CC Africa Safaris & Tours has a comprehensive selection of safari tours throughout
Botswana. View our Botswana
safaris.
• The Okavango Delta
• Chobe National Park
• Central Kalahari Reserve
CENTRAL KALAHARI
GAME RESERVE
The largest reserve in Botswana, measuring 51 800km². The
Central Kalahari Game Reserve was created in 1961 and was set
aside as a region where the San (Bushman) could live their traditional
way of life.
This reserve is only slightly smaller than Belgium and the Netherlands
combined and it is not likely that you will come across the San whilst
staying there. Roads are little more than tracks and there are no
facilities of any kind. Only parties with the right equipment, vehicles
and experience should contemplate a visit to this reserve.
CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Home to the largest elephant herds in the world, the world renowned
Chobe
National Park measures 11 700km² and incorporates two principal
wildlife areas: the riverfront and the Savute.
The riverfront stretches along the banks of the Chobe River from Kasane
through Serondela to Ngoma Bridge. The river roads offer excellent
game viewing and spectacular scenery. This region is also known for
superb bird viewing, especially during the summer months. The Savute
is the vast central body of the
reserve, incorporating the Mababe Depression. The immensity of the
depression is stunning, whether seen in the dry season, when it can
appear almost desert-like and barren beyond belief, or after the rain
on a crystal clear days across the vivid green of new grass.
MOREMI GAME RESERVE & OKAVANGO REGION
This pristine wilderness area of Botswana is reputed to be Africa's
most beautiful reserve. There are a wide range of habitats in Moremi
- from the riparian woodlands, floodplains, reed beds and the permanent
wetland of the
Okavango Delta, through towering stands of Mopane forests to the
dry savannah woodlands. Such a wide variety of habitats implies a
wide variety of wildlife and at any time of the year, game is prolific
(although what is seen obviously varies with the seasons).
The mosaic of land and water comprising the Okavango
Delta is a birder's haven, especially from November to March when
the area is brimming with migratory birds. Other activities possible
in this area are fishing, photography and guided nature walks on the
islands of the Delta, which lie outside the boundaries of the reserve.
MAKGADIKGADI PANS GAME RESERVE
The great grass plains of Makgadikgadi and the associated pan complexes
of Sowa, Ntwetwe and Nxai are scenically stunning - the first-time
visitor is invariably struck by the wide vistas and the immensity
of sky and horizon.
Originally part of an ancient lake bed, the terrain is characteristically
dotted with shallow depressions enclosing islands of stunted acacia
trees. Here, you only have to camp on the crest of some forgotten
dune, watch the shadows lengthen as the sun sinks, listen to the cry
of the jackal as the shroud of darkness settles, to know that you
have touched the soul of Africa.
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