Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Botswana: the Okavango Delta, Chobe and Victoria Falls
9 days from Maun: three nights at a fly-in camp in the Okavango Delta, Chobe by river and by 4x4, and two nights at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
9 days · Maun to Victoria Falls · up to 12 guests
Sunrise over the floodplains of the Okavango Delta Photo: Richardk85, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okavango-delta-sunrise-april-2025.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 9 days, 8 nights
- Start and end
- Maun to Victoria Falls
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
Easy to moderate: guided island walks of 2 to 3 hours on flat, sandy ground, sitting low in a mokoro for 1 to 2 hours at a time, and about 3 km on the Victoria Falls path with some steps. The effort is the early starts, two light-aircraft flights that can be bumpy, and the heat from September. Any walk, drive or boat trip can be sat out at camp or the lodge.
- Meals included
- 8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,240 (estimated price)
- Season
- May to October
Highlights
Why this trip
- Fly into the Okavango Delta by light aircraft and stay three nights at a camp, not a day trip
- Glide through the reeds by mokoro, two guests to a boat, with a local poler
- Walk an island at dawn with a licensed guide, reading the night's tracks in the sand
- Elephants crossing the Chobe River on an afternoon cruise, then a dawn game drive as the park gate opens
- Victoria Falls with your guide at opening, before the tour groups arrive
- A sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi, above the Falls
- Park fees, the Falls entry and both Chobe outings in the price, not sold as extras
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,240 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Maun
Maun Airport to your hotel on the Thamalakane River
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Maun
- Drive about 15 min
Fly into Maun Airport (MUB), the gateway to the Okavango Delta; most guests connect through Johannesburg. Plan to land by about 3 pm (the latest arrival is confirmed with your final itinerary). A driver meets you at arrivals for the short transfer to a hotel on the Thamalakane River, at the south-eastern edge of the Delta, where the flood arrives months after the rains have fallen in the Angolan highlands.
Afternoon
Take the afternoon to rest after the long flights, watch the river birds from the garden, and repack for tomorrow: the light aircraft into the Delta take soft bags only, with a limit of about 20 kg each, hand luggage included. Your See Sight Tours guide meets the group at about 6 pm for a briefing on the camp, the flights, the border into Zimbabwe and how each safari day is paced.
Evening
Then we sit down together to a welcome dinner at the hotel.
Included
- Pick-up at Maun Airport (MUB)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the evening briefing
Fly into the Okavango Delta
Maun by light aircraft to a camp in the Okavango Delta
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Okavango Delta
- Drive about 15 min
Morning
After breakfast we drive the few minutes to Maun Airport for the flight into the Delta in a small light aircraft, about 20 to 45 minutes depending on where the camp lies. From a few hundred metres up you see the shape of the place: channels and lagoons through the papyrus, islands ringed by palms, and game trails worn between them. The Okavango River rises in Angola and spreads out into the Kalahari instead of reaching the sea; the Delta was listed by UNESCO in 2014. A camp vehicle meets the plane at the airstrip.
Afternoon
We settle into tents with their own bathrooms, then have lunch at camp and rest through the heat of the day. In the late afternoon we go out by mokoro, the Delta's narrow poled canoe, once carved from a single tree trunk, two guests to a boat, poled silently through the reeds by a local poler.
Evening
Back at camp there is a fire, a sundowner and dinner.
Included
- Light-aircraft flight from Maun to the camp airstrip
- Late-afternoon mokoro trip with a local poler
- All meals at camp
Free time: Midday free at camp
Activity: Light aircraft take soft bags of about 20 kg each, hand luggage included; flight times and the exact limit are confirmed with your final itinerary.
On foot in the Delta
A full day at the camp in the Okavango Delta
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Okavango Delta
- By boat
Morning
Wake to coffee and a light breakfast by the fire before sunrise, then cross by mokoro to one of the larger islands for a guided walk with a licensed camp guide and your poler, in the coolest and quietest hours of the day.
Evening
On foot you notice what a vehicle drives past: last night's tracks in the sand, termite mounds several metres tall that seed new islands, a red lechwe splashing off through the shallows. Your guide decides how close is safe, and the group walks in single file and talks quietly. We are back at camp by late morning for lunch, and the middle of the day is free: rest in your tent, read on the deck or watch the lagoon. In the late afternoon we go out by mokoro again, on a longer trip towards a hippo pool, keeping the distance your poler judges safe. Dinner at camp, then the sounds of the Delta at night.
Included
- Dawn guided walk on an island with a licensed guide and your poler
- Late-afternoon mokoro trip towards a hippo pool
- All meals at camp
Easier option: Skip the walk and stay at camp, then join the gentler afternoon mokoro.
