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Botswana - ' from desert to delta'
The Kalahari Desert, perhaps Africa’s greatest wilderness, sweeps north from South Africa – where the Boer Voortrekkers once called it moedverloor se vlakte (the plain where courage fails) – touching on five other countries before it is finally subdued by the rainforests of the Congo. It is the longest continuous stretch of sand in the world and what few patches of savannah it conceals are bleached the colour of a lion’s hide for about eight months of the year.

Yet it is the Okavango Delta that remains Botswana’s premier tourism draw-card. Combine the world’s largest inland delta, the Kalahari Desert, the desiccated salt lakes of Sua Pans, the floodplains of legendary Selinda Spillway, Chobe National Park and the rock art of Tsodilo Hills (‘The Louvre of the Desert’) and you have just a few reasons why Botswana is finally becoming recognised as one of Africa’s greatest safari destinations.

Profile:
Area: 600,370 sq km
Population: 1.6 million
Population Density: 2.66 people / sq km
Languages: English is the official language but in remoter areas Tswana (sometimes known as Setswana) is most often used. In the Bushman communities you will still hear the haunting clicking languages of the Bushmen themselves.

When to go: Wet season runs from November to April, although in many parts of the country it can be virtually non-existent. The ideal time to visit is between May and July/August when game is more likely to be found concentrated around the waterholes.
Conversation stopper: Experts advise that casting off clothing and other items can deter a charging elephant. (What they omit to point out is that it’s very difficult to outrun an elephant with your designer khakis around your ankles).
Factfile: Click here for more information.
Articles:
Kalahari: ‘A Moveable Feast’ – story of a month-long 4x4 trip through Botswana.
Crocodiles of the Okavango – life at a scientific research station in the heart of croc country.
Best 4x4 By Far - On horseback around the world

 

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