3 Days Okavango Delta
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3 Days Okavango Delta
By Outdoor African Tour Safari
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Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation
Ages 13-99, max of 40 per group
Duration: 3 days
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Dinner
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- 4 x 4 safari vehicle for the transfer
- Services of local Mokoro Guides and Polers
- chef and camp assistant
- Camp beds and linen and Towels
- Bathrooms are serviced by our staff daily and hot water is supplied on request.
- Limited alcoholic beverages
- Luxury tents 12X 5m long
What's not included- Helicopter ride over the delta
- Scenic flight over the delta
- Visa
- medical insurance
- travel insurance
- Start:Traveller pickup offered.
- Maun, Maun, Ngamiland East, North-West District
Airport pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.- Maun Airport, Maun, Ngamiland East Botswana
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 104478P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 104478P4
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RÂ 20Â 610,27
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4 stops
Day 1
OKAVANGO DELTA
Day 2
OKAVANGO DELTA
Day 3
OKAVANGO DELTA
About the operator
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- passegger00 contributionsVery unsatisfactoryUnfortunately the italian travel agency that supported us for our tour in Botswana collaborates with this tour operator in Maun, so Boitumelo arranged our 9 nights mobile safari. The only positive feedback I can give is about the 3 guys that came with us (Kaiser, Orabile and Montsho ... hope I spell correctly): they did a good job and it wasn't easy as the equipment was very run-down and the vehicle was a scrap - both the car and the trailer. From the very beginning we realized that our high expectations would have been disappointed: the first day during the pick up from the lodge we were informed that the car engine wasn't working properly and that they had to buy some items to fix it temporarily, before we could leave for our safari. Of course this caused a lot of unexpected stops and delays during our 2 first days in Nxai Pan park. Once back in Maun we tried to contact Boitumelo to ask for vehicle replacement but we got a message from him only late at night saying that the car was ok. The morning after we met him at the agency and once again he affirmed that the vehicle was "perfect" and that we shouldn't have been so worried - as if providing a car in such evident bad conditions could be the most professional thing to do to make a customer happy. During the next 6 days in the Delta our guide managed to keep alive the engine with daily fixes, even if we had some additional problems (battery, refrigerator) but on the way from Savuti to Chobe park a welding in the trailer (done on an old damage) wore out so we had to leave the trailer there, move all the equipment to the car and travel for 6 hours to Kasane, ending our mobile safari one day earlier.Written 21 October 2024
- Cosmopolitan5993170 contributionsWonderful 16 day Safari withBoitumelo, We would like to thank you for the wonderful 16 Days Botswana Finest Safari Experience that you arranged for us. All of your arrangements were outstanding and we had a wonderful time. The team that you arranged for us of Kaiser, Avelino, and Peter was superb. They were all delightful and friendly. We were sorry to say goodbye to them at the end of the trip. If any of them would like to share their emails with us, we would be more than happy to send them (and you) some of the photos Barbara took on the trip. You would be welcome to use them on your website if they were of use to you. Our first delightful revelation was our sleeping arrangements. We had not really expected such a luxurious Safari tent - two beds (Peter later made them into double bed for us), a latrine with sit down seat, and a shower. Wow! Such luxury on a camping trip! We’d never camped like that before. You described Kaiser, our guide and driver, by saying “He talks funny but he knows everything”. You were correct - particularly about his knowledge and expertise. On our first game drive in the Kalahari, he was driving on a rough sand road, when he suddenly stopped and pointed out a small bat-eared fox in the shade under a bush 25 feet from the road. It took us several seconds to spot it even after he pointed it out to us. That was just the beginning of our experience with his keen sense of observation and his ability to find animals for us to see. On 30 plus game drives, he found something on every drive except one (a frustrating game drive in the Kalahari where he searched for 5 hours trying to find something). He was indefatigable- never tiring and never ceasing to show us more. Always with a great positive attitude. A stellar team leader. Equally amazing was Avelino!! My gosh what any amazing camp cook. We have camped for over 4 decades but we have never experience any camp cooking like Avelino’s. He used a small wood fire and produced incredible meals including deep fried chicken and fresh baked bread. He did this 3 times a day with just those small wooden fires and he has amazing cooking skills. Incredible!!! Peter was a wonderful camp assistant who did everything to make our experience extremely comfortable. He spoke excellent English and always available to see that we had everything we needed. He was particularly focused on taking care of our tent and sleeping arrangements and other general camping activities. His warm friendly demeanor made the whole experience even more delightful. Absolutely everything on the trip went exactly as