Background: Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most dynamic economies in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to the country's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection, but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease.
April 27th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta After a brief 2 night stay in Namibia along the Caprivi Strip we crossed back into Botswana and set out on our 2 night Mokoro trip on the Okavango Delta. We stayed at a tented camp on an island in th ... 17 photos[full story]
April 23rd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park Since our stay in Zimbabwe was cut short, we drove straight to Botswana and Chobe National Park. We had a full day there of non-stop game viewing. We went for an early morning game drive followed by ... 22 photos[full story]
April 4th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park I slept like a log and, like a log, I was covered in insects. I awoke at 06h15 and could see lots of the tiny critters all over my sheets and pillow. Worse still, my shoulders were covered in mosquito ... 16 photos[full story]
July 25th 2007Africa » Botswana » North-East It was a beautiful African morning. I was standing on the dusty riverbank soaking up the warm sun and watching an amazingly long line of ancient trucks and busses and a few private vehicles wait thei ... 49 photos[full story]
April 3rd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta After the theatrical entertainment of the previous evening, I was relieved that there was no second performance. The marula fruit remained fastened to the trees and the Clog Family von Genet kept thei ... 14 photos[full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta I didn’t sleep last night. I know that because I heard every marula fruit within a hundred yards of me leaving the trees and landing on the corrugated iron roofs. I also know that the genets wer ... 22 photos[full story]
April 1st 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta I’m sure I slept last night, but no sooner had I turned off the light and got under the mosquito net than it was morning. The little alarm clock was screaming at me to get up, its volume disprop ... 16 photos[full story]
March 31st 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Maun Another beautiful African morning dawned and I was up again at 06h45 in order to go and explore the local bush for signs of early morning wildlife. My fellow traveller had had the remarkable good fort ... 11 photos[full story]
March 30th 2008Africa » Botswana » Ghanzi » Ghanzi Dawn broke - but was fixed in time for my alarm to go off at 06h45. I’d slept well, my sleep punctuated by the constant singing of the grasshoppers. After a hot shower, I donned the same set of ... 14 photos[full story]
April 8th 2008Africa » Botswana Kasane town 6km from the border crosssing into Zambia.
I should be in Livingstone tomorrow.
Northern Botswana has been hard work, yet satisfying when I look at the map.
It also gave me my first 200 ... [full story]
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