Botswana’s Hidden Secrets

Cheetah, Wilderness Linyanti Tented Camp, Botswana

Trip designed by

Emma Dunn, Product & Sales Development Director

This two-part journey takes you to the wilds of Botswana, where community and conservation meet. You’ll explore the newly emerging Mababe Concession and the Okavango Delta, with an activity list that throws you straight into undiscovered tracts of wilderness. It’s a remote, adventurous trip for those who want to be at the heart of the action.

6

Nights

Low season

$8,093

High season

$12,700

Guide price (pp)

Okavango Delta
The Linyanti

Areas

Botswana

Country

Trip Highlights

Access to some of Botswana’s most exclusive private reserves
Varied activities include day and night game drives, boating, fishing, mokoro trips, and walking safaris
A truly remote, off-the-beaten-track safari
Combines six nights between the Mababe Concession and Okavango Delta
Outstanding wildlife from July to early November

elephant safaris, okavango delta, botswana

Trip Itinerary

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Wedged between the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, and Chobe National Park, the Mababe Concession is about as raw and undiscovered as it gets. This is big-game country, where nutrient-rich grasses receive a constant supply of water, attracting huge buffalo, elephant, and plains-game herds, trailed by lion. For the first time ever, visitors can access the Mababe Concession at Wilderness Mokete, making this a truly special, previously uncharted destination. An unpretentious camp with a light footprint, Mokete has nine tents, each with a retracting roof, making them ideal for stargazing. Every tent also has a private plunge pool out on the deck. Game drives are the highlight here, and the predator–prey action is utterly gripping, with regular sightings of lions stalking buffalo, even in broad daylight. Guests typically spend full days out on the plains, venturing out after dark to the lure of hyena calls and lions awakening for a night on the hunt. Best visited in the drier months (June–August), the sunken hide back at camp allows you to quietly observe elephants at eye level – the perfect photo opportunity!

The final three days are spent at Karangoma, a small, six-tent camp by Wild Expeditions where the Okavango Delta meets the northern woodlands. This is a partnership with the local community, led by elder Olatotse Sarefo, where your stay directly supports a marginalised area. As it’s located within the private 100,000-hectare NG12 concession, you aren't bound by typical park rules. This means you can head out on night drives with thermal imaging gear or explore on foot for most of the year, while the annual Okavango floods allow for seasonal motorboating and mokoro rides on the waterways. The wildlife here is a story of two halves. You’ll see plenty of Delta species such as red lechwe and buffalo alongside woodland specialists like sable, roan, and eland. It’s also a great spot to see wild dog, as the lower lion density makes it a safe haven for their dens. Aside from game viewing, visit a Bukakhwe San community in Gudigwa village for insight into an ancient culture, perhaps meeting local herdsmen and learning how satellite data is used to manage the relationship between cattle and the area’s lion population.

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Real expertise doesn’t come from a few trips to Africa. All our specialists have either been guides, run the camps, or grown up and lived in Africa. That’s over 600 years of genuine safari experience.

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Good to Know

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Who is this trip for?

This trip has been designed and priced with couples and honeymooners in mind, and is based on two adults traveling together. However, every trip we create is tailor-made for you. If you’re traveling as a group or as a family, we might even suggest different accommodation. We can move elements and change the number of days – it depends entirely on your group dynamic and what you’d most like to do.

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Overview & Activities

This six-night journey contrasts the raw, high-intensity action of the Mababe Concession with a remote part of the Okavango Delta, where community is a strong part of the story. You’ll begin at Wilderness Mokete, a camp that sits right in the path of buffalo mega-herds and some of the most formidable lion prides in Africa. It’s an untapped area that feels genuinely wild and unexplored. From there, you move to Karangoma, a small, six-tent camp at the crossroads between the Delta and the northern woodlands. This is a partnership with the local community that focuses as much on the people as on the wildlife. At Mokete, you’ll be right in the middle of the action with game drives, bush walks, and a sunken hide for a closer look at the resident wildlife. Karangoma then opens up a huge variety of experiences from its location within a private Okavango Delta concession that allows for varied and flexible activities.

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Pricing

These prices are based on two adults traveling together and serve as a guide for 2026. Since rates fluctuate with the seasons and different room categories, please get in touch for an accurate quote based on your specific dates and group size. Included in the cost are all internal flights, transfers, reserve fees, and the accommodation and meals noted in the itinerary. Prices exclude international flights, visas, tipping, and any meals not specifically mentioned.