Set Departure Safari

10-Day Mobile Photo Safari Botswana

“Discover 10 days of breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife, and exhilarating adventures in Botswana’s premier game reserves, perfect for passionate wildlife photographers.”
Price 5,595 USD * (See price tab)
Country
Botswana
When to Go
April-October
Duration
9 Nights
Safari Type
Mobile Safari
Location
Northern Botswana, Okavango Delta
Kids Min Age
12

This exclusive 10-day safari transports you from the picturesque Moremi Game Reserve through the peaceful Khwai Concession Area to the wildlife-rich Chobe National Park, with a special focus on wildlife photography. Enjoy thrilling game drives, tranquil mokoro excursions, and a spectacular boat cruise on the Chobe River while capturing unforgettable photographic moments. This journey offers the ideal combination of adventure and relaxation, immersing you in Botswana’s natural beauty and providing incredible photo opportunities.

 


Itinerary in Brief

3 Nights Mobile Tented Camp – Moremi Game Reserve

3 Nights Mobile Tented Camp – Khwai Concession Area

3 Nights Mobile Tented Camp – Chobe National Park

Letaka Mobile Safari Vehicle Botswana Safarifrank Authentic Safari Holiday4

Join this unique 10-day Botswana Safari Adventure that blends thrilling landscapes, diverse wildlife, and serene river cruises. Tailored for avid nature and wildlife photographers, this journey begins in the famous Moremi Game Reserve, continues through the tranquil Khwai Concession Area, and concludes in the wildlife haven of Chobe National Park. Experience comfortable stays in Mobile Tented Camps, enjoy exciting game drives, mokoro excursions, and an unforgettable boat cruise along the Chobe River. This adventure offers an immersive experience in Botswana’s pristine wilderness, providing countless opportunities for stunning photography.

 

highlights

  • Explore the diverse landscapes and wildlife of Moremi Game Reserve.
  • Experience the traditional mokoro canoe excursion in the Okavango Delta.
  • Enjoy the freedom and exclusivity of the Khwai Concession Area.
  • Discover the abundant wildlife of Chobe National Park, including the Central Chobe region and Chobe River Front.
  • Relax on a scenic boat cruise along the Chobe River.
  • Soar over the Okavango Delta on a thrilling charter flight.

map and overview

  • 10-day safari adventure through Botswana’s renowned game reserves.
  • Begins with a visit to Moremi Game Reserve, known for its rich wildlife and scenic beauty.
  • Includes a mokoro excursion and game drives in the Khwai Concession Area.
  • Three nights in Chobe National Park, exploring the Central Chobe region.
  • Concludes with a boat cruise on the Chobe River.
  • Accommodations in comfortable, spacious Letaka Tented Camps with private bathrooms.
  • All meals, drinks, and activities as specified in the itinerary are included.

start dates

20 April 2025 - 29 April 2025
29 June 2025 - 8 July 2025
12 October 2025 - 21 October 2025

detailed itinerary

Day 1: Maun to Xakanaxa

Travel Day / 30 minute charter flight

After your arrival at Maun International Airport you will be met by Mack Air for your charter flight at approximately 14h00 to the Xakanaxa airstrip in Moremi Game Reserve where you will be met by your guide.

If you are staying in Maun prior to the safari, please request an airport transfer, Mack

Air will liaise with your accommodation the day before to confirm the flight departure time. Alternatively, if you are coming from one of the many safari lodges, you can organize to fly directly into Xakanaxa Airstrip with the lodges preferred charter company although we do request that these flights land only after 12h00 in order for our guide to be there to meet you. Our first three nights are spent in the Xakanaxa region where we explore the surrounding wilderness on morning and afternoon game drive excursions.

Wildlife: From the air only the larger animals are easily seen. These include large breeding herds of African elephant that live in the mopane scrub. On the open plains large herds of buffalo and lechwe can be seen and in the waterways, pods of hippopotamus are a common sight. Once you land in Xakanaxa and board your land cruiser, the smaller game animals can be found.

Accommodation: Letaka Tented Camp

Activities: Game Drives

Days 2 & 3: Xakanaxa Exploration Days - Moremi Game Reserve

Habitat: Moremi lies on the eastern extremity of the Okavango Delta. Habitats here range from wide-open floodplains, marshes, lagoons, papyrus fringed channels, vast stands of Miscanthus and Phragmites, woodland and savannah. As a result of the extremely variable habitat the diversity of both wildlife and birdlife is excellent.

Wildlife: Moremi is amongst the best game reserves in Africa for viewing the endangered African wild dog. Xakanaxa is home to a resident herd of several hundred buffalo whose range covers the territories of at least 4 prides of lion which may often be seen flanking the ever moving herd. Breeding herds of elephant move between their browsing areas in the mopane forests and the fresh water of the Okavango. Red lechwe are one of the more unusual antelope species and commonly found here.

