Mababe Safari Trips & Tours

Soaring overhead in a helicopter, you’ll see the remnants of a vast lake that once occupied the landscape, fed by multiple river systems, until tectonic shifts had other ideas. This is the Mababe Depression, a unique and remote corner of northern Botswana that changes profoundly with the seasons; summer rains replenish its wetlands and leave behind a blanket of green, while the dry season brings dusty savannah and shrinking pans. Mababe is a critical funnel for wildlife moving through Botswana’s diverse habitats, from thousand-strong herds of buffalo to great elephant families that travel ancient pathways through the Depression. It also plays host to incredible numbers of predators, including prides of lions (some of the largest in Botswana) who rule the banks of the Khwai River, packs of African wild dogs and cheetahs on the hunt. This extraordinary enclave is quite unlike anything you’ve ever seen and you’ll take it all in without another soul in sight.