When to Go
The Best Time to Visit Botswana, Month by Month
The two calendars behind every Botswana safari, a month-by-month guide, and an honest look at the green season, the heat, the cold dawns and the least expensive months.
Botswana travel guide
Botswana Travel Guide
Dated, practical answers on entry rules and the yellow-fever transit trap, malaria, flights to Maun and Kasane, bush-plane luggage and staying safe on safari.
Plan Your Trip
Cost & Value
Botswana Safari Cost: What You Pay For, and Why
Why Botswana sits at a higher price level, what an inclusive camp rate covers and leaves out, how the fees work, and practical ways to shape the spend.
Combining Countries
How to Combine Botswana and Victoria Falls
Routing, borders, order, nights and timing for a Botswana safari with Victoria Falls, plus an honest answer on the Chobe day trip from the falls.
Families
Planning a Botswana Family Safari
Age policies, private vehicles, malaria, paperwork and the best areas for a Botswana family safari, from younger children to teenagers.
Compare Regions
Okavango Delta vs Chobe: Which Should You Choose?
A side-by-side comparison of the Okavango Delta and Chobe’s riverfront, where Moremi, Khwai, Savuti and the Linyanti fit, and who should choose which.
Compare Countries
Botswana vs Tanzania, Kenya or South Africa
An honest comparison of Botswana with Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa: spectacle or privacy, fly-in or road, seasons, malaria, cost structure and combinations.
Practicalities
Botswana Travel Guide
Botswana Travel Guide
Botswana Entry Requirements for US Travelers
What US travelers need to enter Botswana at the time of writing: passport rules, the tourism levy, yellow fever proof on certain routings, children’s documents and cash limits.
Botswana Travel Guide
Botswana Travel Guide
Malaria and Health in Botswana: A Safari Traveler’s Guide
Botswana’s malaria risk by area and season, the vaccines and precautions worth discussing with a clinic, and why evacuation cover matters in remote camps.
Botswana Travel Guide
Getting to Botswana: Flights, Maun, Kasane and Bush Planes
How to get to Botswana from the US: the Johannesburg connection, choosing Maun or Kasane, light-aircraft transfers, luggage limits and what to do with extra bags.
Botswana Travel Guide
Botswana Travel Guide
Is Botswana Safe? An Honest Guide for Safari Travelers
An evidence-based look at safety in Botswana: town crime, wildlife in unfenced camps, roads and floods, advice for solo women and LGBTQ+ travelers, and official sources.
More Planning Guides
Botswana travel guide
What to pack for a safari
Clothing, gear and luggage limits for light-aircraft flights.
Botswana travel guide
Private vs group safari
What changes when the vehicle, guide and schedule are yours alone.
Botswana travel guide
How much a luxury safari costs
Price levels, what drives them and where to spend wisely.
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Share when you can travel, who is coming and what you most hope to see in Botswana. A specialist will shape a private route around it and walk you through every choice before anything is booked.
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