These Botswana operators say on their own websites what qualifications, licences or experience their guides have; each card quotes the company's own line.
Which safari operators in Botswana have the best guides?
The 13 operators below are based in Botswana and each say what qualifications, licences or experience their guides have, quoted on their cards. We do not judge which guides are better; each company's own words are shown so you can compare them.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table holds 245 companies with a head office in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia or Zimbabwe: the ones ChatGPT named on two or more days between 5 October and 1 November 2026 in answers to the safari questions Uncompromised Travel asks every day and the operators in those countries with 20 or more reviews on SafariBookings. Their websites were read on 2 November 2026, with their reviews on SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot. This page carries the operators in it for which a line from its own website, as read, can be quoted showing that it is based in Botswana and says what qualifications or experience its own guides have: 13 operators. Where a website does not give its office, the office on its SafariBookings profile is used. Companies whose websites describe them as planners, agents or destination management companies, or do not say whether they run their own trips, are left out. Cards are in alphabetical order. Prices are shown as each company published them, in its own currency, never converted. No company paid to be on this page.
Small-group mobile safaris through Botswana and Namibia
Its guides
Guides are a mix of employed and freelance: Cowboy joined Penduka as a guide almost 20 years ago, while Segal is 'a freelance guide' and Chris Burnie guides 'on a part time basis'.
Published price
2026 rates per person sharing, USD: 5 Day Luxury Delta (5 days, low and high USD 4 300); 5 Day Moremi (low USD 3 000, high USD 3 500); 7 Day Central Kalahari (low USD 4 450, high USD 4 900); 9 Day Classic (low USD 4 980, high USD 5 775); 11 Day Transfrontier Kalahari (low USD 7 200, high USD 7 700); 13 Day Botswana Explorer (low USD 6 650, high USD 7 650); 15 Day Circular (USD 8 950); 16 Day Namibian (USD 8 000, private on request); 20 Day combined (USD 10 850, private on request); combined 7 day Kalahari and 9 day Classic, 16 days (low USD 8 500, high USD 9 650).
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
Participation or non-participation mobile camping for small groups
Its guides
'Professional, licensed and highly experienced English speaking safari guides'; guides are residents of their area of specialty and the same guide and staff handle a trip from start to finish.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 4.9 out of 5 from 99 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 44 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.7 out of 5 from 30 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
Nine trips with 'starting at' prices in USD: 3 day Chobe National Park 968; 4 day Savuti>Chobe 1595; 5 day Kasane to Maun 2563; 6 day Kasane to Maun 2618; 7 day Kasane to Maun 3278; 8 day Kasane to Maun 3500; 9 day Kasane>Maun>Makgadikgadi 3938; 10 day Kasane to Maun 4538; 15 day Chobe>Savuti>Mababe>Moremi>Kwai>Maun 5148.
Reviews
SafariBookings: 4.9 out of 5 from 100 reviews; Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 15 reviews, read 2 November 2026.
Expert-led mobile tented photo safaris in Botswana
Its guides
Isaac (founder) guides, with over 15 years of professional guiding, fluent in Setswana and English.
Based in
Maun, Botswana (P O Box 834 Maun).
How it runs trips
Scheduled fixed departures in small groups of max 6 guests for 2027 (minimum 4 guests to run), plus customised private safaris for private groups, film crews and photo workshops.
3 of the 13 operators on this page publish a price with its currency; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Brave Africa Safaris: Taste of Botswana: 3 nights, from USD 1,935 per person.
Penduka Safaris: 2026 rates per person sharing, USD: 5 Day Luxury Delta (5 days, low and high USD 4 300); 5 Day Moremi (low USD 3 000, high USD 3 500); 7 Day Central Kalahari (low USD 4 450, high USD 4 900); 9 Day Classic (low USD 4 980, high USD 5 775); 11 Day Transfrontier Kalahari (low USD 7 200, high USD 7 700); 13 Day Botswana Explorer (low USD 6 650, high USD 7 650); 15 Day Circular (USD 8 950); 16 Day Namibian (USD 8 000, private on request); 20 Day combined (USD 10 850, private on request); combined 7 day Kalahari and 9 day Classic, 16 days (low USD 8 500, high USD 9 650).
Tony Mobile Safari: Nine trips with 'starting at' prices in USD: 3 day Chobe National Park 968; 4 day Savuti>Chobe 1595; 5 day Kasane to Maun 2563; 6 day Kasane to Maun 2618; 7 day Kasane to Maun 3278; 8 day Kasane to Maun 3500; 9 day Kasane>Maun>Makgadikgadi 3938; 10 day Kasane to Maun 4538; 15 day Chobe>Savuti>Mababe>Moremi>Kwai>Maun 5148.
How do they run their trips?
7 of the 13 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland); for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Brave Africa Safaris: Private trips: private vehicle for families with kids under 12, private car or whole camp available on request.
Bush Baby Calls: Private-style group trips priced by group size (2, 4, 6 or 8 pax).
Embrace Safaris: Guests have the entire camp to themselves and a private guide; minimum 4 pax and maximum 9 pax.
Moonstroll Safaris: Private and small group safaris plus tours with set departure dates.
Peake Safaris: Private only: 'With the camp and your guide to yourself' the safari is curated for your group.
Wild Focus Safaris: Scheduled fixed departures in small groups of max 6 guests for 2027 (minimum 4 guests to run), plus customised private safaris for private groups, film crews and photo workshops.
Wild For Game Safaris: Private mobile safaris.
What do they say about children?
3 of the 13 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Brave Africa Safaris: Children aged 7 and over accepted; four-person family tent; kids menu; private vehicle for families with kids under 12.
Peake Safaris: Children under 12 at time of travel: 1 child at 50% of the adult rate per two full paying guests; a second child 25% off.
Wild Focus Safaris: Scheduled departures have a minimum age of 12 years; younger children are advised to book a private safari tailored to the family.
Botswana safari operators and their guides: the questions people ask
Which run private trips on your own dates?
7 of the 13 do: Brave Africa Safaris, Bush Baby Calls, Embrace Safaris, Moonstroll Safaris, Peake Safaris, Wild Focus Safaris and Wild For Game Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which run scheduled departures you can join?
2 of the 13 do: Moonstroll Safaris and Wild Focus Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which run mobile camping safaris?
All 13 run mobile camping safaris.
Which use vehicles of their own?
1 of the 13 does: Penduka Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a child or family policy?
3 of the 13 do: Brave Africa Safaris, Peake Safaris and Wild Focus Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a deposit?
6 of the 13 do: Bush Baby Calls, Moonstroll Safaris, Peake Safaris, Penduka Safaris, Sekanka Travel and Tours Safaris and Wild Focus Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which name a tourism licence or trade association?
1 of the 13 does: Bush Baby Calls. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on SafariBookings, Google or Trustpilot?
10 of the 13 do: Brave Africa Safaris, Bush Baby Calls, Embrace Safaris, Moonstroll Safaris, Okavango Walking Safaris, Penduka Safaris, Sekanka Travel and Tours Safaris, Tony Mobile Safari, Wild For Game Safaris and Xaa Safaris. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Can I book these trips through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link.
How were these operators chosen?
Each one is an operator in the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table whose own website shows that it is based in Botswana and says what qualifications or experience its own guides have. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 2 November 2026. Prices, departures and reviews change, so confirm them with the operator before you book.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be listed.
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each operator published on its own website, read on 2 November 2026, with reviews per platform (SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table. Operators whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company paid to appear or for its place. Prices are in the currency each company showed and were not converted. How this site earns · How we work.
Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 2 November 2026 · updated 2 November 2026
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