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We had an absolutely wonderful time in Botswana. Especially in the Okavango Delta. Many thanks to The African Wild and Rory Sheldon who organized our trip!
Family-Friendly Botswana Safari
Botswana safari itinerary for kids and younger travellers
This is our signature family-friendly Botswana safari. We designed this itinerary and chose each camp especially for groups with kids and younger travellers, and we'd be delighted to share it with you!
Botswana is Africa's easiest and most family-friendly country, but still planning a safari here with kids throws up a few important questions: What are the age limits for kids at lodges within certain areas? What lodges offer a range of activities for different ages? What are the travel times between different safari locations? Are there extra costs involved? What destinations are best for family groups?
As a locally-based operator with kids of our own, we've refined the ideal itinerary to suit youngsters. We tend to find that the best destinations for a Botswana family safari include Victoria Falls, the Chobe National Park, and the Okavango Delta.
Remember, all the days, durations, activities and camps can be tailored to suit your requirements. Get in touch to tweak this suggested itinerary for your own family!
Good to know
- Locally based with on-the-ground support
- Top lodges and bush camps
- Best prices guaranteed
- 24/7 attentive support
What's included
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Accommodation
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Guided excursions
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All meals
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Ground transfers
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Internal flights
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Support
Days
8
Starting from
$4,400 pp
Destinations
BotswanaActivity
Safari, Family, Adventure, Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Birdwatching, National ParksTour Type
Custom itinerary, Private guided tourPhysical Level
Easy
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January - December
Detailed itinerary
What you'll see and do
This is a customisable trip
Use the following itinerary for inspiration. Remember: all days, hotels and activities can be altered to suit your requirements. A African Wild travel specialist will be happy to advise.
Day 1
Arrive at Maun
Maun
Upon your arrival in Maun, you and your family will be met by a member of our friendly staff. They’ll meet you guys with a smile and then introduce you to the professional bush pilot who will fly you on towards your family friendly Okavango Lodge. There are a number of family friendly lodges in the Delta, and we’ll give you a number of different options depending on your needs.
Upon arrival at your exclusive lodge, you’ll be met with a song by the staff and a welcome drink, and then given time to settle into your comfortable lodging. Before /during /after afternoon tea your guide will cover your safari itinerary and activities and present the children with their young explorer kit.
Activities on offer are morning, afternoon and night game drives, motorboat cruises (all year round) or family fishing expeditions (Mar – Dec) and a mini-tracking expedition in a secured area. So that parents and children can get the most out of their safari and wilderness experience, during these activities, guiding is done in a fun participatory and easy to understand way introducing the children to animal identification, tracking and birding & animal calls. For the mini-tracking ‘expedition’ the guide will drive the family to an open and secure area to look for tracks and birds and compare them to their explorer booklets.
Following a delicious dinner at camp, your private guide leads you and your family back to your lodging.
Featured Accommodation
Day 2 –4
3 days exploring the Okavango
Okavango Delta
This day can be dedicated to pretty much anything your heart desires. The idea is to give you and your family time to relax, unwind, enjoy each other’s company, and also enjoy the stunning sites of the Okavango. You make choose from a number of activities including game drives, motor boat game viewing, mokoro rides, fishing, and more.
Featured Accommodation
Day 5
Fly to Kasane
Kasane
After a delicious camp breakfast, you and the family will be given time to pack your bags before your private pilot returns to fly you to Kasane. After a beautifully scenic flight you arrive in Kasane where you will be met by one of our reps and transferred to a comfortable family friendly lodge in the Chobe area. The number of activities available in the area is large and includes game drives, sunset boat cruises, and fishing trips.
Featured Accommodation
Day 6 –11
Explore Chobe
Kasane
A day dedicated to pretty much anything your heart desires. The idea is to give you and your family time to relax, unwind, enjoy each other’s company, and also enjoy the stunning sites of Chobe. Beyond game drives and river cruises, you could consider an additional add on and take your family to Victoria Falls for the day.
Featured Accommodation
Day 12
Visit Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
Today is all about smoke and thunder. Well it’s about the smoke that thunders. That’s a direct translation of Mosi a Tunya, local lingo for the Victoria Falls. Your private guide collects you after breakfast, and you cross the border into Zambia and drive out to the falls. The thundering falls are an unforgettable experience and with your private guide at your side, you’ll be lead right up to the very edge where you can marvel at the brutal power of the falls close up. You may also chose to experience the falls from the Zimbabwean side should you so choose. Following the tour you return to your lodge in Chobe for your last night in Botswana.
Featured Accommodation
Day 13
Departure day
Kasane
Last day of tour and after breakfast you’ll be transported to the airport for your flight back home.
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Maun
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Okavango Delta
World-renowned as a mecca for wildlife, this year-round watery paradise is sustained by rainfall in the Angolan highlands which arrives in the form of an annual flood just as natural rain-filled pans are beginning to dry out... -
Kasane
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Kasane
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Victoria Falls
At the height of the rainy season, more than 500 million cubic metres of water plummets over the edge of the Zambezi River into a gorge 100m below... -
Kasane
Speak to a Botswana specialist about this trip
Where to stay
Some of our sample accommodation.
A selection of family-friendly safari lodges and camps.
Deluxe
Rra Dinare
Rra Dinare means Father Buffalo. When this camp was being built, the vast number of Buffalo that would approach the camp, and sometimes even sleep under the bridges and structures. This is a luxurious camp with a lot of style. Located in the middle of one of the most pristine concessions, the camp has eight lavishly decorated ensuite tents.
This beautiful Okavango Delta Lodge belongs to the Under One Botswana Sky portfolio.
