Botswana family safari adventure

Morning and afternoon activities in this wildlife hot spot. You can enjoy morning or afternoon safaris and boat cruises from Okuti, and there is a very interesting heronry located close to the lodge. The guides are well-trained to engage children during their safari and will provide a bag of inspiring goodies to keep their interest.

Today, you'll take a light aircraft from the national park into the Shinde Private Concession. Your guide will meet you and take you to Shinde Footsteps, where you will stay for the next three nights. This is a safari camp as it used to be — rustic yet comfortable, with no detail overlooked.

The Young Explorers programme is great for families who are a little more adventurous and want to experience more of the real side of camping in the bush. The camp is a little rustic but far from being basic. It is an outstanding experience. The camp mainly concentrates on walking, as the name suggests, but mokoro trips are also possible, and game drives are available if you wish. This is a fantastic experience, and you will learn so much along the way from the expert guides.

A second full day at Footsteps. The guides are fabulous at engaging the whole family and teaching young safari goers how to track wildlife, recognise spoor, identify birds, whittle a spear and build small animal traps as the bushmen do.

Another light aircraft will take you out of the Delta and across to the dry desert of the Central Kalahari. Two nights here introduces you to the life of the San People and offers totally different scenery to where you've already been.

Activities from Dinaka focus on exploring the arid landscape in search of the rare brown hyena, Kalahari lion, oryx and bat-eared fox — all animals you don't find in the Okavango Delta. If you're feeling adventurous, it is also possible to spend the night sleeping out on the pans under the stars

You can enjoy one final early morning activity before bidding farewell to your guides and flying back to Maun to connect with your onward travel arrangements.

Arrive home today to complete your journey.