Botswana Travel

Botswana, The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana) is a landlocked nation of southern Africa. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, bordered by South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The economy, closely tied to South Africa's, The capital is Gaborone.

Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert, which covers up to 70% of the land surface of the country.

The Okavango Delta of Botswana is reputed to be the largest inland delta in the world. It offers great scenic beauty and sustains phenomenal numbers of wildlife, crocodile, hippo, water bucks and various fish species are among the many wild animals that could be viewed from safari vans and boats

The summer season begins in November and ends in March. It usually brings very high temperatures. However, summer is also the rainy season, and cloud coverage and rain can cool things down considerably, although only usually for a short period of time. The winter season begins in May and ends in August. This is also the dry season when virtually no rainfall occurs. Winter days are invariably sunny and cool to warm; however, evening and night temperatures can drop below freezing point in some areas, especially in the southwest

Botswana Safari

We offer various styles of safaris from camping safaris to luxury camping safaris and fly in safaris. Each type of travel has its own advantages, designed to suite your needs, requirements and budget. The best time to travel to Botswana is May to October, when the Okavango Delta is in flood and the temperatures are cooler.
Botswana Safari

Botswana Game Reserves

Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves. Access to the parks and reserves has been limited in order to ensure that visitors have an enjoyable experience and can feel the wilderness atmosphere. Botswana offers a truly unique African travel experience, not to be missed.
Botswana Game Reserves

Camping safaris

Make use of 4x4 vehicles, to traverse the often sandy and waterlogged trails that they follow to get to those secluded camp sites. Accommodation is in spacious dome tents aimed at travelers wanting to get close to nature and wildlife and who are searching for a rare wilderness experience in Africa.
Botswana luxury camping safaris

Luxury camping safaris

The tents used on these safaris are luxury, "Out of Africa" walk-in safari tents, furnished with 2 comfortable beds, linen, blankets, pillows and a en-suite bathroom. These safaris are aimed at the discerning guest who prefers to travel in style while not losing the 'real Africa' experience.
Botswana luxury camping safaris

Fly in safaris

Fly in safaris are primarily tailor-made due to the large variety of options available to you, accommodation is in secluded luxury lodges or camps. Game viewing is by open vehicles, mokoros and walking safaris. Time on your safari is maximized by the use of light aircraft.
Botswana Fly in safaris

Walking safaris

Walking safaris and tours, bushveld trails, treks and wild walks in Okavango Delta, Linyanti, Moremi and Tuli Block regions of Botswana, this experience ensures a thrilling up close and personal experience of the African wildlife. Cultural walks with bushmen are also an option.
Botswana walking safaris

Okavango Delta accommodation

Safari Lodges and accommodation in and around this World renouned watery wilderness. The Okavango Delta offers the best of several worlds, appealing to game-viewers, bird-watchers, sporting fishermen alike. Okavango Delta has to be without a doubt Africa's most incredible wildlife and wilderness sanctuary.
Okavango Delta accommodation

Moremi accommodation

Moremi, hunted by the Bushman as long as 10,000 years ago, was initiated by the Botswana tribe and covers some 4,871 km2, as the eastern section of the Okavango Delta. Described as one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa as it combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons
Moremi accommodation

Chobe Park accommodation

The Botswana's second largest National Park, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Abundance of wildlife and true African nature of the region, offers a African safari experience of a lifetime. Two of the attractions found include the Chobe River & Savuti Marsh
Chobe Park accommodation

Botswana safari planner

The key to a successful Botswana Holiday & safari is having an agent that has great local knowledge, experience and excellent products.

At Uyaphi.com we offer a wide and comprehensive portfolio of scheduled, self drive and tailor-made tours & safaris as well as accommodation/ lodging and vehicle hire for travel in Botswana.

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