Epic Botswana & Namibia Safari

A very important feature of this Botswana and Namibia safari is the small group size, as African safari are best experienced with fewer travelers in order to enhance intimate wildlife encounters.

An essential element of this safari is our use of specialized 4x4 vehicles, facilitating unmatched wildlife viewing opportunities. In Botswana, we use open 4x4 Land Cruisers with a unique suspension system and an open-top, open-sided, tiered seating arrangement designed to maximize wildlife viewing and comfort over the sometimes uneven terrain of Botswana's delta environs. On occasion, we will use 4x4 stretch Land Rovers with a similar design. A canvas roof provides shade in the hotter months and comes off during the cooler summer months to allow the sun to warm us on morning and afternoon drives. In Namibia, we explore in closed 4x4 Land Cruisers or Land Rovers to provide protection from the wind (and the sand that travels with it) in this vast, sandy landscape.

The primary vehicle type we use has 10 cushioned passenger seats—one in front next to the driver, followed by three rows of three seats each—though we limit our capacity to just seven guests, allowing each guest a window seat. This is the case in each vehicle we use on wildlife drives, ensuring maximum comfort, viewing and photo opportunities. The closed 4x4 vehicles have eight cushioned seats with a spacious interior, providing ample room for guests and their belongings. Vehicles have a cooler stocked with cold drinks, a small library with reference books and field guides, and open vehicles are equipped with lined ponchos for added warmth on cold morning drives. Each custom-built vehicle sports front bull bars and runner boards as well as a full recovery kit, including spare tires and a high-lift jack. Vehicles are updated or replaced regularly and meticulously maintained to provide our guests with an outstanding safari experience.

• Trip price includes: Accommodations in luxury safari camps, services of Nat Hab's professional Expedition Leader(s), local guides and camp staff, premier open-sided 4-wheel drive Land Cruisers or Rovers, private chartered flight from Namibia to Botswana, rhino tracking with Save the Rhino Foundation rangers (2024 only), all meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on final day, some alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, airport transfers on Day 1 and final day, all activities and entrance fees, all taxes, permits and service fees.
  

• Internal air cost includes: All scheduled and light aircraft flights within the itinerary (this will be listed separately on our invoicing).

Travel to and from the start and end point of your trip, some alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, passport and visa fees (if any), optional activities, items of a personal nature (phone calls, laundry and internet, etc.), airline baggage fees, airport and departure taxes (if any), required medical evacuation insurance, optional travel protection insurance.

This trip combines the highlights of Namibia and Botswana in one ultimate safari itinerary. We recommend this adventure for guests who want to make the most out of a single trip to Africa—we travel from desert to delta on a varied, comprehensive itinerary. One Expedition Leader will guide the Botswana portion of the trip and another the Namibia portion, since each is chosen for their in-country expertise. As usual, our outstanding Expedition Leaders tie the entire safari together for a most memorable experience.

Click here to view the seasonal variations of weather and wildlife viewing in Botswana.

Please plan to arrive Windhoek by 5 pm on Day 1 and you may depart Maun, Botswana anytime after 1:30 pm on the final day.

We can best serve you if our Natural Habitat Adventures Travel Desk makes your reservations, as our staff is intimately familiar with the special requirements of these programs and can arrange the most efficient and cost-effective travel. Please call us at 800-543-8917. Note that while we offer you the best possible rates available to us on airfare and additional nights' accommodations, you may find special web rates or better fares online.