Category: Botswana

Best Botswana game reserves for a wildlife safari

22/7/2020

Best Botswana game reserves for Botswana holidays

By Roxanne Reid
As anyone who carefully plans their Botswana holidays will know, a safari is one of the top Botswana tourist attractions. With an abundance of wildlife and a diversity of landscapes and habitats, the country is a delight for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Here are some of the best Botswana game reserves for a wildlife safari.

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Duba Explorers Camp for an Okavango Delta safari

21/8/2019

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Duba Explorers Camp for an Okavango Delta safari

By Roxanne Reid
We’re walking across a low bridge over a water channel to Duba Explorers Camp. Elephants are browsing in the reeds to our right, a striped kingfisher perched on the railing. On a raised deck ahead are the smiling faces of Duba’s staff waiting to welcome us. It’s the start of another Okavango Delta safari here in Botswana and we really couldn’t be happier.

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27 of the best African countries to visit for travel adventure

31/7/2019

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By Roxanne Reid
A vast, diverse continent of 30.3 million square kilometres, Africa is a boiling pot of cultures, traditions and languages, of wildlife and natural phenomena. From adventure activities, safaris, deserts, rivers and snow-capped peaks, Africa has it all. I asked some travel bloggers to share 27 of the best African countries to visit for travel adventure. Did we include your favourite?

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Selinda Camp, Linyanti: why to add it to a Botswana safari

24/7/2019

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Lion cub on the Selinda Reserve, Linyanti Botswana

By Roxanne Reid
We had stayed at Selinda Camp, Linyanti, before but now it had been re-imagined and rebuilt so it was like visiting a completely different camp. It lies in a remote wilderness on the Selinda Reserve, surrounded by big game and imbued with the authentic spirit of Africa. Here’s why to add it to a Botswana safari.

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Kalahari Plains Camp: Central Kalahari Game Reserve

10/7/2019

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Game drive, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana

By Roxanne Reid
There’s something remarkable about the Kalahari, a wilderness magic that saturates its open spaces, scents the air, fluffs up the clouds and is carried on the wind. A place so timeless you can pass almost unnoticed. When we got the chance to visit Kalahari Plains Camp in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana, we hurried to pack our safari bags.

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Best African safari holidays: 7 parks everyone should visit

24/4/2019

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By Roxanne Reid
Which are the best African safari holidays? If you’re mad about wildlife, chances are that these 7 parks everyone should visit are on your wish list. They span 7 countries in southern and East Africa. I’ll tell you what to expect, best time to visit, other things you can do there, and some ins and outs to be aware of when planning your safari.

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Best African countries to visit for epic things to do

27/3/2019

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Things to do in Africa :fly over Victoria Falls

By Roxanne Reid
Think African travel and chances are the first word that pops into your mind is safari. Much as I love wildlife and safari, there’s so much more to Africa than that. This collaborative post highlights some of the best African countries to visit for epic things to do, from scuba diving and surfing to hiking on the rim of a live volcano.

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Safari honeymoon in Africa: romantic breaks for nature lovers

13/3/2019

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Honeymoon in Africa: Sossusvlei, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
If you’re a safari lover (or even dying to embark on your first safari adventure) there’s no better time than your honeymoon. And there’s no need to rough it. Imagine candlelit dinners, romantic bath tubs, spectacular sunsets, amazing wildlife and fresh air. Here are some destinations to enjoy a safari honeymoon in Africa and find romantic breaks for nature lovers.

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20 reasons why you shouldn’t visit the Kalahari

27/6/2018

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By Roxanne Reid
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is one of South Africa’s most popular, especially with more adventurous visitors who don’t mind a bit of rough and tumble, some dust with their morning eggs. Who knows why, when there are at least 20 reasons why you shouldn’t visit the Kalahari.

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Makgadikgadi pans: San experience at Jack’s Camp Botswana

6/3/2018

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Makgadikgadi pans: San cultural experience

By Roxanne Reid
When you visit the Makgadikgadi pans and Jack’s Camp Botswana, you can tag along on a San experience to learn from the Zu/’hoansi Bushmen about their culture and way of doing things.

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