Botswana (Overview)
  • The Okavango Delta is the jewel of Botswana’s safari destinations. But visit as well the hugely contrasting landscapes of the Chobe National Park, Central Kalahari and the Makgadikgadi pans with incredible quad bike excursions. Don’t forget the Tuli reserve near the South African border: leopards almost guaranteed and ellies galore.
  • Luxury lodges with top-class guides operating in exclusive private concessions with no crowds, as well as a variety of affordable to top-of-the-range mobile safaris.
  • Peak game viewing from July to October but still good and much, much less expensive from December to March especially if you are keen on migrant birds. Some say there is often a rain shadow late December/early January.
  • This is a country where air taxis are the way to move about. On the ground: open vehicles (don’t forget the pith helmet), walking, riding, quad biking and mukoro trips. Bushman culture preserved. Smart house boats on the Chobe river for an alternative look at animals.
  • Combine with Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa.