Experience Botswana's wild heart with Makomkom Safaris. Travel deep into the Okavango Delta and Savuti with expert guide Gee Mange, where lions roam the floodplains, leopards melt into the shadows, and wild dogs race across the open bush. Enjoy remote landscapes, abundant wildlife, and the freedom of true mobile camping — an authentic safari that brings you closer to Africa than you ever imagined.
We specialize in crafting personalized mobile safari experiences, primarily centered around captivating journeys through the Okavango Delta — with numerous options to explore Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, and surrounding areas on a multi-day adventure.
Our approach is highly flexible — we prioritize understanding your preferences to tailor each experience accordingly. Want to build your own adventure? We welcome the opportunity to create completely custom itineraries that match your timeline and dream safari experience.
Locations: Okavango Delta • Moremi • Khwai • Savuti • Mababe Depression • Kazikini
Every game drive can become a customized learning journey based on what fascinates you:
Everything is designed to keep you comfortable, safe, and fully immersed in the wilderness.
Comfortable open-sided safari vehicles positioned for optimal wildlife viewing and photography.
Spacious accommodations with daily cleaning and laundry service.
Knowledgeable guides and dedicated staff who care about your experience.
Local chef preparing amazing campfire cuisine throughout your journey.
Welcome drinks, evening fireside stories, starwatching, and attentive service.
Committed to conservation and community empowerment.
Select a classic itinerary length or let us build a custom adventure around your goals. Package pricing starts at $650 USD per person, per day, all inclusive. For further information on pricing, please inquire and include package and the number in your party.
For those with little time but big curiosity.
Okavango Delta · Moremi
More time, more habitats, more encounters.
Okavango Delta · Moremi · Khwai
The full Africa — slow, deep, and unforgettable.
Okavango · Moremi · Khwai · Savuti
Tell us when you want to travel, what fascinates you, and how long you have — and we'll craft something extraordinary around it.
⚠️ Myth: Dangerous animals are always aggressive. It's the question every first time safari guest asks nervously as they step into an open vehicle… "Are we safe out here?" And the honest answer is more nuanced than you might expect.
The most dangerous animals in Africa are not the ones that look dangerous. The lion watching you from the shade is almost certainly not thinking about you at all. You are large, unfamiliar, and arrive in a vehicle that smells like metal and diesel. To a lion you are neither prey nor threat. You are irrelevant. The elephant that charges and stops is almost always giving you a warning. A mock charge is communication — back off, you're too close. Respect it and the situation resolves itself.
So what are the real dangerous animals in Africa? Hippos. Quietly submerged, fiercely territorial, and faster on land than any human. They don't look dangerous, they look like large, slow, vaguely comedic mammals. They are not. Mosquitos. Responsible for more African deaths than every predator combined through malaria transmission. Buffalo. Particularly lone dagga boys who have nothing left to lose and a lifetime of bad experiences with predators to draw on.
The real lesson: Dangerous doesn't mean aggressive. It means unpredictable, territorial, or misunderstood. Every animal in the bush has a logic to its behavior. Of course a great way to stay safe is to have a really experienced and knowledgeable guide, like Gee at Makomkom. Knowledge helps the bush become a much less frightening — and much more extraordinary — place. 🌍
At Makomkom we go deeper — because knowledge is the best safety briefing you'll ever get.
