Okavango And Kalahari Family | Botswana Family Safaris

Safari Itinerary

The perfect seven-day safari for families travelling to Botswana including the highlights of the Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta and the Kalahari Desert. All camps visited offer a 'Young explores' programme that keeps children seven years and older entertained and educated during the duration of the safari. An added bonus, parents have not been forgotten, parents can enjoy some peace and quiet while the kids are being cared for while participating in the 'Young explores' programme.

Days 1-2: Moremi Game Reserve

Departing Maun of a charter flight we head for the Moremi Game Reserve.
Okuti Camp and the Xakakanaka area await, an area of the Moremi teaming with wildlife and wildlife.
The next few days are spent doing game drives and motorboat safari excursions.
Okuti offers up family accommodation with a two bedroomed tented suite that is ideal for families.
Child-friendly meal options are on offer as is a swimming pool.
A 'Young Explorers' programme is on offer to keep the kids occupied, entertained and educated.
Accommodation: Okuti Camp

Days 3-4: Okavango Delta Footsteps

Departing the Moremi Game Reserve via light aircraft, we head deeper in the Okavango Delta, the Shinde Concession to be exact.
The stunning yet rustic Footsteps Camps awaits completely surrounded by the wilds of Botswana.
Activities are based around game drives and walking safari options along with a mix of Mokoro and fishing options.
Footsteps Camp offers up family accommodation with a two bedroomed tented suite (sleeping a max of 5) that is ideal for families.
Safari activities are planned around you and your family.
A 'Young Explorers' programme is on offer to keep the kids occupied, entertained and educated.
Accommodation: Footsteps Camp

Days 5-6: Central Kalahari Game Reserve

We depart the Okavango Delta and head deep into the Kalahari Desert, via light aircraft.
Dinaka Camp awaits in a private reserve on the edge of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Safari activities are based around game drives and walking safaris.
A 'sleep out deck (or star bed)' is the spot to spend a night out under the Kalahari Stars.
Dinaka Camp offers up family accommodation with a two bedroomed tented suite that is ideal for families.
A 'Young Explorers' programme is on offer to keep the kids occupied, entertained and educated.
Accommodation: Dinaka Camp

Day 7: Moremi And Okavango Family Ends

Today our safari ends with a flight back to Maun and onto our next destination or homeward bound.

Pom Pom Camp

Pom Pom with nine safari tents is found on the Pom Pom Island in the heart of the Okavango Delta, game drives and mokoro safaris are part and parcel of one's day here amongst the wilds of Africa's.

Chiefs Camp

The 12 luxury safari suites at Chiefs Camp are equipped for privacy and comfort being situated on Chiefs Island within the extraordinary Mombo Concession, some of the best wildlife is found here.

San Camp

San Camp offers up Seven luxurious khaki tented suites set in a private concession that adjoins the Makgadikgadi National Park, offering up spectacular and endless vistas of these magnificent pans.

Hyena Pan

Hyena Pan tented camp is about wildlife, wildlife and more wildlife. From the camps lofty position amongst a grove mopane trees overlooking a small watery pan (from were the names comes from), one finds a haven for wildlife and birding enthusiasts alike.

Moremi Crossing

Moremi Crossing is located on an idyllic palm-fringed island within the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve, a relatively new camp that offers up 16 tented suites all with views out over the waters of the Okavango.

Vumbura Camp

Vumbura Camp with 14 safari tents is ideally located with the Vumbura Plains Reserve that offers up 130 000 acres of prime wildlife country for the select few on either game drives or water based safaris.