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Botswana – 9-day Luxury Great Plains Safari – Private Fly-in

9 days / 8 nights
Selinda Reserve • Duba Plains Private Reserve

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Selinda Reserve

Duba Plains Private Reserve

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Botswana – 9-day Luxury Great Plains Safari – Private Fly-in

From $8,660
Duba Explorers Camp
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Selinda Explorers Camp
Duba Explorers Camp
Duba Explorers Camp
Duba Explorers Camp

Includes

Light aircraft flights from Maun - Selinda - Okavango Delta - Maun, including 15kg hold and 5 kg hand luggage all in soft bags
All return airstrip road transfers
8 nights in luxury safari lodges on an all-inclusive basis
All premium local and imported beverages included
2 daily, shared safari activities
Park fees

Excludes

International flights
Optional extra activities
Gratuities - we recommend US$ 15 per person/day per guide and $20 per person/day for lodge staff
Entry visa
Travel insurance
Increase in government tax and park fees

Itinerary

Selinda Reserve, Botswana

Situated in northern Botswana, the Selinda Reserve is a 130 000 hectare private wildlife reserve. Sandwiched between the beautiful Savute Channel, the awe-inspiring Chobe National Park, and the sensational Okavango Delta, this sanctuary is well off the beaten track and offers visitors an exclusive wildlife viewing experience. The varied landscape hosts a wide variety of species in diverse habitats, including rare roan and sable antelopes, endangered African wild dogs, lions, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and large elephant herds, as well as numerous bird species (including the mighty African Fish Eagle). Take a night drive to see nocturnal species at their best. Visitors can look forward to wonderful canoe safaris, guided bush walks, and 4X4 game drives.
Selinda Reserve
Selinda Reserve
Selinda Reserve
Selinda Reserve
Selinda Reserve
Selinda Reserve
  • Selinda Explorers Camp

    Day 1 - 5

    Selinda Explorers Camp is located in the private Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana, built on the banks of the Selinda Spillway.
    Selinda Explorers Camp
    Selinda Explorers Camp
    Selinda Explorers Camp
    Selinda Explorers Camp
    Selinda Explorers Camp
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Day 1

Day Notes:

After arrival at Maun Airport, you will be flown to the local airstrip and then picked up and transferred to Selinda Explorers Camp, located in prime predator habitat, in a handpicked location! Enjoy your first, shared afternoon game drive. 

  • Meet & Greet

  • Charter Flight from Maun International Airport [MUB] to Selinda Airstrip

  • Transfer from Selinda Airstrip to Selinda Explorers Camp

  • Check-in to Selinda Explorers Camp

  • Shared afternoon game drive

Day 2 - 4

Day Notes:

Activities included at Selinda Explorers Camp are as follows:

  • Morning, afternoon and evening game drives
  • Guided bush walks
  • Traditional canoes (mokoros), and boating offer guests superb opportunities to track and view iconic African wildlife
  • Sundowner at Hippo Pool
  • Astronomy lesson along the famed Selinda Spillway
  • Bird-watching 
  • Photography
  • Shared morning and afternoon safari activities

Duba Plains Private Reserve, Botswana

Set in the enthralling Okavango Delta, the Duba Plains Private Reserve is one of the best places to start your exploration of the wild areas of Botswana. The landscape is characterised by vast plains dotted with fig, ebony, and garcinia trees and traversed by a network of pristine waterways. Visitors can look forward to leisurely boating excursions along the tranquil rivers of the Delta, thrilling game drives, and mystical night drives in the African bush to spot a wealth of nocturnal wildlife. Commonly spotted species include hippo, blue wildebeest, hyena, giraffe, elephant, lechwe, buffalo, tsessebe, and warthog. Visitors can spot up to 200 species of bird, take horse riding safaris through the untouched grasslands, and enjoy a glass of wine under the African night sky.
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Duba Plains Private Reserve
  • Duba Explorers Camp

