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Boteti View Map Chobe National Park View Map The Chobe National Park is located in the very northeast corner of Botswana and only a short 90 minute drive from Victoria Falls. Chobe is probably most well known for its large herds of African Elephants, Buffalo, and Burchels Zebra and high densities of predators such as Lion, Leopard, Spotted Hyena and Cheetahs. The park is also notable for the presence of more unusual antelope species like Roan and Sable, Puku, Tsessebe, Eland, Red Lechwe, Waterbuck, and the rare Chobe Bushbuck. Other more popular species such as Giraffe, Kudu, Warthog, Wildebeest and Impala are also found. Chobe River View Map The Chobe River runs along the northern border of Chobe National Park. It rises in the northern Angolan highlands, and travels enormous distances through Kalahari sands before reaching Botswana until it reaches Ngoma where it becomes the Chobe. The Chobe twists and turns through swamps of wide reed and papyrus beds, forming hidden lagoons. Its south bank alternates from open flood plains dotted with pans to thick woodlands. Like the Okavango and Zambezi, the Chobe's course is affected by fault lines, which are extensions of East Africa's Great Rift Valley. These three mighty rivers carry more water than all other rivers in Southern Africa. Kalahari Game Reserve View Map Derived from the Tswana word Kgalagadi, meaning the great thirst, the Kalahari is one of the world’s most extensive mantles of sand that extends south into South Africa, west into Namibia and north into Angola and Zambia. This Kalahari sand covers the hollow basin of Botswana and forms a flat plain that covers nearly 70% of the country. The Kalahari Desert is not a true desert in the sense that it is well vegetated and receives copious but very unpredictable rainfall. It does however hold no permanent surface water and has resulted in a fascinating ecological challenge for flora, fauna and the San Bushmen who have inhabited the area for thousands of years. The Kalahari has three of Africas most remote game reserves including the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), Khutse Game Reserve and the Gemsbok National Park. Kasane View Map Situated on the Chobe River in the northeast, Kasane's strategic location along the main tourist routes (meeting point of four countries - Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia) has led to rapid expansion in recent years. Kasane is the administrative centre of the Chobe District and offers trouble-free access to the Chobe National Park. As there are no boundary fences between the park and the village, game such as elephant and hippo can frequently be seen wandering down the road and through the Kasane campsites. There is plenty of accommodation in and around Kasane ranging from the affordable, family-friendly to decadant resorts. Khwai River View Map Makgadikgadi View Map Maun View Map Maun is situated at the gateway to the Delta and Moremi Game Reserve. It is the tourism capital of Botswana and has developed rapidly losing much of its old frontier town character and is now home to over 30,000 people. The town boasts several good shopping centres, filling stations, a choice of hotels and lodges as well as car and four-wheel-drive vehicle hire. The Maun Airport which was officially opened in 1996 after extensive renovations is - if one counts the light aircraft charters to the various Delta camps - one of the busiest airports in Southern Africa. Moremi Game Reserve View Map Moremi covers the eastern section of the Okavango Delta and is described as one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa. It combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons. It is the great diversity of plant and animal life that makes Moremi so well known. The area was officially designated as a game reserve in April 1965. Moremi was then extended to include Chiefs Island in 1976. In August 1979 the reserve was taken over by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. A further extension was added as recently as 1992 and now the reserve contains within its boundaries approximately twenty percent of the Okavango Delta. Nata View Map Okavango Delta View Map The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta on Earth. Instead of flowing into the sea, the annual flood of fresh water flows inland, spreading over 5791 square miles of the Kalahari sand in a maze of lagoons and channels and countless islands that emerge from its waterways give rise to several diverse ecosystems, which in turn are home to vast numbers of game and a myriad of bird species. Crystal clear waters support many kinds of fish. The area is a birder’s paradise. The delta is at its most impressive in August when the champagne-colored water is at its deepest, most of the animals young are born between November and March when the vegetation is lush. The heart of the delta can be accessed only by air, since it is an exclusive destination; it remains wild and relatively unpopulated. Okavango River View Map Okavango, Moremi, Chobe View Map Susuwe View Map Tsodilo Hills View Map In the flat barren landscape of the western Kalahari on the banks of Panhandle, the four Tsodilo Hills rise majestically above the surrounding savannah. The enigmatic and spiritual quality of the hills was noted by the famous author Sir Laurens van der Post in his book "The Lost World of the Kalahari".  The fact that Tsodilo is totally removed from all other rock art sites in southern Africa adds to its aura of mystery and magic. The paintings at Tsodilo are generally unlike others in the southern African region in both style and the incidence of certain images. Many are isolated figures and over half depict wild and domestic animals, particularly the eland. It is almost certain that most were painted by the Bushmen.