6 night Luxury Botswana Tour

Arriving into Maun Airport, Botswana, you are met by a representative and assisted onto your light aircraft flight to Savute. This scenic flight offers a fascinating aerial perspective as the landscape transitions from wetlands and floodplains to open savannah and dry woodland within Chobe National Park. On landing at the Savute airstrip, your guide will be waiting to transfer you to Savute Elephant Lodge, a short game drive through this wildlife‑rich region.

Set in the remote southern reaches of Chobe National Park, Savute Elephant Lodge overlooks the Savute Channel and is ideally positioned for exploring one of Botswana’s most dramatic safari areas. Savute is renowned for its powerful wildlife interactions, particularly during the dry season when large herds of elephant congregate around remaining water sources. Predator sightings are a key highlight, with strong populations of lion, leopard, hyena and wild dog regularly encountered on game drives.

As the lodge is located within a national park, activities focus on morning and afternoon game drives, offering excellent opportunities to observe both predator and prey across Savute’s open plains, marsh areas and baobab‑dotted landscapes. A particular highlight of the lodge is the photographic hide overlooking a permanent waterhole, where elephants and other wildlife are frequently seen coming to drink throughout the day, allowing for relaxed and often close‑up viewing directly from camp.

From Savute Elephant Lodge there is also the opportunity to explore the region’s cultural and historical sites, including excursions to the Gubatsa Hills, home to ancient San bushman rock paintings. These rock art sites, created by the San people hundreds to thousands of years ago, depict animals and symbolic figures and offer a fascinating insight into Botswana’s earliest inhabitants. Visits to the nearby baobab forest, featuring clusters of impressive ancient baobab trees long regarded as spiritually significant, further add to the depth and sense of place of this area.

Each spacious guest room is elegantly designed and features a private deck, plunge pool and indoor air‑conditioning, ensuring a comfortable retreat after time spent out on safari. Once you have settled into your new home, your guide will introduce you to the Savute ecosystem and discuss the activities available during your stay, tailoring game drives to your interests and prevailing wildlife movements.

Later that afternoon, you will head out on your first game drive, exploring the Savute Channel and surrounding plains as wildlife becomes active in the cooler hours of the day.

Over the next two days, you will enjoy full days of safari activities as discussed with your guide.

This morning you will have the opportunity to enjoy another morning activity or perhaps a lie‑in for a change, before leaving Savute for the Okavango Delta. At a time advised the day before, your guide will transfer you back to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to the Okavango, a scenic journey of around 30 minutes. As you approach the Delta, the landscape changes dramatically once again, with channels, floodplains and palm‑dotted islands gradually replacing the dry savannah. On landing, your guide will be waiting to transfer you to Eagle Island Lodge, a short game drive through this private concession.

Set on the picturesque island of Xaxaba in the eastern Okavango Delta, Eagle Island Lodge offers a refined and spacious safari experience in a beautifully varied landscape. The lodge receives seasonal floodwaters, typically from around June to September, when water‑based activities such as mokoro excursions and boating are possible. During these months the focus is on exploring the Delta’s waterways at a relaxed pace, gliding quietly through channels and lagoons and experiencing the Okavango from a unique perspective.

Outside of peak flood season, Eagle Island remains an excellent year‑round big‑game destination, with a strong mix of predator and prey drawn to the open plains and island systems. Being located within a private concession allows for a wide range of activities not possible in national parks, including day and night game drives, off‑road driving, and guided walking safaris, offering a deeper and more flexible safari experience regardless of water levels.

Each of the lodge’s elegant guest suites is generously spaced and designed for comfort, featuring a private deck, plunge pool and air‑conditioning, ensuring a comfortable stay throughout the year. The overall feel is calm and understated, with expansive views across the surrounding floodplains and open grasslands.

Once settled in, your guide will discuss your interests and the current conditions to plan activities accordingly. Afternoon activities may include a game drive across the plains, a gentle walk to explore the smaller details of the ecosystem, or - when water levels permit - a mokoro excursion and boat cruise through the surrounding channels.

Over the next two days, you will enjoy full days of activities as discussed with your guide, balancing wildlife encounters with time to relax and enjoy the peaceful surroundings of the Okavango Delta.

Today, depending on the time of your flight you may have a morning activity before your flight to Maun. The exact time of your flight will be fixed the day before and advised by your guide. Bidding farewell to the team you will be transferred back to the airstrip for your fight to Maun, a flight of about 30 minutes. There you will be met and assisted onto your onward flight.