Botswana as a safari destination in Africa will not disappoint you not with the many tourist destinations that are scattered all over the country. The country can be visited all throughout the year for as long as you have a bucket list of all the activities that you want to carry out when you get to the country. The different tourist activities are carried out at the various tour destinations within Botswana and some of the interesting ones that you…
Basarwa walk The Kalahari region is a good place for one to go for a walk while on a safari to Botswana and one of the best ways to do this is by going for a Basarwa walk with the Basarwa people who live in the Kalahari region. The Basarwa walks are generally given by the Basarwa people who have been living in the Kalahari region for a very long time and are considered to be the first people to…
The san Bushmen are the earliest settlers in Botswana and the whole of southern Africa and they are believed to have been living in the country for over 20,000 years. The Bushmen in Botswana used to live where the current Central Kalahari game reserve is and there are different tribes of the san that live in Botswana and these include the Tsila, the Bakgalagadi, the Gana and the Gwi Bushmen. The san Bushmen suffered greatly during the colonial times and…
The Tsodilo hills are located in the south western part of Botswana and they are the largest rock area in the country and on the African continent. The Tsodilo hills according to the bushmen who live around the hills and they believe that the Tsodilo hills were one of the first creations on earth and that is why you will find many san Bushmen and you will find that the rocks are all painted with the different animals that are…
Botswana is well known for having some of the largest and most beautiful national parks in Africa and when you get to the country, you will find these jewels hidden in the country and one of them is the Northern Tuli nature reserve which is located within the Tuli block. The Tuli block has several other game reserves that are located within and once you visit the Tuli nature reserve you might as well join the trip with other game…
The Vumbura plains in Botswana The Vumbura plains are located at the Northern edge of the Okavango delta offering tourists some of the best sights that you can get when you visit Botswana. Some tourists call the Vumbura plains the modern Garden of Eden because of the wild life that is has and the untouched vegetation that is found in the plains. The landscape in the area is enough to attract many tourists and with the many activities that are…
The Khama rhino Sanctuary is located in the eastern part of Botswana and compared to other parks, it is relatively small. It is a community based program which was set up in the year 1992 to help save the Rhinos in the country that had been poached almost to extinction. The Khama rhino sanctuary is a home to other wild life animals including a various number of birds although the main animals to see are the black and white rhinos.…
The area that is now covered by Makgadikgadi pans national park was once a 30m deep lake that occupied several square miles. But has since thousands of years, dried up and water has evaporated leaving salt pans stretching as far as the eyes can see. Today, the area is though to be the largest salt flats in the world. Within the salt plains are isolates rocky outcrops, specks of giant baobab trees, dry savannah bushes and palm trees. Contrary to…
A walking safari is usually either a short walk in the mornings or a walk that take more than three hours depending on the itinerary that you choose and it is one of the many ways that you get to explore nature at full length. A walking safari will involve you tracking down wild life that habitates within the different National parks especially the smaller ones that cannot easily be seen while on a game drive. There is no better…
Every safari involves driving around but there is a thrill that comes with driving yourself around a country that you barely know, the different places that you will drive to and tourist attractions that you will see adds to the excitement. The Botswana landscape is a good one if you want to go for a self-drive from the game drives, camping in the wild, the vast plains, the Kalahari Desert and the wilderness. A self-drive safari means that you are…
