With its magnificent landscape and its stunning wildlife, this country in southern Africa is one of the wildest parts of the entire continent. Its parks and reserves are geared towards sustainable tourism and reveal the secrets at the heart of this natural gem.

Botswana is a former British colony which has been independent since 1966 and its 582,000 km² cover the south of the African continent, between Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Namibia. It is a flat country of savannas and deserts, with the lowest population density in Africa, and is home to a large number of parks, reserves and protected areas which cover 38% of the country. Some of these are truly remarkable with outstanding wildlife. In the North, the tangle of rivers, lakes and islands of the Okavongo Delta is a refuge for hundreds of species, including the hippopotamus. Further still to the north, Chobe National Park has the highest concentration of elephants in the world. The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is more arid and the chosen land for the king of animals, the lion whose roar can be heard for up to eight kilometres in all directions ... Botswana is also a land of culture known for the warmth and friendliness of its people. In the capital Gaborone, and in Francistown, an important town in the former British protectorate, there is the opportunity to appreciate the ethnic diversity of this young nation. Botswana is a safe country, well on the way to controlled development and has looked to develop its tourism through providing high-quality lodges and camps. These serve as bases for unique and memorable trips, with safaris in four-wheel drives, in mokoros (traditional canoes) or even on horseback.