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planning a safari
Best Tips for Desert Hiking
Rise before the sun and hike until the heat becomes oppressive. Rest through the heat
of midday and begin again after about 3pm.
During warmer months, time your hike with the full moon, allowing you to hike at
night.
Best Places to Spot Wild Dogs
In Moremi Game Reserve (in the Okavango Delta) - one of the few healthy wild dog
populations in Africa.
In Namibia head for the wild Khaudum National Park.
Best Destinations for a Safari
In Botswana, the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park; in Namibia, Etosha Na-
tional Park.
Best Tips for a Self-Drive Safari
If you haven't driven in Africa before, go with someone who has.
Take a satellite phone - easy and relatively inexpensive to hire
The unique landscapes of Namibia and Botswana make for a magical safari experience. As
safaris become more crafted to their clientele, the typical image of khaki-clad tourists bush-
whacking through the scrub becomes more obsolete. These days a safari can incorporate
anything from ballooning over the undulating dunes of the Namib to scooting along the
lush channels of the Okavango in a traditional mokoro (dugout canoe). Horse-riding,
trekking, birding, fishing, night drives and camel safaris are all on the agenda. The typical
safari is now a highly sophisticated experience that reconnects with that vital sense of ad-
venture.
Wildlife watching tops the region's list of attractions and forms the basis of most safaris,
and little wonder. Etosha National Park in Namibia and Botswana's Okavango Delta and
Chobe National Park (among others) are packed with animals - in fact you'll find the
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