🇧🇼 Botswana
Low-volume, high-cost safari: camps limit numbers to protect the delta, so expect excellent wildlife encounters and serious price tags.
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🇧🇼 Botswana at a glance
Low-volume, high-cost safari: camps limit numbers to protect the delta, so expect excellent wildlife encounters and serious price tags.
Who it suits
Serious wildlife travellers prioritising sightings over price.
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What the season feels like
May–October dry season concentrates animals around waterholes; Okavango floods peak June–August.
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What Botswana is known for
- Okavango Delta mokoro safari
- Chobe's elephant river crossings
- Moremi game drives
- Makgadikgadi salt pan skies
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