From seeing the Big Five in a jeep-driven safari to zooming through the world's second largest game reserve, Makgadikgadi, on a quad...
from indulging in some souvenir shopping with visits to Central Botswana's world class artisans to seeing vibrant music and dance performances in the east...
from visiting traditional villages to walking through metropolitan streets...
Botswana is a mecca for those who crave excitement, culture, art, music, gorgeous scenery, and a lion or two.
From the desert to the delta, there is always something new and incredible for visitors of this incomparable African nation.
We often associate Africa with the hot, dry desert - and Botswana lives up to this reputation with the Kalahari Desert! But during the annual floods, 10 million cubic meters of water from the Okavango River rushes onto 15,000 square kilometers of the desert.
The resulting delta offers a stark contrast to the Kalahari's sea of sand.
The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta in the world, and offers refuge to a stunning array of plant and wild life.
Visitors of Botswana will want to go to the Moremi Game Reserve.
It is a relatively modest park, covering just under 5000 square kilometers.
But within this preserve there are over 500 bird species and larger mammals, including giraffe, lion, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, red lechwe, and impala.
You can explore on foot, by 4x4, or by mokoro.
This is a dug-out canoe that is poled by a personal guide.
The timing of your visit to Botswana is important; the best time to go, if your goal is game viewing (and comfortable weather) is from July to October.
During this season, the seasonal flooding has receded, making the area accessible.
It also brings game to the permanent water, thus offering excellent viewing.
It is during these months that Botswana offers its most comfortable weather.
Bird watchers or visitors to the Kalahari will find the rainy season suits them.
The area is flooded with migratory birds, and you can catch wildlife on the green pans.
It is, however, very hot, and you will have to contend with mosquitoes.
Whether you choose to go during the rainy or the dry season, and whether you opt to go to the area's magnificent game reserves or the festivals for which the region is known, there is no doubt that you will find your fill of excitement and adventure in Botswana.
from indulging in some souvenir shopping with visits to Central Botswana's world class artisans to seeing vibrant music and dance performances in the east...
from visiting traditional villages to walking through metropolitan streets...
Botswana is a mecca for those who crave excitement, culture, art, music, gorgeous scenery, and a lion or two.
From the desert to the delta, there is always something new and incredible for visitors of this incomparable African nation.
We often associate Africa with the hot, dry desert - and Botswana lives up to this reputation with the Kalahari Desert! But during the annual floods, 10 million cubic meters of water from the Okavango River rushes onto 15,000 square kilometers of the desert.
The resulting delta offers a stark contrast to the Kalahari's sea of sand.
The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta in the world, and offers refuge to a stunning array of plant and wild life.
Visitors of Botswana will want to go to the Moremi Game Reserve.
It is a relatively modest park, covering just under 5000 square kilometers.
But within this preserve there are over 500 bird species and larger mammals, including giraffe, lion, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, red lechwe, and impala.
You can explore on foot, by 4x4, or by mokoro.
This is a dug-out canoe that is poled by a personal guide.
The timing of your visit to Botswana is important; the best time to go, if your goal is game viewing (and comfortable weather) is from July to October.
During this season, the seasonal flooding has receded, making the area accessible.
It also brings game to the permanent water, thus offering excellent viewing.
It is during these months that Botswana offers its most comfortable weather.
Bird watchers or visitors to the Kalahari will find the rainy season suits them.
The area is flooded with migratory birds, and you can catch wildlife on the green pans.
It is, however, very hot, and you will have to contend with mosquitoes.
Whether you choose to go during the rainy or the dry season, and whether you opt to go to the area's magnificent game reserves or the festivals for which the region is known, there is no doubt that you will find your fill of excitement and adventure in Botswana.
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