More active option: A longer walk of about three hours on a bigger island, where the camp guide allows it.
Free time: Middle of the day free at camp
Activity: Walks are 2 to 3 hours on flat, sandy ground at a slow pace. Wear neutral colours and closed shoes.
Channels and lagoons by water
A second full day at the camp in the Okavango Delta
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Okavango Delta
- By boat
Morning
A slower start today, with breakfast at camp before we head out on the water. Depending on the flood and the camp's area, we go by mokoro or by motorboat into the larger channels and open lagoons, where hippos surface and crocodiles bask on the banks. The birdlife is at its best near water: African fish eagles calling from dead trees, malachite kingfishers on the reeds, jacanas stepping across the lily pads, and herons and storks in the shallows. Your camp guide picks the route for the conditions of the day.
Evening
Lunch at camp and a free afternoon follow; it is the right moment for a nap, as tonight is your last evening in the Delta. Late in the day we go out once more, on foot or by mokoro, to a spot chosen for the sunset, with a drink as the light fades over the floodplain. Dinner at camp, and a last night with the hippos calling in the dark.
Included
- Morning boat or mokoro trip into the channels and lagoons
- Sunset outing on foot or by mokoro
- All meals at camp
Easier option: Stay at camp in the morning and join only the sunset outing.
Free time: Afternoon free at camp
To Kasane and the Chobe River
Okavango Delta by light aircraft to Kasane, then a boat on the Chobe River
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Kasane
- Drive about 15 min
Morning
Coffee on the deck, breakfast, and then the camp vehicle takes us to the airstrip for the flight north-east to Kasane, roughly an hour to an hour and a half in the air, sometimes with a short stop at another airstrip. Below, the water gives way to dry woodland and then to the green line of the Chobe River. A vehicle meets us at Kasane Airport for the short drive to our lodge near the river, where we stay two nights.
Afternoon
After lunch and a rest, we board a boat for the afternoon on the Chobe River inside Chobe National Park, Botswana's first national park. From the water, the river edge is the show: elephants come down in family herds to drink, swim and cross to the islands, buffalo and hippos graze the floodplain, and crocodiles lie on the sandbanks. We stay out until the sun goes down over the Namibian bank.
Evening
Dinner is at the lodge.
Included
- Light-aircraft flight from the Delta to Kasane
- Afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, park fees included
- Lunch and dinner at the lodge
Chobe by land at dawn
Kasane to the Chobe riverfront and back
- Breakfast
- Stay in Kasane
- Drive about 15 min
Morning
We leave the lodge before sunrise in two open 4x4s, at most six guests in each, to be at the Sedudu gate of Chobe National Park as it opens. The first hours are the best on land: the air is cool, the cats are still active, and the riverfront track is quiet before the day visitors arrive. The drive follows the river west along the floodplain, with stops wherever the animals are: elephant and buffalo herds, giraffe, sable antelope in the woodland, and the puku, an antelope rare elsewhere in Botswana. Lions and leopards are seen here, though never promised. We are back at the lodge by late morning for brunch.
Evening
The afternoon and evening are free: swim, sleep, walk into Kasane, or take the optional small photographic boat on the river for a second, lower look. Dinner tonight is your choice, at the lodge or in town.
Included
- Dawn game drive in Chobe National Park in an open 4x4, park fees included
- Brunch at the lodge
Optional experiences
- Small-boat photographic trip on the Chobe River (priced at booking)
Easier option: Sit the drive out and take a slow morning at the lodge.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Kasane
Activity: Bring a warm layer and a hat: dawn in an open vehicle is cold from May to August. The dawn start is optional: sit it out and the afternoon is still yours.
Across the border to Victoria Falls
Kasane through the Kazungula border to Victoria Falls, then a cruise on the Zambezi
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Victoria Falls
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
A free morning for a late breakfast or a last look at the river, then we leave Kasane at about 10 am for Victoria Falls, about 80 km and an hour and a half on the road. First comes the Kazungula border: we leave Botswana and enter Zimbabwe, where you buy your visa at the post in US dollars cash if you do not already have one (we confirm the fee when you book), and your guide steers the group through the forms. Allow up to an hour here. Past the border, the road runs through mopane woodland, where elephants sometimes cross, into Victoria Falls town.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in town, then we check in to our hotel for two nights.
Evening
In the late afternoon we board a boat on the upper Zambezi, above the Falls, for a sunset cruise past islands where hippos surface and elephants come down to the banks, while the spray of the Falls rises downstream. Dinner tonight is your choice in town.
