Botswana is one of Africa's richest countries, thanks to its diamond mines, and is a largely untouched wilderness of savannas, deserts, wetlands and salt pans. The Okavango Delta, with its host of ultra-luxury hotels and lodges, mixes the wild with lavish comfort and attracts an extremely well-heeled crowd.
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Botswana's Okavango Delta | Brian Jackman | Botswana, Moremi and Okavango Delta, Okavango
The Okavango Delta is one of Africa's last wild places. Every year, summer rains falling 1,000 miles away on the Angolan highlands spill down the Okavango River to create a miraculous oasis in the northern Kalahari
Riding with Lions | Julie Miller | Botswana, Moremi and Okavango Delta, Okavango
This is surely the optimum method of game-viewing. On horseback, the approach is silent and intense. You are a participant in the environment, not just a casual observer.
The Okavango Delta | Will Jones | Botswana, Moremi and Okavango Delta, Okavango
The ecosystems found within the Delta are very diverse, ranging from permanent to seasonal flood plains, lagoons, dry grassland, mopane forest and palm islands
Bushmen of the Kalahari | Rupert Isaacson | Botswana, Kalahari, Matetsi Game Reserve
Tribal tourism is nothing new: from the Masai in Kenya to Thailand’s hill tribes, tourism is becoming increasingly central to indigenous economies. The bushmen of the Kalahari are offering something different
Unforgettable travel | AA Gill | Botswana, Kalahari, Makgadikgadi National Park
Kubu Island sits on the southernmost tip of the Makgadikgadi Pan, Botswana: if you’ve ever wanted to know what lies behind the back of beyond, this is probably it...