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Botswana is a
rarity in our overpopulated, over-developed world it has some of the best
wilderness and wildlife areas on the African continent. With over a third of
its land area devoted to national parks, reserves and wildlife management
areas, it has the feeling of moving through an immense Nature wonderland. For
the most part parks are unfenced, allowing animals to roam wild and free.
Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta is one of the most exclusive wilderness
destinations in the world. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the backdrop to
wild Africa's grand spectacle, presenting unparalleled wilderness experiences
in a serene inland delta unlike anywhere else on Earth. A journey to the
Okavango Delta – deep inside Africa's pristine interior – is like no other,
encompassing vast wetlands and expansive drylands. Visitors traverse the
Delta's meandering waterways, passing palm- and papyrus-fringed islands, thick
woodland, resplendent with lush vegetation, and teeming with rich wildlife.
Chobe National Park
Established in 1968, Chobe National Park covers
approximately 11,700 sq km, encompassing floodplains, swamps, and woodland. The
most accessible and frequently visited of Botswana's big game country, the Chobe
Riverfront, is most famous for the large herds of elephants and Cape Buffalo
that converge on the riverbank to drink during the dry winter months. One of
Africa's most beautiful rivers, the Chobe, supports a diversity and
concentration of wildlife unmatched in Botswana. Take a river cruise on the
Chobe, and you'll experience the park
and wildlife from a completely different vantage point, getting up closer to
hippo, crocodile and a mind-boggling array of water birds than you ever would
on land.
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is vast interior plateau, covering a
large portion of southern Africa, encompassing almost all of Botswana,
approximately one third of neighbouring Namibia and a large portion of the
Northern Cape province of South Africa to the south. The sheer size and
immensity of the Central Kalahari Game reserve and its wild, mysterious beauty
give an impression of unending space and that you have the entire reserve to
yourself.
Places to see
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Weather
The weather in Botswana varies from pleasantly cool and dry winter season to a summery rainy hot season .
Winter starts around May and usually ends by September with little rainfall, the temperatures can drop to below zero degrees at
night, but the days are usually warm with temperatures around 20 degrees
Summer starts around November and finishes around March, these months can be very hot, and it can be very wet.
In the intermediate months of April and October, it can rain slightly, the weather is pleasantly warm and mostly dry.
Weather charts based on Gaborone
Temperature (°C)
Rainfall (mm)
Getting there
There are no direct flights from the UK to Botswana, the
easiest option is to travel via South Africa. From Johannesburg you can fly
direct to Botswana.
Flying time to Johannesburg takes around 11 hours, the onward flights are about 1 hour.
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