmass, remain in pristine condition. This provides travellers with a truly authentic safari experience and a promise of real adventure. Botswana holidays are expensive, yes, but they offer the highest quality in nearly every regard.

The range of safaris on offer in Botswana is extensive and can vary from luxury tailor-made holidays hosting private individuals, couples or families, to small groups with fixed dates and departures. The best way to explore the vast wildlife concessions is by small plane or helicopter which can also be booked privately.

Elephants at sunset in Botswana

Botswana Holiday Highlights

A few key points that elevate a Botswana holiday above other African safari destinations.


Wildlife - Botswana is home to pretty much every Southern African wildlife species found on the continent. From huge elephant herds, dominating prides of lions, packs of wild dogs and more, Botswana is a safari destination that is worth investing in.

Remote wilderness - The reserves and private concessions are remote often with just one camp or lodge in its vast expanse of land. This leads to uniquely private safari experiences, elevated service levels and an all round richly rewarding safari experience.

Unique accommodation – complementing the natural environs, the lodges and camps of Botswana offer a quality experience that can be enjoyed by the adventurer, the romantic, or the family all the same.

Zarafa Camp in Botswana

Geography and Wildlife

In excess of twice the size of the UK and lying at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1,300 metres, Botswana is primarily made up of the harsh salt pans and the luscious inland delta system of the Okavango River. This delta system creates unique individual ecosystems, or concessions, that allow for some of the best wildlife holidays in Africa.


Throughout Botswana’s parks and reserves you can find nearly every mammal species that resides in southern Africa. Huge elephant herds reside in Chobe National Park and beyond, healthy prides of lions, lonesome leopards and slender cheetahs inhabit a plethora of private reserves, cheeky meerkats scatter playfully in the Makgadikgadi Pans, and herds of wildebeest and zebra graze the grasslands.


A Botswana holiday can offer something for everyone – multi-generational getaways offering private accommodation and guides throughout, romantic breaks for honeymooners or private couples, or just pure safari enthusiasts that one to pay for some of the best wildlife viewing on the African continent.

Aerial photo of Botswana Kwedi Concession

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Why book with us

We are destination specialists

Our team of specialists have extensive on-the-ground knowledge and have all lived, guided or explored in great detail the destinations that they sell.

We are wildlife specialists

As a leading specialist operator we have excellent partnerships with naturalists and conservationists. We know our wildlife and do what we can to preserve its natural habitat.

We really care about our destinations

We frequently monitor the social, economic and environmental impact of our travel operations to ensure our trips are sustainable and ethical.

