Overview

Why Botswana

Botswana is Africa's premium wilderness — the Okavango Delta, where you explore by mokoro (dugout canoe) as well as by vehicle, and Chobe, with the densest elephant population on Earth. A deliberate low-volume, high-value model keeps it exclusive and pristine.

For travellers who want space, intimacy and genuinely wild country, Botswana is hard to beat.

  • The water-based safari of the Okavango Delta
  • Low-volume, high-end exclusivity
  • The world's densest elephant population in Chobe
  • Mokoro excursions through the channels
  • Pristine, uncrowded wilderness
When to Go

Best time to visit Botswana

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Best — prime game viewing Good — a fine time to travel Quiet / green season

July to October is prime — the Delta floodwaters peak (June–August) just as the surrounding bush dries, concentrating game. The green season (November–April) brings the pans' zebra migration, newborns and superb birding.

Where to Go

Key parks & areas

Okavango Delta

A water wilderness explored by mokoro and by vehicle.

Chobe

The densest elephant population on the continent.

Moremi

Big cats and rich game in the eastern Delta.

Savuti

Dramatic predator action and big lion prides.

Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pan

Salt pans, the zebra migration and habituated meerkats.

Kgalagadi

Red-dune Kalahari and black-maned lions.

Highlights

Not to be missed

A Sample Journey

How a trip might flow

3 nights
Chobe

Riverfront elephants and boat safaris.

4 nights
Okavango Delta

Mokoro and game by water and land.

2 nights
Victoria Falls

A spectacular finish.

Around 9 days — a flying safari between remote camps. Every Emmet Africa journey is built around you — tell us your dates and dreams and we’ll craft the rest.

Plan your Botswana safari

Let’s craft something extraordinary together.

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