Accommodation: Letaka Tented Camp

Activities: Game Drives

Day 4: Xakanaxa to Khwai

Travel Day / 60km (full day of extended game drive and journey time with picnic

lunch between camps)

Following and early morning breakfast you take a slow drive through Moremi Game Reserve north-east towards the Khwai Community Area.

Habitat: The Manuchira Channel is known as the Khwai River at its eastern most extremity. The day’s journey follows this water course, with the track weaving from the riverside and floodplains into the mopane veld and the woodlands that make Khwai one of the most scenic areas of the Okavango. We pass the magnificent Dombo Hippo Pools in the morning stopping to enjoy the scenery and the antics of the resident hippo.

Wildlife: The western mopane veld is home to mostly breeding herds of elephant whilst the eastern reaches of Khwai is home to some impressive old bulls. The mature bulls revel in the cool waters of the Khwai and are far more approachable while drinking and bathing than the breeding herds. The river has an unusually high density of hippo as well as some huge crocodile. Leopard, cheetah, serval and lion are common predators along this route and both Xakanaxa as well as Khwai are included in the home ranges of 2 different packs of wild dog. General game includes southern giraffe, Burchell’s zebra, tessebe and red lechwe with roan and sable antelope being less common residents.

Accommodation: Letaka Tented Camp

Activities: Game drive and night drive

Days 5 & 6: Khwai Exploration Days

The Khwai River forms a boundary between the reserve and the community area. We spend the following two nights camping at an exclusive campsite in the community area, exploring the Khwai floodplains on game drives both during the day and at night. Exploring after dark with spotlights offers you an opportunity to experience some of the nocturnal animals that are rarely encountered during the day. We will also have the opportunity to explore the surrounding wilderness on foot (not in low season) and mokoro and enjoy an up close and personal encounter with Botswana’s flora and fauna. It is important to note that night drives and guided walks are not permitted within the national parks and reserves. These activities are conducted outside the boundaries of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Khwai community area.

Habitat: We spend our time between the dry-land habitats of the lead-wood and camel-thorn woodlands and savannahs and the riverside and marshy back-waters of the Khwai. Time permitting we may visit the lagoons and waterways of Xakanaxa where the largest heronry in southern Africa exists.

Wildlife: The Khwai region boasts excellent populations of both bull elephant as well as breeding herds. Lion, leopard, serval and African wildcat are common predators of the region with wild dog and cheetah being less common. Buffalo use this area seasonally with large herds moving in during the summer rains. The swampy areas in the west are home to red lechwe. Other ungulates include tsesebe, blue wildebeest, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, roan antelope and impala.

Accommodation: Letaka Tented Camp

Activities: Game Drive, Walking Safaris (not in low season) Night Drives and mokoro excursion

Day 7: Khwai to Central Chobe

Travel Day / 100km (full day of extended game drive and journey time with picnic lunch between camps)

We head further north en-route to Chobe National Park, were we spend the following three nights camping in an exclusive wilderness campsite in the Central Chobe region, exploring the dessert-like landscape of game drives.

Habitat: A fascinating days drive looking at some of the evidence of the Paleo-Lake Makgadikgadi that dried up some ten thousand years ago. The most challenging part of the trip is crossing the Magwikwe Sand-ridge that formed the shoreline for this massive inland sea. The winding track through this deep sand makes for interesting travel in the early summer! The old lake bed is now the Mababe Depression. The dense clay floor of the depression result in high protein feed for wildlife and the area teams with game after the rains. During the rain season the depression is impassable due to the “cotton soil” and alternative routes must be used.

Wildlife: A day when anything could happen. The range of habitat that is covered encompasses most of the habitat types of northern Botswana. We pass through excellent lion country and some of the best cheetah country that our safari will cover. Elephant occur throughout the drive but are more common at the start and end of the drive where permanent surface water can be found.

Accommodation: Letaka Tented Camp

Activities: Morning and Afternoon Game Drives

Days 8 & 9: Central Chobe Exploration Days

Habitat: Unlike the vast majority of the country, Central Chobe is not a totally flat landscape. Large outcrops of volcanic rock reach up out of the Kalahari sands, towering over the endless savannah. These hills provide habitat for a completely different array of small wildlife, birds and plants. The Savuti Marsh has been the stage for many of the most dramatic wildlife documentaries in Africa. The wide open country, good ungulate populations and particularly strong prides of lion and hyaena clans make for dramatic wildlife interaction and excellent viewing opportunities. The now dry Savuti Channel runs through this landscape linking the dry sand-veld, the waterholes, the hills and the grassland that was the Savuti Marsh.

