7 days of Botswana’s Hidden Secrets
This safari takes you to two of Botswana’s most exclusive and best-value private reserves: the Linyanti and the Okavango Delta. It’s packed with activities, immersing you in Botswana’s untouched wilderness for an unforgettable experience.
Specific highlights of this Botswana safari:
- Access to Botswana’s premier private reserves
- A variety of activities, including day and night game drives, boating, fishing, mokoro trips, and walking safaris
- A truly off-the-beaten-path adventure
- Three nights in the Linyanti and Okavango Delta
- Exceptional wildlife viewing from July to early November
Overview of the suggested Botswana safari lodges and activities:
This itinerary features two fantastic properties. Your journey begins at Wilderness Linyanti Tented Camp, a charming, old-world tented property with a limited number of rooms. Next, you’ll stay at Shinde Camp, a classic safari option offering both land and water activities.
At Wilderness Linyanti Tented Camp, enjoy day and night game drives as well as walking safaris. Shinde Camp offers expertly guided game drives, night drives, walking safaris, motorboat trips, mokoro excursions, and fishing from March to December. Both the Linyanti and Okavango Delta offer exceptional wildlife sightings from June/July through early November.
Who is this Botswana trip for? Designed with couples and honeymooners in mind, this trip can also be tailored for groups or families. We’ll adjust accommodations, trip length, and activities to suit your preferences.
Days 1–4 THE LINYANTI
The Linyanti region encompasses three private reserves: the Linyanti, Selinda, and Kwando. Each offers a unique experience, but together they form one of Africa’s premier safari destinations. Your journey begins with three nights at Wilderness Linyanti Tented Camp, located within the Linyanti reserve and overlooking the Linyanti Marsh.
This intimate camp features just a few guest tents, each offering stunning views of the marsh, where elephants and hippos frequently roam. Here, you’ll enjoy a range of activities, including traditional game drives, night drives to explore nocturnal wildlife, walking safaris for a more personal encounter with nature, and a photography hide to capture the best moments.
Although Wilderness camps are typically known for their luxury and high cost, this camp offers exceptional value in the region.
Days 4–7 OKAVANGO DELTA
On day four of your Botswana safari, you’ll travel to the northern Okavango Delta, where you’ll spend three nights at Shinde Camp. This charming camp is set on an island, right at the edge of a lagoon, offering a serene and scenic location. The communal lounge and dining areas are housed in a multi-tiered structure beneath the shade of ebony and mangosteen trees, giving the space a treehouse-like ambiance.
A firepit and inviting swimming pool add to the atmosphere. Guest tents, each raised on wooden decking, offer stunning views over the open plains. Shinde serves as a perfect base to explore the northern Delta with activities including game drives, walking safaris, motorboat trips, mokoro excursions, and fishing (available from March to December).
Wildlife highlights include four of the Big Five, a variety of predators and herbivores, and a rich array of birdlife.
Package includes:
- Transport: vehicle, fuel, and driver
- Gorilla permit
- Full board accommodation for the
- Entrance fees.
- All activities.
- Bottled drinking water
Package excludes:
- Visas
- Air ticket
- Personal expenses.
- Cost for anything that is not mentioned in the itinerary.
We use 4×4 safari cars for our safaris and therefore every traveler is guaranteed a window seat, bellow are photos of the cars.
