Wildlife, wildlife and wildlife
On the region’s open plains you can become part of the herd, mounted on a horse and riding alongside zebra and giraffe. But life goes on beyond the Delta too – in wondrous profusion. In un-crowded Botswana you’ll have a grandstand seat at vast annual migrations, you can walk with elephants, safari across rich wetlands, drive over vast salt pans…
Here are our expert consultants’ favourite reasons for visiting Botswana.
SAFARI IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA
Float serenely along the Delta’s channels from traditional mokoros (canoes) and spot a huge array of colourful, noisy birds. Then take to your 4 x 4 to safari through a beautifully rich landscape and watch animals feeding and gambolling in the water, in massive numbers and great diversity.
GAME DRIVES IN THE LINYANTI WETLANDS
Big cats and large elephant populations; two of the major ‘trophies’ you need to have shot – on camera, of course – if your campfire stories are to have any credibility back home round the dinner table. In the Linyanti Wetlands you’ll find them in abundance, with rarer wild dogs too.
QUAD BIKE ON THE MAKGADIKGADI PANS
Very few sensations beat skimming across this vast, lunar-like landscape of salt on your own quad bike. But apart from the exhilaration, the quad bikes also deliver you to places where you can meet native bushmen, watch meercats, zebra and the desert’s natural wildlife.
ELEPHANT INTERACTION AT ABU CAMP
If you’re irresistibly drawn to elephants – and who can fail to find these African giants just awesome on a grand scale – then there are few better ways to meet them than on a side-by-side walk through their natural habitat.
GO HORSE RIDING IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA
As the day’s ride progresses, you will feel more and more like you’re part of the horse. And this is how the other animals see you, so you’re able to virtually ride with wild zebras, amble alongside giraffe and canter through lagoons with Red Lechwe.
WITNESS THE ZEBRA MIGRATION IN THE CENTRAL KALAHARI
The Central Kalahari may conjure up images of a desert landscape with vast tracts of sand – but it is far from empty. If you visit for the annual migration you’ll witness the spectacle of thousands on zebra moving en masse across rolling plains. An unforgettable event.
TRACK LION AND BUFFALO FROM DUBA PLAINS CAMP
The lion may be king of the jungle, but a buffalo is still a very dangerous animal. Bring the two together in a battle for survival and you have a life-in-the-raw drama . One that’ll give you plenty of campfire – and dinner party – stories.
MOBILE SAFARI
Follow the game into the most remote areas, with a professional guide experienced in the art of reading tracks. Stay in mobile camps deep in the bush for an authentic African safari experience, surrounded by the sights, smells and sounds of wildlife in its natural habitat.
EXPERTS
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Linda
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