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Botswana Nature & Parks

The wild heart of Africa — the Okavango Delta and Moremi, Chobe, the Makgadikgadi and Nxai pans, the Central Kalahari, Nata Bird Sanctuary, the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, the Tuli Block and the Kgalagadi. Filter by region and type.

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Aha Hills — Gcwihaba. Remote limestone hills on the Namibian border near the Gcwihaba caves
Boteti River — Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. Seasonal river along the park's west that sustains wildlife through the dry months
Central Kalahari Game Reserve — Central Kalahari. Vast Kalahari reserve of fossil valleys, black-maned lions and desert-adapted game
Chobe National Park — Chobe. Botswana's first national park, famed for enormous elephant herds along the Chobe River
Chobe National Park (eastern sector) — Pandamatenga. Pandamatenga sits on the eastern edge of Chobe, near the Nogatsaa and Nunga pans wildlife areas
Chobe National Park (Savuti sector) — Savuti. Wildlife-rich southwestern sector of Chobe National Park centred on the Savuti Marsh
Chobe River — Kasane. Perennial river forming the northern border and lifeline of Chobe's wildlife
Chobe Riverfront (Serondela) — Chobe. Woodland-and-floodplain drive along the Chobe, best at sunset
Deception Valley — Deception Valley. Ancient fossil river valley threading the Central Kalahari
Gaborone Dam — Gaborone. One of Botswana's largest dams, popular for birdwatching, sailing and fishing
Gaborone Game Reserve — Gaborone. Small reserve on the edge of the capital with antelope, birdlife and walking trails
Gcwihaba Caves — Gcwihaba. Labyrinth of limestone caverns with stalactites, once known as Drotsky's Caves
Goo-Moremi Gorge — Palapye. Scenic gorge in the Tswapong Hills with permanent waterfalls, pools and a Cape vulture breeding colony
Jwana Private Game Park — Jwaneng. Debswana-run reserve beside the mine with rhino, zebra, giraffe and antelope
Kalahari red dunes — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Rolling red sand dunes and grassy plains characteristic of the southern Kalahari
Kazuma Forest Reserve — Pandamatenga. Remote reserve of grasslands and pans on the Botswana-Zimbabwe border, a seasonal wildlife corridor for elephant and…
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Vast cross-border desert park spanning Botswana and South Africa across the southern Kalahari
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana) — Ghanzi. Botswana's side of the transfrontier park, including the wild Mabuasehube section
Kgale Hill — Gaborone. 1,287 m granite hill on the edge of the city with several summit trails
Khama Rhino Sanctuary — Serowe. Community sanctuary near Serowe safeguarding white and black rhino
Khutse Game Reserve — Khutse Game Reserve. Southernmost Kalahari reserve, contiguous with the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Khwai River — Khwai. Wildlife-rich channel marking the northern boundary of Moremi Game Reserve
Kobokwe Cave — Molepolole. Deep cave near Molepolole steeped in Bakwena legend and Livingstone lore
Kubu Island (Lekhubu) — Makgadikgadi. Rocky baobab island and national monument on the floor of Sowa Pan
Kudiakam Pan — Nxai Pan National Park. Salt pan at the southern edge of the park, home to the Baines Baobabs
Kwando River — Linyanti/Kwando. Perennial river forming the western edge of the reserves and a year-round wildlife magnet
Lake Ngami — Lake Ngami. Endorheic seasonal lake fed by the Kunyere and Taughe rivers draining the Okavango, an important bird habitat
Lepokole Hills — Bobonong. Granite hills with caves and rock art north of Bobonong
Letsibogo Dam — Selebi-Phikwe. Dam on the Motloutse River popular for birdwatching and fishing, with established bass, bream and tigerfish
Limpopo River — Mashatu Game Reserve. Border river fringed with riverine forest along the reserve's edge
Linyanti Marsh — Chobe National Park. Wetland system on the park's northwest corner with lagoons and riverine forest
Linyanti Reserve — Linyanti. Remote private reserve of lagoons and woodland along the Linyanti River
