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Average User Rating

4.8198 / 5 4.8 /5
4.8016 / 5 4.6739 / 5 4.6529 / 5 4.6229 / 5

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4 star 51 / 10 51
3 star 7 / 10 7
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Male avatar icon Massimo Dardano Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 1, 2017

Email Massimo Dardano  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Botswana - nice and peaceful

4 / 5 4 /5
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Very safe and nice place to have Safari. A little tiring because a lot of off road and cold in the morning. But really nice.

Female avatar icon Dust() Finland flag FI       Visited: May 2013 Reviewed: Jun 2, 2016

Email Dust()  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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I would like to visit another parks as well.

Male avatar icon Nicola Cappelletti Italy flag IT       Visited: September 2015 Reviewed: Dec 31, 2015

Email Nicola Cappelletti  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 2 / 5 5 / 5 / 5

Fantastic wildlife, great landscapes but a bit too crowdy.

Avatar icon scotlandmac United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2015 Reviewed: Nov 14, 2015

Email scotlandmac

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5

I was a bit frustrated by the National Park rules on off roading and night drives.Using private concessions would get over this but they seem phenomenally expensive.

Male avatar icon Gauthier Hong Kong flag HK       Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2015

Email Gauthier  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

I only visited Chobe National Park while in Botswana, hence the same rating as above.

Female avatar icon johannekekroesbergen Zambia flag ZM       Visited: May 2015 Reviewed: Jul 9, 2015

Email johannekekroesbergen  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

Botswana is probably more rugged than South Africa, and more tourist friendly than Zambia.

Male avatar icon gfin Canada flag CA       Visited: May 2015 Reviewed: Jun 20, 2015

65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5

Outside of the Delta Botswana is a dry country of flat, bush-covered semi-arid terrain. We didn't travel the southern parts of the country that are pure desert, but I expect that the scenery there is equally stark. This kind of country has real beauty but can easily get monotonous because there is little variety.

Avatar icon C H Australia flag AU       Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5

We were unable to see many cats during our visit. The meerkats in Makgadikgadi brought the best out in all of us. We were also lucky enough to see an African Lynx while we were there. We prefer private drivers and moving from camp to camp with different guides was not as special as East Africa. Drivers seemed to give the same schpiel.

Avatar icon Vivienne Visited: May 2011 Reviewed: Dec 23, 2013

Best time to visit Botswana

4 / 5 4 /5
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Botswana is a beautiful country. If it's wildlife spotting you're after, try the Chobe National Park - it's the country's second-largest national park. Summer lasts between November and March so I would recommend going outside of those months as it can get extremely hot. Have a look here for more advice on the best time to visit - http://www.safaribookings.com/botswana/best-time

Avatar icon T Sharp Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: Jul 29, 2013

Deep in the Heart of the Chobi Reserve

4 / 5 4 /5
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I had to good fortune to spend two weeks in the Chobe National Park & the adjacent game reserve, and have never seen so many elephants in my life. It is a beautiful park, and is teeming with wildlife. It was also a nice respite to not have as many tsetse flies following you around. The local guides we were with were elephant experts, and had even names certain ones based on the tracks they left, and could tell elaborate stories of how they spent their days based on their comings and going. The weather was very mild for Africa standards, and the abundance of water at the time made for some great game viewing. I highly recommend this area, especially for people who don't have a lot of experience on safari, as this would be a great entry level safari. You're definitely going to see lots of wildlife.