Botswana
Botswana is known as one of the last untouched places in Africa. A land of timeless beauty, it teems with a wide variety of
wildlife and for that reason alone, it is not to be missed in an African itinerary.
Experience the magnificent beauty of the world’s largest inland Delta – the Okavango. Come close to wildlife on foot, in a
safari vehicle or floating on the waterways using a mokoro. The main point of entry to the delta, is the town of Maun, a busy
centre where local markets are in abundance offering you a wide variety of African memorabilia.
Capture the unimaginable vastness of the world’s second largest game reserve – the Central Kalahari Game Reserve wild
plains of golden grass and vast white pans. Isolated and almost other-worldly, the uninhabited pans the size of Portugal at
Makgadikgadi is something words cannot describe, it must be seen!
The prolific wildlife of the Chobe National Park on the banks of the Chobe River is a safari experience with a difference; it is
common to find elephants in their hundreds on the floodplains.
Moremi Game Reserve, the first reserve in Africa that was established by local residents, is situated in the central and eastern
areas of the Okavango, and boasts one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems on the continent. This makes for
spectacular game viewing and bird watching, including all major herbivore and carnivore species in the region, and over 400
species of birds, many migratory and some endangered.
Botswana is the last stronghold for a number of endangered bird and mammal species, including Wild Dog, Cheetah, Brown
Hyena, and Cape Vulture. This makes your safari experience even more memorable!
Vast expanses of uninhabited wilderness stretching from horizon to horizon, the sensation of limitless space, night skies
littered with stars and stunning sunsets of unimaginable beauty will create fond memories for each traveller coming to this
beautiful country. But perhaps most of all, Botswana’s greatest gift is its ability to connect travellers with nature and the
astonishing diversity of plants and animals to be explored.
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