Okavango Walking Safari
Floodwater from the Angolan highlands fans out into the Kalahari. You walk the islands and travel by mokoro.
what to expect
Each year the floods come down from the Angolan highlands and spread into the Kalahari. They form channels, lagoons and islands.
You walk the islands on foot and move between them by mokoro, poled through the reeds. Camp is en-suite tents, and a private chef cooks.
your guides
Willem van Liemt
founder and lead guide · FGASA Lead Trails Guide · MSc Conservation · Languages: Dutch, English
At age 17, Willem travelled to Africa for the first time, embarking on a Professional Field Guide Course. Once in the bush, he instantly fell in love and knew he would spend his career working with nature. Since then, he has accumulated countless hours on foot, with hundreds of big game encounters, allowing him to become a FGASA-qualified Lead Trails Guide.
He studied Conservation at university and worked in academia and sustainable finance. In 2025 he decided to leave his office desk behind and launch The Long Way, an outdoor travel company focused on wilderness expeditions on land and at sea. That's where he's happiest: out at sea or in the bush (on foot, of course).
Okwa Sarefo
trails guide · Botswana's Highest Guiding Qualification · Certified Tracker · 30+ years guiding experience · Languages: Setswana, English
Born in a small village in the heart of the Okavango Delta, Okwa knows the Delta intimately. As a child, he spent his days fishing and hunting, and learned to pole a mokoro by the age of eight.
He qualified as a professional guide in 1996 and brings over 30 years of experience in Botswana's safari industry. Over the years, he has worked as both guide and manager at some of the country's leading lodges, building a deep well of knowledge, skill, and stories. Okwa holds the highest guiding qualification in Botswana and is a certified tracker.
included
- En-suite tents
- All transfers
- Meals by a private chef
- Two walking guides
- Concession fees
- A contribution to a conservation NGO
not included
- International flights to Maun
safety
Two guides on every expedition. A first-aid kit, radio communication, a monitored water supply and night watches.
questions
conservation
Part of every trip goes to conservation in the places we walk. It is built into the price.
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