Botswana Features

Botswana Features

• Tswana
  

  The largest tribal group in Botswana, the Tswana comprise just over half the country's population and mainly live in the eastern part of the country... read more

• Bayei (River Bushmen)
  

  The Bayei, also known as the River Bushmen, live along the tributaries of the Okavango and Chobe rivers in northern and central Botswana. African... read more

• Top Reasons to Go to Botswana
  

  The Okavango Delta. Whether you are drifting dreamily in a mokoro through the crystal-clear, papyrus-fringed channels, or walking among ancient... read more

• A Model Motswana
  

  The Batswana (singular: Motswana) are renowned for their courtesy and dignity. A perfect role model is the now world-famous Motswana lady detective... read more

• Fast Facts
  

  Size At 581,730 square km (224,607 square mi), it's roughly the size of France or Texas.... read more

• Health & Safety
  

  There are high standards of hygiene in all the private lodges, and most hotels are usually up to international health standards. But malaria... read more

• Important Details
  

  Embassies The American embassy is in Gaborone (Government Enclave, Embassy Dr. 395-3982), the country's capital city.... read more

• About the Camps & Lodges
  

  Most camps accommodate 12 to 16 people, so the only traffic you'll encounter among the delta's waterways is that of grazing hippos and dozing... read more

• A Hazardous Herbivore
  

  They may look cute and harmless, but it's been said that hippos are the cause of more human deaths than any other large animal in Africa. Though... read more

• Botswana's Tribes
  

  The largest tribal group in Botswana, the Tswana comprise just over half the country's population and mainly live in the eastern part of the... read more