Experience Botswana
Through the Eyes of Our Travel Writers
Reading about the travel experiences of others is always the best way to familiarize yourself with any new country you are about to visit. Siyabona's contributing writers have travelled on in Botswana, and one has even worked as a lodge manager in Okavango and Moremi.
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moreFrom somewhat wild and bloody beginnings the safari industry in Botswana today is taking the lead in the popularity stakes, with a variety of activities...
moreOctober is the hottest time of the year in Botswana, and many visitors stay away because of this, but it arguably the best time, with the most dramatic...
moreThe wilderness areas of Botswana are well documented in award-winning documentaries by some of the best know film makers in the business, with many...
moreGame viewing is the reason most people visit Africa, but in a country such as Botswana the landscapes can be just as intriguing, especially when viewed...
moreBotswana is a country of contrasts and many highlights, and there are many facets to the country, from desert to delta and from lush floodplains to arid...
moreBotswana is a country of stark, yet enticing, contrasts that add to the attractions of the pristine wilderness and incredible wildlife...
moreOrganising one's own safari to Botswana in a four-wheel-drive vehicle reawakens a sense of adventure one may have lost in the grind of daily city life...
moreBotswana is unique when it comes to African safaris, with fascinating landscapes unlike anywhere else on the continent and beautiful ecosystems...
moreCamp Okavango is a luxury lodge situated on an island in the permanent waters of Botswana's Okavango Delta. It's pure luxury catering for visitors...
moreIntended to protect the environment, Botswana's high-value, low-volume tourism policy has made it an expensive destination for self-drive South African...
moreBotswana's Okavango Delta is a haven for wildlife but it is more than a big game safari experience, with pristine habitats and fascinating landscapes...
moreSetswana names are difficult enough for outsiders to pronounce but when the origin is from the San dialects then the task become impossible...
moreAlthough relatively quiet on the day to day news front Botswana nonetheless has a wealth of literature of many genres coming from the country, with...
moreBotswana is the top African destination for an intimate and romantic safari, providing privacy amongst some of the most beautiful scenery on the...
moreSavuti is a dynamic eco-system, known to change dramatically from time to time. The Savuti of today is a lush wetland that attracts large numbers of...
moreBotswana is a country of superlatives, with is deserts, Deltas, spectacular wildlife and game parks that are pristine and well-managed. Botswana safaris...
moreWater cannot flow backward, or uphill! noted the famous African missionary-explorer David Livingstone when he reached the enigmatic Okavango Delta in 1851...
moreThere are as many reasons to travel to Botswana as there are reasons to travel on safari in Africa such is the diversity of landscapes and wildlife in...
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