Participation Safaris
10-Day Elephant Trails Safari
Overview
This safari is specially designed to follow Botswana’s major elephant migration routes, offering exceptional wildlife viewing in the country’s most wildlife-rich ecosystems. The journey explores Botswana’s top safari destinations, including Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai Community Area, Savuti, and Chobe National Park regions that support nearly 60% of Botswana’s wildlife populations. The safari focuses on large elephant herds, predators, diverse birdlife, and breathtaking landscapes.
Tour Overview
Trip Start and End
Maun to Kasane
Duration
10 Days/ 9 Nights
Pickup Location
Airport/Hotel avaiable
Included
- Shared bow tent (single tents available at extra cost)
- Mattress, duvet or sleeping bag, small pillow
- All meals as listed (B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner)
- Refillable drinking water (bring your own bottle or purchase one from Pioneer), tea, and coffee
- Meals and Beverages(Soft drinks, local beer and wine)
- Services of a professional guide and chef
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Botswana park fees for all listed activities
- All scheduled game drives, boat trips, and mokoro excursions
- Custom safari vehicle transport
- Airport transfers
Excluded
- Tips and curios
- Optional excursions (e.g., scenic flight)
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Travel insurance
- Increases in park fees
Itenary
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Day 1: Arrival - Maun Lodge
Arrival in afternoon at Maun International Airport. Meet and greet by your professional safari guide, followed by a safari briefing outlining the journey ahead. Transfer to your lodge, Maun lodge for overnight stay. Accommodation cost paid by Tour Operator. Meals: Dinner.
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Day 2: Khwai Concession Area
Morning scenic drive into Moremi Game Reserve. Afternoon game drive focusing on elephants and predators. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Moremi Accommodation includes comfortable 3x3m safari tents with private veranda, bush toilet, shower, and wash basin.
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Day 3: Moremi Game Reserve
Morning and afternoon game drives exploring areas rich in elephants, buffalo, lions, and abundant birdlife. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Moremi Accommodation: tent size 3x3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 4: Khwai Concession Area
Morning game drive en route to Khwai Community Area, one of Botswana’s most diverse wildlife regions. Afternoon game drive along the Khwai River, known for its high concentration of elephants and plains game. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Khwai. Accommodation: tent size 3x3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 5: Khwai Concession Area
Morning and afternoon mokoro (traditional canoe) activity through the waterways. 2-hour night game drive (where permitted), offering excellent opportunities to see nocturnal wildlife and predators. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Khwai Accommodation: tent size 3x3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 6: Savuti - Chobe National Park
Early morning game drive followed by transfer north toward the Savuti region of Chobe National Park. Game viewing en route. Savuti is famous for large elephant bulls, lions, and spotted hyenas. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Savuti Accommodation: tent size 3x3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 7: Savuti - Chobe National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives exploring Savuti Marsh and surrounding plains, focusing on elephant migration routes and predator activity. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Savuti Accommodation: tent size 3x3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 8: Chobe River Front
Early morning game drive before transferring to the Chobe River Front area. Afternoon game drive along the Chobe River, famous for spectacular elephant herds gathering along the riverbanks. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Chobe Area Accommodation: tent size 3mx3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 9: Chobe River Front
Morning game drive in Chobe National Park. Afternoon boat cruise along the Chobe River, offering close encounters with crocodiles, hippos, elephants, and a wide variety of bird species. Overnight: Mobile tented camp – Chobe Accommodation: tent size 3x3m (shared), each tent has a private veranda, proper bed inside, bush toilet, bush shower and sink, our staff take care of camp chores.
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Day 10: Kasane
Early morning game drive followed by transfer to the Zimbabwe border. End of safari services.