Ten Ways To Experience Botswana

You may have limited time in Africa and don’t want to spend all your days on the back of a safari vehicle … well, then Botswana has your name written all over it. From horse riding, to canoeing, to walking safaris and meeting local cultures, this is truly a dream destination for your safari holiday.

For such as small country, Botswana offers you an incredible wilderness area to explore, from the Kalahari Desert to the waterways of the Okavango Delta and Chobe River.

And of course, if you can’t fit it all in on one trip, you will just have to return again…and again!

Here are our top 10 ways to explore Botswana:

You are fairly likely to get close to Africa’s river giant, the Hippopotamus, when on a motorized boat safari. If it’s Elephants you are after, there is no place better than the Chobe National Park.

IMAGE – Elephants cooling off at Muchenje Lodge.

On a Horse Riding Safari your senses truly come alive with dry desert-lands and delta wetlands to explore. This fast-paced and exciting safari sees you galloping across the wide-open African savannahs, following ancient elephant paths and coming across unique wildlife.

IMAGE- See the zebra migration from horse-back at Jack’s Camp.

At certain camps in the Kalahari, you may meet the San (one of the oldest indigenous hunter-gatherer cultures on earth), known for their exceptional survival skills. During a walking adventure with them, you will learn about medicinal plants, their culture, tracking skills and of course hear some of their magical folklore.
 
IMAGE – Learn fire-making skills from the San at Meno a Kwena Camp

Twinkle Twinkle enormous skies await with a variety of Camps offering incredible sleepout experiences. From luxury Tree Houses to camping out on the Salt Pans, this is an ultimate Bucket-List safari experience.

IMAGE: Skybeds offer a totally unique safari experience; there are not many places in the world where you can sleep atop a wooden platform, with only a mozzie net between you and the stars and the call of the wild lulling you to sleep.