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Maun Tours
5-Day Mababe Safari

5-Day Mababe Safari

By Xaa Safaris
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Join us as we explore the some of the best of Botswana's wilderness areas, we will take you an adventure to the The Mababe depression lies in the area between Maun and Savuti. We will take you on an amazing adventure into the Mababe, Savuti & Khwai areas, where you will experience some of the activities these areas have to offer.
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Ages 12-70, max of 8 per group
Duration: 5 days
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English
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  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • National Paek Fees
  • Professional Guide
  • Hotel Pickup and Drop-Off
  • Entry/Admission - Khwai Concession
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Maun, Botswana
    We can meet at a certain point and drive to our offices if clients are not booked in with any hotels/ self drives coming in the morning of the tour.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    Airport pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
    • Maun Airport, Maun, Ngamiland East Botswana
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 53286P12

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
      • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
      • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
      • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
      • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
      • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers

      • If you cancel at least 4 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
      • If you cancel within 3 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 53286P12

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      • Xaa Safaris
        22
        Maun, Botswana
        Joined in May 2017
      • edwardr465
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Highly recommended
        Xaa Safaris provided an excellent adventure. Early enquiries were answered promptly, professionally and helpfully. The team who accompanied us were terrific. Ranger shared his considerable knowledge of the landscape and environment we travelled across. His manner and pace matched our own. George prepared great meals every day, including some special treats. Lukas and Simon set and made our campsites delightful places. In Okavango, Fox guided us expertly in the Delta. They are a great team and helped make our safari an amazing experience.
        Written 11 November 2024
      • Haydn F
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Highly recommend using this local business
        Incredible. Highly recommended and encourage you to use this local business to support the local people. We had a well organised private tour to Central Kalahari, all at short notice. Communication was excellent. Our guide (Gibson) had a wealth of knowledge and considerate to our safety, needs and wants. For a budget experience, the very rustic camp was THE best we’ve had on a safari. We also had a cook and assistance to make the experience very comfortable. The vegetarian food options were some of the best we’ve ever had on any organised trip ever.
        Written 17 October 2024
      • maylyn7
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fabulous day with amazing animal sightings
        Wonderful day with a great guide Phor Phor who went all out to find the animals for us. We saw lots of lions, a couple of leopards, lots of elephants, giraffes antelope hippos, beautiful birds and zebras by the many
        Written 9 October 2024
      • steve k
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        SCAM COMPANY. BEWARE
        Guide failed to communicate with us. Didnt show for orientation day before, did not show for the excursion. No calls...EVER. TOTAL SCAM
        Written 1 September 2024
      • bolotsangm
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Kalahari Game Reserve Safari tour review
        The knowledgeable guide accompanying us on the safari was incredibly passionate about the animals and their habitats, providing us with fascinating facts and stories that truly enhanced the experience. I learned so much about the incredible diversity of wildlife that inhabits Maun and gained a newfound appreciation for the delicate balance of nature. Our 3-day safari trip was an incredible journey that opened my eyes to the wonders of the wild and left me with a newfound sense of wonder and appreciation for the world around me. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for a truly enriching and unforgettable adventure.
        Written 7 May 2024
      • Resort569660
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fantastic safari company
        We did a 6 days/5 nights tour from Kasane to Maun, visiting Chobe and Moremi National Parks, and the Okavango river. The trip was absolutely spectacular! Xaa Safaris is a very professional company, they designed a perfect safari trip absolutely well adapted to our requests. Every detail was taken care of to perfection. The guide, Ranger, was not only very knowledgeable but also such a fantastic and friendly person!, we were deeply sad when we had to say goodbye! Same about George, the cook, who cooked great meals in the middle of the bush! and was also so friendly and kind. Maas, the company contact in Maun, was great with us, and very helpful. Nobantu, the main organizer in Gaborone, designed this perfect trip for us. Our greatest thanks to all of you!!. Price for value was simply excellent: We spent one night in Savuti, two in Kwai, and one in the Okavango delta, in very nice tents with shower and toilet, that were moved every night from place to place, to be there waiting for us when we returned from our safari trip. They were placed in fantastic locations. In Kwai we could see the elephants in the river from our dinner place!. All the team was so helpful, nice, warm and friendly. We had such a fantastic time! And we saw pleeeeenty of animals. An unforgettable experience we will never forget!!!!
        Written 17 August 2023
      • 107miekef
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Scam or just terrible customer service?
        SCAM! Watch out! I had been discussing our boat safari via email with Xaa Safaris since January of 2023 just to arrive in Maun in July of 2023 to find that my deposit had been stolen and no boat was waiting for us. I accepted a quote, completed the paperwork, signed and sent it through as requested, then on the same email string, banking details were provided for me to pay the deposit. Upon phoning them a day prior to the excursion, they said no payment had been received, and this is when it came to light that right after I emailed the signed contract, the correspondence address changed from info@xaasafaris.com to info@xaasafaris.pw. In the same string replying, this was not noticeable, so the money was paid via EFT and the receiving account was emptied - nothing I can do to have the funds returned. I have no proof that Xaa Safari is the culprit. However, considering the timing at which the fake email address became active and the fact that they never tried to follow up on our booking, despite having (via the legitimate email address) received a signed contract with all our personal details, this is either extremely poor customer service, or more likely an inside job.
