For those who love the great outdoors, it offers unforgettable adventure in the heart of Southern Africa, where delta and desert come together. The Okavango Delta is perhaps synonymous with the destination, its life-giving floodwaters journeying from the Angolan highlands down countless waterways and lagoons. The abundance and variety of wildlife to be found in this oasis is astonishing. The delta is all the more breathtaking for being on the edge of the barren Kalahari Desert.
The Kalahari has one of the largest unbroken stretches of sand on the planet. These great dunes give way to the remarkable salt plains of the Makgadikgadi and Nxai pans, and the 3,year-old baobab trees on Kubu Island. On the southern edge of the Kalahari lie the characteristic red dunes and sparse scrub of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park.
However, the park is home to iconic predators and huge herds of Springbok, Gemsbok, Wildebeest and Eland. The enormous Central Kalahari National Park is ruled by black-maned lions, and is still witness to the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of the indigenous San people. All the wildlife and wilderness leaves little foothold for people in this sparsely populated country.
Gaborone, the capital, houses around ten percent of the total population and is growing quickly, with blossoming attractions of its own. Botswana promises the ultimate safari adventure, and visitors can be sure of the trip of a lifetime. All visitors require return or onward tickets and sufficient funds to cover their stay in Botswana. Visas are generally not required for stays of under 90 days.
Major credit cards are widely accepted, and foreign currency is accepted at most large hotels and lodges. There are banks and bureaux de change in all the main towns, as well as ATM machines.
