A mobile tented safari is a great way to experience Botswana, as it allows you to experience the best wildlife areas without the high cost of Botswana’s game lodges. Our Delta Mobile Safari and Victoria Falls holiday includes six nights camping in the Okavango Delta - three nights in the Moremi Game Reserve and three nights in the private Khwai Concession - before continuing onto Kasane by light aircraft. Our Extended Delta Mobile Safari and Victoria Falls holiday includes an additional three nights camping in Savuti, an area within Chobe National Park which borders the Okavango Delta to the west.

This blog helps you to make the most of your mobile tented safari. Keep reading to find out what to expect on arrival and on a typical day, including the weather, transport, camp, wildlife and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: AN UPDATE REGARDING TRAVEL DISRUPTION

We’ve been following the unfolding conflict in the Middle East, with concern for everyone affected. Our priority in this situation has been to look after Llama Travel customers, both those who were overseas at the time and those due to travel. This is how Llama Travel has dealt with the situation.

Llama Travel customers who were overseas 

We had customers in Sri Lanka and India who were due to fly home via the Middle East, and had their flights cancelled. We worked tirelessly around the clock to find alternative return flights for everyone and provided additional hotel accommodation where necessary, at Llama Travel’s expense. Everyone is now back in the UK. 

While we would hope that all travellers receive this level of support, some of the feedback we’ve received suggests that not everyone had the same experience, with many people receiving little or no communication from their tour operator and having to arrange and pay for alternative flights and accommodation themselves.

"You have been absolutely superb in the service you have provided, both remotely from London and on-the-ground in Sri Lanka. There were people in our hotel who had no communication from their tour operators and were struggling to sort out accommodation and flights on their own. This was our third Llama Travel tour, and it definitely will not be our last."
~ Mr & Mrs R returned from Sri Lanka recently

Customers affected by the disruption who were due to go on holiday

We have rearranged flights for many customers who were due to fly via the Middle East on alternative routes, avoiding the region, so they are able to go on holiday as planned. 

For customers who were booked on affected flights and for whom we were not able to find suitable alternatives, we offered the option of rebooking a holiday at a future date with an additional discount or getting a full no-quibbles refund.

"Thank you very much for all your patience and assistance. You saved our holiday, great job!!"
~ Mrs S was able to travel to Vietnam

"We much appreciate the speed with which you have sorted our refund. Thank you, and I'm sure we will book with Llama again when things calm down. We really enjoyed our trip to Costa Rica last year and have recommended you to others since then."
~ Ms R was not able to travel to Sri Lanka

Our team has worked non-stop, and it is very gratifying to know that the hard work during this difficult situation is recognised by our customers. We always try to put our customers first.

If you would like to find out more about how Llama Travel is dealing with the current situation, how your bookings are protected, and the support we provide, call us on 020 7263 3000 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Beautifully located in the driest desert in the world, San Pedro de Atacama is a small town in northern Chile made up of narrow streets lined with adobe buildings. The town thrives as a tourist hub mainly due to the surrounding area which is full of barren moonscapes, fiery red canyons, vast salt flats, unique rock formations, turquoise thermal lakes and rising geysers. The area is also Chile’s most important archaeological site, with ruins of the pre-Colombian cultures still visible in the desert. Plus, the Atacama Desert is cloudless almost all of the year, sits at a high altitude and lacks light pollution which can interfere with astronomical observations. This makes it one of the best places in the world for star gazing – there are many astronomy tours that can be booked locally. The desert is even helping NASA better understand what life may be like on Mars, as most of the life in the Atacama Desert are microbes, the only living organisms capable of living in such dry conditions. Keep reading to find out how to spend your time in San Pedro de Atacama. 

Despite being almost five times smaller than the UK, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing 4% of the planet’s diversity. From sloths and four types of monkeys on the Pacific coastline to caimans and sea turtles on the Caribbean side, the country is brimming with wildlife. Not to mention the 890+ species of birds found in the cloud forests and jungles. If you’re planning a trip to Costa Rica, keep reading to find out what you might spot.