 Botswana
is situated in central southern Africa, landlocked
between Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia and Zambia. To
the south and center, the Kalahari Desert covers most of
the land, while to the northwest lies the Okavango
Delta, the pearl of Botswana. This is the largest inland
delta in the world, connected by waterways and scattered
with islands and lagoons, populated by many rare animal
species.
Just northwest of the Delta are the Moremi Game Reserve
and the Chobe National Park, while to the southwest lies
the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park. In all of
these parks one may spot hundreds of different bird
species, antelopes, giraffes, elephant herds, leopards,
crocodiles, lions, hippos just to name a few, offering
an ideal site for wildlife observation and one of
Africa's best safari destinations.
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve remains virtually
unexplored and is the perfect refuge for animals and the
last of the remaining Bushmen.
One may also admire the rhinos at the Khama Rhino
Sanctuary in Serowe, or gasp and the flocks of flamingos
on the Makgadikgadi Plains.
The Tsodilo Hills are century-old isolated hills,
considered a sacred site by Bushmen; here one may find
thousands of rock paintings that have been left over a
period of up to 100,000 years.
Botswana offers a temperate climate, but can get very
hot from October to April, while the rainy season goes
from January to March. The temperature keeps around 25°C
in the winter, from May to September, although
temperatures drop lower in the Kalahari during the
evenings.
The people from Botswana are called Batswana.
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