Botswana
An Oasis Where Elephants Roam Free
Botswana is known as an eco-friendly haven for wildlife with over 30% of the country preserved in some way. It has a policy of high income, low impact tourism and so is generally a little pricier than neighbouring countries but offers few tourists, wild landscapes and diverse species. A high density of wildlife is sustained by the wet and wild regions of northern Botswana and this is where we have focussed. Get in touch if you would like to visit another region and we can put together a custom itinerary for you!
In Chobe National Park you can marvel at enormous herds of elephants and other wildlife that gather along the broad, glittering expanse of the river and its floodplains in the dry season. Spectacular photographic opportunities abound. Chobe has the world’s highest density of elephant and is also easily combined with nearby Victoria Falls.
The Linyanti River and swamp are north of Savuti in a remote corner of Chobe National Park. It is an unspoiled and beautiful region of waterways, lagoons, riverine forests, ancient trees and palm tree islands. The area is known for great sightings of endangered African wild dog and big cats.
Of course, the jewel in Botswana’s crown is the spectacular Okavango Delta- a vast oasis and one of the world’s only inland deltas. This UNESCO World Heritage Site teems with some of Africa’s largest and most diverse populations of wildlife supported by floodplains, streams and palm-strewn islands. The Khwai Reserve a wildlife-rich 180,000 hectares on the eastern side of the Delta. It offers a great mix of habitats and as such good populations of antelope, giraffe, buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and African wild dogs as well as the chance to try land and water-based activities.
