Luxury Safaris Botswana
Botswana is most often THE safari destination of choice for discerning guests. Not only does it have outstanding game viewing but the country is also host to some of the most luxuriously appointed and exclusive camps on the continent.
Luxury Safaris in Botswana
To ensure tourism is sustainable and beneficial to local communities, Botswana has implemented a 'low volume, high revenue' tourism policy. This ensures that Botswana's resources are not overexploited with mass tourism. By increasing park fees within Botswana and limiting the building of lodges and camps, the number of visitors is reduced, providing the same level of revenue for the park's authorities and tourism partners. The expense of the majority of Botswana's camps results that they are out reach for the average traveller. This ensures that environments remain pristine and local communities continue benefit from shared ownership schemes.
This tourism policy, keeping large portions of the country out of reach to the masses, will suit those that want to avoid the package holiday crowds and stay in camps offering unstated luxury in the most pristine and solitary of environments.
A bespoke, luxury safari to Botswana will always include a visit to the Okavango Delta. Flying in from Maun on a light aircraft flight what can be more remarkable than this wetland paradise unfolding beneath you. The heart of the Okavango is the Moremi Game Reserve around which there are large private reserves or concessions that are leased to safari companies under strict guidelines and carrying capacities. Companies such as Wilderness Safaris operate a number of camps in these concessions offering some of the best accommodation to be found in Africa. Camps such as Mombo Camp, Vumbura Plains Camp and Jao Camp are THE places to stay in the Okavango not only for their locale in arguably the best game viewing region in the country but also because they provide premier accommodation, personalised service and unsurpassed guiding
The Linyanti region, normally combined with the Okavango, is host not only to prolific wildlife and wonderful scenery but magnificent luxury camps such as Kings Pool and Zarafa Camp. Activities on offer in these high end properties are always flexible to suit guest's interests and when wildlife viewing is best. As with the Okavango these activities include day and night drives, walking and boat cruises.
The possibilities are endless for a tailor made luxury trip to Botswana. Whether you want to include a stay at River Club or Tongabezi Lodge in Livingstone (Victoria Falls), see Namibia's Caprivi Strip from Ntwala Lodge or tag on a desert experience at Jack's Camp in the Makgadikgadi Pans, the entire experience will be second to none.
Mahlatini have extensive experience in planning personalised itineraries for upscale holidays. We have personally visited all of the top end camps in Botswana and with our superior knowledge on the country we offer an informed, attentive and specialised service.
See below for an example luxury Botswana safari
There are number of different ways to travel around Botswana. For a luxury holiday a fly-in safari is a must as it gives you the freedom to explore this vast landscape and move easily between camps.
All the parks are easily accessible via air and can easily be included into a luxury itinerary. The Okavango Delta and the Linyanti / Savute regions offer some of the greatest wildlife viewing not only
in Botswana but Africa as a whole...
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The following sample Botswana holiday is a fly-in safari combining the 2 best wildlife regions in Botswana, the Linyanti / Savute region and the Okavango Delta with a visit to Zambia’s Victoria Falls.
If you like you can also add on a desert experience in the Kalahari or Makagadikgadi. In many cases guests like the idea of a twin centre holiday and move on from Botswana to the beaches of KwaZulu Natal
in South Africa...
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