Botswana Safari

with Paul McDougall

Botswana
Photograph Wildlife in Northern Botswana

Botswana Safari

Location: Northern Botswana
Availability: April
Dates: 2nd April to 9th April 2026
Duration: 8 Nights 9 Days
Price pp*: £5,295
Places (5 max): Places Available
Your guide: Paul McDougall

Photograph Wildlife in Northern Botswana

You will have 8 nights to explore the four main reserves and national parks of Northern Botswana with expert tuition from Paul McDougall run in Conjunction with Your Safari

Our mobile safaris are the ultimate way to experience Botswana. All the 5 star luxury in the world cannot compare with sitting around a camp fire with a sundowner in one hand, listening to the soft call of a Scops owl and the low “huff” of lions in the distance.

We travel through Botswana’s best known National Parks, Moremi, Khwai, Savuti and Chobe with a full crew to take care of your every wish. The open sided vehicle holds a maximum of seven guests and the guiding is excellent. The all important camp crew move you effortlessly from park to park re-erecting the camp at each new private site while you are busy watching wildlife.

Your accommodation will be under canvas in 4m x 4m tents with an en suite bathroom consisting of a bush loo and hot bucket shower. There are proper beds and nice linen along with solar lighting and mosquito netting. Cameras can be charged in the vehicle

There is a central dining tent where delicious food is served three times a day with fresh bread cooked over an open fire and the fridge on board the vehicle ensures that the beer is always cold…

Photograph Wildlife in Northern Botswana – Moremi and Khwai Reserves and Savuti and Chobe National Parks at a glance

Climate:

The national parks and reserves in northern Botswana have a climate that is warm to hot. The Dry season runs from April to October and is characterized by cooler, dry conditions, although it’s also when water levels are highest as it takes time for rainwaters elsewhere to flow into the Okavango Delta.

The months of April and May mark the beginning of the Dry season. The vegetation is still green, and it is mostly dry and sunny. It is hot in the middle of the day, with tem-peratures climbing to 32°C/90°F.

Rainfall:

There should be very little or no rainfall in the area in April

Vegetation:

Moremi and neighbouring Khwai have the best of both worlds within the Delta. There are big areas of wetlands with papyrus-lined channels and floating water lilies, perfect for mokoro safaris, and there are big tracts of land used for safaris with 4×4 vehicles. The reserve is a mosaic of lagoons and islands, with all kinds of habitats, from grassland to thorn scrub and mopane woodland.

The Chobe River meanders through savannah, broad-leafed woodland and out onto the lush floodplains. The contrast between the deep greens and blues of the floodplains and the yellows of Savuti couldn’t be more pronounced. The latter is a patchwork of mopane woodland and flat Kalahari sandveld (dry, sandy soil). The often-dry Savuti Marsh consists of vast savannah grasslands and is sometimes compared to the Serengeti.

Major Attractions

Moremi and Khwai offer exceptional wildlife viewing and is an important stronghold for wild dog. Most animals here are very relaxed, which ensures high-quality sightings. Aside from the flagship species, including all three of Africa’s big cats, there are large concentrations of red lechwe, impala, blue wildebeest and Burchell’s zebra. Rhino has been successfully reintroduced, but sightings are still very rare
In Chobe as well as prolific elephants and buffalo, common waterbuck, plains zebras, impalas and pukus are abundant on the floodplains and easily seen on boat safaris in the Dry season (April to October). Early morning game drives are most productive for finding predators such as lions, leopards and spotted hyenas. Giraffe are often spotted, especially around the Savuti Marsh.

Why I love Northern Botswana

The national parks and game reserves of northern Botswana offer the keen photographer and wildlife enthusiasts’ endless opportunities to witness all that an African safari has to offer.

A mobile tented safari, which moves seamlessly between the parks and different habitats, rewards the participants with ever changing landscapes and a huge variety of different species; 170 mammals and over 600 birds.

This safari will be fully guided by me as a photographic guide but all booking and enquiries are done through Your Safari.

To see more details on this incredible Botswana safari then visit the Your Safari website

A 3 day extension to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is also available to add on to this itinerary.

Victoria Falls Extension

This optional short extension to Victoria Falls, following your 8 night mobile safari, is the perfect way to finish your African adventure.
You will be able to enjoy some of the many activity options that Victoria Falls has to offer. We have included the following: –
• Sunset Dinner Cruise on the Zambezi
• Private Guided Tour of The Falls
• Morning Game Drive in Zambezi National Park
• Siduli Photographic Hide Experience

To see more details on this incredible Botswana safari then visit the Your Safari website

 

Lion pride in the rain
Clients tent at night
African Wild Dog also called Painted Dog or Cape Hunting Dog
Cape Buffalo
Zebra crossing Chobe river
Elephant herd crossing river
Hippo
Crocodile
Kingfisher

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