Botswana Travel Guide

Botswana Travel Guide

Best Time to Visit Botswana

Best Time to Visit Botswana

Botswana is home to some of Africa's greatest game parks and where there are animals, the best time to travel is in the dry months. For Botswana that means travelling between the end of June and into the beginning of October. There's more though.

Best Time to Visit Chobe National Park

Best Time to Visit Chobe National Park

The Chobe National Park is a superb safari option for year-round travel, with peak game viewing between May and October. These are the dry months. The Chobe River is a permanent water source. Enough said.

Best Time to Visit the Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pan

Best Time to Visit the Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pan

Though you can easily visit all year round, the best time to experience the Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana is between November and April. It’s green and lush and welcomes the largest African animal migration.

Best Time to Visit the Okavango Delta

Best Time to Visit the Okavango Delta

As a big game wildlife destination, the best time to visit the Okavango Delta, in Botswana, is in the dry winter months from May to October, but there's certainly more to it than that...

Best Time For... Game Viewing

Best Time For... Game Viewing

When is the best time for game viewing in Namibia? Go to Etosha in the winter - between May and September - and you could see an abundance of animals gathering at the waterholes.

Self-drive Africa

Self-drive Africa

Self-drive tours of South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls and Zambia present few challenges. Beyond the main routes and over the borders, things get adventurous. We’d even go as far as to say, this special part of southern Africa is ideal for self-drives.

Distances and Driving Times

Distances and Driving Times

Approximate driving distances and self-drive times for Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Victoria Falls. We add plenty of time to stop for photographs, markets and comfort breaks.

Cash and Cards

Cash and Cards

Foreign exchange is freely traded in Botswana, Namibia, Victoria Falls and Zambia. It’s always better to be prepared. Know the local currencies accepted at each destination and make sure you have cash on you for when cards are not accepted.

Flying Times Namibia & Botswana

Flying Times Namibia & Botswana

If we talk about a 'fly-in safari', we mean that you'll be taking to the skies and travelling by light aircraft transfers between your destinations. Get an idea of the distances between the major highlights in Namibia and Botswana.

General Travel Info

General Travel Info

Our core destinations of Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa are safe countries to visit with friendly, peaceful people and well-developed tourism industries. Essential travel information as a guide for travel to southern Africa.

Getting There

Getting There

It's one thing to pick your next holiday destination, it's another to plan getting there, but get you there we will. We know which routes work best, which airports to book your flights to and from and how to make the most of your itinerary.

Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Health and Safety standards in Botswana, Namibia, Victoria Falls and Zambia. What you need to know about health and safety when travelling to these destinations to ensure you are prepared for your holiday to southern Africa.

Types of Safari Guides

Types of Safari Guides

There are different types of guides you may encounter on your safari: Professional Guides, Specialist Guides, Pilot Guides, Lodge Guides and Trackers and your Transfer Driver. Each one bringing something unique to your safari.

Visas

Visas

For the majority of visitors to Southern Africa, visas are issued at port of entry. There are of course exceptions so, regardless of what country you are from, be sure to confirm your visa requirements for every country you plan to visit in advance.

When to Visit

When to Visit

If you ask us, there's never a wrong time to go on holiday, but if you are specifically travelling for best game viewing, to get the best photographs or to enjoy mostly sunny days then this guide will help you decide when you should travel.

Best Botswana Safari Tours

Best Botswana Safari Tours

Botswana is a raw and real deal safari destination that rivals the best of the very best in Africa. It’s all wild and all enthralling.

Best Safari Lodges in Botswana

Best Safari Lodges in Botswana

Here’s our curated list of just some of Botswana’s best safari lodges. Our top 10 picks. Each one offering something special.

Namibia vs Botswana

Namibia vs Botswana

Which of these Southern African giants takes the top spot? Choosing one over the other seems an almost impossible task, but to help you decide, we’ve rated both countries’ scenery, wildlife, accessibility, and culture.

Self-drive Botswana

Self-drive Botswana

Botswana is all wild, raw wilderness and epic wildlife. Thick sandy off-road tracks take you to explore the wide open spaces of the vast salt pans and the green desert oasis of the Okavango Delta. While most will explore Botswana by fly-in or combined with a self-drive or private guided element, a complete self-drive is also possible for those with a sense of adventure willing to take on some heavy 4x4 driving. The key is to be prepared and to plan in advance.

Top 10 Incredible Things to Do in Botswana

Top 10 Incredible Things to Do in Botswana

With vastly different landscapes - from the verdant Okavango Delta to the stark Kalahari, and the salt pans of Makgadikgadi - you have a myriad of experiences to choose from on your Botswana Safari.

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