Botswana Travel Guide: Top 10 Reasons to Visit

Elephants go for a walk in Okavango. Ian Michler
Handlers take elephants for a morning walk in Okavango

Botswana is blessed with some of Africa’s most beautiful wilderness areas that provide a haven for great numbers of animals – 17% of Botswana is set aside for wilderness preservation.



  • Botswana is a land of awesome contrasts – from the vast plains of the Kalahari Desert to the crystal clear waters of the world’s largest inland Delta – The Okavango Delta
  • Game viewing by Mokoro (dug-out) canoes in the Delta is unforgettable, birding is excellent and angling is rewarding.
  • The unique Central Kalahari Game Reserve, at 54,600 square km or 21,060 square miles, is the largest reserve in Botswana and one of the largest in Africa.
  • Chobe National Park, and in particular the Chobe River system is home to Africa’s greatest concentration of elephants.
  • The Makgadikgadi and Savute areas feature an annual summer migration of zebra and antelope – two of the largest migrations on the continent.
  • A variety of luxury lodges and camps allow visitors to experience the diversity of Botswana’s wilderness areas
  • San rock paintings can be seen in certain areas, including Tsodilo Hills, featuring 3500 paintings and recently proclaimed a World Heritage site
  • Botswana is easily accessible from Johannesburg, Windhoek and Victoria Falls
  • Botswana has a policy of low tourist impact
  • Because it's there