planned. It was wonderful. A highlight was the Okavango Delta and the mokoro dugout canoe 2-day trip where we where able to have a couple of walking safaris led by Bravo, who was also a superb guide. Savuti was another highlight with the most game - particularly lions and cheetahs. Oh, that unplanned campsite went to on the first night because of the San experience cancelation was probable the prettiest campsite of the trip. I was a somewhat disappointed that we did not see the legendary large elephant herds in Chobe despite our 4 early morning and evening game drives with Kaiser, the best possible guide (though as usual, there were other game sightings). No large herds on the evening river cruise either. But unfortunately nobody can make animals show up just because people want to see them. However, the scenery looking out over the Chobe River was absolutely breathtaking and well worth our time there!! The only unpleasantnesses of the whole 16 Day Safari were the 3 or 4 long transfers between camp sites in the northern part of the trip. The slow, very rough, long sandy roads took a toll on Michel. Barbara was less concerned. However, that is a necessary condition of a safari that includes such diverse regions and cannot be avoided. I don’t hold that against the wonderful Safari you set up for us. Thank you and your team for making our experience in Botswana so delightful, interesting and wonderful. Michel Tharp and Barbara DickinsonWritten 22 September 2024
- umula0 contributionsKnowledgable Local Group about the Moremi Game ReserveHad a great experience with Bitumera and James (the guide). Both are very knowledgeable about the Moremi Game Reserve area (plants and wildlife) and are true locals with a passion for animals and the local area. We saw plenty of lions, zebras, giraffes, elephants, etc. and a lot of action, like giraffes fighting, elephants charging etc. so it was a truly memorable day. Also they arranged the trip on a short notice at a discounted price for a solo traveler so very grateful to them as I was having difficulty arranging a trip last minute.Written 7 July 2023
- A3869KUjuliag0 contributionsVery bad, go far away from this compagny !I had a very bad experience with him ! Stay away, he doesn't care about what you want, he lied and he absolut doesn't represent the kindness of the locale people. He sold us two day for two activites (Mokoro and Moremi), and the most important thing is that we agreed. He changed a lot... but we finally did the first activite where we had a burger bought the day before for lunch and we were not in Moremi game reserve. First déception but the guide was cool so ok. The worst will be comming, at 19h30, he send us a message to increase a lot the price for the second activity (one hour before he said everything was ok) so we said no and he cancelled everything (brave hein to do that by message and after nothing !) . He knew since the begining that he gonna trick us. Liar, deception, stay away, you will find à better compagny in Maun !!!!Written 20 June 2023
- Patchoulilout0 contributionsBoitumelo is a liar, run from him !I had a pretty bad experience with Boitumelo few days ago. Boitumelo offered us a price for 1 day mokoro in the delta and 1 day game drive Moremi. The day after he came back to us saying he needed to increase the price for the mokoro, we refused as we already agreed on a fixed price and he was OK with the price. We did the Moremi game drive first, which was pretty nice. But the night before going in the mokoro trip he asked us again more money for the trip that we already planned and agreed. We refused again and he canceled our trip, although we already have planed it together. We ended up not doing the mokoro and the Moremi game drive was the most expensive of our 3 months trip in southern Africa... Well, he's a good liar and he knows how to take your money. Stay away from him, there plenty of honest travel agent in Maun.Written 20 June 2023
- timothyp8030 contributionsAn unforgettable African ExperienceThis has been one of the best experiences of my life. Boitumelo arranged for us the quintessential African experience . My wife and I both grew up in Africa but now live in California and this was Africa at its best! We overwhelmingly enjoyed the Makoro experience on the Delta where we we spent the night on an island. Our guide Richard took us out on his Makoro in the evening to a lagoon on the Delta where we watched the sunset with the resident Hippos. The next day Boitumelo met us with our Moremi guide Lenty and we drove to the Moremi Reserve via Maun where we had our COVID tests done ( all arranged by Boitumelo ) so we arrived at our campsite in the Moremi latish in the evening. Boitumlo and his team of Machine , ( a nickname our chef earned since he did everything) and Lenty pitched our tent and theirs as the African sun was going to bed. The game we saw in Moremi made us breathless it was so close. We saw a leopard with its kill, many antelope, Zebra,Giraffe and Elephants . On our departure from Moremi we had the good luck to meet a Lion, a Cheetah and a pack of Wild Dogs. If you want the genuine “African Experience “ with outstanding service and excellent facilities. Outdoor African Tours and Safaris is the way to go.Written 19 July 2021
- Mirka H0 contributionsGreat experienceWe had 1day Okavango trip and it was very well organised. We took mokoro,but also had a nice walk around. Lunch was very tasty. Boitumelo is doing a great job in organising trips. Thank you!Written 23 February 2020