    Day 5 - 9

    Duba Explorers Camp is tucked away in the northeast corner of the Duba concession, a private reserve in the Okavango Delta and surrounded by floodplains, grasslands and pockets of mopane and acacia woodlands. Since the camp was relocated away from its sister camp, Duba Plains, Duba Explorers Camp is now situated on an island under a canopy of mature jackalberry, leadwood and mangosteen trees. The camp consists of five tents of airy canvas on raised decking. Guests wake up to panoramic views of the Delta floodplains and, during the flood season, the water channels link to open water filled with flowering water lilies and tall papyrus. The main area is set under sweeping marquee canvas, on raised decking with an open-concept dining and lounge area. During a stay at Duba Explorers Camp guests can surrounding ecosystem by boat or traditional canoes (mekoro) (when water levels allow), by vehicle or on guided walks. The unique flooding cycles of the Okavango Delta create a mosaic of habitats fostering an incredible diversity of wildlife while the year-round healthy population of elephant, buffalo and lechwe and good hunting terrain attracts predators such as lion, leopard and wild dogs.
    Duba Explorers Camp
    Duba Explorers Camp
    Duba Explorers Camp
    Duba Explorers Camp
    Duba Explorers Camp
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Day 5

Day Notes:

After your last shared morning activity from Selinda you will fly on into the Okavango Delta where you will stay for another 4 nights at Duba Explorers Camp, with views over the surrounding floodplains. Join your first shared afternoon game drive after you have settled in and had some afternoon tea.

  • Shared morning safari activity

  • Check-out from Selinda Explorers Camp

  • Transfer from Selinda Explorers Camp to Selinda Airstrip

  • Charter Flight from Selinda Airstrip to Omdop Airstrip (Duba Plains)

  • Transfer from Omdop Airstrip (Duba Plains) to Duba Explorers Camp

  • Check-in to Duba Explorers Camp

  • Shared afternoon game drive

Day 6 - 8

Day Notes:

Activities included at Duba Explorers Camp are as follows:

  • Morning, afternoon, and evening game drives
  • Guided bush walks
  • Catch-and-release seasonal fishing
  • Traditional canoes (mokoros), and boating offer guests superb opportunities to track and view iconic African wildlife
  • Bird-watching 

 

  • Shared morning & afternoon safari activities

Day 9
  • Shared morning safari activity

  • Check-out from Duba Explorers Camp

  • Transfer from Duba Explorers Camp to Omdop Airstrip (Duba Plains)

  • Charter Flight from Omdop Airstrip (Duba Plains) to Maun International Airport [MUB]

End of Itinerary

Destinations

Selinda Reserve
Botswana
Day 1-2

Selinda Reserve

Situated in northern Botswana, the Selinda Reserve is a 130 000 hectare private wildlife reserve.
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Botswana
Day 5-6

Duba Plains Private Reserve

Set in the enthralling Okavango Delta, the Duba Plains Private Reserve is one of the best places to start your exploration of the wild areas of Botswana.

Accommodations

Selinda Explorers Camp
Selinda Reserve
Day 1-5

Selinda Explorers Camp

Selinda Explorers Camp is located in the private Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana, built on the banks of the Selinda Spillway..
Duba Explorers Camp
Duba Plains Private Reserve
Day 5-9

Duba Explorers Camp

Duba Explorers Camp is tucked away in the northeast corner of the Duba concession, a private reserve in the Okavango Delta and surrounded by floodplains, grasslands and pockets of mopane and acacia woodlands.

September - October & 20 December 2025 - 10 January 2026

  • Per person sharing: US$ 19,625
  • Single/Solo traveller*: US$ 29,030
  • Per child sharing, age 6-15 years: US$ 10,220

1 November - 19 December 2025 - INCLUDES 2 FREE NIGHTS

  • Per person sharing: US$ 10,600
  • Single/Solo traveller*: US$ 15,490
  • Per child sharing, age 6-15 years: US$ 5,705

11 January -  31 March 2026 - INCLUDES 2 FREE NIGHTS

  • Per person sharing: US$ 8,705
  • Single/Solo traveller*: US$ 12,650**
  • Per child sharing, age 6-15 years: US$ 4,760

1 April - 14 June & 1 October - 19 December 2026 - INCLUDES 2 FREE NIGHTS

  • Per person sharing: US$ 10,655
  • Single/Solo traveller*: US$ 15,575**
  • Per child sharing, age 6-15 years: US$ 5,735

15 June - 30 September & 20 December 2026 - 10 January 2027

  • Per person sharing: US$ 19,755
  • Single/Solo traveller*: US$ 29,225
  • Per child sharing, age 6-15 years: US$ 10,285

 

*A supplement applies if no one else has booked on one or more flight segments

**A single supplement only applies from the second single room booked

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Impeccable handling

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