Overview

Vacationing in the Okavango Delta by canoe, night game drive, and walking safari is a fantastic way for a family with kids over the age of seven to see some of the region’s most fascinating sights.

From Maun, you’ll take a small plane to Khwai River in the northern Delta, where you’ll stay in a roomy family cabin at Khwai Leadwood for three nights. After three nights in this area of Botswana, known for its abundance of elephants, you’ll take a short flight to Chobe National Park’s Linyanti Channel.

Moremi Game Reserve, the only legally protected and maintained area of the breathtaking Okavango Delta, is bounded by the Khwai River and is known for its good and consistent wild dog sightings. Migratory birds, small frogs, and uncommon wildlife like lechwe and sitatunga, antelope that have evolved to life in the wetlands of Southern Africa, will all be pointed out to you by your camp guide. Even the flights between camps will show you a new side of Botswana; the Okavango Delta is far larger and more varied than you could have imagined from the ground.