The communal areas are open planned with thatched dining area, swimming pool, curio shop, and raised bridges connecting everything.
The camp has one of the best wildlife viewings available, and the expert guides know the area very well. Sightings of Wild Dog and lion are common and game drives through the area are a must.
Deluxe
Rra Dinare
Rra Dinare means Father Buffalo...
Classic
Moremi Crossing
A relatively new camp, Moremi Crossing is located close to Gunn’s Camp on the periphery of the Moremi Game Reserve. The camp consists of 16 en-suite raised tents with their own viewing platforms. The camp also has a family and honeymoon tent option.
The main areas include a raised dining area that boasts spectacular views over Chief’s Island as well as a bar, pool, lounge area, and curio shop.
Classic
Moremi Crossing
A relatively new camp, Moremi Crossing is located close to Gunn’s Camp on the periphery of the Moremi Game Reserve...
Deluxe
Gunn’s Camp
This legendary camp overlooks Chief’s island, deep in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The camp borders on the Moremi Game Reserve which allows for a great deal of game viewing. The camp has been built under a shelter of leafy palms and Okavango ebony which gives the camp a very natural ambience and grace. It’s a very comfortable camp that retains its luxury while still allowing guests to experience open contact with the surrounding wild.
Deluxe
Gunn’s Camp
This legendary camp overlooks Chief’s island, deep in the heart of the Okavango Delta...
Classic
Chobe Safari Lodge
This lodge is situated in Kasane on the banks of the Chobe River and shares a border with Chobe National Park. Right on the doorstep is the meeting of four African countries: Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The lodge therefore offers an excellent getaway location to Chobe, Victoria Falls or Caprivi.
The close proximity to Victoria Falls International Airport, Livingstone International Airport and Kasane International Airport makes it easily accessible, with daily road transfers or charter flights connecting all these airports with the lodge. The lodge has been recently renovated; matching a magical lodge experience to the spectacular game viewing.
We are a member of HATAB which allows us to offer the best lodges in Botswana at the best prices.
Classic
Chobe Safari Lodge
This lodge is situated in Kasane on the banks of the Chobe River and shares a border with Chobe National Park...
What's included
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Accommodation |
All nights in some of the finest safari camps and lodges in Africa. All accommodations are carefully selected and can be customised to suit your preferences and budget. |
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Guided excursions |
All activities mentioned in the itinerary, accompanied by an expert tracker-guide. |
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All meals |
Full board with three meals per day, freshly prepared by your camp's excellent chef. All drinks (alcohol and non-alcoholic except for premium brands). |
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Ground transfers |
All hotel/airport transfers and ground connections in private vehicle. |
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Internal flights |
Internal fights on charter bush planes. |
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Support |
We'll greet you at the airport and be by your side every step of the way, making room for spontaneity as you go, with 24 hour support. |
How to book
Tailor this trip
This itinerary is provided for inspiration only: all the details can be changed at your request. Contact us now to tweak this itinerary for your own group.
Price guarantee
We have a price guarantee and will meet or beat any prices on the market. Being a 100% Botswana owned, registered, and operated company, and being based within the county, allows us to offer clients the best possible prices for all tours, safaris, and lodges.
We have established relationships with all the lodges, not only in Botswana, but beyond her borders as well, and these relationships mean that we’re able to offer out guests superior prices and we’re also able to work with the lodges to ensure that all of your needs are individually met.
While we strive to offer the best prices for each of our services, we also only work with registered lodges and operators who work within the law and ensure that your safety comes before anything else. As a proud member of HATAB and this means that we’re able to offer the best rates possible for the best lodges in Botswana. And this is what is most important to us – giving you the best value for your money, while ensuring your safety and comfort at the same time.
With our price guarantee that we offer the most competitive prices in the market for the most unforgettable tours in Botswana.
Reviews
What people are saying about African Wild
Max and Maria Cecilia
04/06/2023
Anny Yousef
19/07/2023
What can I say?! Everything was amazing- from start to finish. Rory did a fantastic job in tailoring the perfect safari for me and my girlfriends. Everything went so smoothly. We had the best time; saw all the animals we wanted and came home with incredible memories! Could not have asked for better. Thank you for an epic trip!
Michael Sander
29/08/2023
We had the most amazing time on our safari organized by The African Wild. Rory was attentive to every email and request. And helped us along the way with so many details that we did not even know we needed. The trip was smooth from the pickup in Maun, to the flights, and the beautiful lodges. We could not have had a better experience. Thank you!
Luis and Carolina Gomez
06/08/2024
What an extraordinary experience !! The guides and the trackers have an extraordinary connection with the land and the animals. They are so knowledgeable as well. The accommodations were superb, the camps very ample and comfortable with not too many people. Great food and drinks as well. The staff from all camps were very nice and caring. Wonderful life experience. Will share with all our friends hoping we can get somebody else to enjoy the experience. Many thanks!
Pat and Terry McCue
05/06/2024
Having been to Africa on safari 4 times previously and not seen them, we were on a quest to find African wild dogs. I contacted The African Wild after doing an internet search on the dogs and their webpage came up. Rory set us up with a trip into 2 camps in the Kwando Concession in Botswana. We saw the wild dogs on our very first game drive!
Our trip was set-up excellently with all our accommodations and transfers going as planned. The accommodation and food at each lodge was amazing. We could not have asked for better. The staff at both lodges were very kind and friendly and really made us feel welcome. Our game drives were loaded with highlights. The guides and trackers at the Kwando camps are absolutely excellent. They are knowledgeable and dedicated to making the game drives memorable.
We can’t thank Rory and The African Wild enough for planning a truly fabulous safari for us. We loved every minute!
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