| Okavango Delta - The Okavango River flows into the | | | | spectacular during the dry and wet season. During |
| Kalahari Desert to form an enchanting lush wetland of | | | | the rains from November until March, these pans |
| lagoons and channels, palm fringed islands and fertile | | | | transorm into vast areas of water which attract a |
| floodplains. The Big 5 are prolific in this area, as well | | | | multitude of birds and animals. Large breeding flocks |
| as an amazing array of wildlife including the more rare | | | | of flamingo congregate here and the rainy season |
| animals such as red lechwe, sitatunga, wild dog and | | | | triggers dramatic migrations of zebra and wildebeest |
| wattled crane. The best time for game viewing is | | | | to the area. The pans are home to ancient towering |
| during May to October when animal life is | | | | Baobab trees (known as "upside down" trees) and |
| concentrated along the deltas' flooded areas. Mekoro | | | | palm groves. Makgadikgadi Pans National park is home |
| (local dugout canoe) is an ideal way to view game on | | | | to four distinct habitats of salt pans, grassland, |
| the delta banks and numerous waterways. | | | | scrubland and riverine woodland. Wildlife here includes |
| Moremi Game Reserve showcases floodplains, | | | | the black-maned Kalahari lion, wild dog, leopard, |
| lagoons, acacia forest and mopane woodland along | | | | cheetah, hyaena, springbok, gemsbok, wildebeest, |
| with a huge diversity of animal and plant life. | | | | waterbuck, bushbuck and hippo. |
| Chobe National Park - Covering 10 566 square | | | | Tuli Block - Known as "The Land of the Giants", Tuli |
| kilometres/4079 square miles, this park has one of | | | | incorporates a number of game reserves and is more |
| the largest concentration of game in Africa. Four | | | | than 350km long and between 20km to 30km wide. |
| different ecosystems can be found here including | | | | Wildlife that can be seen here includes elephant, kudu, |
| Linyanti Swamps, the Savuti Marsh, the dense | | | | impala, wildebeest, giraffe, lion, zebra, cheetah, |
| forests of the Chobe Rives and lush savanna | | | | waterbuck, eland, caracal, aardwolf, hyaena and |
| grasslands of Serondela. | | | | jackal including over 350 species of bird. The terrain is |
| Linyanti Game Reserve - Renowned for its predators | | | | quite different to anywhere else in Botswana, with |
| including the African wild dog, this private reserve is | | | | rugged rocky terrain and outcrops, a network of dry |
| home to great concentrations of elephant, buffalo, | | | | riverbeds and larger rivers with impressive Mashatu |
| giraffe, impala and roan antelope who congregate | | | | trees and Fever trees lining the banks. |
| along the river during the dry season. The Kwando | | | | Weather - Subtropical climate with hot, humid, wet |
| and Linyanti rivers flow into a 900 square kilometre | | | | summers (September to April) and warm to cool, dry |
| 347 square mile flood plain known as the Linyanti | | | | winters (May to August). Daytime summer |
| Marshes. | | | | temperatures may rise above 35ºC |
| Makgadikgadi Pans National Park - Incorporates some | | | | 95ºF, and winter nights rarely drop below |
| of the largest sal pans in the world, covering 16 000 | | | | 10ºC/50ºF. |
| square kilometres/6177 square miles. These pans are | | | | |