Region

Okavango-Chobe

Sleep in Maun or Kasane, then 2–3 nights per camp; link camps by light aircraft, not by road.

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Key facts · Botswana

Best months: Apr–Sep
Visa: Depends on your passport
Currency: Botswana pula
Language: English and Setswana
Plugs: D · G · M · 230 V
Time zone: Central Africa Time

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Rules in force · 7Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Across the subregion, plan every road leg to arrive befor…

Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
Southern Africa ↗A rental car may leave its home country only with the rental company's cross-border letter, the registration papers and paid road taxes at each post; driving into Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique or Angola without them ends at the border.
Southern Africa ↗Across the subregion, plan every road leg to arrive before sunset: livestock, wildlife, pedestrians and unlit trucks make night driving the main cause of serious visitor accidents.
Botswana ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Botswana government sources before booking; most Western passports are visa-exempt, others use the Botswana e-visa.
Botswana ↗Light-aircraft transfers limit luggage by weight and require soft bags; confirm the limit with your camp or operator before packing.
Botswana ↗Self-driving in Moremi, Chobe and the Central Kalahari needs a properly equipped 4x4, booked campsites and experience in sand driving.

Okavango-Chobe is the northern half of Botswana: the Okavango Delta and Moremi on the west, Chobe and the Linyanti on the east, with Maun and Kasane as the two gateways. The two ends are about 600 km apart by road and most of that is tar with animals on it; light aircraft hops of 1–2 hours connect the camps and cost less than the time you lose driving. Pick two or three camps of 2–3 nights each and let the plane do the moving.

Where to sleep

2 places in this region

MaunTrip line
Delta gateway; light aircraft to Okavango and Moremi camps, river lodges in town.
Best Apr–Sep
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KasaneCity guide
Chobe gateway; boat safaris on the Chobe River, road access to the park and to Victoria Falls.
Best May–Sep
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Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

5 nights: Maun 1 + Okavango Delta camp 2 + Chobe camp 2
8 nights: Maun 1 + Okavango Delta 3 + Moremi or Khwai 2 + Chobe 2
10 nights: Maun 1 + Delta 3 + Khwai 2 + Savuti 2 + Chobe 2

Maun to Kasane is about 600 km (373 mi) by road, 6–8 hours with animals on the tar; do not plan it after dark.Maun to Kasane is about 373 mi (600 km) by road, 6–8 hours with animals on the tar; do not plan it after dark.
Park and reserve fees are charged per person per day and are not included in most camp quotes.
June to October is peak season; camps and light-aircraft seats sell out months ahead.
Malaria is present in the Delta and Chobe; check with a travel clinic.

Day-trips door to door

To	From	Door-to-door p50	Last return	Note
Chobe riverfront	Kasane	20 min	unknown	Boat safaris run morning and late afternoon; park gates close at night.
Moremi Game Reserve	Maun	120 min	unknown	South Gate is about 2 hours on tar and sand; a day trip is rushed, an overnight is better.
Victoria Falls	Kasane	90 min	unknown	Crosses into Zimbabwe or Zambia; check visa and border hours before you go.

Bags between cities

Light-aircraft transfers move bags with you; keep to the soft-bag weight limit or pay for a second seat. Road transfers between Maun and Kasane take most of a day.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

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Country	JJan	FFeb	MMar	AApr	MMay	JJun	JJul	AAug	SSep	OOct	NNov	DDec
Maun	ok	ok	ok	go	go	go	go	go	go	ok	ok	ok
Kasane	×	×	×	ok	go	go	go	go	go	ok	×	×
Botswana (country-wide)	ok	ok	ok	go	go	go	go	go	go	go	ok	ok

Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Climate strip

Month by month

Zone	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Okavango Delta and MoremiNorthwest, around Maun	wet	wet	ok	best	best	best	best	best	best	ok	ok	wet
Chobe and KasaneNortheast, along the Chobe River	wet	wet	ok	best	best	best	best	best	best	ok	ok	wet

best: dry, mildok: workablewet: daily rain

Okavango Delta and Moremi: Flood peaks June–August when the Delta is fullest; rains December–February bring green grass and calving herds.
Chobe and Kasane: Dry season June–October concentrates elephants on the river; October is hot before the rains.

Best game viewing is the dry season, June to October. December to March is cheaper, greener and better for birds and the pans.

Getting in and passes

Arrival times and regional passes

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Get in

Door-to-door p50, 2026 estimate

From	To	How	p50	Note
Maun (MUB)	Okavango Delta camps	Light aircraft	20–45 min	Most Delta and Moremi camps are reached only this way; book with the camp.
Kasane (BBK)	Chobe camps and lodges	Road transfer or light aircraft	20–60 min	Kasane airport has regional flights and is the road gateway to Victoria Falls.
Gaborone	Maun	Domestic flight	~1 h 30	Air Botswana and others; check schedules, they change seasonally.
Maun	Kasane	Light aircraft or road	1 h by air, 6–8 h by road	The air hop is the standard safari link; the road passes Nata.

Regional passes

Verdict first

Park and reserve entry fees

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Paid per person per day at Moremi, Chobe and Nxai Pan; amounts change, confirm with your operator.

Light-aircraft transfer package

buy

Usually bundled with camp bookings; it is the fastest way between Delta and Chobe camps.

Self-drive 4x4 hire

check

Pays off for Chobe riverfront and Moremi if you are two or more and comfortable in deep sand.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Regional food

Where and when it works

Dish	Where	Timing / trap
Seswaa (pounded beef) with bogobe	Maun and Kasane restaurants	The everyday national dish; cheap and filling.
Braai and game meat	Camp and lodge dinners	Kudu, impala or ostrich are common; meals are usually included in camp rates.
River fish	Kasane, on the Chobe River	Bream and tigerfish appear on menus; check what is in season.
Camp picnic lunches	On game drives	Packed by the camp; eat at the vehicle, not on foot in the bush.

Go next

Okavango Delta

Light aircraft from Maun, 20–45 min

The water-safari heart of the region.

Maun

Light aircraft or road

Gateway town; useful first or last night.

Southeast Botswana

planned

Flight to Gaborone, then road

Gaborone and the Kalahari fringe.

Kalahari

planned

Flight to Maun or Ghanzi, then road

Central Kalahari and the pans, best January to April.

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep: 2 bases
Day trips: 3, 20 min to 2 h
Nights suggested: 5–10 nights
Ways in: 4 listed
Best months: Apr–Sep (all zones)

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Trips that stop here

From the Botswana guide

Three camps
10 days · 1 night here
Maun → Okavango Delta camp → Khwai → Chobe riverfront
Delta, predators and pans
14 days · 1 night here
Victoria Falls → Chobe riverfront → Linyanti → Okavango Delta camp → Makgadikgadi Pans → Maun

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Photos, reading and every source

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Sources

officialBotswana Tourism Organisation
secondaryWikivoyage: Okavango-Chobe, revision 5088049 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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