7 Day Wild Presence Botswana Mindfulness Safari Retreat with David
08.11.26 -14.11.26
7 Days, 6 Nights
Max. 1 persons
6 places available
6 places available
Wild Presence is a one of a kind journey designed for those who feel called to meet the wild not as spectators, but as participants.
Held in the heart of Botswana's savanna, this 7-day mindfulness safari retreat weaves close encounters with wildlife, river and land journeys, yoga, breathwork, and ceremonial integration into a deeply embodied experience.
More than chasing adrenaline or ticking destinations, it's about slowing down enough to feel, listen, and remember what the land awakens within you.
Through a carefully paced arc of safari immersion, nervous-system regulation practices, cultural exchange, and elemental ritual, you'll explore the balance of fire, water, air, and earth, both in the landscape and within yourself.
Each day invites you to soften reactivity, deepen presence, and reconnect with instinct, intuition, and clarity.
This retreat is for adventurous spirits, conscious travelers, and seekers who value depth, respect for culture, and real human connection, a space to recalibrate, rewild gently, and return home with a steadier nervous system and a clearer inner compass.
Daily yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation practices for nervous system reset
NLP inspired sessions to gently rewire patterns and support clarity and focus
Chobe River wildlife boat cruise for sunset viewing and soft integration
Full day Chobe National Park game drive with packed field breakfast and lunch in town
Nature walk and tracking basics with a local guide on safe trails near camp
Traditional dances and drum circle with local performers
Workshops with local artisans plus a guided community visit and school for disabled children
Cooking class with a local chef to explore regional flavors and techniques
Sound baths, yin and restorative sessions, integration circles, and closing fire ceremony with take home practices
Fresh, nourishing meals that support digestion, energy, and grounded presence
Day 1
2:30 to 4:00 pm – Check in and settle into your room
4:30 to 6:00 pm – Welcome circle, orientation, and intention setting
6:00 to 7:30 pm – Nourishing dinner
8:00 pm – Rest and ground
Day 2
6:30 to 7:00 am – Morning refreshments (tea, lemon water, fruit)
7:00 to 8:00 am – Nervous system reset yoga
8:00 to 8:30 am – NLP subconscious reprogramming meditation
8:30 to 10:00 am – Breakfast
10:00 am to 1:00 pm – Rest, pool time, optional massage
1:00 to 7:00 pm – Chobe River experience
Transfers to the river and boarding
Three hour Chobe River boat cruise for wildlife viewing along the banks
Sunset on the water and soft integration on return
7:30 to 8:30 pm – Dinner
9:00 pm – Rest and restore
Day 3
5:15 to 5:45 am – Early refreshments
6:00 am to 3:00 pm – Full day Chobe National Park game drive
Early entry for prime wildlife activity
Packed field breakfast
Lunch in town before returning to camp
4:30 to 5:30 pm – Gentle stretch, breath, and ground
6:30 to 7:30 pm – Dinner
8:00 to 9:00 pm – Fireside storytelling, stars, and gratitude
9:15 pm – Rest and restore
Day 4
8:30 to 9:00 am – Morning refreshments
9:00 to 10:00 am – Embodied flow yoga
10:00 to 10:30 am – Centering breath meditation
10:30 to 11:30 am – Breakfast
12:00 to 2:00 pm – Workshop: Elemental reciprocity in the Kalahari Basin (honoring land, water, wind, fire)
2:00 to 4:00 pm – High vibe lunch and rest
4:30 to 6:00 pm – Traditional dances and drum circle with local group
6:30 to 7:30 pm – Dinner
8:30 to 9:30 pm – Yin yoga and sound
Day 5
6:30 to 7:00 am – Morning refreshments
7:00 to 8:00 am – Nature walk and tracking basics with local guide (on safe trails near camp)
8:00 to 9:30 am – Breakfast
11:00 am to 1:00 pm – Workshop with local artisans (weaving, carving, or beadwork)
1:00 to 2:00 pm – Lunch
3:00 to 5:30 pm – Community visit
Guided village tour and cultural exchange
Visit to school for disabled children, optional donations and gentle volunteer support
6:30 to 7:30 pm – Dinner
8:00 to 9:00 pm – Integration circle
Day 6
8:30 to 9:00 am – Morning refreshments
9:00 to 10:00 am – Dynamic flow yoga
10:00 to 10:30 am – Breath meditation
10:30 am to 12:00 pm – Breakfast
12:00 to 3:00 pm – Pool, journaling, optional massage
3:00 to 4:30 pm – Cooking class with local chef (regional flavors and techniques)
5:30 to 6:30 pm – Golden hour lookout, sundowners, soft silence
7:00 to 8:00 pm – Dinner
8:30 to 9:15 pm – Sound bath and nervous system recovery
Day 7
6:30 to 7:00 am – Morning refreshments
7:00 to 10:00 am – Optional second game drive or photography walk
10:30 to 11:30 am – Breakfast
12:00 to 2:00 pm – Free time, packing, pool
3:00 to 4:30 pm – Integration circle, gratitude practice, year ahead intention
5:30 to 7:00 pm – Closing fire ceremony and songs from the land
7:30 to 9:00 pm – Farewell dinner
9:15 pm – Rest and restore
12:00 pm – Check out and transfers
Nourishment is an essential part of the experience.