Included
- Transfer from Kasane to Victoria Falls through the Kazungula border with your guide
- Sit-down lunch in Victoria Falls town
- Zambezi sunset cruise, national park fee included
Free time: Morning free in Kasane; evening free in Victoria Falls
Activity: Keep your passport, visa fee in US dollars and a pen in your day bag for the border.
Victoria Falls at opening
The Victoria Falls Rainforest, then a free day in town
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Victoria Falls
- Drive about 15 min
Morning
We are at the gate of the Victoria Falls Rainforest, in Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls National Park, when it opens in the morning, before the tour groups arrive. The Falls are about 1.7 km wide and drop up to 108 m into a narrow gorge, and the path on the Zimbabwe side runs along the opposite lip of that gorge, facing the water. Your guide walks you through the viewpoints, from the statue of David Livingstone at the western end past the Devil's Cataract and the Main Falls to Danger Point, where you look down into the gorge and across to the Victoria Falls Bridge. From March to May the spray can soak you and hide parts of the Falls; later in the year the view is clearer. We are back for a late breakfast, and the rest of the day is yours: a helicopter flight over the Falls, the bridge tour, white-water rafting in season, or nothing at all.
Evening
In the evening we meet for a farewell dinner.
Included
- Guided walk of the Victoria Falls Rainforest at opening, entry included
- Farewell dinner
Optional experiences
- Helicopter flight over the Falls (priced at booking)
- Victoria Falls Bridge tour
- White-water rafting on the Zambezi below the Falls, in season
Easier option: The opening start is optional: sleep in and your guide helps you visit later in the day, entry still included. Or walk only to the Devil's Cataract and Main Falls viewpoints, then head back for breakfast.
More active option: White-water rafting in the gorges below the Falls when the river is low enough, usually from about July to January (confirmed at booking).
Free time: Afternoon free
Activity: About 3 km on a mostly flat path with some steps, wet in high water. A rain jacket and a dry bag for your phone help from about March to June.
Departure from Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls to Victoria Falls Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
Breakfast at the hotel, then a free morning to go back to the Falls on your own (a new ticket is needed), walk out to the Victoria Falls Bridge, or browse the craft stalls in town for carvings and baskets. Your guide stays with the group until the transfers leave and checks everyone's flight times. Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) is about 20 km south of town, roughly 25 minutes by road, and a driver takes you there in time for your flight; most flights from here go to Johannesburg for connections home.
Evening
If you would like longer at the Falls, or a night across the river in Livingstone, Zambia, ask us when you book and we arrange the extra nights, the transfer and the visa advice. For the flight home, allow at least two hours at the airport for check-in and departure formalities, and choose a flight that leaves after about noon so you do not lose the morning.
Included
- Drop-off at Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)
Free time: Morning free
Activity: Book a flight leaving after about noon to keep the morning.
- Maun1 night
- Okavango Delta3 nights
- Kasane2 nights
- Victoria Falls2 nights
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: May to October is the dry season. The Delta flood is usually highest from about June to August, so mokoro trips run well, and as the bush dries out the animals gather along the Chobe River. Dawns from May to August are cold in open boats and vehicles; September and October are hot, often above 35°C. Victoria Falls is fullest from about March to May, when spray can hide the view, and lowest in October and November, when the Zimbabwe side still has water.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- First-time safari travellers who want the Delta, Chobe and the Falls in one trip without long road days
- Travellers who want time on the water and on foot, not only in a vehicle
- Solo travellers and couples who like a small group and one guide who stays with them throughout
Not for you if you want
- Anyone who cannot travel with one soft bag of about 20 kg
- Travellers who want a checklist of predators or guaranteed sightings
- Travellers who need step-free access or air-conditioning every night
- A budget overland or camping trip
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
8 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Maun1 night
- Okavango Delta3 nights
- Kasane2 nights
- Victoria Falls2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 8 nights: 1 in Maun on the Thamalakane River, 3 at a fly-in tented camp in the Okavango Delta, 2 at a lodge in Kasane near the Chobe River, 2 at a hotel in Victoria Falls town
- Tents and rooms with their own bathroom throughout, no camping; at least a 3-star-plus standard, named when we confirm your dates
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Maun Airport (MUB) and drop-off at Victoria Falls Airport (VFA)
- Light-aircraft flights from Maun into the Delta and from the Delta to Kasane
- Mokoro trips with local polers, and the camp's boats and vehicles in the Delta
- Two open 4x4s for the Chobe game drive, at most 6 guests each
- Boats for the Chobe River and Zambezi cruises
- A private vehicle and driver from Kasane to Victoria Falls
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip, including in the Delta
- Licensed camp guides and polers in the Delta, licensed guides in Chobe, and a local guide at Victoria Falls
Activities
- Okavango Delta: mokoro trips, a guided island walk at dawn, and a boat or mokoro outing to the channels and lagoons
- Chobe National Park: an afternoon river cruise and a dawn game drive
- Victoria Falls: a guided walk of the Rainforest at opening
- Zambezi sunset cruise above the Falls
- All park, concession and conservation fees, and the Victoria Falls entry
Meals
- Breakfast daily (8)
- 5 lunches: three at the Delta camp, one at the Kasane lodge and a sit-down lunch in Victoria Falls
- Brunch at the lodge after the Chobe game drive
- 6 dinners: a welcome dinner in Maun, three at the Delta camp, one at the Kasane lodge and a farewell dinner in Victoria Falls
Not included
- International flights to Maun and home from Victoria Falls
- The Zimbabwe visa, and any Botswana visa your passport needs
- Any Botswana tourism levy in force when you travel (we confirm at booking)
- Travel insurance, which should cover medical evacuation from remote areas
- Dinners on days 6 and 7
- Drinks, except where the Delta camp includes them
- Tips
- Optional activities: the Falls helicopter flight, white-water rafting, the photographic boat in Chobe
- Luggage over the light-aircraft limit and sending it on by road
- Personal expenses
Local fees
- Zimbabwe visa fee for most passports, paid in US dollars; any Botswana visitor levy, if one applies when you travel, confirmed at booking.
