Explore The Okavango Delta
Botswana is one of the best places for a family holiday of a lifetime! There are millions of animals across plains, deserts and deltas. You fly in a small plane to small luxury camps with superb family accommodation. There’s so much to see and do and every day is new and exciting. Victoria Falls is close by and there are direct flights down to Cape Town. Botswana is one of the best places for a family holiday of a lifetime! There are millions of animals across plains, deserts and deltas. You fly in a small plane to small luxury camps with superb family accommodation. There’s so much to see and do and every day is new and exciting. Victoria Falls is close by and there are direct flights down to Cape Town.
Botswana is one of the best places for a family holiday of a lifetime! There are millions of animals across plains, deserts and deltas. You fly in a small plane to small luxury camps with superb family accommodation. There’s so much to see and do and every day is new and exciting. Victoria Falls is close by and there are direct flights down to Cape Town. Botswana is one of the best places for a family holiday of a lifetime! There are millions of animals across plains, deserts and deltas. You fly in a small plane to small luxury camps with superb family accommodation. There’s so much to see and do and every day is new and exciting. Victoria Falls is close by and there are direct flights down to Cape Town.
What Animals Will I See In The Okavango Delta?
Botswana has more elephants that any other African country - about 100,000. Your family can see them in big herds with babies. Botswana is also one of the best places for seeing the big cats.
One day you might be watching a family of meerkats by their desert hidey-hole. The next day you could be gliding across the idyllic waterways of the delta in a boat watching the thriving wildlife including bouncing antelope, grunting buffalo, and gentle giraffe. A few days later and you’re out on the open savannah plains watching 100 elephant around a waterhole. All in your own vehicle with your own friendly expert guide. Family holidays don’t get much better than this.
One day you might be watching a family of meerkats by their desert hidey-hole. The next day you could be gliding across the idyllic waterways of the delta in a boat watching the thriving wildlife including bouncing antelope, grunting buffalo, and gentle giraffe. A few days later and you’re out on the open savannah plains watching 100 elephant around a waterhole. All in your own vehicle with your own friendly expert guide. Family holidays don’t get much better than this.
Does Botswana Have Family Safari Accommodation?
It’s hard to believe just how marvellous the accommodation is. The camps are on gigantic private reserves and most have their own little airstrip. Right out in the wilds yet with all comforts and facilities.
These are some of the best small lodges anywhere in Africa and some like Vumbura Plains and Lebala have two-bedroom suites for families. The food is excellent, can be child friendly and special diets present no difficulty.
Take a look at some of our favourite Botswana family safari camps below.
These are some of the best small lodges anywhere in Africa and some like Vumbura Plains and Lebala have two-bedroom suites for families. The food is excellent, can be child friendly and special diets present no difficulty.
Take a look at some of our favourite Botswana family safari camps below.
Shinde Camp
Shinde Camp is one of the most beautifully located in the Okavango Delta, a sophisticated tented camp set on a lush island surrounded by crystal-clear waters and shaded by ebony and mangosteen trees.
Gomoti Plains
Gomoti Plains was one of the most eagerly anticipated safari properties in Botswana and opened its doors to guests in March 2017.
Xigera Safari Lodge
Catering to just 24 guests, Xigera Safari Lodge in the Okavango Delta offers an exclusive, intimate and personal experience, with phenomenal animal encounters both on land and on the water. The thoughtful service and generous hospitality is the cherry on top.
Harkness Mobile Safaris
If you’re looking for a truly adventurous safari experience then this mobile safari camp is for you. Staying in a mobile camp that changes location regularly, you’ll be transported back in time to the very earliest days of safari.
Duba Plains Camp
One of the most remote, stylish and exclusive camps in the Okavango Delta, Duba Plains is set amid large floodplains and shaded by mighty ebony, fig and garcinia trees. Incredibly diverse game viewing and a wide variety of unique activities await you here.
Okuti Camp
Located in a beautiful position alongside the Maunachira River, the peaceful oasis of Okuti Camp lies to the east of the Moremi Game Reserve. Overlooking luscious grasslands dissected by the meandering river, the camp is a serene base from which to explore the Moremi, an area renowned for its abundance of wildlife, including the big five.
Selinda Camp
Perched on the banks of the Selinda Spillway’s watery wilderness, Selinda Camp hides amongst a grove of riverine trees. One of just a handful of Relais & Châteaux member properties in Botswana, the stylish camp was designed to create an indoor/outdoor experience and provides perfect big game viewing all year round.
Linyanti Ebony Camp
On the banks of the Linyanti Channel, lies the sophisticated Linyanti Ebony Camp. Rising from marshes dotted with groves of riverine trees, the traditional tented camp is endowed with panoramic views of pristine wilderness. Home to healthy populations of predators, as well as many less seen species, the fantastic wildlife is sure to delight all year round - as are the exceptional guides.
Chobe Game Lodge
Chobe Game Lodge offers five-star luxury in the wilds of the bush. A haven of peace and tranquillity, the lodge overlooks the winding Chobe River, which is frequented by a whole host of bird species and wildlife including the world’s largest remaining population of elephants. Fully Ecotourism-certified, Chobe Game Lodge is sure to provide an unforgettable experience for couples, small groups and families alike
What Activities Can We Experience?
As most of the Okavango Delta is private wildlife concessions you can expect to enjoy a great variety of activities to suit all ages and abilities. We usually arrange for your family to have your own private guide so the activities can be geared to your family’s interests.
Open vehicle game drives allow you to cover large distances spotting the Okavango's larger mammals. Short walks in the company of expert guides give your little ones the chance to looks for animal tracks, identify spoor and learn some bush survival skills.
On the Okavango's waterways there is boating, fishing and dugout canoeing, or back on dry land, for those experienced enough there is even horse riding.
Open vehicle game drives allow you to cover large distances spotting the Okavango's larger mammals. Short walks in the company of expert guides give your little ones the chance to looks for animal tracks, identify spoor and learn some bush survival skills.
On the Okavango's waterways there is boating, fishing and dugout canoeing, or back on dry land, for those experienced enough there is even horse riding.
Children with meerkat at Jack's Camp in the Makgadikgadi.
Encounter elephants on your game drives.
Elephants in front of the pool at Savute Safari Lodge.
Lion cub and family at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Bushmen experience at Meno a Kwena Tented Camp.
Horse riding amongst a herd of zebra at Camp Kalahari.
Mokoro canoe experience at Oddballs Enclave.
Pool and family tent at Vumbura Plains Camp.
Wild dogs at King's Pool Camp in the Linyanti.
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