7-Days Botswana's Best: 7-Day Wildlife Expedition

Arrive in Maun, Botswana's adventure capital, and meet your Baobab Royal Tours guide. Transfer to your first lodge where you'll settle in and enjoy a welcome briefing about the week ahead. Spend your afternoon relaxing or taking a short orientation walk to acclimate to the African bush. A sunset game drive introduces you to the local wildlife and landscape as day turns to dusk.

Travel into the vast Central Kalahari Game Reserve, one of Africa's largest protected areas. Spend full days exploring the endless golden plains where desert-adapted wildlife thrives. Your expert guide will search for the reserve's famous desert lions, elusive cheetahs, and spotted hyenas. Experience the profound silence and solitude of the Kalahari while enjoying world-class wildlife viewing from your comfortable 4x4 vehicle.

Continue your Kalahari adventure with another full day of game viewing. Search for predators and herbivores across the reserve's diverse habitats. Participate in walking safaris with your guide to experience the ecosystem on foot, discovering smaller creatures and desert plants. Watch for the region's famous black-maned lions and appreciate the harsh beauty of this remarkable landscape.

Depart the Kalahari and journey to the world-famous Okavango Delta, a sprawling inland delta and one of Africa's most pristine ecosystems. Upon arrival, transfer to your luxury lodge situated in the heart of the delta. Enjoy an afternoon activity exploring the delta's waterways, whether by mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) or motorboat, encountering hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife.

Experience the Okavango Delta's unique blend of water and land ecosystems. Embark on early morning and afternoon game drives through Moremi Game Reserve, the delta's protected heart, where abundant wildlife congregates around permanent water sources. Spot elephants, buffalo, giraffes, and numerous antelope species. Evening activities might include a traditional mokoro excursion or night drive, offering different perspectives on this remarkable ecosystem.

Travel northward to Chobe National Park, home to Africa's largest elephant population. This stunning park combines riverine forests, savanna grasslands, and the Chobe River. Enjoy a full day of game viewing, including an afternoon boat cruise along the Chobe River where you'll encounter massive elephant herds drinking at the water's edge, alongside hippos, crocodiles, and countless waterbirds. The combination of land and water-based safaris provides unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities.

Enjoy an early morning game drive in Chobe National Park, your final opportunity to experience this remarkable landscape. Return to lodge for breakfast and prepare for your departure. Transfer to Kasane or Maun for your onward journey, reflecting on an extraordinary week of African adventure, wildlife encounters, and natural beauty that will remain with you forever.