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The Okavango Delta is a popular and unique choice for a honeymoon due to its blend of adventure, luxury, and unparalleled natural beauty. Using our honeymoon offers, it becomes a much more beneficial time to tick off this bucket list destination.
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Here’s a breakdown of why the Okavango Delta is a perfect romantic honeymoon:
The lodges and camps are often small, intimate, and located in private concessions. Ensuring a sense of exclusivity and privacy.
Many lodges are accessible only by small aircraft. Adding to the feeling of being in a remote, crowd free wilderness.
You’ll find romantic touches like private plunge pools, outdoor showers, and starlit dinners on your own deck or in the bush.
Mokoro Excursions:
Glide silently through the Delta’s clear waterways in a traditional dugout canoe, poled by an expert guide. It’s an incredibly serene and romantic way to see the smaller details of the ecosystem. From colorful birds to tiny frogs.
Game Drives and Walking Safaris:
In addition to water-based activities, you can embark on game drives to spot the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo). As well as other wildlife like giraffes, zebras, and various antelope. Walking safaris offer a chance to get closer to nature and learn about the smaller flora and fauna.
Helicopter Tours:
For a truly spectacular and romantic experience, you can take a scenic helicopter flight over the Delta. With some packages including a champagne stop on a secluded island.
Star Gazing:
With minimal light pollution, the night sky is a breathtaking spectacle. Many lodges offer “star beds” or sleep-out options where you can spend a night under the stars.
Honeymoon packages in the Okavango Delta are typically all-inclusive. Covering luxurious accommodations, gourmet meals, all local drinks, and a range of activities.
The service is known for being exceptional and personal. With many lodges catering specifically to couples on their honeymoon with special surprises.
Unlike more traditional safari destinations, the Okavango Delta’s unique blend of land and water based activities offers a more diverse and complete safari experience. You can see wildlife from a boat, a vehicle, and on foot. Plus of course, by helicopter and a mokoro!
The varying landscape and ecosystems—from lush wetlands to dry plains—mean you’ll encounter a wide variety of wildlife.
The Okavango Delta is a destination that promises a perfect blend of wild adventure and indulgent luxury. Making it an ideal setting for an unforgettable honeymoon.
The best time for a honeymoon in the Okavango Delta depends on your priorities. Each season offers a unique experience. However, the most popular and classic time to visit for a safari experience is during the dry season. This is from May to October.
Ultimately, all seasons have their merits for a romantic honeymoon. If you’re a couple whose priority is seeing the most wildlife possible and enjoying classic water-based activities, the dry season is your best bet. If you prefer lush scenery, incredible birdlife, and a more affordable trip, the Green Season is a fantastic choice. While choosing the Shoulder Season is definitely the most affordable, your honeymoon will still be very rewarding.
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in each season to help you decide:
Although this is called the dry season, this is when the floodwaters usually reach the Okavango Delta. So, it’s great because there is almost no chance of rain but the Okavango Delta water levels are higher. This means you can usually do romantic mokoro excursions and boating. The animals will congregate on the islands. Making them easier to find.
Weather:
The weather is generally pleasant with clear blue skies. The days are warm, but the mornings and evenings can be cool or even cold, especially in June and July. By September and October, temperatures can get very hot.
Considerations: This is the high season, so it’s more expensive. You’ll need to book well in advance.
The green season is when the rain arrives and the Okavango Delta water levels subside. It is the best time for bird watching as the migratory birds arrive. It is also when when many animals give birth, so you’ll see a lot of young wildlife.
Weather:
It’s hot and humid with regular afternoon thunderstorms. Please note, it is highly unlikely that it rains for long periods of time. And the afternoon thunderstorms clear the dust and air. So, it is actually a blessing. The rain can sometimes make some areas less accessible for game drives.
Considerations: There are fewer tourists, and many lodges offer lower rates. Making it a great option for a more affordable honeymoon.
These months offer a good compromise between the two main seasons. The landscapes are still green and beautiful. But the rains have subsided, and the weather is pleasant. You’ll also find a good balance of wildlife viewing and fewer crowds.
The Okavango Delta offers some of the most exclusive, deeply romantic safari accommodations in the world. To get the full Okavango experience, consider splitting a 4-to-6 night stay between a water focused camp (offering mokoro and boat safaris) and a land focused camp (offering vehicle based night drives and walking safaris). Often there are discounts if you use the same group for one itinerary. A good example of this is groups that offer discounts on longer stays like Desert and Delta.
Your Okavango Delta honeymoon is one that will not be forgotten!
Other destinations in Botswana with honeymoon offers are:
Central Kalahari,
Chobe and Savute,
Makgadikgadi and Nxai
Our Botswana honeymoon page shows all accommodation and honeymoon tours. Else, see all our Botswana accommodation as all lodges will do something special for honeymooners.
These are some of the Okavango Delta lodges/camps that have honeymoon offers. They are listed with smaller images than the one’s after this so you don’t have to scroll down too far/onto more pages.
Kwando Kwara Camp is a land & water camp – perfect accommodation if you only have a couple of nights to see the Okavango Delta and want great wildlife sightings
Mokolwane Camp is in the Xudum concession of the Okavango Delta with incredible big cat action especially leopard. Stay for less on honeymoon
Thamo Telele is on the Southern-eastern edge of the Okavango Delta; only 20 mins from Maun. Offering a unique giraffe experience.
Kwando Lagoon Camp is on the banks of the Kwando River in the Linyanti/Kwando Concession (water camp, Okavango Delta) – great for honeymooners or family
Accommodation in the heart of the Okavango Delta, Pom Pom Camp is in the style of safari camps of old offering land (game drive/walk) and water safaris (mokoro)
Belmond Eagle Island Lodge offers luxury Okavango Delta accommodation with private plunge pools for a water and land-based safari in Botswana