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Heading out into the African bush with a private guide is the ultimate safari experience.
Exploring Botswana's beautiful landscapes and game on a private safari means you can go when you like, where you like and with as many or as few people as you like… depending on how many friends and family you'd really like to go camping with! We would recommend a party of four as a minimum number for a private safari, with a maximum of 12, to ensure you have the best experience possible.
The real stand out feature of a privately guided safari is, of course, that you will have an exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced guide all to yourself - as any seasoned safari pro will tell you, the most important part of any trip is the guide. Your guide will be able to indulge your particular interests, be that tracking elephant in the Okavango Delta or learning about the fascinating culture of the zu'hoasi bushmen in the Makgadikgadi Pans.
While making sure you tick everything off on the usual 'must-see on safari' list has its appeal, a private safari is the best way to really get to the heart of your surroundings and learn about things you may not have thought about; migratory patterns; understanding wildlife behaviour - capturing those life is in the detail moments, which is what we're all about here at Original Travel. Lucky for you, we can recommend the very best guides to make sure your private safari is the adventure of a lifetime.
Itinerary Ideas
Best for: Couples, Families and Groups
Botswana: From Desert to Delta
Witness the splendour of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, ride quad
bikes across the desert, and sleep beneath a sea of stars. Finish
in the Okavango...
11 Days
From £7,250pp
Best for: Couples and Solo Travellers
Riding and Road Tripping in Botswana and South Africa
An Okavango Delta riding safari is one of the most epic
experiences on the planet. Couple that with a few days sampling
wines in South Africa's...
17 Days
From £5,850pp
Best for: Families
Bush and Beach in Botswana & Mozambique
Combine time relaxing on Mozambique's southern coast with an
action packed few days in Botswana's Okavango Delta.
Itinerary at a Glance:
Spot...
12 Days
From £4,525pp
Best for: Couples, Honeymoons, Families and Solo Travellers
Through the Eyes of the Wilderness
Visiting three distinct safari regions, this Botswana adventure
brings you face to face with your favourite wildlife. The seasonal
flooding of...
11 Days
From £9,675pp
Best for: Families
Super Safaris, Bushcraft Skills & Meeting Meerkats: A Family-Friendly Wildlife Adventure in Botswana
For young wildlife enthusiasts, there can be no better way to
take your first steps into the bush than under the expert guidance
of our safari...
11 Days
From £5,290pp
Best for: Couples and Honeymoons
An Intrepid Honeymoon: Victoria Falls & the Okavango Delta
Admire 'the smoke that thunders' (otherwise and far less
romantically known as Victoria Falls), witness elephants in the
wild and enjoy a romantic...
11 Days
From £5,335pp
Best for: Couples, Honeymoons, Families and Solo Travellers
The Water of Life in the Okavango Delta and Victoria Falls
This incredible 12-day adventure encompasses Botswana's
incomparable Okavango Delta, with its magical waterways teeming
with wildlife; the remote...
12 Days
From £5,965pp
Best for: Couples, Families and Solo Travellers
Botswana, Victoria Falls and Beyond
Witness 'the smoke that thunders' at Victoria Falls, journey to
where the wild things are in Botswana and sip and swirl to your
heart's content...
12 Days
From £5,800pp
Best for: Couples and Solo Travellers
Save a Rhino and Watch the Release
This is a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to directly
experience the amazing work being done to relocate endangered
rhinos from South Africa...
13 Days
Places to Stay in Botswana
Abu Camp
Named after a very special bull elephant, Abu Camp is one of the original and leading African elephant sanctuaries. The camp is situated in a...
Shinde Camp
On an island dotted with palm trees in the northern Okavango Delta, is the welcoming retreat of Shinde Camp. Set on the edge of a lagoon, the...
Footsteps Camp
Footsteps Delta Camp is a traditional Botswanan safari camp in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Their ingenious Young Explorers private safari...
Kings Pool Camp
Kings Pool is one of the most luxurious safari camps in Botswana, which in turn is home to some of the most luxurious safari camps in Africa...
