| Maun is the primary international link with | | | | worst heat is encountered from September until |
| Botswana via Johannesburg and Harare and | | | | the rains start. |
| secondary links through Gabarone, Windhoek, | | | | Kalahari during winter, the days are hot with night |
| Victoria Falls, Nairobi, DaresSalaam, Lilongwe, | | | | time temperatures at sub-zero. Summer |
| Lusaka and a few other regional airports. | | | | temperatures are scorching. Best tackled March |
| Light aircraft charters are a common feature of | | | | to October. |
| safaris in Botswana, Maun and Kasane are the | | | | Arguably southern Africas most popular safari |
| main internal hubs, with most of the camps having | | | | destination. A hugely unpopulated territory that |
| their own airstrips. | | | | enjoys political and economic stability and is |
| Botswana has a long and dry winter period from | | | | blessed with impressive wildlife and wilderness |
| May to December, January to April is the wet | | | | areas. |
| season. Safaris in Botswana can be very sensitive | | | | Botswana is well suited for both first time African |
| to seasonal changes depending upon what youd | | | | visitors and safari specialists seeking remote and |
| like to see. | | | | secluded safari getaways. |
| In Okavango Delta the floods arrive at Mohembo | | | | Botswanas prized safari destinations include the |
| in December with a peak between January and | | | | Okavango Delta and Moremi Chobe National Park |
| March, sometimes as late as May. The flood in | | | | and Savuti the remote Linyanti/Chobe river |
| Maun usually reaches its peak in July or August, | | | | system, the Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pans. |
| sometimes as late as September. Best game | | | | Safari accommodations in Botswana are |
| viewing is generally July to October. Some areas | | | | comparable with the best elsewhere in the region. |
| of the Delta experience heavy winds during | | | | This applies as much to lodges and seasonal |
| August and September and some of the seasonal | | | | camps as it does to the few specialist mobile |
| camps are closed during the wet season. | | | | safari operators. |
| Moremi is good all year but best during the dry | | | | With few exceptions, lodges are located in private |
| months from May to October. | | | | concessions outside but in close proximity to the |
| Chobe The riverfront at Kasane and Linyanti is | | | | actual Park and Reserve boundaries. |
| good all year best from May to October. The | | | | One of the major attractions is the generally small |
| Savuti area is best from November to May if the | | | | size of accommodations with most of them |
| Savuti channel floods or water remains in the | | | | accommodating on average 16 or less guests at |
| Mababe Depression then May to October is | | | | any one time. |
| excellent. Midwinter can be very cold and the | | | | |