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Okavango, Makgadikgadi & Chobe: 6-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 6-day version for August: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 6-day plan · best time to go.
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6
days
610 km
distance
10.4 h
driving
7
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- The reviewed baseline uses the drier road season, when Okavango floodwater and Chobe River wildlife viewing can be strong. Water levels, migrations and every sighting still vary, and the Nata pans may be dry.
- Light days: day 1, day 5 have one stop and time left over. Local tours and day trips are the way to fill them — each day links to what is bookable in its own town.
Day 1 Maun
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~12:00
- Temperature
- 11.2°C–29.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 11.3h
09:00
Maun and Thamalakane orientation botswanatourism.co.bw map ↗
Orient yourself in Maun as a living Batawana town and Delta gateway, then use a confirmed public riverside access point for the Thamalakane landscape.
180 min · Maun
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Day 2 Around Maun
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~18:00
- Temperature
- 11.2°C–29.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~1
- Daylight
- 11.3h
09:00
Okavango licensed mokoro excursion gov.bw
Leave the route car parked and use the confirmed licensed operator’s pickup, transfer and mokoro chain, returning to Maun on the booked service. Wildlife and water conditions remain variable.
480 min · Maun
17:00
Arts Cafe search
Savor delicious meals in an open courtyard nestled within Maun's architectural gem.
60 min · Maun
Day 3 Nata & Makgadikgadi
- Transit
- 5h30
- Finish
- ~18:30
- Temperature
- 11.3°C–29.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~0
- Daylight
- 11.3h
14:30
Nata Sanctuary pan circuit botswanatourism.co.bw
Support Botswana’s first community-based conservation project with a measured pan-edge visit, treating the vast landscape as the experience and any flamingos or other wildlife as a variable bonus.
240 min · Nata & Makgadikgadi
Overnight here
Day 4 Kasane & Chobe
- Transit
- 4h57
- Finish
- ~15:30
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–30.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~0
- Daylight
- 11.4h
14:00
Kasane and Chobe River orientation botswanatourism.co.bw map ↗
Settle into Kasane and understand the Chobe Riverfront landscape from confirmed public viewpoints before the two licensed excursions.
90 min · Kasane & Chobe
Overnight here
Day 5 Around Kasane & Chobe
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~13:00
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–30.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~0
- Daylight
- 11.4h
09:00
Chobe licensed river excursion gov.bw
Use a confirmed licensed boat from the exact Kasane meeting point for a river-level view of Chobe, returning on the booked service and treating every sighting as uncertain.
240 min · Kasane & Chobe
Time to spare on this day
One stop and a free afternoon. We don't book activities, but these partners do.
Overnight here
Day 6 Around Kasane & Chobe
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~14:00
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–30.1°C
- Rainy days
- ~0
- Daylight
- 11.4h
09:00
Chobe licensed game-drive excursion gov.bw
Leave the route car parked and use the confirmed licensed operator’s vehicle, gate access and return for Chobe Riverfront tracks; conditions and wildlife remain variable.
300 min · Kasane & Chobe
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.