We rank these on four things: how much real time you get with the wildlife, the quality of the guiding, the value for money, and what travellers say after the fact. Ratings and review counts come straight from GetYourGuide and are checked regularly.
We earn a commission if you book through the links below, at no cost to you — which is why the ranking is what it is rather than what a supplier would like it to be. Some of the most expensive safaris on this page are here because they are the best way to see the region, not because they pay us more.
- Best overall
Okavango Delta: Full-Day Mokoro/Canoe Tour All-Inclusive
More than a hundred reviews at 4.7 for the experience everyone comes to the delta for: a full day in a mokoro with a local poler, an island walk and lunch, all included, at around €150. If you do one thing from Maun, do this.
Anyone with one day in Maun who wants to be on the water
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- Best Chobe safari
From Kasane: Chobe National Park Full Day Wildlife Safari
The Chobe riverfront by boat in the morning and by 4x4 in the afternoon, with lunch, for around €107. Over a hundred reviews at 4.6 — the best value on this page.
The Chobe leg of a Botswana circuit
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- Best from Victoria Falls
Chobe Day Trip from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Three hundred reviews at 4.7. If you are staying at the falls, this is how you add a real Botswana safari day without changing hotels.
Victoria Falls visitors who want one real safari day
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- Best Moremi day trip
Okavango: Moremi Game Reserve Guided Safari Adventure
The highest-rated way to get into Moremi from Maun in a day. Long, early and dusty — and the best chance of lion, leopard and wild dog without a camping trip.
Travellers based in Maun who want big cats, not just boats
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- Best scenic flight
Maun: 45-Minute Doors-Off Scenic Flight
A private doors-off helicopter is the photographers’ way to see the delta, and it is noticeably cheaper than several fixed-wing alternatives. Perfect scores so far.
Photographers and anyone short of time in Maun
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- Best Victoria Falls tour
Zimbabwe & Zambia: Guided Tour of the Falls from Both Sides
Nearly five hundred reviews at 4.7. Seeing the falls from both Zimbabwe and Zambia on one guided day is the smartest way to spend your time there.
The Victoria Falls day of a combined itinerary
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- Best short camping safari
From Maun: 3-Day Moremi Game Reserve Safari Tour
Three days in Moremi is the minimum we recommend, and sleeping in the bush is what makes it: dawn drives, sundowners and lions calling at night.
A first Botswana safari on a mid-range budget
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- Best overland highlights
Maun: 6-Day Okavango, Savuti, Chobe & Victoria Falls Tour
Maun to Victoria Falls via the delta, Savuti and Chobe in six days. Expensive, but it solves the hardest logistics of a Botswana trip in one booking.
A one-shot Botswana highlights trip
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- Best for birders
Okavango Delta: Mokoro or Power Boat Day Tour
The mokoro-or-powerboat option covers more water than a pole can, which means more lagoons, more heronries and more species. Consistently strong reviews.
Birders and travellers who want to cover more water
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- Most proven Chobe day
Chobe Park Day Safari: Day Trip, Safari Drive & River Cruise
Over a hundred reviews and years of running the same reliable combination of river cruise, lodge lunch and game drive.
Travellers coming from Victoria Falls or Livingstone
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- Best small operator
Okavango Delta Day Trip
A full delta day with a small local operator and perfect scores so far — a good second day on the water after the classic mokoro trip.
A second delta day with a different operator
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- Best splurge at the falls
Victoria Falls: Helicopter Tour with Hotel Pickup
Six hundred reviews at 4.7. The "Flight of Angels" is short, but it is the only way to see the whole width of the falls.
The one splurge of a Victoria Falls stop
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- Best adventure
From Victoria Falls: Livingstone Island Tour & Devil’s Pool
Breakfast on Livingstone Island and a swim in Devil’s Pool on the lip of the falls. Seasonal, unforgettable and heavily reviewed.
Adventurous travellers in the low-water season
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- Best three-country tour
3 Days Explore Zambia, Zimbabwe and Chobe Park in Botswana
Victoria Falls from both sides, rhino tracking on foot in Zambia and a full Chobe day, with strong reviews. Ideal before or after the delta.
Combining the falls and Chobe without planning
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- Best for predators
From Maun: 5-Day Khwai Okavango Safari with Meals & Drinks
Five days in the Khwai community area with meals and drinks: night drives and walks that Moremi itself does not allow. A new listing — check the latest reviews.
Predator lovers who want to go deeper
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- Best mobile safari value
Okavango Delta Mobile Safari Camping
Game drives, mokoro and walks on one four-day trip — the full delta experience at a fraction of fly-in prices. A new listing — check the latest reviews.
Couples and friends on a mid-range budget
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- Best complete circuit
Victoria Falls: Chobe & Okavango Delta Camping Safari Tour
Nine days from Victoria Falls through Chobe to the delta. The slow, thorough version of a first Botswana safari.
A first safari that covers everything
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- Best on a budget
Sunset Mokoro Tour in Maun, a Taste of the Okavango Delta
An hour in a mokoro at sunset for around €50. It is not the deep delta, but it is the cheapest way to feel the silence of the channels.
An arrival or departure evening in Maun
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- Best cheap Chobe evening
From Kasane: Chobe River Sunset Cruise
Three hours on the river at dusk for around €53. Reviews are mixed on crowding, but the elephants at sunset are the reason people go to Chobe.
An easy first afternoon in Kasane
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- Best in Maun town
Maun: Town Tour with Local Guide & Traditional Food Tasting
A short guided walk with a Setswana food tasting — a genuinely local way to fill a spare afternoon between flights.
A spare half-day in Maun
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- Only Makgadikgadi day trip
Makgadikgadi National Park Day Trip
The only bookable day into Makgadikgadi from Maun. Reviews are mixed, so we rank it last — but the zebra migration is worth the effort.
Zebra-migration seekers with a spare day
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How we rank these tours
We look at four things, in this order:
- Time with the wildlife. A tour that spends most of the day on the road has not really taken you on safari.
- Guiding. A good guide finds animals, explains behaviour and keeps you safe on foot and on the water.
- Value. Not the lowest price — the most safari per euro.
- What reviewers say afterwards. We read the three-star reviews, not just the five-star ones.
Still not sure?
Browse everything currently bookable, with live prices and availability, on our full tours page — or read the travel guide first if you are still working out how many days to give the delta.