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3-Day Botswana Safari Tour by Wild Spirit Travel
Offered by - Wild Spirit Travel
Tour Features
A mokoro safari in the Okavango Delta is a peaceful and deeply immersive way to experience one of Africa’s last true wilderness areas. Guests travel silently through winding crystal-clear channels in a traditional mokoro (dugout canoe), guided by experienced local polers who expertly navigate the waterways while sharing knowledge of the ecosystem. The slow pace allows for close encounters with wildlife such as kingfishers, herons, frogs, and grazing antelope along the floodplains. The experience also includes guided walking safaris on remote islands, where guests explore untouched landscapes on foot, learning about animal tracks, birdlife, and traditional uses of plants. Fishing is offered in selected safe areas of the delta, giving guests a chance to enjoy light catch-and-release fishing in pristine waters. On warm days, guests can also enjoy swimming in designated safe channels, a rare and refreshing highlight in this water-based wilderness. What makes is so special is evenings are spent in camp, surrounded by the sounds of nature, as the sun sets over the delta’s golden reed.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Walking, Canoe. |
Route & Activities
Botswana
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1-3-2-3 | Camp Buffalo No images available | Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 3-3 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- 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 1-3 - Arrival and Mokoro Transfer into Camp
Guests arrive in Maun and are warmly welcomed by their guide before transferring to Boro Boat Station. From here, the adventure begins by mokoro as you glide into the heart of the Okavango Delta. The journey to camp is peaceful and scenic, offering your first close encounters with birdlife and floodplain landscapes. On arrival at camp, guests settle in, enjoy a light refreshment, and unwind. In the afternoon, a short guided walking introduction around camp offers a gentle first connection with the bush. The evening is spent around the campfire with dinner and stargazing.
Main Destination: Okavango Delta
Accommodation: Camp Buffalo
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 2-3 - Full-Day Delta Activities and Guided Excursions
An early morning mokoro excursion takes guests deeper into the quieter channels of the Delta, where the stillness of the water allows for close observation of the surrounding ecosystem. Guided by experienced local polers, guests may encounter elephants feeding along the reed beds, red lechwe moving through shallow floodplains, and a variety of birdlife active in the cool morning hours. Along the way, guides share insight into the delicate balance of the Delta’s waterways, vegetation, and wildlife movements.
After returning to camp for brunch and a period of rest, the afternoon continues with a guided walking safari on nearby islands. Exploring on foot offers a completely different perspective of the bush focusing on animal tracks, medicinal plants, bird calls, and the smaller details often missed from a vehicle or boat. Guests may also enjoy fishing in designated safe areas or simply relax back at camp overlooking the channels. On warmer days, swimming in safe Delta waters provides a refreshing way to experience the environment. As the day cools, a sunset mokoro journey back through golden-lit waterways leads into dinner served under the evening sky.
Main Destination: Okavango Delta
Accommodation: Camp Buffalo
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 3-3 - Final Morning in the Okavango
On the final morning, guests share a slow, unhurried breakfast as the camp wakes for the last time around them. There is space to linger, to take in the quiet, and to hold onto the last moments of the bush.
When ready, guests are gently transferred back to the airport, leaving the wilderness behind but carrying it with them in memory, in feeling, in the stillness it leaves behind. The journey ends with the echo of wildlife encounters, subtle cultural impressions, and the deep, peaceful rhythm of the Okavango Delta that stays long after departure.
Main Destination: Maun
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- 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)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- 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 7, 2020 - Dec 31, 2026
*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)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- 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 Okavango Delta, 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 Okavango Delta, 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
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
May 13, 2026
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!
