Preferential Travel Insurance Destination Profiles - Botswana

Have you got the right type of travel insurance for Botswana?

When visiting Botswana, the type of travel insurance you require is:
Worldwide ex USA/Canada/Caribbean/Hong Kong/China/Mexico/Singapore

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Local Time: GMT+2
Currency: Pula (BWP)
Official Languages: English, Tswana

Discover Things to do on Holiday in Botswana
Botswana is, without a doubt, one of Africa’s wildlife success stories with 40% of its land set aside for wildlife reserves. However, it’s the low-volume tourism that is the real draw. You’ll get a real sense of how Africa used to be, staying in small, intimate and often remote camps where you and just a handful of other guests will enjoy superb game viewing in vast, untamed tracks of land.

True safari adventure
The Okavango Delta is Botswana’s biggest attraction. Its life-giving water channels and lagoons create the world’s largest inland delta, and the area teems with wildlife. The waterways are dotted with islands and open flood plains that support a huge ecosystem of wildlife. You can explore these captivating areas on foot, by vehicle or from the water. Travelling to the remote Linyanti and Chobe Reserves rewards visitors with unforgettable sights, including huge elephant herds, while the remarkable Makgadikgadi Pans offer a genuine taste of African desert exploration.

Explore by air, land and water
Safari in Botswana means travelling between isolated camps, so most people fly from one to another by light aircraft. Once there, both game walks and drives offer thrilling encounters, but easily one of the best ways to experience the Okavango Delta is on water by Mokoro, the traditional, dugout canoes of the Bayei people. From these, you get a unique but relaxed water-level view of the Delta’s waterways.

Or experience a thrilling off-road adventure
For those who are a little more adventurous and perhaps have a little more time to explore this fascinating country, there are also scheduled drives, with small groups of up to eight guests travelling by 4x4 with a professional driver/guide. Your nights are spent in a combination of permanent camps and extremely comfortable mobile camps.

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N.B This information was correct at time of publishing, but for full and up-to-date information visit the relevant tourist board website. You should always know the Foreign & Commonwealth Office status of the country you are visiting before you go.
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