Botswana: The Safari Guide (Bradt Travel Guides)

by Chris Mc Intyre (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $8.50

  A safari in northern Botswana takes the traveller to a wilderness populated almost exclusively by wildlife. Here are the predators and their prey; here, too, are the elephants, the hippos and the astonishing birdlife of the Okavango Delta. This third edition of Bradt's Botswana Safari Guide: Okavango, Kalahari, Chobe Desert provides unrivalled coverage of the region's wildlife, environment and history, as well as a thorough evaluation of when, where and how to go. Accommodation options for all budgets - from lodges to camps and hotels - are fully revised and updated. Chris McIntyre is a director of a UK travel company specialising in southern Africa. He travels regularly throughout the region, including extended trips to Botswana.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Botswana's Okavango Delta is a wetland paradise and top destination in Africa for wildlife enthusiasts. The Bradt guide offers thorough coverage of this unique ecosystem and its multitude of bird and plant life. The lure of the Chobe National Park as a prime conservation area, the Linyanti Swamps, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Tsodilo Hills with their wealth of bushman rock art (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site) are also covered in depth, supplying the visitor with a wide range of very accessible attractions. As well as detailed sections on the environment, wildlife and fauna, the volume contains guidance on safari camps and lodges and information on Gaborone, Maun and other gateway cities. A background to the culture and people of the region is also included.