BOTSWANA

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SUMMARY

Famous for huge pristine wildlife reserves Botswana offers a "Big Five" safari at its most exclusive.

From the crystal-clear waters of the Okavango Delta, to the large elephant herds in the Chobe National Park, the predator rich plains of Mashatu, the stark and dramatic desert expanses of the Makgadikgadi and the central Kalahari game reserve. Botswana is blessed with some of Africa’s most beautiful reserves and an array of exceptional wildlife.

The Okavango Delta is a destination in itself – water in the desert is a truly spectacular sight and best explored either from the air or from a traditional ‘mokoro’ or dugout canoe. The wide, grassy floodplains are host to a magnificent range of wild animals, including the specially adapted sitatunga and red lechwe antelopes.

Chobe National Park in Botswana is famed for having Africa’s largest single concentration of elephant, while Moremi Game Reserve is renowned for its predators.

The vast and pristine desert reserves of the Makgadikgadi and the Kalahari are home to the second largest migration of wildebeest and zebra in Africa and are home to tribes of Zu/'hoasi Bushmen.

Desert, delta and some of the best wildlife viewing on the planet, Botswana is one of Africa's ultimate safari destinations.

HIGHLIGHTS

Explore Botswana’s incredible Okavango Delta by helicopter or hot air balloon, in a traditional dugout canoe or on horse back.

Paddle right up to a lodge’s riverside bar or boma for a sundowner or evening of celebrations under the clear African night sky.

Indulge in some of Africa’s most exclusive and private safari lodges and camps.

Cruise on the Chobe River in Chobe National Park on a luxurious houseboat for a unique river safari travel experience and get up close and personal with Africa's largest elephant population.

Experience big cats like never before in Botswana's exclusive southern reserve, Mashatu.

Be surrounded by thousands of Wildebeest and Zebra on the second largest migration in Africa, as they travel over the vast Makgadikgadi Pans and Central Kalahari game reserves.

Spend time walking and interacting with a group of Zu/’hoasi Bushmen gaining insight into their ancient culture