8-daagse Okavango Safari - Wilderness Trail (Inner Delta & Moremi)

This safari totally exceeded all my expectations! I cannot but highly recommend Kalahari Breeze Safaris for any 1st time travellers to Botswana to experience being up close and personal with the amazing animals living in the Okavango wilderness and feeling 100% safe the whole time. Thank you, Maria and Chris and your amazing staff and Camp crew for making my dream come true!

The guides were very knowledgeable and kept us safe. They knew where to find the animals and we got very close to them. It was cold in the early morning but they provided us with ‘bush babies’, hot water bottles and hooded ponchos.

I took part in a 6 days / 5 night mobile safari in the Okavango Delta, through the Moremi and Khwai reserves, with Kalahari Breeze Safaris. As a solo traveller, I was able to join an existing group, and despite my inflexible schedule, Kalahari Breeze’s team was extremely accommodating. This stay was magical, a real immersion in the heart of wild nature. The guide and all the team on site were professional, passionate and very attentive. The organization was perfect, the meals were delicious and we lacked nothing. We had the chance to observe incredible wildlife: cheetahs, leopards, lionesses with their young, hippos, elephants... The landscapes were breathtaking. And sleeping in the open with the sounds of animals all around is an experience I will never forget. I will leave without hesitation with Kalahari Breeze to discover another region of Botswana. A big thank you for this unforgettable adventure!

Moremi was the initial campsite we stayed at for 3 nights. It is quote close to Maun into which we flew (from Brisbane, Australia - 29 hours!) and had one night to recover prior to commencing an 8 night camping safari. Excellent introduction to Botswanan game reserves and EARLY KINGFISHER SAFARIS were most informative, with such in-depth knowledge of birdlife and animal habitat and habits. We went in March. The grass was high but the height of the Jeep meant we didn't miss seeing a thing. Excellent camping facilities set up in conservation areas, so you leave behind nothing but your footprints. Environmentally sound approach to tourism by an affordable operator whose comforts were highly appreciated by we septuagenarians.

What an amazing experience we had with Kalahari Breeze! This was our first time in Botswana where we did the 8 day wild camping in Okavango and Moremi followed by two days to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. In the months leading up to the trip, we were in frequent communication with the lovely Maria and Chris who listened to our interest and guided us to our perfect tour. The first 3 days were spent in the inner Okavango Delta where transport to the campsite was by Mokoro. Gliding through the long grass whilst spotting hippos in the distance really set the standard high! Our campsite was untouched tranquility with only the animals for company, so much so we even had a family of elephants visit us one afternoon which was a real highlight. The walking tours within Okavango were a great experience having previous only done game drives in previous trips. The food was excellent throughout all cooked on an open fire! The game/scenery in Moremi was a great contrast to the Okavango. Once again our guide was incredibly knowledgable and the camp staff raced to ensure our camp was ready for arrival. Sleeping under the stars in the Salt pans was definitely worth the trip and added to our experience in seeing the different aspects to Botswana. With June being the coldest month (temps dropping to 2 degrees at night) Maria and Chris really thought about all the finishing touches including hot water bottles at night! With Botswana being one of the few places where you can in fact “wild-camp”, this trip truly felt like an authentic experience. We would love to come back again.

This was an extraordinary and incredibly relaxing experience. I went with a friend who had been in safaris before. As someone who had never been to Africa or slept in a tent, I was nervous about this trip, especially because it sounded far less protected then other safaris I had heard about. It was actually very safe, exhilarating, and super comfortable. The food was incredible, with a talented chef turning out 3 course meals over a fire, paired with lovely South African and Italian wines. The tents, while simple, had cots and hot water bottles to cuddle with at night. Our guide in the delta grew up there and his mother is also a guide there. He led us on a more than five hour walking safari where we got close to giraffes, zebras, and many other animals, while he skillfully kept us away from lions and elephants (we saw them all later when we were in an open safari truck in Moremi with a guide who specialized in that area). We were taken on exquisite canoe trips and hikes at sunrises and sunset, as well, where I breathed probably the cleanest and purest air I have ever breathed and had the chance to just sit and relax. Maun, the main tourist jumping off town, has good places to stay; we stayed at Maun Studios, sleeping in a large, elegant space with a king sized bed, mosquito meeting, and a huge walk-in shower, and had breakfasts outside with fruit they grew in the garden we were sitting in. I could go on, about the game park, the really nice people taking care of us in our camp sites, the restaurants in Maun, how nice Chris and Maria (the owners) are, how using this company puts money directly into businesses and communities in Botswana, how everyone greets you by asking if you slept well the night before, etc. Remember how big Botswana is, so if you pick activities far apart, think about whether you want to be driven there or use a small plane for your transfer. We were driven, and saw a lot of the country, but if you are short on time and have the money, you might want to fly. We went in June, which is winter and the time it is good to visit the Delta. If you go then, pack lots of safari-colored clothes, and be sure to include very warm things like down jackets, hats, thick socks, wool layers, etc. It is always more fun when you aren’t cold and layers are your friend because the temperature swings a lot during the day. I strongly recommend doing this trip at least one time in your life, it’s an incredible privilege to see these places with the people who are from there guiding you.