Botswana Tours for Experienced Travelers

October is hot so be prepared for that. It also means there are a lot of animals early mornings and evenings and it was wonderful to watch a family of elephants with their babies rolling around in the mud and a family of lions with 2 cubs annoying their big sister. The food was great. In the basic camp it was cooked on a log fire with lots of fruit and veg. Our guide Sam was superb finding animals identifying birds and great fun. There are long journeys on roads which are not great. Tiring

Excellent safaris,many close up encounters with game. Great camps and accommodation. Well prepared food in the wild by great cooks,and camps superbly set up. One or two encounters with elephants and hippopotamus slightly worrying. Our driver,guide was great,though the length of hours he had to drive were too long on some occasions,though he never complained. He was extremely knowledgeable about the game and the policy of the game reserves. Excellent holiday but you do need to be able to rough it.

A superb trip, one of the best I’ve been on. Our leader Bibi was excellent; his experience, knowledge and understanding of the wildlife resulted in us having unforgettable experiences. His ability to manage each day was efficient and communication was clear. He always listened to our requests and made sure all of our needs were met. The ‘boys’ at camp ran it really well: providing great food, were friendly, caring, with great attention to detail. Would recommend adding the Victoria Falls Wildlife trust visit to the itinerary, as this was excellent and a very worthwhile cause. Just a note: there is not time to do any walks at Thamo Telele as well as the Giraffe experience (which is now apparently included in the package, not an option, as I thought).

The wildlife was superb. Our brilliant guide/driver Sam shared his expert knowledge of where to get the best sightings and very close-up views of the animals and birds and their young. We all wanted to stay gazing in awe. The lodges and houseboat accomodation was excellent. The camping was as basic as described in the notes. The two long driving days were 'trying' mainly due to the state of the roads. Sam coped admirably.

What an amazing trip! Our guide, Bibi, was incredible at finding the animals, getting us on the best angle to take pictures of them and answer all of our questions. He went above and beyond to make sure we were all comfortable! The trip has a lot of hours on the car and he made sure to take breaks so that we could all stretch and keep our energy :) Truly an unforgettable experience! Thank you Bibi for making this such an incredible trip for us!

Amazing tour. I can’t believe all the animals we saw… and how close our guide was able to get. KK, our leader, just made the tour with his skills and the care with which he did his job. Lots of great food, and great accommodation, even the bush camping! The team is great and I’ll definitely travel with Explore again.