From the air, the Okavango reveals itself slowly — a lattice of dark channels cutting through bright floodplain, palm-topped islands adrift in a sea of papyrus. Your light aircraft from Maun lands on a bush airstrip, and a short transfer brings you to Camp Okavango: a solar-powered water camp on a private island in the permanent Delta. There are no roads here and no engine noise — just water, birdcall and the creak of wooden walkways connecting your raised tented suite to the camp’s two lounges, library and rim-flow pool. In the late afternoon, head out on a motorboat safari through the maze of papyrus-lined channels. Return to camp for a candlelit dinner on the open-air terrace as the Delta’s chorus of frogs and nightjars builds around you.

Okavango Delta (Nxaragha Island)

Stay at: Camp Okavango

Meals included: Lunch (L) & Dinner (D)

Drinks included: Local spirits, wines and beers (premium brands excluded)

A full day to absorb the unhurried rhythms of the permanent Delta. In the morning, step into a traditional mokoro — a dugout canoe steered silently by an expert poler — and glide through crystal-clear channels fringed with papyrus and water lilies. Eye-level with the water, you’ll notice details that a vehicle safari can never offer: the iridescent flash of a malachite kingfisher, the splash of a red lechwe in the shallows, the rustle of a reed frog in the papyrus. Later, join a guided bush walk on one of the neighbouring islands, where larger wildlife — elephant, giraffe, lechwe and occasionally lion — can be tracked on foot with experienced guides. The birding here is outstanding year-round: wattled cranes, African jacanas, pied kingfishers and, with patience, the elusive Pel’s fishing owl. As evening falls, gather around the camp’s fire pit beneath a vast Delta sky.

Okavango Delta (Nxaragha Island)

Stay at: Camp Okavango

Meals included: Full Board (B, L, D)

Drinks included: Local spirits, wines and beers (premium brands excluded)

The landscape transforms beneath your light aircraft: braided waterways and floating islands thin out as the Delta gives way to open grassland, mopane woodland and dry savannah. A morning mokoro or motorboat excursion and brunch at Camp Okavango round off your time on the water before you fly east into Moremi Game Reserve. Land at the Xakanaxa airstrip and transfer to Camp Moremi, tucked beneath a canopy of ancient ebony and jackalberry trees on the banks of the Xakanaxa Lagoon. The mood shifts instantly — this is big-game country, and the first sounds you’ll hear are hippo grunts and the distant call of a fish eagle. Settle into your tented suite with its sliding glass doors overlooking the bush, then head out on an afternoon game drive. Moremi’s mix of habitats supports exceptional predator density: lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog and hyena all patrol these plains.

Moremi Game Reserve

Stay at: Camp Moremi

Meals included: Full Board (B, L, D)

Drinks included: Local spirits, wines and beers (premium brands excluded)

A full day to explore the remarkable diversity of Moremi. Head out at dawn with your guide for a game drive through the reserve’s mosaic of mopane woodland, open grassland and floodplain edge. Elephant herds, lion prides, giraffe and large numbers of antelope — impala, kudu, waterbuck and the distinctive red lechwe — are all regular sightings. The experienced guides at Camp Moremi know exactly where to look, and wild dog encounters are a genuine possibility in this part of the reserve. After brunch back at camp, spend the warmest hours at the pool overlooking the lagoon or on the elevated viewing platform — the deep grunts of hippo carry clearly across the still water, and herons pick their way along the far shore. In the late afternoon, head out on a motorboat excursion along the Xakanaxa Lagoon and its winding channels — a completely different perspective on Moremi’s wildlife, with superb birdlife and the chance of close encounters with hippo and elephant at the water’s edge. Return for your final bush dinner beneath the stars.

Moremi Game Reserve

Stay at: Camp Moremi

Meals included: Full Board (B, L, D)

Drinks included: Local spirits, wines and beers (premium brands excluded)

One last sunrise over the Xakanaxa Lagoon — and if your flight schedule allows, a final early morning game drive through the reserve. After brunch at Camp Moremi, a light aircraft carries you back to Maun Airport for your onward connection. Connect with international flights via Johannesburg, or speak to us about extending your time in Botswana. However you continue, you’ll leave with the contrast of the Delta’s stillness and Moremi’s wild energy fresh in mind.

Meals included: Breakfast (B)

Drinks included: Not included