Channelling your inner cowboy and heading on a horse safari in Botswana is one of the ultimate safari experiences. With a variety of stunning landscapes available for exploration, it’s an incredible way of getting up close and personal with game in a way that just isn't possible in a traditional 4x4. You won't just be on a safari, you'll be in it. With the contrasting scenes of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Thamalakane River and Okavango Delta in the nation’s arsenal, it's not hard to understand why Botswana horse safaris remain such a popular choice.
9th June 2025 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
Narrowing down the most beautiful places in Botswana is no easy feat, but we love a challenge. From boundless deserts and rugged marshlands to dazzling salt pans and wild wetlands, the country’s landscapes are truly spectacular. Whether you trundle across the Kalahari’s sandy stretches on a game drive or drift along the Okavango Delta’s flowing waterways on a boating safari, you’re sure to spot some seriously cool wildlife species along the way.
17th January 2025 - Botswana Travel Inspiration
When safari specialists sing their praises for a destination, we can’t help but listen. And our Africa aficionados have a compliment or two for Botswana. They put it up there as ‘one of the best safari destinations in Africa’ and the place to be for an ‘exclusive, unspoiled wildlife adventure’. So, where do you begin? With so many savannahs, wetlands and wildlife-rich reserves to explore, we’ve whittled it down to the four best safaris in Botswana.
15th August 2024 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
Our safari specialists know a thing or two about world-class wildlife adventures – and one place they won’t stop raving about is Botswana’s Okavango Delta. As one of the team said: ‘It’s absolutely one of the best safari destinations in Africa. When you’re there, it’s all about getting what you pay for – a top-quality wildlife adventure. Out in the savannah, the only other vehicles you’ll come across are one or two from your camp.
27th May 2024 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
A supreme safari destination where vast desert meets lush delta, Botswana is full to the brim with bucket-list landscapes and stop-and-stare scenery. From national parks where the wildlife will win your heart to surreal salt pans where you can slumber by starlight, landscapes in Botswana are once-in-a-lifetime wonders – until you plan your return visit, that is (it might be hard to resist). Read on for our round up of the most picturesque places in this gem of a country.
4th January 2024 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
Our Africa specialist James recently ventured into the Botswanan bush for some safari excitement. From sailing down deltas to spotting big cats at night, James has the inside scoop on what makes this corner of Africa so special. Read on for a roundup of his trip and his top tips for travellers planning a trip here… What should people expect from a trip to Botswana? What is the approach to tourism in Botswana?
21st November 2023 - Botswana Travel Tips
Botswana takes sustainability seriously. It has to. Home to the world’s largest elephant population (as well as some other 169 species), four national parks and one of the seven natural wonders of the world – the Okavango Delta – it has long been one of Africa’s premier safari destinations. But to be one of the best, you have to be sustainable, as do the people that visit. Fortunately, sustainable tourism in Botswana takes many forms.
13th October 2023 - Botswana Responsible Travel
High rainfalls have led to a unique opportunity: due to record floods in Botswana in 2010 and early 2011, you can now canoe down the Selinda Spillway on Okavango Delta trips for the first time in a generation. Read on for more on this once in a lifetime travel opportunity... The first time in 30 years This is the only activity of its kind in Botswana and is now possible due to exceptional rainfall and high water tables in the Kalahari Desert, and rainwater arriving from hundreds of miles away in the Angolan highlands.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
Something that has become abundantly clear this year is that people love the challenge of a good old fashioned quiz. Whether it's a traditional pub quiz, or a virtual get together with friends and family from the comfort of our homes, many of us have been putting our general knowledge to the test. If you're keen to continue the learning, we've got you covered with a super speedy lesson on Botswana's Okavango Delta - a vast inland river delta in the north of the country - so that if the question "what is a delta?
28th June 2021 - Botswana The Natural World
Botswana might seem a paradise for the environment and animals alike, but some people are still suffering from the greed of others. Our consultants suggest five must-sees in Botswana before it's too late. 1 Cruising in the Okavango Delta It's a fragile ecosystem, and the tarmac is gradually nibbling away into unspoiled spaces... There are other threats, such as mining and dam construction. There is an urgent need to see, and save, this age-old land.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Travel Inspiration
Dry but rich in water. Desolate but full of life. Extreme in every sense, from endless skies to enormous trees. Welcome to the otherworldly magic of the salt pans of northern Botswana where the Zu'hoasi tribe live. The Makgadikgadi Pans is a vast system of salt pans in the northern Kalahari, the remains of a giant 'superlake' that once covered the region. The entire Makgadikgadi ecosystem is said to be the size of Portugal.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
Secreted away in a hidden corner of south-eastern Botswana lies the Tuli Block, a little known game reserve lying on the South African and Zimbabwean borders. Unbeknown to many, 'here be giants'... True Wilderness Mashatu, named after the many Mashatu, or Nyala Berry, trees that dot the landscape, is a wilderness unlike many others in Africa. Here, the arid plains of the Kalahari begin to meet the Lowveld and Mopane scrub of the Limpopo region; huge kopjes, ridges and vast dry riverbeds dominate the landscape.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Safari & Wildlife
Cast aside any visions of fancy lodges and manicured camps, sometimes the best experiences come in more basic packages, which is exactly what I got when mobile camping in Botswana; just me, my tent, a long drop and a camp fire... Wake up call 'Good morning Matt! Hot coffee on the fire!' is the wakeup call at 05:30 AM on a mobile safari. With this, you quickly rise from your camp bed and stumble into the African sunrise spilling into your tent.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Adventure
Jack's Camp An oasis of comfort in the middle of Botswana's Kalahari desert, Jack's Camp is pitched on a low grassland knoll in an oasis of desert palms and Kalahari acacia, and is one of the original luxury camps in the area. Ten stylish canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms and indoor and outdoor showers are set into a palm grove, and the camp's hub is a canvas mess tent that also houses a natural history museum, a library, an antique pool table and a well-stocked drinks chest.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Hotels
Linyanti Bush Camp Available solely for exclusive use, Linyanti Bush Camp is a small and intimate tented camp besides the Linyanti marshes in a private reserve bordering the western boundary of Chobe National Park. The camp consists of five spacious and airy en-suite tents, all of which are stylishly decorated to incorporate traditional explorer style with modern conveniences. The décor is neutral and simple, but with splashes of colour and pattern found throughout to add character.
28th June 2021 - Botswana Hotels
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