Botswana Luxury Holidays

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Landlocked and covered mostly by arid Kalahari desert, it's one of Mother Nature's most brilliant paradoxes that sees Botswana play host to the remarkable phenomenon of the Okavango delta, a wondrous wetland that receives its waters from rainfall over 1,000 kilometres away and sustains a huge diversity of flora and fauna.

In the north-east, the Chobe and Linyanti Reserves are renowned for their predators and large concentrations of game. Tourism has been designed very deliberately as high quality, low volume, in order to create a sustainable industry while preserving the environment. The result; an exceptional safari experience.

Information
Time difference: GMT +2 hours
Flight duration: 15 hours 5 minutes (with flight change)
Currency: Botswana Pula (South African Rand and US dollar are also accepted)
Capital: Gabarone

Flights
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and South African Airways fly direct from London Heathrow to Johannesburg, where a charter carrier will connect to Gaborone or Maun.

Climate
The timing of the floods and the rainy season vary from year to year but plan to travel in the dry months of May to October for best game viewing and to experience wetlands in the Okavango.

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Luxury Hotels in Botswana

  1. Chitaba Camp

    This eight room tented camp is built on a beautiful island in an area of diverse trees and woodlands, floodplains and the perennial delta...

  2. Jao Camp

    Jao Camp is situated in the Okavango Delta, set on a densely wooded, oval-shaped island.  Raised on wooden decks above lush palms and ben...

  3. Kings Pool

    Nine luxurious tents of canvas and thatch, each with large bedroom area, lounge, private plunge pool and 'sala' plus spacious bathroom fe...

  4. Kwetsani Camp

    One of the most remote camps in the region, an island in a private reserve, where five tastefully furnished “tree-house” chalets await.

  5. Savuti Camp, Linyanti

    Offering front row seats for observing the hippo, aquatic life and myriad varieties of waterbirds plus plains game and attendant predators.

  6. Vumbura Plains

    In the north of the Okavango Delta with magnificent floodplain vistas and surrounded by a wide variety of habitats and species, Vumbura P...

  7. Zarafa Camp

    Overlooking the Zibadianja Lagoon, Zarafa Camp evokes a sense of old-style safari with its four large, luxuriously appointed tents.

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