The Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna located in Southern Africa, covering parts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
Botswana
The Okavango Delta
The Okavango river flows for over 1000 miles from the Angolan highlands through Namibia before entering Botswana where it bursts into the formations of the Okanvango Delta, an exhuberant display of green swamps spanning around 250 miles.
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On Safari: Chobe National Park
Just over the border of Botswana, Chobe National Park is one of the major sanctuaries for wildlife in Africa and the country’s second largest park.
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Too Many Elephants: Botswana wants to send 20,000 to Germany
Botswana is claiming it is being overrun by its elephants population which now numbers more than 100,000 and wants to send them to Germany in a dispute over trophy hunting.
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White Water Rafting the Zambezi River
The spectacular Victoria Falls are the highlight of most travellers’ trips to Zimbabwe or Zambia. An average of 150,000 cubic ft of water goes coursing over the edge and into the Zambezi Gorge about 300ft below every single minute. It’s an incredible sight, and noisy too – little wonder the locals dub the place “The Smoke that Thunders’.
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