Botswana Safari Activities

The Chobe National Park and Moremi Game Reserve may indeed offer some of the best game viewing in Africa, but there are many more activities on offer when on a Botswana safari.

The open woodlands and grasslands offer good walking safari country.

Go on an Okavango Delta guided armed walk through the bush in one of the Delta's many private reserves or hang up your boots and spend a lazy afternoon fishing on a tranquil lagoon.

There's more water than you might expect in Botswana and there are boat safaris on offer in many areas.

Take an Okavango Delta motorboat trip through twisting channels during the floods or a slow sunset cruise on the Chobe River.

For birders, a Botswana safari in the rainy season offers excellent bird watching - and the game viewing can be surprisingly good too, especially in the Kalahari region: try the enigmatic Nxai Pan National Park, the mighty Central Kalahari Game Reserve or the endless views of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park for an insight into what happens when the rains come to this semi-desert.

Read more about when best to go for what activity in our 'When to Go to Botswana' section and see our Botswana Travel section for inspirational top experiences.