Crowned the Best Destination in Africa many times, Botswana is renowned worldwide for its incredible wildlife, luxurious lodgings and supreme experiences.
“While many southern African countries monetized the safari as an economy of scale, Botswana leaned into exclusivity instead of volume, championing singular, upmarket experiences for the few instead of midrange camps for the many. The strategy paid off as the peaceful nation has garnered an international reputation for its roaring population of wildlife versus a small huddle of tourists”
– Harper’s Bazaar, 30 December 2019
Along with this strategy, Botswana’s strong, sustainable and responsible tourism initiatives form an integral part of each safari lodge and camp’s investment into community empowerment, wildlife conservation and ecosystem protection.
Botswana is open and ready and has just been added to the UK Travel Corridor! We are ready to welcome you – see below how, when, where and why you need to come!
The Best Time to Visit Botswana:
June to November: Dry winter months from late June to October before the rains start in November (this is Peak Season so be sure to book early!) Secret Season is just after the rains from about March/April and is great for photographic opportunities when predators are most active. The low malaria risk months are from June to August when it’s cooler
Why Travel to Botswana?
- Explore the water channels and floodplains of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro canoe
- Walks with traditional San Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert where too meerkats encounters occur
- Gallop on horseback across the shallow waters of the Okavango Delta
- Cruise on a houseboat along the Chobe River – home to the worlds’ largest population of elephants
- Marvel at the enormous baobab trees in Nxai Pan
- Feel the wind in your hair on a hot-air balloon flight or exhilarating quad bike ride across the plains
How to Travel to Botswana during COVID?
All visitors require a negative COVID-19 PCR test result within 72 hours of departure for Botswana.
Temperature screening and sanitizing hands at all border posts, hotels, lodges, game drives, charter flights, road transfers etc.
No quarantine required unless presenting with symptoms.
Wearing a face mask is mandatory where indicated. All staff at lodges, drivers, flight crew wear masks at all times.
Social distancing rules are applied and adhered to.
Most luxury safari camps have Emergency Medical Evacuation cover and procedures in place should any medical situation arise during a guest’s stay. It is always strongly advised that guests take comprehensive medical insurance on any African holiday as all medical emergency related costs will be for own account.
Did you Know?
Botswana has the 7th lowest population density of any country in world. At 8.8 people per square metre, it has about a 10th the population density of the United States and just a 75th of the UK’s population density! Perfect place for social distancing in nature!