South Africa · Private safari
Kruger & Panorama Discovery
Kruger → Panorama Route
Proposed level: Midrange to luxury
South Africa · Botswana
South Africa & Botswana
Cape Town & Okavango Escape
City, coast and mountain first, then water and wilderness. A journey that changes register completely halfway through.
Cape Town is an easy, generous start: the peninsula, the Winelands and good food, all within an hour of the hotel. Botswana then takes the trip somewhere else entirely — shallow channels, island walking and camps reached by small aircraft. The flight from Cape Town to Maun is the hinge.
The route
- Stop 1
Cape Town
- Stop 2
Okavango Delta
Route order as travelled. This is a schematic of the sequence, not a scale map — driving times are given in the itinerary.
The route on a map
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- 01Cape Town
- 02Okavango Delta
Pins mark the regions in travelling order, not exact camps or lodges. Driving times are given in the day-by-day plan above.
Day by day
10 days · 9 nights across 2 countries
Day01Arrive and settle into Cape TownCape Town · overnight Cape Town
You are met on arrival and driven to your first camp. Depending on your flight time, there is a first evening drive or simply time to settle in. A city day: Table Mountain cableway if the weather allows, then the Waterfront.
- Transfers
- Met at Cape Town (CPT), then a transfer of a domestic flight from Johannesburg or Kruger.
- Meals
- Dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Light — settle in, with one short drive if your flight allows
From the safari desk: Send us your flight number before you travel. If you land after 15:00 we move any first drive to the following morning rather than rush you into the park tired.
Day02Cape Town — full dayCape Town · overnight Cape Town
A full peninsula day: Cape Point, Boulders Beach and the coastal drive.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day03Cape Town — full dayCape Town · overnight Cape Town
A morning at leisure before a wine-country or safari transfer.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day04Cape Town — full dayCape Town · overnight Cape Town
A city day: Table Mountain cableway if the weather allows, then the Waterfront.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day05On to Okavango DeltaOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
After breakfast you travel on to Okavango Delta. The afternoon is kept light: Mokoro excursions through the Delta’s clear channels with a poler, plus walking on the islands.
- Transfers
- a light-aircraft flight from Maun to a delta airstrip. Fly Cape Town to Maun, then continue by light aircraft into the Delta. Soft bags are needed for the small-aircraft luggage limits.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Half a day in the vehicle, then an afternoon drive
From the safari desk: Where the road allows it we plan the drive to arrive before lunch, so the afternoon is a proper game drive rather than a rushed arrival at dusk.
Day06Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
Game drives and a boat cruise, depending on the camp’s location and water levels.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day07Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
A full day exploring the delta’s waterways and floodplains.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day08Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
Optional scenic helicopter flight over the Delta, arranged and paid locally.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day09Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
Mokoro excursions through the Delta’s clear channels with a poler, plus walking on the islands.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day10DepartureOkavango Delta · onward travel
Your guide sees you to the airport in good time for check-in. If your international flight leaves late in the day, a day room or an extra night can be arranged.
- Transfers
- A final morning at camp, then a transfer of a light-aircraft flight from Maun to a delta airstrip to Maun (MUB) or Kasane (BBK) for your onward flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Overnight
- Onward travel
- Pace
- Morning only, then onward travel
From the safari desk: We confirm your transfer time the evening before against the live flight schedule, and build in a buffer for road conditions. Late departures can keep a day room.
Crossing between countries
Private road transfers in Cape Town, a scheduled flight to Maun, then light-aircraft hops between Delta camps.
Proposed level
Luxury accommodation, proposed rather than committed. Specific properties and rates are shared privately in your proposal.
Safaris we sell
Journeys on this route
Each can run on its own, or be joined into the full combination above.
Before you decide
- Botswana camps are small and book out far ahead in the dry season.
- Light-aircraft luggage is strictly limited; soft bags only.
- Cape Town weather changes quickly — build a flexible day into the schedule.
Questions about this combination
Can we add the Winelands?
Yes. Two nights in the Winelands usually means one less in Cape Town, which most travellers accept happily.
Is the Delta good for families?
Some camps take children from six or seven; walking and mokoro activities have age conditions we check before proposing.
Do we need malaria tablets?
The Delta is a malaria area. Speak to a travel clinic about prophylaxis for your dates and route.
