Botswana Accommodation

A vast land-locked area of approximately 582,000 square kilometres, Botswana is divided from its neighbours, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia, mainly by rivers, some of which flow only during the wet season.

Two-thirds of the country is covered by the Kalahari Desert, a wind-blown, semi-arid, flat plain. Places of interest are the Chobe National Park, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Okavango Delta, Linyanti Swamp, Makgadikgadi Pans, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Tuli Block and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The rainy season is from November to April, with the dry period May to October.

Air Botswana, Botswana’s national and only airline, provides regional flights between Gaborone and Johannesburg, Gaborone and Harare, Maun and Johannesburg, Kasane and Johannesburg and Francistown and Johannesburg. Domestic flights run between Gaborone and Francistown, Maun and Kasane, and the airline has recently re-introduced its Maun to Kasane flight. Airlink has numerous regional flights to Botswana from Cape Town, Windhoek and Johannesburg respectively.

Quick Facts

Capital

Gaborone

Population

2,303,697 (2019)

Area

581,730 km²

Language

English, Setswana

Currency

Botswana Pula - BWP

Major Airports

Gaborone, Maun, Kasane

Other

Left-hand Driving, Time: CAT (UTC+2)

Moremi Game Reserve

Moremi Game Reserve (Moremi Wildlife Reserve) is described as one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa. It combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons, with awesome wildlife sightings.

Chobe National Park

The Chobe National Park is the second largest park in Botswana and is known for its superb game viewing all year round as it has one of the largest populations of game on the African continent.

Linyanti Wilderness Reserve

In the furthest corner of Chobe National Park lies the forgotten paradise of the Linyanti Wilderness Reserve.

Okavango Delta

Described as "the jewel" of the Kalahari, the Okavango Delta is a tranquil and isolated oasis set in Botswana's harsh and arid desert - widely considered as being one of Africa's best safari destinations with its special diversity of fauna and flora.

Makgadikgadi Pans

Makgadikgadi, the name of which implies a vast open lifeless land, is not without its folklore.

Nxai Pan National Park

Nxai Pan National Park is located on the Northern fringe of the Makgadikgadi basin and includes Nxai Pan, an ancient lake bed that was once part of ancient Lake Makgadikgadi. The pan itself is a fossil lakebed about 40 square km in size.

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Central Kalahari Game Reserve or also well know as the CKGR, is 52,800 square kilometres big and therewith the second largest game reserve in the world.

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Botswana

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a vast wilderness of approximately 38,000 km². It is one of the largest conservation areas in the world, and one of the last truly unspoilt ecosystems.

Tuli Game Reserve

The Tuli Block is a long, thin fringe of land demarcating Botswana's southeastern border.

Kasane Accommodation

Situated on the Chobe River in the north-east, Kasane is a bustling little town offering trouble-free access to the Chobe National Park. As there are no boundary fences between the park and the town, game such as elephant and hippo can frequently be seen wandering down the road and through Kasane.

Shakawe Accommodation

Shakawe is located in the northwest corner of Botswana at the beginning of the Okavango Delta, and right next to the Okavango Panhandle, which is the main watercourse supplying the Okavango Delta.

Nata Accommodation

The small village of Nata lies at the crossroads for routes north, west and south, providing an important refueling and overnight stop to travellers on the tar road from Kasane, Maun and Francistown.

Maun Accommodation

Maun is the tourism capital of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland.

Ghanzi Accommodation

Located 211 km from Buitepos (the border to eastern Namibia) and 285 km from Maun, Ghanzi is the administrative town of the Ghanzi district and an important refueling and overnight stop between Windhoek (Namibia) and Maun.

Gweta Accommodation

Gweta is a small village in Botswana. It lies about 205 kilometres away from Maun and about 100 kilometres from Nata.

Francistown Accommodation

Francistown is one of the oldest towns in Botswana and site of southern Africa's first gold rush. It is a typical frontier town, strategically placed as the gateway to the north, with all the main roads to Gaborone, Zimbabwe, Maun and Kazungula passing through it.

Savuti Accommodation

Savuti Marsh is situated in the west of the park. The Savuti Channel bisects the Chobe National Park and empties into the Savuti Marsh.

Serowe Accommodation

Serowe is an urban village in Botswana's Central District. A trade and commercial centre, it is Botswana's largest village.

Gaborone Accommodation

Often described as Africa's fastest growing city, Botswana's capital Gaborone is a vibrant and colourful city, which lies in the flat valley between Kgale and Oodi hills, on the Notwane River in the south eastern corner of Botswana, 15 km from the South African border post at Tlokweng.

Khutse Game Reserve

Khutse Game Reserve is located adjacent to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve on its southern border, and has the same arid habitat that makes up the Kalahari Desert.