Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Kalahari
The 'land of thirst', a dry, parched land imbued with mesmerising colour, is
a primeval landscape made up of stone, thorns and brush (
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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
One of the largest and most pristine arid wilderness areas
on the continent. The only place in Botswana where you'll see shifting sand, this is true
desert (
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Namib Desert
One of the oldest and driest ecosystems on earth with a landscape that is
constantly changing - known for its iconic sand dunes shaped by the wind, while colours
shift with the changing light (
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National Parks
Often protecting remarkable landscapes, ecosystems and populations of African animals,
the region's parks are the reason most visitors are here. The scale of many parks is im-
mense and the range of activities they offer well organised.
Namibia's National Parks
Etosha has an extraordinary landscape that combines a vast
dried saline pan with rich bush and grassland that supports astonishing diversity and num-
bers of wildlife. The Khaudum National Park is largely undeveloped and a real wilderness
adventure. The Caprivi Strip plays host to a number of parks that scrape the edge of Bot-
swana's Okavango Delta (
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Botswana's National Parks
The wildlife-rich Chobe has some of the best wildlife view-
ing in Southern Africa. Moremi Game Reserve shelters a healthy population of very rare
wild dogs. The Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pans National Parks play host to herds of wilde-
beest, zebra and other hoofed mammals and one of the largest migrations on earth (
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