Game Drive
A game drive is the classic open-vehicle safari — a guided search for wildlife in a custom 4x4 safari vehicle (usually Toyota Land Cruiser or Land Rover Defender) with tiered seating, open sides, and a pop-up roof. It’s the #1 way to see the Big 5 and cover large areas of savanna, floodplains, and woodlands.
Engines off. Lioness 15m away. Cubs play-fighting. You can hear them breathe.
Mokoro Excursions
Mokoro excursions are a quintessential safari experience in Botswana's Okavango Delta, offering a serene way to explore one of Africa's most biodiverse wetlands. A mokoro (plural: mekoro) is a traditional dugout canoe, historically carved from ebony trees and used by local communities for fishing and transport. Today, eco-friendly fiberglass versions are common, propelled silently by a skilled poler (boatman) using a long pole called a ngashi. This motor-free glide through papyrus-lined channels allows for intimate encounters with wildlife, birds, and the Delta's labyrinthine waterways—often described as a peaceful, dream-like journey akin to Venice's gondolas but in a wild African setting.
These excursions emphasize sustainability, minimizing disturbance to the ecosystem while maximizing immersion in nature's sounds, from birdsong to the ripple of water.
Nature Walks
A nature walk (also called a guided bush walk or walking safari) is a slow-paced, immersive foot safari led by a professional armed guide and often a local tracker. You leave vehicles behind and explore Botswana’s wilderness on foot, using all five senses.
It’s not about covering distance — it’s about uncovering stories in the sand.
Boat Cruise
A boat cruise (also known as a motorboat safari, river cruise, or houseboat adventure) is a guided waterway exploration in Botswana's iconic wetlands, using eco-friendly motorized boats to navigate channels, lagoons, and rivers. Unlike silent mokoros, these cruises offer speed and range—covering vast distances (10–50 km) for broader wildlife views—while keeping noise low with modern outboard motors.
Propelled by skilled guides, you'll glide through papyrus-fringed waters, spotting animals from a unique watery vantage point that's dust-free and breeze-cooled.
It’s like a safari on liquid gold—elephants bathing, birds darting, all framed by endless blue skies.
Scenic Flight
A scenic flight (also known as an aerial safari or helicopter tour) is a guided aerial adventure over Botswana's vast landscapes, offering a bird's-eye view of the Okavango Delta's labyrinthine waterways, floodplains, and wildlife herds. Piloted by experts in light aircraft or helicopters, these flights reveal the Delta's scale and patterns—rivers snaking like veins, islands like green jewels—in ways ground safaris can't match. It's the ultimate orientation tool for your trip, spotting game from 1,000ft up.
From up here, the Delta looks like a living mosaic—elephants as dots in a sea of green, channels twisting like rivers of silver.