A Pioneering Safari Experience

A Pioneering Safari Experience

Linyanti, Mababe, Okavango Delta

nights
12
camps
4
from price, per person
USD42,202

This itinerary is designed for those who want to experience Botswana fully, rather than rushing between highlights. Each of the four camps included here reveals a different side of the country and its wildlife experiences. The scenic flight between Mokete and Qorokwe is a highlight for me, giving you a sense of just how vast and varied this landscape really is, while ending at Mombo, with time at the Sanctuary, is the perfect conclusion to this itinerary.

JH

Julia Haywood

Travel Designer

Wilderness King's Pool

Wilderness King's Pool

Safaris in the Linyanti

Safaris in the Linyanti

Wilderness Mokete

Wilderness Mokete

Scenic Flight Over the Okavango Delta - 60 Min

Scenic Flight Over the Okavango Delta - 60 Min

Wilderness Qorokwe

Wilderness Qorokwe

Game drives in the Okavango Delta

Game drives in the Okavango Delta

Wilderness Mombo

Wilderness Mombo

The Sanctuary at Mombo - Wellness Centre

The Sanctuary at Mombo - Wellness Centre

wildlife & activities

Highlights

  • Enjoy exceptional land- and water-based activities across three of Botswana’s best safari areas, including boating, mokoros, game drives and walking safaris.
  • Begin with three nights at Wilderness Kings Pool in the Linyanti, where riverine landscapes attract large elephant herds, predators, and abundant birdlife.
  • Continue to Wilderness Mokete in the Mababe Depression where a pioneering safari camp in a truly remote area reveals a different side to the country.
  • Take a scenic flight linking Mokete to Qorokwe in the Okavango Delta, offering a striking aerial perspective of Botswana’s changing landscapes.
  • Spend six nights in the Okavango Delta with time at the Sanctuary at Mombo, a wellness centre designed for restoration and reflection.

Your Itinerary

Day 1

Kasane Airport

Kasane Airport to Wilderness King's Pool

Flight • 00:40h

On arrival at Kasane Airport and after clearing customs and immigration, you will be met and assisted by a Wilderness representative to your light aircraft for your onward circuit air transfer to Wilderness King's Pool.

Day 1 - 4
Wilderness King's Pool
Location IconLinyanti, Botswana

Wilderness King's Pool consistently delivers the best dry season game viewing in far northern Botswana. Situated on the border with Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, Wilderness King's Pool is in an area vital to the seasonal movements of elephant herds and to the survival of rare roan and sable antelope. Looking down over the Linyanti River and up from the safety of sunken hides gives guests unexpected angles from which to witness great wildlife moments. Seven well-appointed twins and one family room, all made of canvas, wood and, thatch, soak up the views of the lagoon. The main area, deck, and bar offer uninterrupted views with closer proximity to the water, while parts of the roof extend down to ensure privacy. Insider’s Tip: Special highlights include sundowners on the Queen Silvia barge and time out at the unique underground hide!

3 nights • Tented Room x 1

Selected experiences

Safaris in the Linyanti

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Safaris in the Linyanti unfold in a wild, unfenced landscape, famed for its elephant herds and predators. Morning and afternoon game drives traverse mopane forests, open floodplains, and riverine corridors where lions, wild dogs, and leopards are often seen. As a private concession, the Linyanti also allows for night drives, offering the chance to spot lesser-seen nocturnal species. Guided walks bring a more intimate perspective, while seasonal boating and catch-and-release fishing add variety to your safari.

Day 4

Wilderness King's Pool to Wilderness Mokete

Flight • 00:50h

You will take a helicopter flight transfer from Wilderness King's Pool to Wilderness Mokete.

Day 4 - 7
Wilderness Mokete
Location IconMababe, Botswana

In our search for the most raw, remote, and untamed places on the planet, we discovered somewhere so wild, so abundant with life, it left us breathless, and a little bit emotional. Be one of the first to venture to this camp in a completely untouched area, where Wilderness is pioneering a safari experience unlike any you’ve seen before. The name Mokete means celebration or feast. It’s a place to feast on the unexplored and celebrate the untamed. Here the action never ends. This is a place to be awed by the majesty of Africa with an unrivalled diversity of wildlife. To place you in the heart of the drama, we’ve forgone walls and added cantilevered canvas roofs that slide away, revealing never-ending stars. Accommodating just 18 guests in nine tents, pioneering Mokete provides one of the most promising possibilities of intimate encounters all year. Whether sharing a drink with elephants in the middle of the day, or hearing hyena calls in the dead of night, it’s a feast for the senses. Insider's Tip: Be sure to spend some time at the sunken hide, eye-level with the colossal feet of breeding herds of elephants.

