Botswana Workshop 2027

Meet our guide at Maun Airport and transfer to our private wilderness camp. 

We will have breakfast at the hotel and then transfer to the airport via shuttle to catch our flight to Maun, Botswana. We will allow for plenty of time going through customs and passport control – OR Tambo is a very modern airport and there are opportunities to pick up last minute supplies there (sunglasses, hats, clothing, memory cards, etc.).

When we land in Maun, we will go through customs and passports control for Botswana, and then our private safari guides will meet us outside to load up the vehicles and hit the road.

The drive to our first campsite in Moremi will take several hours, but it also be our first game drive! This is a great opportunity to dial in settings and warm up your creative juices while taking in the wildlife we will encounter along the way.

Morning and afternoon photography drives with elephants and predators

Our days in Moremi will be filled with morning and late afternoon game drives, with abundant time during the afternoon to relax and recharge.

While there are no guarantees about what we will see – wild animals will go where they want and they don’t answer to a spreadsheet – Moremi is prime lion and leopard territory, with abundant elephants and bird life.

Scenic predator-rich transfer and arrival at our private Khwai camp.

We will hit the road shortly after breakfast for a transfer game drive to Khwai, another part of the Okavango Delta. We’ll take our time, stopping for tea in mid-morning and then a little later for lunch before we arrive at camp. The safari company will have already set up our tents and beds and we will have some time to relax. Time permitting, we may be able to go out for an evening game drive in this new area.

Wild dogs, lions, elephants, low-angle photography, optional mokoro excursion,

The Khwai Community Concession, situated next to the Moremi Game Reserve, is a leading example of sustainable eco-tourism in one of Botswana’s most renowned wildlife regions – the Okavango Delta.

Once a hunting concession, it was established by the local Khwai villagers. This community plays a vital role in the conservation and management of the area. Today, the concession is overseen by the Khwai Community Trust.

Khwai is an open, flexible area with stunning light — perfect for creative photography.

Transfer north into one of Africa’s legendary predator regions.

From Kwhai, we’ll head north into one of Africa’s legendary predator regions. Savuti is home to the famous Marsh Pride and the Renegades of the Northern Pride. There are also leopards and cheetah in the area, as well as large bull elephants and a good variety of birds.

This is also along the route of migrating mammals like zebra and wildebeest as they make their way toward the Chobe River during the dry season.

High predator density, dramatic behavior, silhouettes, creative backlight.

Savuti (sometimes spelled Savute) is, technically, a marsh. Rather than water, though, the area features sandy plains, dead trees from past floods, and a remote safari experience. When water arrives, it floods and becomes a vast haven for wildlife. But when it is dry, animals congregate at the few water sources that exist. It has the makings for tense, dramatic encounters.

Sunset river cruise with elephants, hippos and birds-in-flight photography.

After our two days in Savuti, we will transfer further north to the hearth of Chobe National Park, the Chobe River. Home to large herds of elephants, lions, antelope, hippos, and crocodiles, this is the capstone to our adventure.

Here, our final night will be in a lodge, giving us not only the opportunity to go out for a river cruise, but also to observe wildlife directly from the lodge’s decks. Elephants silhouetted against the sunset, grumpy hippos rearing up, and birds skipping over the water, grabbing insects for dinner all make for incredible viewing and, of course, photography.

Breakfast at lodge. Morning game drive, time permitting. Group flight to Johannesburg, with group stay at hotel.

After a peaceful night’s sleep, we will wake for a filling breakfast. Depending on our flight time, we may squeeze in one more game drive to explore the immediate area around the lodge before heading to the airport to catch our flight back to Johannesburg.

On arrival and after clearing customs, we will shuttle to the hotel for one last group dinner and a night of story sharing and memories.