Breathtaking (Botswana)

Member Name: guyfeatherstone

Product:	Botswana
Date:	04/03/02 (33 review reads)
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Advantages: Abundance of wildlife, Beauty, Luxury

Disadvantages: Expensive, Hard to get to

Most people who visit Africa will generally go to Kenya, or maybe South Africa. These are great places but I could easily recommend Botswana over both.

I went there two years ago and loved the place. The reason it is so great is that it's so untouched. THe hotels and camps tiny places, some holding only 16 guests, and in most, especially in the Okovango Delta, all meals are taken at one table as a group. This is fantastic and i made so many friends through these small communities.

The wildlife is incredible. In Chobe game park you see incredible amounts of Elephants, both from boats, and land-rovers. Water safaris are just as common as land safaris, and in the Okovango Delta, the only way to get around is on Mokorros, which are duggout canoes. The lack of a motor leaves an incredible silence broken only by the sound of hippos, or monkeys, or even a lion roar.

The sunsets are to die for, and the scenery is awe inspiring. There is an abundance of wildlife, much of which, unlike in Kenya, has never seen man before.

Botswana is deinately prices. You can take £1000 per day as a benchmark for what will definately be a luxury holiday, but it has to be in Botswana. Luxury still means sleeping in open treehouses and tents, but you should see them, they're incredible and yet very environmentally friendly.
You get from camp to camp in small aircraft the type that only take 5/6 people which definately adds to the experience.

I loved Botswana and i can't see how anyone couldn't. The place just blew me away and i could never put the beauty into words. Go and see for yourself, but don't ruin the place - Please!

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