        Written 13 August 2023
      • -56992162346
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Well, enjoyable,The Moremi Game Reserve is the most exciting,place. The different species , captures your mind.
        Experience is the most reaches source,trip with Trip Adviser.Tour with Slender Mongoose safaris and enjoy,book us..
        Written 8 June 2023
      • Moira T
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        A wonderful, privileged, experience to the heart of unchanged Africa.
        Two of us travelled independently to Botswana, and booked with Xaa Safaris for a mobile 3-day 2-night safari, journeying into the fabulous Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Our guide came to meet with us the night before departure at our lodge in Maun, and briefed us on what to expect. The following morning he arrived with his team of 3, in a smart safari vehicle with a trailer stuffed with camping gear. The whole setup was really professional and expert. We have been on numerous safaris before, and it was our choice to try a safari during the rainy season, when the bush is all green - and animals much harder to spot! We did see 3 lions and a cheetah though! Having arrived at our campsite (a small grove of shade trees with long grass) we unhitched the trailer, and the guys started to set up the tents, and the cook place. We went out for the afternoon game drive and returned at dusk to find all ready, including the dining tent set for dinner! They made the hospitality seem really easy, including providing delicious vegetarian food as we requested.
        Written 12 April 2023
      • HilArn
        0 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        A good experience from Maun
        We ordered the tour but complications arose because January is off season and the company had closed their local office so nobody read the booking on a daily basis. This was not stated on their website and lead us to think they where just collecting money and not showing up. It was quite the opposite. When we after a time got hold of the owner éverything sorted out and we where treated good. Given a free meal and imeadately reimbursed the cost of the ordered trip. But be aware. The website was not updated with working telephone or working e-mail. We discussed this with the owner and representative and they are eagerly working on the issue. So, we think everything should in future be OK. But are you nervous, you could call them before you order. They are nice people
        Written 11 January 2023
      • Wouter79
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent and comfortable mobile camping safari
        We just returned from a mobile camping safari in Chobe National Park and the Khwai Concession which borders Moremi Game Reserve and the Okavango Delta. Being one of the SafariBookings team members I have been privileged to go on quite a few safaris already but this trip was one of my best bush experiences so far. It was the beginning of the wet season but we hardly had any rain. Afternoon temperatures were quite high during the first couple of days, but we were either in the open vehicle while driving and cooled by the wind or in the camp, where we could relax and enjoy cold drinks in a glass with ice. The heat turned out to be quite doable and the nice thing about this time of year was that temperatures during the morning and evening/night time were lovely (unlike in July/August when it gets really cold at night and during the morning). The scenery was beautiful and green and we saw so much wildlife. An abundance of antelope species, big herds of elephant and buffalo, giraffe, hippo, lion multiple times, two leopards and even four painted dogs on the last day, which was a real treat as encountering those magnificent creatures is quite rare. In addition it was the season where the migratory birds were there and the birding was spectacular. We kept track of the bird species and ended up ticking more than 110 bird species, including beautiful birds of prey and impressive looking storks and egrets. It truly felt like paradise. Our guide, Ranger, was very knowledgeable about both the animals, birds and trees. He really made our trip. The mobile camping was a lot more comfortable than we expected. Tents were large Meru style tents in which you could comfortably stand and move around. They felt like small hotel rooms in the middle of the wilderness. What a great experience and we felt much closer to the bush when compared to staying in a lodge or a larger tented camp. The mess/lounge tent was also great and the food they served was delicious. The camp staff were great people and took care of all the camp chores, including moving the entire camp to the next location. Quite impressive. It was a great experience which I am going to remember for a long time.
        Written 9 December 2022
      • phlpjns
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Do Not Use Xaa Safaris
        Xaa Safaris did not come to collect us at the hotel and they did not answer the phone. They finally replied to my email over 2hrs after the scheduled pick up time saying they were not able to make it. No reason given. I don’t know if they just forgot, failed to arrange a guide or just couldn’t be bothered. Ruined our time in Maun as we were leaving the next day and were there specifically to do the Okavango Delta tour. Do not use Xaa Safaris as they will probably cancel your tour without telling you and leave you waiting and ruin your day.
        Written 7 March 2022
      • einaxm
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Three day Okavango Trip
        Excellent organised trip with beautiful arranged dinners. Many day activities like bush walks, individual boat trips etc
        Written 13 December 2019
      • Taileigh S
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent Tour Operator !
        A friend and myself participated in the full day Moremi Game Drive and also a Mokoro tour. Our guide was Puso and was absolutely fantastic. I am a tour guide myself by profession and was beyond thrilled with how our two days with Zaa were handled. Puso was super friendly and so knowledgeable! We saw so many different animals. We felt safe, not rushed at all, and in extremely good hands. Special attention was given to my dietary requirement (vegetarian) and everything was very well organised. I wish we were able to spend more time with Puso. I highly recommend!
        Written 6 November 2019
      • robproccons
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Real joy with variety
        We took a 2 hour trip in which we saw a lot of wildlife activity: eliphants in the river and passing through the river, crocs nearby, water monitor lizzard, lechwe, water birds, water flowers. 2 hours seems a perfect time.
        Written 5 September 2019
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