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Botswana
A country shaped by water, an enigmatic landscape identifiable by its desert and its delta, Botswana is one of the world’s greatest wildernesses.
A country shaped by water, an enigmatic landscape identifiable by its desert and its delta, Botswana is one of the world’s greatest wildernesses.
Botswana is often referred to as the ultimate and most luxurious safari destination in Africa, home to spectacular reserves often only accessible by light aircraft. Perhaps its greatest treasure is the Okavango Delta, a lush oasis in the middle of the Kalahari Desert, about the size of Switzerland, where crystal-clear rivers, lily-clad lagoons and grassy floodplains hide hippo, elephant and a host of other wildlife. The best way to see it is to glide between the islands in a dugout mokoro (canoe), poled by an expert guide. Even then, if you see 10% of what sees you it's been an exceptional day.
The unending sands, empty pans and grasslands of the Kalahari cover almost two thirds of Botswana, bringing bold contrast to a country better known for its delta waterways.
Famed for its large elephant herds, Chobe National Park is big game country and offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa.
Tucked away between the borders of Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta are Linyanti and Savute. Made up of marshes, woodlands and grasslands, these remote reaches of Botswana support a great diversity of wildlife and offer a private and exclusive safari experience.
Home to the largest network of salt pans in the world, Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pan provide a stunningly desolate reminder of what was once a super-lake covering swathes of southern Africa.
A vast wilderness known appropriately as the ‘land of the giants’, Mashatu is part of the Tuli Block in the east of Botswana, on the border with South Africa and Zimbabwe, and is famous for its colossal baobab trees, plentiful big game and towering rock formations.
Few places inspire quite like the Okavango Delta, a lush labyrinth of waterways ripe for exploration, with lagoons, floodplains and islands, and some of the most intense concentrations of wildlife on the planet.