THE EXPERIENCE
In Botswana, the visually breath-taking Kalahari Desert surrounds the Okavango Delta, one of the most unique water systems in the world. Islands swaying with palms are surrounded by crystal clear waters that teem with hippos and crocodiles, and attract an array of wildlife and birds along the banks.
Expect to see all of the iconic big game, and some really unusual sights like lions swimming the channels, as these super predators have adapted their hunting methods to the environment even taking to swimming in search of prey. Cheetah, leopard, large herds of elephants and packs of wild dogs wander in and out of the Mopane woodlands along the water courses.
Highlights of Botswana include boating through the Delta’s network of channels, following lions as they hunt through the floodplains and islands. Further north, you can sit amongst huge herds of elephant as they come down to drink during the dry season. Then there is the vast, empty solitude of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, the eerily intriguing fossil riverbeds and Deception Valley dotted with wildlife.
Look forward to a sky brilliant with stars on a clear night, unforgettable sunsets, and twilights filled with nocturnal bush calls. Botswana’s exclusivity and low volume tourism policy also ensures that you are able to enjoy each sighting at your own pace and have most of these extraordinary encounters pretty much to yourselves.
TAS TIPS
- September to November is the dry season when the animals are easier to spot near waterholes and February to April are when most animal have their young and the bush is lush and green, filled with new life
- Botswana is where you’ll experience the most amazing elephant sightings, with multiple herds merging into the hundreds
- The unique ecology lends itself to magnificent birdlife
- A mokoro (canoe) safari is a must