3 nights • Tented Room x 1

Selected experiences

Scenic Flight Over the Okavango Delta - 60 Min

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Experience an unforgettable 60-minute scenic flight with Helicopter Horizons. Where you will get to enjoy breathtaking views only possible from the air. Marvel at the channels meandering their way through lagoons, and then head out over the lush green flood plains where you might spot some of the Okavango's many species of animals.

Day 7

Wilderness Mokete to Wilderness Qorokwe

Flight • 00:45h

You will take a helicopter flight transfer from Wilderness Mokete to Wilderness Qorokwe.

Day 7 - 10
Wilderness Qorokwe
Location IconOkavango Delta, Botswana

The name Qorokwe means 'the place where the buffalo broke through the bush into the water' and is evocative of the high-density game area in which the camp is situated. The diverse habitats of the south-eastern Okavango support a wealth of wildlife, earning the area’s well-deserved reputation as a top Botswana safari destination. Wilderness Qorokwe has nine tented suites, one of which is a spacious family unit with a private plunge pool. En-suite facilities feature an indoor shower with an inward opening door giving the illusion of an outdoor shower experience. Built on elevated wooden platforms, the main area includes a dining room, lounge, library, bar and an infinity pool overlooking the grassy plains. Highlights of Qorokwe’s dining experiences include festive boma evenings and scrumptious pizzas from the camp’s bespoke oven. Insider's Tip: Qorokwe is a great year-round land-and-water safari destination, consistently alive with abundant wildlife.

3 nights • Tented Room x 1

Selected experiences

Game drives in the Okavango Delta

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All Wilderness camps in the Okavango Delta offer twice daily game drives. Set out at first light, when predators are still active, in open 4x4 vehicles across plains, grasslands, and mopane woodland in search of wildlife. Skilled guides and trackers look for fresh paw prints, listen to alarm calls search for encounters with elephants, lions, leopards, wild dogs, and the many antelope species that thrive here. After a mid-morning coffee stop in the bush, drives usually return to camp for a leisurely breakfast or brunch. Afternoons bring another game drive, often timed with the cooler hours of the day, when animals emerge to graze and hunt. With only a handful of vehicles allowed in vast private concessions, sightings feel personal and unhurried, allowing plenty of time for photography or simply watching nature unfold.

Day 10

Wilderness Qorokwe to Wilderness Mombo

Flight • 00:30h

You will take a light aircraft transfer from Wilderness Qorokwe to Wilderness Mombo.

Day 10 - 13
Wilderness Mombo
Location IconOkavango Delta, Botswana

Wilderness Mombo, on Mombo Island just off the northern tip of Chief’s Island, is built under large shady trees and overlooks a wonderful floodplain teeming with wildlife. Accommodation comprises eight spacious suites raised off the ground, all built to maximise the vistas over the plains. Each tent is elegantly furnished, complete with en-suite bathroom, a dressing area, indoor and outdoor showers; as well as a bathtub that creates a sense of indulgence. The expanded deck includes a sala and plunge pool. A large living and dining area looks out over that same view, while Wilderness Mombo’s famous traditional dinners are hosted in the nearby boma. Wilderness Mombo shares a Safari Boutique, spa, gym and lap pool with Wilderness Little Mombo. Large concentrations of plains game often occur in front of camp, and you may see a variety of animals without even leaving the veranda. Insider’s Tip: Arguably the best big game viewing in all of Africa with a bountiful hunting ground for large prides of lions and leopards.

3 nights • Tented Room x 1

Selected experiences

The Sanctuary at Mombo - Wellness Centre

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A place of rejuvenation, nourishment, sensation and connection, The Sanctuary at Mombo has been carefully designed to help you find your natural equilibrium, with facilities that allow the pulse to quicken and slow, for an all-encompassing wellness experience. Move through your body in our gym and lap pool, find stillness at our spa, in our meditation cocoons, saunas and ice baths, and discover Africa’s healing ingredients at our deli and remedy bar. Every space invites you to explore what it truly means to live well – in body, mind, and spirit.

Day 13

Wilderness Mombo to Maun Airport

Flight • 00:30h

You will take a light aircraft transfer from Wilderness Mombo to Maun Airport.

Maun Airport

What to expect

Includes

  • All safari accommodation & meals
  • Twice daily safari activities
  • Park fees and concession fees
  • Laundry service
  • Airport and inter-camp transfers as specified
  • Meet & Greet
  • Helicopter tour for two persons

Excludes

  • International flights
  • Gratuities
  • Personal purchases
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees

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nights
12
from price, per person
USD42,202