Botswana

The Ultimate Safari

In Botswana you can fly, drive, walk with Bushmen, glide past hippos in a dug-out canoe, horse-ride or wade through the Delta on the back of an elephant.  This beautiful country has a lot to offer the visitor - the people are friendly, the landscapes like nowhere else on earth and the wildlife is diverse and prolific.

Luxury and Seclusion

Privacy and wilderness are synonymous with a Botswana safari, as most lodges only accommodate 8 to 20 guests. If you choose your camp carefully, you may see very few other tourists and plenty of game. Arriving by light aircraft at your lodge adds to the exclusivity and excitement of your Botswana safari.

Botswana's growth has been carefully managed and its tourism industry has cultivated a reputation for quality, not quantity. Its official 'low impact, high cost' policy ensures conservation of its natural habitat and high standards of accommodation and services.

Botswana has set aside nearly 40% of its total land surface for conservation in national parks, game reserves and management areas (known as private reserves or concessions). This is an amazing commitment and it is rewarded by visitors coming from all over the world to experience the 'best all-round safari destination in the world'.

Key Points

• Botswana is approximately the size of France!
• Safe and secure destination
• Locals are very welcoming to tourists
• December - May is when vegetation is most lush
• Birding is best during November - March
• The summer months are November - March and some lodges close due to the muddy roads

Special Offers

As an Africa travel specialist, Close Encounters has access to a range of special discounts and late availability safari packages that are not generally available through other travel companies.

These limited availability offers could save you up to £1,000 per person or more on a luxury safari holiday in Botswana.

To find out about our latest hot offers, contact us or call now on 0844 415 0155.

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