When considering all the top safari destinations in Africa, Botswana is one of the first that comes to mind. Being Africa’s oldest continuous democracy, it is a symbol of prosperity and peace. This combined with its magnificent wildlife and scenery makes Botswana one of the top African safari destinations worldwide. Botswana is approximately the size of Texas, holding only a little more than 2 million people. About 40% of the entire land area in the country has been devoted to protected areas, producing some of the most magnificent and striking natural reserves and African plains game safaris parks in the world.
Most of the land in the country is diamond-rich desert, stretching from the south to the North where it meets the largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango. At the center of the country resides the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the second-largest wildlife reserve in the world. Kalahari Safaris borders the CKGR and offers frequent Safaris into the reserve to its clients. The Kalahari desert is home to many of the planet’s most magnificent animals, such as Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Kudu, Gemsbuck, and many more. It is not uncommon to see any of these animals, along with all the beautiful plant life when going on a Safari in this area.
In the rainy season, thousands upon thousands of animals migrate from the south to the lush and bountiful Okavango Delta in the North, forming the biggest herds of migrating Antelope on the planet. Botswana also boasts the largest population of Elephants on the planet – who themselves migrate to the Okavango. The North has an abundance of great national parks such as the Chobe National Park and the Moremi Game Reserve which attract thousands of Elephants each year. When you stay with Kalahari Safaris, you will also have the opportunity to go on Safari here.
Apart from the country’s beautiful fauna and flora, it has retained its rich African culture and norms. In the Kalahari, the San Bushmen are a prevalent part of the population still practicing their ancient and vivid traditions such as tracking, hunting, dancing, playing games, and crafting various natural medicines and tools that have stood the test of time. When staying with us at Kalahari Safaris, you can go on nature walks and game drives with these magnificent people to learn more and become entrenched in the ancient traditions of the peoples of Botswana – just another fantastic reason to visit our beautiful country!
