Month: May 2020

Botswana, officially known as the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Formerly named Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its moniker after becoming independent on the 30th September 1966. Since then, it has been a democratic government, with a consistent record of consecutive constitutional elections and the lowest perceived corruption ranking in Africa since at least 1998. It is currently Africa’s oldest continuous democracy.   Botswana is topographically even, with up to 70 per cent of its region being the Kalahari Desert. Its neighbours are South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. The border between Botswana and Zambia, to its north near Kazungula, is poorly defined and only a few hundred metres long.   A mid-sized country of just over 2.3 million people, Botswana is known for being one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Only 10 per cent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the poorest countries in the world — with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s — Botswana has since modified itself into an upper-middle-income state, with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Its defining source of revenue is tourism, and for a good reason; it’s stunning!   View the best places and reasons below to tour Botswana for your African trip this season!   Related: Tips and Tricks for your African Holiday Adventure.   Okavango Delta   Known as the ‘river with no sea’, the Okavango Delta is a gem feature of the Kalahari. A vast range of water in Botswana, which travelled originally from the Angolan highlands, only to spread down and out to form the largest inland river delta on Earth. Studded with fascinating