Botswana

Botswana is a land locked country lying in the Kalahari in central Southern Africa. Surrounded by Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa, her 581,000km² of sand pans and floodplainsare home to the Okavango Delta (where the vast Kalahari desert swallows the entire Okavango riverto form an oasis of swamps, canals and small lakes and habitat for many species of wildlife)and several other expansive National wildlife and nature Parks.Chobe National Park sits on the banks of Chobe River in northern Botswana near the border with Zimbabwe and Zambia whileMoremiNational Park is the protected central to eastern section of the Okavango Delta. Other tourism attraction sites are the Central Kalahari National Park to her west, Gemsbok National Park in the south east and Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. Today, this country of 2.5m headquartered in Gaborone the capital, is considered one of the most progressive countries in Africa as well as certainly one of the most popular tourism destinations in Africa for unique and abundant wildlife, nature & bush activities, elephant back safaris (beware of ethical considerations), mokoro (dug-out canoe) trips in the Okavango with BaYei tribesmen, scenic flights over the delta as well as cultural experiences with the San Bushmen.