The Best Holidays Are Botswana Holidays
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Botswana holidays may well be the best Africa holiday packages available. This a progressive, stable country that has since independence in 1966 has enjoyed a seven-percent annual average growth in GDP. Unlike so many African nations rich in diamonds, it has also enjoyed political stability: uninterrupted elections since independence, multiple parties, and tolerance among its ethnic groups, whether indigenous African or the white minority.
When we think of African wildlife, what we're thinking of is Botswana, which has it all. This includes hippos and crocodiles, lions and leopards, elephants and zebras, and of course, monkeys. For under $3000 you can hire a professional safari guide and spend a week with the wildlife. You bring your curiosity and sense of adventure; he'll bring the beer and the wine.
One of the world's best-known game preserves, the Moremi stretches down the east side of the famous Okavango Delta. Its diverse terrain ranges from dry grasslands to the lush banks of rivers. The drier areas have seasonal pools that dry up during the months between July and October. That drying makes these months the peak time for viewing wildlife, which gathers near the permanent water to drink.
The Chobe National Park is famous for its immense elephant population, in the neighborhood of 120,000. It also has plenty of other large animals such as buffaloes, lions, and antelope. Between November and March, the migratory birds visit, making the Chobe a world-class birding destination.
The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is one of the most famous "pans", which is the term for vast, desert plains that flood seasonally. In this case, the wet season runs from mid-November through the northern Spring months, April or May. These months are peak viewing season for spectacular water-birds, as well as vast migrations of zebra and wildebeest. During these months the Makgadikgadi can't be accessed by roads, but fly-over tourism is available.
You can begin, and end your visit in the capitol city, Gaborone. Gaborone is the commercial heart of this African success story. With a population upwards of 200,000, it is known as the fast -growing young city in Africa. It makes for a fitting punctuation mark for any one of many possible Botswana holidays.
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