Botswana's government has kept its tourist industry exclusive in a bid to protect the country's wildlife. This approach seems to have paid off, as Botwana's national parks offer incredible safari opportunities and breathtakingly beautiful natural sights. The Chobe National Park, near Kasane, has the best variety of wildlife in the country; it's home to lions, leopards, buffalo, and the highest concentration of elephants in any African national park. Elephant-spotting is easier during the dry season, when herds congregate close to water sources likes the Chobe River.
The Moremi National Park, near Maun, includes the breathtaking Okavango Delta - the mouth of the Okavango River where it runs into the Kalahari Desert. The river can be explored by boat or mokoro (wooden canoe), while the nearby game reserves are home to elephants, buffalo, giraffes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, antelope and more. Also in Moremi are the rocky Tsodilo Hills, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring more than 4,500 cave paintings spanning time from 20,000 to just 100 years old. The hills are considered sacred by the Botswanian San people, who believe that their gods and the spirits of the deceased live in grottos there.
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Go for: Camps & Campsites, Safari, Wildlife, Wildlife, Birdwatching
36 experiences:
Biodiversity of the Okavango River Delta, Birdwatching along the Upper Okavango River, Riding in the Okavango Delta, Duba Plains Lion Safari, Elephant in the Kwando and Selinda Reserves.
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Extending from Botswana into areas of South Africa and Namibia, the Kalahari's 900,000 square kilometers are unusually diverse in climatic and physical features. Only the South West can be described as true desert, with grassy ridges and small red...
Go for: Deserts, Traditional Cultures
2 experiences:
Kalahari Desert, The San of the Kalahari.
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Go for: Camps & Campsites, Natural World
3 experiences:
Jacks Camp, San Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans.
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Go for: Camps & Campsites, Islands
4 experiences:
Kubu, Nxai Pan National Park.
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