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YOUR SAFARI IN BOTSWANA
SAVUTE SAFARI LODGE - Desert & Delta Safaris | 2 nights
SHINDE CAMP - Ker & Downey Botswana | 2 nights
2x adults | January 2026
ITINERARY
Monday, 12 January 2026
Arrival at Maun International Airport, your name will be on a welcome sign
Charter Flight with Safari Air to Savute airstrip
Road transfer to SAVUTE SAFARI LODGE with your Safari guide
Lodge manager briefing, afternoon tea & coffee, snacks
Afternoon Safari activity
Dinner and fire place
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Early morning breakfast
Early morning Safari activity
Lunch and time to relax in camp
Afternoon tea & coffee, snacks
Afternoon Safari activity
Dinner and fire place
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Morning breakfast
Morning Safari activity
Road transfer to Savute airstrip
Charter flight with Safari Air to SHINDE CAMP
Lodge manager briefing, lunch and time to relax in camp
Afternoon tea & coffee, snacks
Afternoon Safari activity
Dinner and fire place
Thursday, 15 January 2026
Early morning breakfast
Early morning Safari activity
Lunch and time to relax in camp
Afternoon tea & coffee, snacks
Afternoon Safari activity
Dinner and fire place
Friday, 16 January 2026
Breakfast
If you would like to go for a short early morning Safari activity please speak to your guide and he should be able to do that. Usually most clients prefer to wake up a bit later on their last day, have a relaxed breakfast and head to the airstrip. It is up to you, just inform your guide
Road transfer to Shinde airstrip
Charter flight with Safari Air to Maun Airport on time for your check in and international flight to South Africa
SAVUTE SAFARI LODGE
Savute | Accommodation
Savute Safari Lodge is designed for privacy and a deeply personalized experience, with just 11 chalets and an exclusive occupancy of just 24 guests. Each en suite chalet celebrates the expansive views with private decks, landscape-facing lounges, and thoughtful furnishings that mirror the region. There is one family chalet, which has two interleading, en suite rooms, each with private decks and seating areas.
Savute | Safari Activities
Activities are centered around the landscape and include game drives throughout the Savute area in open 4×4 safari vehicles. Many trips will incorporate a visit to the Savute Marsh to give you a chance to see the historic presence of the Savute Channel at the marsh against a backdrop of teeming wildlife. Guests can also enjoy a visit to the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills—a small hilly outcrop which forms a prominent landmark in the otherwise flat landscape. Savute boasts the second-largest summer Zebra migration in Africa; its timing is determined by the rains, but usually occurs between November and December and again between February and April, when the Zebras move from the rivers in the north in search of the rain-ripe grasslands and full waterholes in the southwest of the park. The migration is always followed by large numbers of predators – the Zebra migration is a must for visitors.
The Savute region, and the Savute Marsh in particular, is renowned for its intense predator encounters and exceptional game viewing making it one of Botswana’s most popular wildlife destinations.
Savute | General Infos
The lodge’s main areas are designed for both comfort and connection to nature, with a variety of indoor and outdoor lounging spaces and multi-level decks that offer exceptional game viewing—elephants are frequent visitors. A high-level deck features a telescope for stargazing and wildlife spotting, while a photographic hide brings you eye‑level with the vibrant life around the waterhole directly in front of the lodge. Guests especially love the fire deck and dining area—perfect spots to unwind with a drink and take in the region’s ever-changing scenes. A bar also awaits in the main area, ready with your favourite drink or signature cocktail. The pool, also overlooking the waterhole, completes this inviting setting, where the landscape and its wildlife—big cats, buffalo, birds, and more—take centre stage.
SHINDE CAMP
Shinde | Accommodation
Shinde with just 8 tents and an exclusive occupancy of just 16 guests, provide a luxury experience with a touch of historical charm. Each tent comprises of a large bedroom, en-suite bathroom with indoor and outdoor shower. Every possible comfort has been catered for – from full solar electricity, standing and ceiling fans through to yoga mats and hair dryers.
Shinde | Safari Activities
Courtesy of its location Shinde can offer both water and land activities year-round. Motorboats or Mokoro provide a chance to experience the incredible bird, plant and reptile species found in the aquatic habitat of the Okavango Delta. Game drives are conducted by a personal guide in comfortable, specially designed game drive vehicles. When out on game drives our window seat guarantee ensures no more than six guests per vehicle and individual use of a camera mount. For the more adventurous, guided walks are also available while fishing enthusiasts will enjoy fishing for a variety of species such as tilapia and tigerfish.
Shinde is situated on a private concession which allows guided walks, Mokoro excursions and night drives in addition to game drives and motorboat trips. Shinde’s excellent location in the Okavango Delta ensures a combination of permanent water access for year-round water activities and large dry areas for game drive routes. This blend of environments provides the habitat for a consistently wide variety of wildlife, including the elusive sitatunga antelope and a healthy population of leopards.
Fishing is available throughout the year (with exception of January and February), with excellent bream fishing from May to September and superb chances of landing tigerfish during September to mid-November.
Shinde | General Infos
Shinde was rebuilt in 2020, the camps unique main area is built in a “treehouse style” comprising of lounges, dining areas (indoor and outdoor) and a fire deck all with beautiful views over a permanent lagoon and under the shade of ebony and mangosteen trees. The décor of the new camp can be described as “the best of nature within an authentic safari design – still with the understated, friendly and intimate Ker & Downey Botswana feel”. Elegant, Classic, Opulent ‘Out of Africa’. A ‘worldly’ sophisticated safari experience.
What is included on your Safari
Most of our Safari options are Fully Inclusive which means that mostly everything is included on your Safari. More details below and feel free to contact us if you still have any question.
INCLUDED
Domestic shared charter flights with Safari Air from Maun Airport return to the camps airstrips and between camps airstrips
Road transfers between the airstrips and camps
Fully serviced safari accommodation
All meals & snacks
All beverages non alcoholic and alcoholic, excludes premium imported brands and champagne
Professional guided activities
Park fees, Conservation & Community levies
Laundry service
NOT INCLUDED
International flights from and to Botswana
Staff & guides gratuities / payment in cash preferably in US$
Camp Spa services / credit card machines available
Shopping in camps / credit card machines available
Travel insurance / mandatory
Others not mentioned on INCLUDES
If you have further questions please send us an email
Check our SAFARI FAQ Frequented Asked Questions page as well