Botswana: Safari Lands, Diamonds, Dust and the Delta

A visitor to landlocked Botswana will soon realise why the Tswana word for rain - 'Pula' - is also the name of the national currency: this is a sun-baked, arid land where water is as precious as the diamonds upon which its wealth has been built.

It's in Botswana that one of the world's natural wonders, the incomparable Okavango Delta, lies like a great watery hand across the heart of the Kalahari.

Described as "Africa's success story" since its independence in 1966, Botswana - known as Lefatshe la Botswana in Tswana - is a land of the starkest contrasts.

Modern, technology-driven urban areas are a short flight from the bows and arrows of San Bushmen hunting parties deep in the burning Kalahari; clear floodwaters create a teeming oasis of wildlife in parched northern savannas and woodlands; huge game steaks and dried caterpillars vie with nouvelle cuisine on candle-lit dining tables.

Although most famous for the spectacular safari wetlands and rivers of the north, Botswana is dominated by the inhospitable Kalahari Desert.

Most of its tiny population is concentrated in the kinder southeast, leaving enormous tracts of wilderness for the adventurer to experience the kind of safari that was thought to have ended decades ago.

Botswana offers travellers wonderful natural environments, world-renowned for their diversity and stunning concentrations of wildlife. There's a range of Botswana Safari accommodation to match your wildlife experience but availability is often limited so you need to book in advance.

One of the best ways to appreciate what a Botswana Safari has to offer is on a Botswana tour where you can experience the essence of the country. For the best of Botswana the On Safari In Livingstone & Chobe is the perfect safari tour or, if you have limited time, then the Best of Botswana Wing Safari is the African safari for you.

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