- MorganMose0 contributionsIT WAS A MARVELOUS EXPERIENCE!!!!We had a wonderful experience. I couldn't have asked more. My guide Steve was very knowledgeable about Moremi Game Reserve. He taught me a lot of animals, trees, the Delta. He was always explaining how everything work. Mr Boitumelo is a true professional. He answered all the questions I had while organizing my trip. He has a great attention to details and was very precise. My tent was very comfortable and all the meals delicious. I couldn't recommend more Outdoor African Safari Tours and I can't wait to go back to a safari with them.Written 13 February 2020
- 958severinew0 contributionsAMAZING EXPERIENCE IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA, MOREMI GAME RESERVEWe had an amazing 6 days in Moremi Game Reserve. Everything was perfectly organized. Our tent was very luxury and very comfortable. All the meals were excellent. The two camp sites that Mister Boitumelo chose for us very wonderful. Very quiet with beautiful landscape all around. The best way to visit a Game Reserve is without hesitation a Mobile Safari. You have the full camp just for you and a team that makes your trip unforgettable. Mister Boitumelo was constantly in contact with us to personalized our trip. He sent us email explaining every option we had and was responding very fast to all our questions. His team during the trip was exceptional. They were always answering all our questions and anticipating all our needs. We couldn't have dreamed of a better safari. I highly recommend Outdoor African Tour Safari for your trip. Don't hesitate to contact them. They are very fast at answering and they can organized exactly what you want.Written 13 February 2020
- _Y4961GD0 contributionsGreat experienceI travel with my mom and we really enjoyed all the activities and the service we got from Outdoor. We did 3 day trips with Outdoor and all of them was really good, well organized and with an experience driver / guide that had lots of knowledge of all the animals and the places we visit.Written 9 November 2019
- Roshnee D0 contributionsDrEfficiently organized and knowledgeable, informative and friendly guides. Meals provided were delicious too.Written 29 September 2019
- Adventureontheside0 contributionsOMG Amazing Service and Personalization!I found Outdoor African Tour Safari on Lonely Planet and had every one of my expectations surpassed! Best part of our two week trip to Africa. When you book with OATS, you are not joining a large group; rather, your entire trip is personalized to you and your group. My mom and I had the Okavango delta to ourselves! No one else will join you except your amazing guide! We had Boitumelo who was genuine, effective, and fun. And not in the over the top way- in the professional you know every detail has been attended to way! Daniel was our mokoro poler. We had such an amazing time on our mokoro tour from Maun that we tried to extend our trip another week to return to the area. Boitumelo responded to our inquiry within minutes and was regularly corresponding with us as we personalized an extended itinerary. Price, dates, locations and experiences are all things he will tailor to your interests. Just ask! He will be the first person I connect with when I return- not my travel agent. B knows every detail and tour company in the area to get you the best experience at the best rate. Every communication wowed us. OATS has the experience and connections to make your trip the trip of a lifetime and is small enough to personalize and personally take excellent care of you.Written 29 September 2019
- Severine W0 contributionsAmazing experience with a very friendly team!We had an amazing time visiting the Moremi Game Reserve with Outdoor Mobile Safari Tours. They took care of everything for us. Our guide was excellent and showed us so beautiful places and animals. I highly recommend them if you want an excellent safari!Written 16 September 2019
- JackRiiiii0 contributionsThe amazing adventure I have experiencedbooked a 8 day/7night safari at 2 different camps in the Okavango Delta through Boitumelo at Outdoor African Tour Safaris. Boitumelo ensured everything went very smoothly from the booking to the actual trip, and thoroughly answered all questions I had. The camps and the staff and guides were fantastic, and I had some great animal sightings. I was very happy with the experience and would happily book with them again.Written 1 August 2019
- katopa0 contributionsSpectercular touring experienceWhat a spectacular safari we had! We went on the classic mobile safari camping and choose 12 days outdoor luxury Safari in May 2019 starting in the Okavango Delta, continuing through Moremi and Chobe and concluding at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. We went to our Okavango Delta campsite via mokoros (a type of canoe) which were propelled by polers. We camped out in the bush throughout our 11 day safari and spent our evenings listening to the sounds of lions, hyenas and other unidentified animals. All our meals were prepared over a campfire and were delicious and satisfying. There was always a pot of water at the ready for rooibos tea and fresh bread was baked by our chefs Sarah and Secret every day. Our guide TK was excellent. He was very informative, knowledgeable and instructed us on the proper conduct ie. when to stand and when to remain seated. He was adventurous but always prudent about our safety and well being. We had spectacular animal sitings and Tk could pick out the well camouflaged cheetahs and leopard that we might otherwise have missed. And he could identify every animal we saw. I would highly recommend Outdoor African Tour Safaris a wonderful camping safari. They are Super number one company to offer you an amazing safari experience in Botswana.Written 31 July 2019
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Daouda
Rochester, MN18 contributions
This vendor ruined my trip to Botswana.
