Backpacking Botswana: 8 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Botswana, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Okavango Delta
North-West
Water wilderness of mokoro safaris.
2
Chobe National Park
North-West
Huge elephant herds.
3
Makgadikgadi Pans
Central
Endless shimmering salt pans.
4
Moremi Game Reserve
North-West
Rich delta wildlife.
5
Maun
North-West
Gateway town to the delta.
6
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Kgalagadi
Red-dune Kalahari predators.
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Gaborone
South-East
Low-key capital.
8
Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Central
Rhino conservation reserve.
Backpacking routes through Botswana
Real trips through Botswana, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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