Where the trail goes
African Journey Trails runs mobile safaris from Maun into the classic northern circuit: the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, the Khwai concession, Savuti, and the Chobe riverfront. Private itineraries can add the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the Makgadikgadi or Nxai Pans, or continue to Victoria Falls.
Camps move with you. You do not fly from lodge to lodge. You travel the land in an open 4x4 and sleep where the wildlife is.
Maun — Where Your Journey Begins
Maun sits on the Thamalakane River, at the southern edge of the Okavango Delta. Maun is Botswana's safari capital and our home base. All our mobile safaris start here.
Okavango Delta
The Okavango is a UNESCO World Heritage Site: floodplains, islands, lagoons and papyrus. Activities follow the water — mokoro, boat, walking, and game drives on the dry edges. The annual flood arrives from Angola in the dry months, so the Delta is often wettest when the rest of Botswana is driest.
- Mokoro and boat when levels allow
- Island walks and birding
- Best combined with Moremi or Khwai on a mobile safari
Moremi Game Reserve — The Heart of the Delta
Moremi protects the eastern heart of the Delta. One of Africa's greatest wildlife reserves. Lion, wild dog, leopard, massive herds of elephants, buffalo, and over 500 bird species. If the Okavango is the heart, Moremi is where it beats the loudest.
Khwai Community Concession — Wild, Flexible, and Ours
Community concession on the north-east of Moremi. No fence. Wildlife moves freely. Because it's community land, we can do night drives, walking safaris, and mokoro excursions.
Savuti — Chobe's Wild Heart
Savuti is Chobe's dry, dramatic interior — predators, elephants, and wide skies. Famous for lion battles and largest elephant gatherings.
Chobe National Park — The Elephant Kingdom
The Chobe riverfront holds some of the densest elephant populations in Africa. Hundreds of elephants at the water at last light. Best seen from our boats at sunset.
Central Kalahari Game Reserve — The Soul of Botswana
One of the largest protected areas on Earth. Famous for black-maned Kalahari lions, oryx, springbok. Best as dedicated 3-5 night mobile safari. Green Season (Dec–April) is most rewarding.
This is not an add-on afternoon. Distances are large and camps are remote. We plan CKGR as its own chapter of the journey.
Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans
Empty horizon, zebra migration in season, and nights of serious stars. Nxai Pan — Baines' Baobabs. Makgadikgadi — flamingos, meerkats, quad biking on the salt..