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,240 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Booking terms
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Questions
Prices in these answers apply from Jan 1, 2027. Black Friday offer: 15% off the small-group price for requests received by Dec 1, 2026. From CAD 5,650 per person. Dec 2 to Dec 31: from CAD 6,115. From Jan 1, 2027: from CAD 6,645.
What does the price include?
Eight nights in a Maun hotel, a fly-in Delta camp, a Kasane lodge and a Victoria Falls hotel; both light-aircraft flights; breakfast daily, 5 lunches, a brunch and 6 dinners; mokoro trips and walks; the Chobe cruise and game drive; the Falls entry with a guide; the Zambezi sunset cruise; all park fees; airport transfers; and your See Sight Tours guide throughout.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. In the Delta that means two guests to each mokoro, and in Chobe two open 4x4s with at most six guests each, so everyone has an outside seat.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from Maun to the Victoria Falls airport, including the flights and the camp. In the Delta, licensed camp guides and polers lead every walk and mokoro trip; licensed guides drive in Chobe, and a local guide walks you through the Falls.
How fit do I need to be?
Not very. The walks are 2 to 3 hours on flat, sandy ground at a slow pace, and the Falls path is about 3 km with some steps. You need to climb in and out of a low mokoro and a small plane. Any walk, drive or boat trip can be sat out at camp or the lodge.
I am travelling solo. What does a room of my own cost?
A room or tent of your own is from CAD 1,240 more, shown before you book and not added later. You join the group on the same terms as everyone else, with the same seats in the boats and vehicles.
What is the luggage limit on the light aircraft?
About 20 kg per person, hand luggage and camera gear included, in a soft bag without a rigid frame. Hard suitcases do not fit the hold. We confirm the exact limit with your final itinerary and how anything extra can be sent on by road.
Is a fly-in Okavango Delta camp worth it?
Yes, if water and walking are why you come. Three nights at a fly-in camp put you inside the Delta, so mokoro trips and dawn walks start from your tent, not after a long drive from Maun. It is a permanent tented camp with your own bathroom and hot water, and it is most of the price difference from camping trips. We name it when we confirm your dates.
When is the best time to go?
May to October, the dry season. The Delta flood is usually highest from about June to August, which suits the mokoro, and animals gather on the Chobe River as the bush dries. Early mornings are cold from May to August, and September and October are hot. The Falls are fullest from March to May.
Do I need visas for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
Canadian and UK passport holders do not currently need a visa for a short visit to Botswana, and we confirm at booking whether any Botswana visitor levy applies. Zimbabwe needs a visa for most visitors, including Canadians, bought at the Kazungula border or as an e-visa. We confirm the rules for your passport when you book.
How does booking work?
Pick a start date and request to book. We confirm your trip within 24 hours, and no payment is taken until then. The small group starts from CAD 6,645 per person sharing a room, with taxes; the private trip starts from CAD 11,960 per person.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. Besides the small group, the trip comes as a private trip for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide, vehicles and boats. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we quote the same camp, lodges and flights for you.
How is this different from your Kruger and Victoria Falls trip?
That trip pairs South Africa's Kruger with the Falls and is built around game drives. This one is Botswana's water country: three nights at a fly-in Delta camp with mokoro trips and walks, Chobe by boat and by 4x4, then the Falls. Both end at Victoria Falls, so ask us if you are choosing between them.
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