If you are thinking of taking a Botswana Safari, it can be tricky trying to choose which national park or wildlife reserve you want to explore. Have a look at our three favourites below and see if that makes your decision-making any easier:
Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park, located next to the spectacular Okavango Delta in the north-west of the country, is one of Botswana's most celebrated wildlife reservations. As soon as you catch a glimpse of the beautiful blue Chobe River, snaking its way through miles of wilderness and supporting a whole variety of wildlife, you will be glad you chose Chobe for your Botswana safari; not only one of the largest reserves in Africa, Chobe is also the best place to spot elephants and buffalo. With up to 120,000 elephants living in this park, you'll be able to watch these magnificent creatures as they roam the vast terrain to drink from the river and bathe. It's not just elephants and buffalo that you will be able to spot either, as crocodiles, hippos, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards and lions (to name just a few!) all make their home here.
Nxai Pan National Park
Nxai Pan National Park is another wonderful reserve which will guarantee you a fascinating and thrilling Botswana safari. The landscape is truly unique thanks to the remarkable location of the park; it is positioned to the north of the Makgadikgadi basin, an ancient lakebed formed around 15,000 years ago, and it is thanks to these the fossilised pans that the landscape is so extraordinary. Acacia trees are scattered over the beautiful grassland where springboks, elephants, giraffes and zebras roam as they search for new grazing areas. These herds naturally draw in predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and jackals, so you certainly won't be short of excitement during this Botswana safari!
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is a large national park in the Kalahari Desert region of Botswana, and is one of the best viewing areas for a safari.  It's a particularly great place to spot birds, with 350 different species including raptors, eagle owls, goshawks, kites, kestrels, falcons and eagles living there. It has a very diverse landscape – you'll find both sand dunes and flat bushland in the centre, and river valleys and mopane forests in the south. The park is also visited much less than other reserves, so you won't have to worry about throngs of tourists scaring away the wildlife! You can spot a whole range of animals here including lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, hyenas, warthogs and wildebeest, so you'll definitely bring home some extraordinary photographs and memories of your Botswana safari.
Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park, located next to the spectacular Okavango Delta in the north-west of the country, is one of Botswana's most celebrated wildlife reservations. As soon as you catch a glimpse of the beautiful blue Chobe River, snaking its way through miles of wilderness and supporting a whole variety of wildlife, you will be glad you chose Chobe for your Botswana safari; not only one of the largest reserves in Africa, Chobe is also the best place to spot elephants and buffalo. With up to 120,000 elephants living in this park, you'll be able to watch these magnificent creatures as they roam the vast terrain to drink from the river and bathe. It's not just elephants and buffalo that you will be able to spot either, as crocodiles, hippos, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards and lions (to name just a few!) all make their home here.
Nxai Pan National Park
Nxai Pan National Park is another wonderful reserve which will guarantee you a fascinating and thrilling Botswana safari. The landscape is truly unique thanks to the remarkable location of the park; it is positioned to the north of the Makgadikgadi basin, an ancient lakebed formed around 15,000 years ago, and it is thanks to these the fossilised pans that the landscape is so extraordinary. Acacia trees are scattered over the beautiful grassland where springboks, elephants, giraffes and zebras roam as they search for new grazing areas. These herds naturally draw in predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and jackals, so you certainly won't be short of excitement during this Botswana safari!
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is a large national park in the Kalahari Desert region of Botswana, and is one of the best viewing areas for a safari.  It's a particularly great place to spot birds, with 350 different species including raptors, eagle owls, goshawks, kites, kestrels, falcons and eagles living there. It has a very diverse landscape – you'll find both sand dunes and flat bushland in the centre, and river valleys and mopane forests in the south. The park is also visited much less than other reserves, so you won't have to worry about throngs of tourists scaring away the wildlife! You can spot a whole range of animals here including lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, hyenas, warthogs and wildebeest, so you'll definitely bring home some extraordinary photographs and memories of your Botswana safari.
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