Botswana is one of the  finest tourist  destinations on the  African continent. The  Okavango, which  originates in the  uplands of Angola to  the north-west, flows  into and then spreads over the sandy spaces of the Kalahari to form an immense and wondrous inland delta of lagoon and
channels, palm-fringed island and fertile floodplain. This wilderness and the nearby game-rich Moremi Game
Reserve and Chobe National Park reserves, offer the best african wildlife safari.

Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves. From the Okavango Delta on the north, to the desert dunes in the south, great areas of wilderness have been carefully preserved to offer visitors an opportunity to experience nature at its best; to see an incredible variety of wildlife species and to enjoy the prolific birdlife.

Chobe National Park:

The Chobe National Park, is the second largest national park in Botswana and covers 10,566 square kilometres, has one of the greatest concentrations of game.
The park is divided into four distinctly different eco systems: Serondela with its lush plains and dense forests in the Chobe River area in the extreme north-east; the Savuti Marsh in the west about fifty kilometres north of Mababe gate; the Linyanti Swamps in the north-west and the hot dry hinterland in between.
 A major feature of  Chobe National Park is  its elephant population.  This population covers  most of northern  Botswana plus  northwestern  Zimbabwe. The  Botswana's elephant population is currently estimated at around 120,000. The Chobe elephant are migratory, making seasonal movements of up to 200 kilometres from the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, where they concentrate in the dry season, to the pans in the southeast of the park, to which they disperse in the rains.
Savuti boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife left on the African continent. Animals are present during all seasons, and at certain times of the year their numbers can be staggering. Savuti is famous for its predators, particularly its resident lions and spotted hyaena populations.


Linyati :

Linyanti lies in the furthest corner of Chobe National Park. The Linyanti Swamp covers an area of almost 900 square kilometres, to which follows the river and fills the area between the converging
courses of the Kwando and Linyanti rivers.
The wildlife is abundant, especially in the dry winter months when great concentrations of elephant, buffalo and zebra congregate along the river, with giraffe, impala and roan antelope. The birdlife is diverse.

Moremi Game Reserve :

Moremi covers some 4,871 square kilometres and is one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa. It combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons. It is the great diversity of plant and animal life that makes Moremi so well known.
Moremi is best visited in the dry season and game viewing is at its peak from July to October, when seasonal pans dry up and the wildlife concentrates on the permanent water. The winter months of May to August can be very cold at night, but pleasantly warm, under clear blue skies, during the day. From October until the rains break in late November or early December, the weather can be extremely hot - both day and night.

Kalahari Game Reserve :

Situated right in the centre of Botswana, The 52,800 square kilometres Central Kalahari Game Reserve, is vast in open plains, saltpans and ancient riverbeds. Varying from sand dunes with many species of trees and shrubs in the north, to flat bushveld in the central area, the reserve is more heavily wooded in the south, with mophane forests to the south and east. Rainfall is sparse and sporadic and can vary from 170 to 700 millimetres per year.
 Game viewing which  include giraffe, brown  hyaena, warthog, wild  dog, cheetah, leopard,  lion, blue wildebeest,  eland, gemsbok, kudu,  red hartebeest and  springbok, is best  between December and April, when the animals tend to congregate in the pans and valleys.

Makgadikgadi National Park :

Makgadikgadi was declared a game reserve in 1970 and in December 1992, the boundaries were extended and National Park status was attained. The present park covers some 4,900 square kilometres. The pans are situated in half the south, east and northeastern areas of the park, fill with water during the rains from mid-November and retain their water into April or May.
The "thirstlands" are then transformed into great sheets of water, which attract a spectacular array of waterbirds and migrations of wildebeest and zebra. It is unfortunate that this huge water spectacle becomes practically inaccessible by road at this time, but anyone fortunate to fly over the area during the wet season sees a water wonderland of incredible scenic beauty.