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  • We had an amazing trip to Botswana with some fantastic wildlife sightings and accommodation throughout our stay. The team was very responsive and gave me valuable advice and assistance during the booking process.
    5 out of 5
  • The most magical vacation- everything went so smoothly and all of the accommodations, food, services were beyond our wildest imagination! Bravo!
    5 out of 5
  • This lived up to our anticipation of the trip of a lifetime. The guide (Tuelo), Tracker (KB) and all of the staff at Splash were exceptional. Incredible experience. Our destination specialist was very helpful, professional, patient and responsive!
    5 out of 5
  • We received excellent service from Ellen who was attentive to our questions and throughout all of the Covid changes. The trip was beyond our dreams, both camps were so perfect and the staff were amazing! We felt assured that we were taken care of and that our money was well spent.
    5 out of 5
  • Ellen was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, positive and reassuring in all the advice she gave, and very patient when answering what were probably stupid questions probably asked by everybody. She quickly seemed more of a knowledgeable friend rather than a travel agent just doing a job.
    5 out of 5
  • Ellen was easy to work with, responsive to my emails and questions, and put together a great itinerary. I don't have a single complaint about my trip. Not a thing went wrong, and it exceeded expectations in every facet. In terms of wildlife, I saw more than I could have realistically expected to see – and wildlife was the reason for my trip. Accommodations were great across the board. NWS were professional, knowledgeable, accommodated my requests, and stayed engaged throughout the entirety of my trip. Great customer service.
    5 out of 5
  • Daniel was knowledgeable and VERY patient. He listened to my concerns and preferences, and was instrumental in pointing me in the right direction for a wonderful experience!
    5 out of 5
  • It was amazing. The mobile safari was wonderful, staying in lovely camp sites, even though Moremi Game Reserve was severely flooded, but that added to the experience! Khwai was great and Savuti was abundant with wildlife. At the end of the mobile safari we headed to Selinda for 3 days which was stunning. The highlight was witnessing a leopard kill an impala pright in front of our vehicle, just 2 metres away. We had the most fantastic time.
    5 out of 5
  • We had a fantastic time on safari in Botswana, staying at Xakanaxa, Kwando Lebala and Xudum Ldoge before finishing with a stay at the Stanley Safari Lodge in Zambia to view (and fly over) Victoria Falls. The accommodation was excellent and the guides were always very knowledgeable, polite and entertaining. Were we amazed at how close were able to get to so many beautiful (and potentially dangerous) animals. All of the transport links worked out very well and we were well treated by pilots, drivers and everyone associated with all of our accommodation.
    5 out of 5
  • It's been an amazing experience and adventure. My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our time at Victoria Falls and Bostwana. We felt that Natural World Safaris worked with us to build a tailor-made itinerary that suited what we were looking for. The highlights would include meeting and socialising with like-minded people on safari, from guides to camp employees and travellers. Communication was also fantastic throughout, both Oliver and Gabriella were prompt to respond to my queries and were extremely helpful. This also extends to Lauren, the invoicing process was easy to understand and straightforward. I've found the Vamoos app was the best idea and proved very helpful for offline access to all the details of the trip when needed. Thank you so much.
    5 out of 5
  • Our trip couldn't have been better! We were very satisfied with a very personalised planning process. Oliver Greenfield was wonderful to work with.
    5 out of 5
  • Incredible. Don't think we could have done anything to make it better. Oliver's attention to detail was very good and every day we had a new highlight. From our helicopter ride over Victoria Falls and the animal reserve, to our amazing safari camps in Botswana where all our needs were taken care of and we saw every animal possible in those areas, to our winery tours and museums in Cape Town. I've been asked how we will top this trip and I can honestly say I don't know how.
    5 out of 5
  • Ellen was very helpful answering all my questions. It was a very well-designed trip with two safari camps, ending up at the spectacular Victoria Falls. The staff were all marvellous and the wildlife we saw was amazing. We managed to see many different species – only the leopard remained elusive.
    4 out of 5
  • Hector and Julius at Lebala found a pack of wild dogs, our main reason for this safari. This was our 4th holiday to try and find them and these two did for us. It was a most wonderful feeling sitting in the van surrounded by the dogs.
    4 out of 5
  • Our trip went extremely smoothly. Everything happened flawlessly- on time and no surprises.
    4 out of 5
  • A most EPIC adventure that consisted of wildlife sightings and amazing fauna. Perfectly planned and executed with not one hiccup. I’m still in awe over what I just experienced!
    5 out of 5
  • Excellent. All camps were different but exciting in their own way. Our guides were amazing. All transfers were perfect with a representative waiting for us at every stop along the way.
    5 out of 5
  • Arabella took time at the outset to understand our needs and our budget. She was able to answer all our questions through her own personal knowledge.
    4 out of 5
  • The variety of experiences, the wonderful Okavango and Kalahari, the friendly staff and the faultless organisation of a trip involving numerous changes of location… Peter would have liked open-topped vehicles to aid photography but the height off the ground was otherwise good for viewing.
    4 out of 5
  • For the amount of input and information we gave you….you did a fantastic job for us! Thank you so much. To have everything handled so smoothly both prior to our holiday and when we were there to me was a miracle and amazing! We felt so lucky to see so many animals in their own environment and were thrilled to see both leopard and lion cubs. The lion cubs took our breath away they were so beautiful.
    4 out of 5
  • Just a quick note to thank you for the best holiday of my life. We have just got home and my eyes are welling up with tears just thinking about it. It was truly magical especially Kwando lagoon where we had the best guide ever who made our stay. Everything was perfect and I want to go back tomorrow! Thank you so much I will remember it forever. And thank you for all your special extra touches – what can I say other than above my wildest expectations. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
    5 out of 5
  • We organized our flights ourselves. The trip as organized by NWS went flawlessly. There were many transfers and pickups and we were met courteously and on time- everytime. The rest of the safari in terms of the camps was excellent. No advice from us apart from keep doing what you are doing. The customer service was outstanding in every possible way.
    5 out of 5
  • We had a great time and really enjoyed the trip. The accommodation was great, especially at Royal Tree Lodge in Maun, where the food and staff were fabulous. Overall, we had a very good experience!
    5 out of 5
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