Botswana

Home to the elephants of Chobe, the magnificent Okavango Delta and the haunting Kalahari

Botswana is one of Africa’s premier safari destinations. With huge tracts of land set aside for conservation, the country provides excellent unspoilt game viewing along with a unique safari experience in the Okavango Delta

With nearly 40 percent of the country set aside for wildlife, Botswana encompasses some of the last great safari destinations in Africa. Vast open plains provide unforgettable vistas over a land unchanged for generations, these plains provide habitat for astoundingly varieties of wildlife including endangered species, such as Wild Dog, Cheetah, Brown Hyena, Cape Vulture, Wattled Crane, Kori Bustard, and Pel’s Fishing Owl.

Botswana is also home to the Okavango Delta; a great expanse of pools and channels providing sustenance in the sands of the Kalahari Desert. In the centre of the country the world’s second largest game reserve, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, protects summer grazing for vast herds of plains game. The Makgadikgadi Pans, the size of Portugal and uninhabited allow visitors to get away from the pressures of the world.

In the north the Chobe National Park protects Africa’s great elephant herds, drawing life from the Chobe River. The river’s life giving waters also provide for huge herds of buffalo and other plains game along with prides of lion and other predators.

The Places of Botswana

Okavango Delta, Botswana

The World’s Greatest Inland Delta

Africa’s premier safari destination the Okavango Delta is a unique pulsing wetland. Covering between 6 and 15 000 square kilometres of Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana the delta owes its existence to the Okavango (Kavango) River which flows from the Angolan highlands, across Namibia’s Caprivi Strip and into the Kalahari Desert.

Okavango Delta

Chobe National Park, Botswana

Home of Africa’s Largest Elephant Herds

The Chobe National Park, in northern Botswana, is home to the continents greatest herds of elephant and buffalo. These vast herds congregate on the banks of the Chobe River providing superb game viewing.

Further inland the Savute Channel reaches the marsh, providing great game viewing in an iconic location.

Chobe National Park

Savute, Chobe, National Park, Botswana

The Chobe National Park’s magnificent hinterland

Legendary amongst Africa’s safari aficionados, Savute in the Chobe National Park’s dry hinterland is a magical place with a mysterious channel providing water deep in the bush.

Savute

Botswana Safari Accommodation

Chobe Game Lodge

Chobe National Park, Botswana

Chobe Game Lodge is situated on the banks of the famous Chobe River. The lodge is the only permanent accommodation in the Chobe National Park.

Shinde Camp

Okavango Delta, Botswana

Ker & Downey Botswana’s Shinde Camp provides five star accommodation in the Okavango Delta, one of Africa’s premier safari destinations.

Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp

Okavango Delta, Botswana

With inspiration taken from the beautiful water lily, Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp is delightful with nine ensuite safari tents combining canvas and bleached timber.