Botswana - A country of wide-open spaces where the adventuresome spirit still survives.

Botswana with lots of wide-open spaces and lots of wildlife too, is of the few remaining destinations in Africa where the adventuresome safari spirit still survives. Travellers on safari in Botswana get to see an arkful of animals in the wild: lazing in the waters of the Okavango Delta (Moremi Game Reserve), grazing on the grasslands of Chobe National Park and tracking the arid salt pans of the Kalahari Desert.

To protect Botswana’s natural assets, government policy promotes low-volume, high-cost tourism. The country may have high travel fees, but Botswana travel rewards you with a plethora of colorful birds and large game including lions, brown hyenas and cheetahs, ostriches and zebras, antelope and leopards.

Accommodations can range from a tented riverbank campsite to a plush lodge.

Botswana can afford to discourage mass tourism because of its great mineral wealth. It is one of the world’s largest producers of diamonds, and it has reserves of gold, copper and nickel.

More than 80% of Botswana’s small population of 1.7 million lives in a scattering of towns and large villages, such as Francistown or the capital of Gabarone, leaving plenty of room for animals and travellers to roam the countryside unhindered.

Most recently Botswana has become more widely known through the delightful novels of the Scottish barrister, Alexander McCall-Smith. The stories tell of life, relationships, the dry, scrubbland country and in particular the adventures of a gentle-natured female detective. The first in this famous series of novels is titled The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.

Holidays in Botswana

African Waterways - Okavango Delta
Botswana Great Wilderness Safari

Advisor tips for Botswana

Okavango Delta
Wildlife is not to be missed in this area of Africa. You would see all of the big 5 here. Also you travel in a mokoro’s (small boat) to see amazing birds and smaller wildlife – this is a very serene experience. - Melissa

Unesco World Heritage Sites in Botswana

Tsodilo