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Tony M
2024-01-08
Jewel Safaris has a jewel in a female driver, Rachel
My trip to Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park on 5th Jan 2024, could not have gone better. My great experience was all down to Jewel Safaris' professionalism and industry experience. The car arrived at my house on time (5 am) to pick me up for the trip. The tour guide driver, a lady named Rachel Aheebwa, was such a delight. Female tour guides drivers are so rare, so this was unexpected. But looking back at how much of a success my tour went, Rachel was the best part of the trip. Two hours into the drive, she suggested a breakfast place that turned out to serve the best coffee I'd ever taken. The small eatery happened to be ran by a lady with tourism experience of 17 years. We set off for Lake Mburo about an hour later and arrived at the park gate three hours later. Because we planned to sleep in Queen Elizabeth National Park and we still had hundreds of kilometers to cover, she made sure we wasted no time Mburo. She was always friendly and firm in her advice when it came to time keeping. We made it to our final destination before dark and had time to rest. Before going to bed, she told me, firmly that we must leave at 7 if we are to see all the animals we wanted to see. I would have loved to sleep in but she made it clear that this was not an option. I was later thankful for this. There were several tourist vehicles at the UWA offices when we arrived. After payments, all the cars left through a Northwards track but Rachel went Eastwards and in less than thirty minutes of Game driving, we hit a jack pot. We found lions on the road and I was able to take close up pictures for several minutes as she made calls to all her friends letting them know that she had found lions. By the time all the vehicles crowded around the lions, I had spend over half an an hour with them. One of the best moments of my life. Jewel safaris couldn't have chosen a better tour guide driver for me. Every thing was well planned to help me see all there was to be seen.
TimmyHensel
2023-08-10
Murchison Falls Adventure
This was my first safari adventure and it was a trip of a lifetime. The owner, Dona was very professional and helpful and made sure he understood what we wanted. The vehicle was wonderful and roomy and well kept. Our guide, Patrick made the trip exceptional. He knew the park, he knew the animals and he was a former ranger who spent years protecting the animals of that park. It was clear that the other guides respected him and Patrick was kind, funny and made sure we had a wonderful adventure. The first night, the owner called me to ask how everything was going and he messaged me after the trip to make sure we had a great time. That was above and beyond what I expected. Great company, great customer service and fantastic guide with years of experience. This is the company I would choose over and over.
pablo
2023-08-09
Great safari!!!!
Fantastic. The owner went out of the way to make sure we had what we wanted. I highly recommend Patrick as guide and driver. He loves what he does and you can tell.
Simon T
2023-08-07
Two-day trip to Lake Mburo
Our two-day trip to Lake Mburo with our driver and guide Patrick was great. He delivered what we asked for, and more! Other than being a very kind person and good driver, Patrick was able to share a lot of information about the different animals and places we encountered. A big thanks to Jewel Safaris and Patrick! 100% Recommend!
Sander T
2023-08-07
2 days Safari to Lake Mburo
We had a blast of a weekend with Patrick from Jewel Safari's. He knew so much about the animals, was so friendly and flexible to arrange it the way we wanted. I would advice to go on a Safari with him!
George H
2023-05-31
Uganda 2023
We had the great pleasure of having Patrick from jewel safaris for a week in Uganda. Hugely informative and fun, Patrick is a perfect ambassador for a fun, beautiful and dramatic country which is Uganda. A fabulous tour by a class guide. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting most of Africa and Uganda is top. Will go back
astrid H
2023-05-31
Incredible experience
Amazing service and amazing country and people. It was an incredible trip, I can’t fault anything. We all enjoyed it so much and our guide was so attentive and catered to what we wanted to do
goran52
2022-11-30
Utmärkt service, bra bil och kunnig guide.
Jewel Safaris arrangerade vår resa till Uganda, med bland annat gorillorna i Bwindi. Vi var även i nationalparken där schimpanserna finns. Jewel Safaris har lång erfarenhet av att anordna safaris i Uganda. Goran
K F
2022-11-29
good service
We had a great trip with Jewel Safari and would definitely recommend to book trips with Jewel Safari.
Ola Karlsson
2022-11-10
Great agency
We ordered the trip in 2019 to go to Uganda in April 2020. Then Covid came and the trip was postponed for 2,5 yrs and in the meantime we kept contact and When we finally could go it all went super-smooth. Well organized and very friendly personnel and a fantastic guide. Nothing went wrong during the 10 days we visited and the arrangements were spotless.
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