Each day, you’ll enjoy three thoughtfully prepared meals made with care by the local culinary team, using fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced from the region whenever possible.
The menu is designed to support steady energy, digestion, and emotional balance, allowing your body to stay grounded and resilient through early mornings, wildlife excursions, and deep inner work.
Food here is approached with respect and simplicity.
Meals become moments to slow down, gather, and reconnect, with yourself, with others, and with the land that provides them.
Shared around the table, nourishment becomes part of the integration: a chance to reflect, listen, and savor without rush.
7 days and 6 nights lodging at an intimate eco safari retreat near Chobe National Park
Three fresh, nourishing meals daily (arrival and departure days adjusted) plus tea, coffee, and filtered water
Daily yoga, breathwork, and guided meditation practices for nervous system reset
NLP inspired sessions to gently rewire patterns and support clarity and focus
Chobe River wildlife boat cruise for sunset viewing and soft integration
Full day Chobe National Park game drive with packed field breakfast and lunch in town
Nature walk and tracking basics with a local guide on safe trails near camp
Traditional dances and drum circle with local performers
Workshops with local artisans plus a guided community visit and school for disabled children
Cooking class with a local chef to explore regional flavors and techniques
Sound baths, yin and restorative sessions, integration circles, and closing fire ceremony with take home practices
Travel insurance
Visa fee
Additional activities not included in the itinerary
Additional spa treatments
Air fare
08.11.26 -14.11.26
7 Days, 6 Nights
Max. 1 persons
6 places available
6 places available
Your Instructors
David has spent the last five years traveling to more than 20 countries around the world, sharing his knowledge, teaching yoga and organizing transformational experiences for self-development and human well-being.
He has been teaching and guiding people how to heal the heart, ignite the inner flame of the soul, and how to become the most radically loving, true version of themselves.
With a 500+hrs Yoga Alliance Cerficate,
He specializes in regulating the nervous system by counteracting the effects of fast-paced society and the hustle and bustle of urban daily life.
Everything he could not find, from community, content, events, retreats, tutorials and online yoga classes, he has created himself to share with the whole world. From the beginnings of Yoga with Kavika, his first personal project to his current audience of over 10,000 members of his tribe, he feels it is just the beginning of something much bigger.
You will be here
Munga Plains, Kavimba, Lot 4201, None Chobe, South Africa
This sanctuary is a space designed to reconnect you with the wild while still offering comfort, safety, and quiet. Created as an eco conscious safari retreat, each tent and gathering area has its own atmosphere, shaped by acacia shade, open sky, and the sound of the bush.
Here, the African plains hold you. Wide horizons stretch out from the pool, decks, fire circle, and open air yoga shala, with elephants, antelope, and birdlife often in view. Silence has texture out here, broken only by wind in the grass and distant calls that remind you where you are.
Set on the edge of Chobe National Park yet far from crowds, it is an ideal place to step away from routine, listen deeply, and let the pace of the land guide your reset.