Duba Expedition Camp
The intimate Duba Explorers Camp sits in the heart of the Okavango Delta on a wooded island. The exclusive camp offers guests the ultimate opportunity...
Sable Alley
On the edge of Moremi Game Reserve and the Khwai River area of the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana, Sable Alley’s brand new camp boasts...
Skybeds
Deep in the heart of Botswana’s 200,000 hectare Khwai Private Reserve, high up in the trees of the reserve, are the unique lodgings of Skybeds.
Duba Plains
Reopened at the beginning of March 2017, Duba Plains camp has been lovingly refurbished to provide visitors with a more luxurious option in the...
Okuti Camp
Lying alongside the Maunachira River which meanders through the Xakanaxa Lagoon, is the charming Okuti Camp, set within the famous Moremi Game...
Chief's Camp
Escape to Sanctuary Chief’s Camp, situated in the famous Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. Chief’s Island is one of many islands...
DumaTau Camp
In the private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve and on the banks of the Savute Channel, DumaTau Camp is a luxury tented camp offering some exceptional...
Mashatu Main Camp
Mashatu Main Camp provides the perfect base camp for safari adventures in the Mashatu Game Reserve. Rustic luxury characterises Main Camp, with...
Mashatu Tented Camp
An intimate and back to nature experience awaits guests at the luxurious Mashatu Tented Camp. In the heart of the wildlife rich Mashatu Game...
Linyanti Bush Camp
Available solely for exclusive use, Linyanti Bush Camp is a small and intimate tented camp besides the Linyanti marshes in a private reserve...
Little Kwara Camp
Little Kwara Camp is situated on a tree-covered island in a private concession sharing a boundary with the Moremi Game Reserve.
Lebala Camp
Lebala means ‘wide open spaces’ in Setswana and the scenery is dominated by vast plains with scattered palms and tree clumps backed by wooded...
Mombo Camp
Located in the heart of the Okavango Delta, within the Moremi Game Reserve, the area surrounding Mombo Camp is home to large concentrations of...
Motswiri Camp
Motswiri Camp is located in the world renowned Selinda Reserve, an area of over 120,000 acres of pristine African bush, and is a charming and...
Pom Pom Camp
Located within the Matsebe concession in Botswana’s Okavango delta, Pom Pom Camp boasts a permanent lagoon surrounded by miles of reeds, where...
Selinda Camp
Selinda Camp is located along the banks of the Selinda Spillway, a wildlife haven in Botswana’s vast 320 000 acre Selinda Reserve.
Vumbura Plains Camp
Located in the northern tip of the Okavango Delta, Vumbura Plains comes high in the style stakes, and is also home to a multitude of wildlife.
Zarafa Camp
Zarafa Camp is located on the fringes of Zibadianja Lagoon in northern Botswana’s 320,000 acre Selinda Reserve.
Okavango Horse Safaris
An ancient quirk of geology caused the great Okavango River to run not to a lake or sea but into a vast inland delta that is an astonishing maze...
Machaba Camp
Machaba Camp sits on the tree-lined banks of the Khwai River, in a game rich concession of the Delta, overlooking the famous Moremi Game Reserve.
Selinda Explorers Camp
Selinda Explorers sits on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, which links the Okavango Delta with the ancient Linyanti and Kwando waterways, acting...
Shinde Enclave
Shinde Enclave has all the trappings of a luxury lodge, yet accommodates a maximum of just six guests meaning it can be all yours for the ultimate...
Little Vumbura
Raised on decks and nestled among ancient trees on a small island in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta, the intimate camp of Little...
Jack's Camp
An oasis of comfort in the middle of Botswana’s Kalahari desert, Jack’s Camp is pitched on a low grassland knoll in an oasis of desert palms...
San Camp
The fantastic San Camp has the art of pared down safari elegance down to a tee.
Camp Kalahari
Jack Bousfield, a legendary hunter and crocodile catcher, spent many years exploring the remoter parts of Botswana, and set up a camp on the...
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