Wildlife: Undoubtedly it is the interaction between lion and elephant that is the most interesting aspect of Savuti. The area is inhabited by a huge pride of lions with numbers fluctuating from 20-30 members. These remarkable lion have learned over the years how to hunt these massive pachyderms that are supposedly above predation. Launching their attack under darkness and using their numbers, they manage to kill adolescent and even young adult elephant. The marsh is prime cheetah country and in the wet season it is not unusual to have the wild dog hunting here in Central Chobe.

Accommodation: Letaka Tented Camp

Activities: Game Drives and Bushman Painting Walks

Day 10: Central Chobe to Chobe River

Travel Day / 170km (5 hrs)

On our final day on safari we will leave Central Chobe early to travel along the Chobe River arriving in Kasane where we will stop for a picnic lunch before taking an afternoon boat cruise to end the safari. As today is a long day we recommend either spending a night or two in Kasane at Chobe Safari Lodge or two nights in Livingstone at Taita Falcon Lodge or Victoria Falls at Ilala. For those transferring across to Zambia/Zimbabwe it is recommended that your transfer be organized to meet you at Kalahari Tours at 15h30.

Habitat: The habitat on today’s drive takes us through the stunted mopane scrub of the Goha clay basin, across the sand-ridge and through the wonderful Zambezi teak woodlands of the Chobe Forest Reserve and along the Chobe| P a g e River itself. The Chobe floodplain is tens of kilometers wide and in years of exceptional rains the water stretches as far as the eye can see.

Wildlife: While there are community areas that we pass through that are settled by local tribes, for the vast majority of the day’s drive we pass through wild country where wildlife moves un-inhibited by fences or man. Roan and sable antelope thrive in the teak woodlands where the low density of predators and lack of competition for food by other ungulates makes this prime habitat for these large ungulates. Leopard occur in these woodlands in low numbers but they are highly secretive and seldom seen. The Goha region has natural waterholes that hold water well into the dry season and herds of buffalo, Burchell’s zebra, greater kudu and elephant come down to drink.

Activities: Game Drives & Chobe Boat Trip

price

Prices 2024

  • USD 6.395,00 per person sharing

 

Prices 2025

  • USD 5.595,00 per person sharing (April)
  • USD 6.395,00 per person sharing (June and October)

 

 

additional information

Your Safari Includes:

Spacious and comfortable tented accommodation, including beds, bed linen and towels, with a private bathroom

en-suite.

Services of a professional guide, safari chef and camp assistants, complete with a supply vehicle.

Game drives and local transfers in customised safari vehicles

Exclusive camping in private campsites within the national parks and reserves

All entrance and camping fees within the national parks and reserves

All meals and drinks (filtered water, soft drinks, beer, wine and G&T) whilst in Letaka Tented Camps

All activities as specified in the itinerary

12% Value Added Tax

Your Safari Excludes:

Travel Insurance

All flights unless otherwise indicated

Items of personal nature

Staff gratuities

Optional safari extensions

Any drinks at lodges or accommodation other than Mobile Tented Camps.

Photographic Kit List

Do not feel obligated to buy a ton of expensive kit just to come on this trip. You will certainly benefit from a reasonable

telephoto lens (preferably 300mm or more; a 100-400mm zoom gives you added flexibility) and a shorter wide-angle

lens which can be used for landscapes. If you have additional equipment (e.g. a macro lens, a spare body, etc.) then

please bring them along, but be aware that the maximum total luggage limit on the light aircraft

is 20kg per person. The following is a list of useful but by no means essential items.

Camera Bag – A sturdy, soft backpack is ideal for these types of trips. Pelicases are also good

if they do not take you over the baggage weight limits. Whatever your choice, be prepared for

plenty of dust, so make sure your bag can suitably protect your equipment.

Camera Body

Lenses and extenders/converters

Memory cards/film – You can never have too many memory cards or film. If you are shooting

digitally and have a multimedia photo viewer, then this can act as a back-up for your memory

cards and a useful editing tool in the field.

Lens cleaning kit (Gitzo blower, cloth and solution) – You will undoubtedly need this at some stage during the trip.

Spare battery and charger – There is an inverter in the safari vehicle, but to be safe we would advise bringing enough

batter power to get you through the safari.

Beanbag (optional – Guide can supply if requested in advance)

Tripod (especially if you are keen on landscapes)

Monopod – If you have a heavy super-telephoto lens (500mm or more) then you will find shooting in the back of the

vehicle much easier with a monopod as the arm rest tends to be quite low.

Filters – Generally a polariser will be your most useful filter. UV filters are also useful for protecting your lenses. If you

are serious about landscapes then a neutral density filter can help to darken skies resulting in a more uniform exposure.

Flash – An external flash can often help “fill-in” shadows during the day as well as allowing you to shoot in more overcast

conditions.

Routing: Maun to Kasane.

Access: Maun.

Accommodation: Fully serviced en-suite Tented Camping.

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