I booked this activity with the vendor on March 4, 2024. The activity was supposed to start on October 13, 2024. Upon arriving in the country, I reached out to the vendor to confirm what time they would pick me up, and they said, “It was cancelled long time back.”
I went to the platform from which I booked the activity, which still showed the activity as confirmed. Upon calling them, they said that the activity was not cancelled. I told them that the vendor insisted that they cancelled the activity, and after waiting on hold for 10 minutes, they said that the activity was in fact cancelled by the vendor. Fortunately, they refunded my money.
The vendor would probably argue that they cancelled the activity and that it isn’t their fault that the company from which I booked didn’t notify me, but I think this leaves out the important context of the situation.
I booked this activity 267 days in advance, and they accepted the booking at that time. I booked this activity for $496.50 in March, 2024, but the current price is $1,100 as of October, 2024. I travelled alone on this trip.
When I asked the vendor why they cancelled the activity, they said, “We are fully booked in long trips all our cars and staff are in the parks in long trips.”
When I asked the vendor when they cancelled the activity, they said they would get back to me, but then they never responded again to me. The platform from which I purchased wasn’t able to answer that question either. They simply said, “we can see that it was cancelled, but we can’t see when.”
Given the limited information I’ve been able to gather, I believe that the vendor had the capacity to do my trip when I booked it, but they later received “better offers” from other tourists, i.e., more nights, more travelers, higher daily rate per person, etc., so they cancelled my trip to go with those that were more profitable for them.
This practice is unacceptable, given that tourists are generally purchasing nonrefundable flights, nonrefundable hotel rooms, etc. Ultimately, I arrived in Maun without any planned activities and had to scramble to find a hotel and book activities, even though everything I really wanted to do was already sold out.
DO NOT BOOK ANYTHING WITH THIS VENDOR. They may get a better offer from someone else, cancel your activity, and leave you scrambling.
I booked this activity with the vendor on March 4, 2024. The activity was supposed to start on October 13, 2024. Upon arriving in the country, I reached out to the vendor to confirm what time they would pick me up, and they said, “It was cancelled long time back.”
I went to the platform from which I booked the activity, which still showed the activity as confirmed. Upon calling them, they said that the activity was not cancelled. I told them that the vendor insisted that they cancelled the activity, and after waiting on hold for 10 minutes, they said that the activity was in fact cancelled by the vendor. Fortunately, they refunded my money.
The vendor would probably argue that they cancelled the activity and that it isn’t their fault that the company from which I booked didn’t notify me, but I think this leaves out the important context of the situation.
I booked this activity 267 days in advance, and they accepted the booking at that time. I booked this activity for $496.50 in March, 2024, but the current price is $1,100 as of October, 2024. I travelled alone on this trip.
When I asked the vendor why they cancelled the activity, they said, “We are fully booked in long trips all our cars and staff are in the parks in long trips.”
When I asked the vendor when they cancelled the activity, they said they would get back to me, but then they never responded again to me. The platform from which I purchased wasn’t able to answer that question either. They simply said, “we can see that it was cancelled, but we can’t see when.”
Given the limited information I’ve been able to gather, I believe that the vendor had the capacity to do my trip when I booked it, but they later received “better offers” from other tourists, i.e., more nights, more travelers, higher daily rate per person, etc., so they cancelled my trip to go with those that were more profitable for them.
This practice is unacceptable, given that tourists are generally purchasing nonrefundable flights, nonrefundable hotel rooms, etc. Ultimately, I arrived in Maun without any planned activities and had to scramble to find a hotel and book activities, even though everything I really wanted to do was already sold out.
DO NOT BOOK ANYTHING WITH THIS VENDOR. They may get a better offer from someone else, cancel your activity, and leave you scrambling.
Written 16 October 2024
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Hello regarding RealDa 's review , the trip was cancelled longtime back because all our staff and safari vehicle where all engaged in the park so we are very sorry for the bad situation we hard and hope he so the cancellation last minute because the cancellation was done through the platform he booked through.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused
Written 18 October 2024
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Shei M
Gaborone, Botswana1 contribution
Stayed at Motsebe backpackers in Maun it was fantastic and the staff were very pleasant and helpful.very good value for money and is close to town like walking distance.
Written 12 December 2022
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Hi Shei
Thanks for your review and we are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us.
Boitumelo
Written 13 December 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Hi. I have just booked this tour through viatour. Is there a contact detail for the company? I would like to know when the tour ends as our flight is at 5.30pm from Maun on the last day. Will we be back in time or not?
Written 16 June 2019
Hi Tanya
If your flight connection is late we will adjust your dropping off time to be 2:30hrs before your flight.
Written 12 July 2019
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