Botswana – Savute & Khwai Photo Tour 2021
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Please note that costs for 2021 tours are subject to change (as not all our partner properties and local airlines have released their rates) – should we need to revise costs, we will endeavour to keep fees as close to original cost.
30 Sep 2021 – 8 Oct 2021
Botswana is a country that is home to some of Africa’s great wildlife areas. Botswana boasts such vast areas of land devoted to ecotourism, and on this photo safari, we will visit two such famous areas: Savute and Okavango Delta’s Khwai concession. These are contrasting areas – the Savute is a land of grassy plains, small pans and vast broad-leaved woodlands, while the Khwai is home to tall woodlands, floodplains and lagoons. These areas of land recognised as offering superior wildlife numbers and sightings, as well as some of the finest game viewing in Africa.
Why this Photo Tour is for You
ORYX LEADER
Penny Robartes
- Destination
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Departure
Maun, Botswana
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per person sharing
US$9,465
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Photographic Highlights
Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog, Cheetah, Spotted Hyaena, Elephant, Roan Antelope and a variety of plains game
From our gallery
Best of Savute & Khwai
Day 1: Arrival in Maun, flight to Savute
Days 2 to 4: Savute
Day 5: Flight from Savute to Khwai
Days 6 to 8: Khwai
Day 9: Flight from Khwai to Maun and depart
We had an absolutely marvelous trip away with Penny, she taught and guided gently with our new cameras so much. The trip was just right, great lodges, driver guides and the beasties and birds were on show or gently coached into view.
Thank you to the whole Oryx team for a terrific tour and to Penny especially for her skills with the camera and helping us get started with new eyes for the shot.
Penny, I really had a fantastic holiday in Botswana thanks to you and ORYX team for sure! I am still on a bit of a high. Even though this was my third time to Southern Africa and second to Botswana, and each trip has been special, this time having a focus was brilliant and your guidance was invaluable to achieving some excellent photos.
My wife and I had an incredible safari experience with the ORYX team. From booking process to the preparations made by the ORYX team we were well taken care of. The safari itself was full of unique sightings and great photographic opportunities. Penny Robartes (our ORYX guide) provided expertise in the sightings along with key information to improve capturing the best possible photos. The safari itself is brilliantly set up with distinct environments with Savute up first and finishing with Khwai. The Savute location is dryer with game concentrated around watering holes and marsh to the north. The Savute was dominated with lion sightings including the Marsh pride with cubs. The tracker was able to use tracks in the sand to find the lion cubs with an eventual greeting of the cubs and the adults capping off that incredible sighting. Khwai is a lush and green river front with an entirely different back drop and more unique animal sightings. Khwai did not disappoint with wild dogs, hippos, crocs, owls, and lots of great leopard sightings. Even though we had very good leopard sightings in the Savute, the leopard sightings in Khwai were unique. We were able to see a leopard chase down a Lechwe in the marsh splashing its way to knocking down the the Lechwe. Again, the tracker was able to find a leopard from the tracks in the sand. That leopard ended up with a kill and our opportunity to see it climb the tree with its kill right in front of us with the right angle and sun behind us. Penny provided instruction and what to expect from the animal behavior to capture the best possible emotion in the images.
Thanks again ORYX team for an incredible safari.