The Okavango Grassland Delta is an expansive swampland in north-western Botswana where the Kalahari Desertswallows the entire Okavango River dissipating it over an expansive area to form an oasis of stunning beauty. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, her 15,000km² streams, pools and small lakes are home to over 200,000 wild mammals including lion, leopard, cheetah, two species of hyena and wild dogs; a variety of antelope including the unique lechwe, springboks, kudu and the rare sable antelope; large herds of elephant, buffalo, black rhinos, white rhinos, hippos and Nile crocodiles, giraffe, zebra, monkeys, 70 species of fish as well as over 400 species of birds. Most of the wildlife resides on the 1,050 km² Chief’s Island which, together with Mopanetongue, formsMoremi National Park.

Moremi National Park is the only officially protected part of the Okavango Delta. Covering the central and eastern areas and approximately 20% of the delta including Mopane tongue and Chief’s Island, the 3,900 km² of acacia woodlands, flood plains, lagoons, wetlands and Mopani forest, it is home of the African Big-5 and considered one of the most picturesque wildlife reserves in Africa.

Chobe National Park, sitting in the north of Botswana near the border with Zimbabwe and Zambia is considered home of the highest concentration of wild mammals in Africa. Bounded by the Chobe River to the north-east, her 11,700 km² of lagoons, woodlands and flood plains are home to large herds of elephants (over 120,000) and cape Buffalo as well as other African terrestrials including rhino, waterbuck, lechwe, puku (this is the only part of Botswana where they can be seen), zebra, giraffe, kudu, roan antelope, sable antelope, impala, warthog, bushbuck, hippos, crocodiles, monkeys and baboons as well as accompanying predators like lion, leopard, hyena and jackal plus over 450 bird species. Activities in the park include regular game viewing drives, incredible birding tours and boat cruises on the Chobe River which is an important source of water for wildlife during the dry season May to October.

The Central Kalahari National Park occupies a large section of the Kalahari in central Botswana and is the second largest game reserve in the world. The former home of the San Bushmen, her 52,000 km² sand dunes and arid lands provides habitat for numerous species of African terrestrial mammals including meerkats, zebra, giraffe, antelopes, springboks, eland, hyenas, leopard, desert lion, cheetahs, wild dogs, two species of foxes, buffalo, elephant, rhinocerous and many species of birds like the ostrich.

The Gemsbok National Park in the south is Botswana’s ¾ part of the 38,000 km² of sand dunes KgalagadiTransfrontier National Park which she shares with South Africa. It Is home to all manner of big cats from southern lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena in addition to migratory antelopes and over 200 species of birds.

The Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve is a 3,900km² series of salt pans in north-eastern Botswana and one of the largest in the world. Sitting inthe dry bed of what was Lake Makgadikgadi (which dried) between Maun and Natra, the area is practically devoid of plant lifeduring the dry season. Butthe rain season transforms it into an important corridor and habitat for migrating wildebeest, Africa’s biggest zebra population, opportunistic predators like lion, cheetah and leopard as well as elephant, giraffe, eland, springbok, several other species of mammals andmigratory birds including greater flamingoes on the Sowa pan.Activities in Kakgadikgadi(during the rainy season) include game viewing drives, birding tours and bush walks.