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Botswana: Khwai to Makgadikgadi Pan in a Ford Everest

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Michelle Hardie drives the 'dustiest road in the world' in Botswana, in the new Everest... read more

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20 May 2019

Elise Kirsten paid a visit to Chobe Forest Reserve and neighbouring Chobe National Park and... read more

Experience an African Dream

7 May 2019

The Okavango Delta's maze of lagoons meander around lush grasslands, groves and mopane forests, this... read more

A one of a kind stay on the Chobe River

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A stay at Chobe Water Villas gives you a front-row seat to the fascinating ecosystem... read more

Getaway’s ultimate guide to travelling Bostwana

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Plan the best Botswana adventure ever: camp in the unfenced wilds, catch a tiger fish... read more

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27 January 2017

There’s nothing quite like a 4x4 blunder in Botswana to get a man to revise... read more

Into the Okavango: follow the team on the last days of their epic 4 month journey

15 September 2015

Into the Okavango is now in the last days of an incredible four-month, 2250km... read more

A mobile birding tour of the Okavango Delta

10 February 2015

The Okavango Delta is a World Heritage Site; a maze of waterways and floodplains... read more

Makgadikgadi Epic: skydiving in Botswana

27 January 2015

The Makgadikgadi Epic - the first annual skydiving event help in Botswana - is our... read more

Dining with an African rock python in Botswana

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An African rock python is seen constricting and swallowing a squirrel at Camp Linyanti in... read more

Mimosas on mokoros: an Okavango Delta adventure

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It seems a little unfair that an amateur birder can hop onto a mokoro in... read more

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Trekking out to the Central Kalahari could be one of the most exciting getaways of... read more

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Even when they're cute and fluffy, they're one of the most dangerous carnivores out there!... read more

Photoblog: finding Baines’ Baobabs

6 October 2014

Inspired by detours, backroads and an elusive painting, my family and I hit the dirt... read more

Top 5 places for an authentic Botswana safari

20 May 2014

Boasting surreal landscapes with fiery sunsets, herds of elephants grazing on the roadside, mighty rivers... read more

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17 April 2014

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3 March 2014

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