Botswana

Here are nine facts about Botswana I think every traveller should know for the trip to be more interesting, insightful, and meaningful. Botswana is a landlocked country smack in the middle of Southern Africa. It’s an incredibly stable place that’s…

Botswana likes to describe itself as one nation rather than a patchwork of tribes, and in many ways it is. Unlike almost anywhere else in Southern Africa, this is a country that emerged from independence in 1966 with a deliberate,…

I have the answers to all your safari questions, right here…   If waking up to the roar of a lion or watching the rays of a golden sunrise fall over a herd of wildebeest sounds is what you want,…

There’s a moment on this trip when it stops feeling like a holiday and starts feeling like an expedition. It might happen on your first afternoon game drive out of Mdluli Safari Lodge, engine cut, watching a herd of elephants…

The Kalahari Desert is a vast ecosystem in Southern Africa. Here are eight facts that tell the story of this austere, beautiful, and ecologically rich place, which has been home to the San people since time immemorial. 1. It’s the…

Let’s discuss the different family safaris in East and Southern Africa to help you choose the right destination for you and your children. Both East Africa and Southern Africa offer wide-ranging types of family safaris that cater to everyone from…

These are the four safari destinations that are highlights of Botswana Botswana has every kind of safari you could imagine. Think thrilling big-game safari drives. Boat safaris and quiet canoe rides along watery channels. Horse riding, cycling, and even quadbiking…

Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta is a game reserve with many faces It can ring hollow to say that Moremi Game Reserve is a place of diverse landscapes and experiences. Isn’t that what safari marketers tell you about…

Makgadikgadi Pans in northeastern Botswana is a massive salt pan system within the Kalahari Desert that sustains a surprising variety of wildlife. Once upon a time, Makgadikgadi Pans was covered by a vast lake. Today, that lake is gone, and…