Botswana

Botswana

The San people were among the first human inhabitants of this region, centuries before colonisation in Southern Africa. Missionaries including David Livingstone arrived in mid 19^th century and by 1885 the territory was a British protectorate. Botswana gained its independence in 1966 and has been the most stable democracy in Africa. It is heavily reliant o­n mining (especially diamonds) & tourism and maintains close ties with its neighbour South Africa.

The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana near Maun incorporates the Moremi Game Reserve and is a unique wildlife paradise - o­ne of the finest in the world. It is o­ne of the largest inland river deltas in the world. An unsurpassed natural environment with a maze of waterways, islands and reed banks creating a perfect place for lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo, giraffe, hyena, wild dog, kudu, impala, roan, zebra, lechwe, hippo, crocodile, amongst others. There are 440 bird species in the delta.

Chobe is a National Park in a wilderness area watered by the Chobe & Savuti Rivers, thus attracting huge concentrations of game including lion and some of the highest concentration of elephants in Africa. Game viewing is renowned in the area and summer migrations of plains game, especially zebra, are a highlight.

Island	City / Resort	Holiday Title	Type(s)
South Africa Botswana	Victoria Falls Chobe Cape Town	Northern Experience Deluxe Safari Ref: SAF15	Safaris Africa
South Africa Botswana	Okavango Delta Kruger Nat. Park Knysna Johannesburg Hluhluwe Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park Durban Cape Town	Sea & Safari Self-Drive Ref: SD009	Fly-Drive