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Okavango, Makgadikgadi & Chobe: 6-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive

Last updated: 2026-09-16

The 6-day version for August: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.

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days

610 km

distance

10.4 h

driving

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.

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This is a planning draft. Check these changing details for your dates before booking or travelling.

Confirm the route car, roads, fuel and every overnight.
Confirm a roadworthy insured car, Maun pickup and Kasane return or onward custody, current A3/A33 road notices, fuel range, daylight driving, veterinary-control requirements and each overnight. The planner does not supply a vehicle or guarantee road conditions.
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Confirm Nata Sanctuary access and current pan conditions.
Confirm the community sanctuary gate, opening, road surface, vehicle suitability, current pan water and wildlife conditions. Flamingos and other wildlife depend on rain and migration and are never promised.
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Day 1 Maun

1 curated stop

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.

Tours & day trips here →

Overnight here

e.g. Sedia Riverside Hotel · Audi Camp

Find a stay →

Day 2 Around Maun

1 curated stop

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

Overnight here

e.g. Sedia Riverside Hotel · Audi Camp

Find a stay → Tours & tickets for the evening →

Day 3 Nata & Makgadikgadi

1 curated stop

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

Find a stay → Tours & tickets for the evening →

Day 4 Kasane & Chobe

1 curated stop

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

e.g. Mowana · Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero

Find a stay → Tours & tickets for the evening →

Day 5 Around Kasane & Chobe

1 curated stop

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.

Tours & day trips here →

Overnight here

e.g. Mowana · Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero

Find a stay →

Day 6 Around Kasane & Chobe

1 curated stop

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

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🔍 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.

Sources (6)

Maun and Thamalakane orientation — botswanatourism.co.bwOfficial destination-authority source; factual extraction and original paraphrase
Okavango licensed mokoro excursion — gov.bwOfficial government source; factual extraction and original paraphrase
Wikivoyage — MaunCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
Nata Sanctuary pan circuit — botswanatourism.co.bwOfficial destination-authority source; factual extraction and original paraphrase
Kasane and Chobe River orientation — botswanatourism.co.bwOfficial destination-authority source; factual extraction and original paraphrase
Chobe licensed game-drive excursion — gov.bwOfficial government source; factual extraction and original paraphrase

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