Botswana offers a captivating mix of delta, deserts, and grasslands. The Okavango, Africa’s fourth-longest river, flows into the sands of the mighty Kalahari Desert to create the world’s largest inland delta, an evergreen ecosystem that transforms grasslands and plains into winding waterways and marshes. The country is home to many of Africa’s top predators, including lions, leopards, hyenas, and the rare African wild dog, and its birdlife is equally exceptional. In the Central Kalahari Desert, visitors can also encounter the San people, one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures.

Renowned for its extraordinary wildlife and diverse landscapes, Botswana hosts one of Africa’s second-largest mammal migrations, a remarkable annual movement of zebras and some wildebeest across the Makgadikgadi Pans and Nxai Pan regions, and is home to an exceptional array of iconic species including hippos, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, African wild dog, lions, leopards, hyenas, and over 500 bird species, while the government’s sustainable safari model, with large private reserves and low-impact tourism, ensures small visitor numbers and intimate, authentic wildlife experiences, whether on guided game drives, nature walks, river cruises, or horseback excursions.