Linyanti River — Linyanti. River and marsh system along the Botswana-Namibia border
Makgadikgadi Pans — Nata. One of the world's largest salt-pan systems, spreading west and south of Nata
Makgadikgadi Pans (Sowa Pan) — Kubu Island/Lekhubu. One of the world's largest salt pans, surrounding Kubu Island on the Sowa Pan
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park — Makgadikgadi. Park spanning grasslands and the edge of the world's largest salt-pan complex
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans — Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. Among the largest salt pans in the world, a vast shimmering remnant of an ancient lake
Male Hill — Tsodilo Hills. At about 1,400 m the highest of the Tsodilo hills, offering panoramic views over the Kalahari
Manyelanong Game Reserve — Lobatse. Protected breeding cliff for endangered Cape vultures near Otse
Maun Educational Park — Maun. Small reserve on the edge of the Thamalakane River with walking trails and game
Maun Game Sanctuary — Maun. Riverside educational reserve on the Thamalakane at the Delta's gateway town
Mmakgodumo Dam — Kanye. Dam on the edge of Kanye and venue for the annual Mmakgodumo Festival
Mmamokhasi Dam — Kanye. Community dam supplying water near Kanye
Mokolodi Nature Reserve — Gaborone. Community-run reserve south of Gaborone with rhino, giraffe, cheetah and hills
Moremi Game Reserve — Moremi. Reserve covering the eastern Okavango Delta, one of Africa's most wildlife-rich areas
Moremi Gorge Waterfall — Goo-Moremi Gorge. Spring-fed permanent waterfall surrounded by cliffs within the Tswapong Hills
Moremi Gorge waterfalls — Tswapong Hills. Permanent cascades and rock pools fed by springs seeping through the quartzite hills
Motloutse River — Tuli. Seasonal eastern river cut by Solomon's Wall in the Tuli Block
Nata Bird Sanctuary — Nata. Community-run wetland sanctuary on Sua Pan famed for flamingos
Nata River Delta — Nata Bird Sanctuary. The Nata River's grassy inflow into the pan, a key breeding and feeding zone for birds
National Botanical Garden — Gaborone. Garden opened in 2007 dedicated largely to indigenous Botswana plant species
Northern Tuli Game Reserve — Bobonong. Extensive reserve at the Botswana-South Africa-Zimbabwe meeting point, about an hour from Bobonong
Northern Tuli Game Reserve (Mashatu) — Mashatu. Private reserve at the Limpopo-Shashe confluence, the 'Land of Giants'
Nossob River valley — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Ancient dry riverbed lined with waterholes that concentrate desert wildlife
Ntwetwe Pan — Gweta. Western Makgadikgadi pan of vast white salt crust and desert islands
Nxai Pan National Park — Nxai Pan. Fossil pan and grassland park known for zebra migration and Baines' Baobabs
Okavango Delta — Okavango. UNESCO World Heritage inland delta where the Okavango River spreads into the Kalahari
Okavango Panhandle — Sepopa. Papyrus-lined stretch of permanent Okavango waterways forming the delta's northern inflow
Okavango Panhandle Wetlands — Okavango Panhandle. Permanent papyrus swamps where the Okavango River enters Botswana before fanning into the delta
Okavango River — Okavango Panhandle. Broad, clear river channel feeding the panhandle and its fisheries
Okavango River (Panhandle) — Shakawe. Papyrus-fringed upper channel feeding the Delta, prized for fishing and birding
Orapa Game Park — Letlhakane. Enclosed reserve on the edge of the Makgadikgadi close to Letlhakane, entered with mine permission
Passarge Valley — Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Fossil valley with grassy plains in the reserve's interior
Pharing Gorge — Kanye. Scenic riverine gorge near Kanye, a birding spot said to have sheltered villagers in 19th-century wars
Phothophotho Gorge — Tswapong Hills. Rocky gorge with permanent pools carved by rainwater in the Tswapong range
Piper's Pan — Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Remote grassy pan in the west of the reserve drawing wildlife after rains
Savute Channel — Savuti. Erratic channel that floods and dries, transforming the Savuti Marsh
Savuti Channel & Marsh — Chobe National Park. Erratic channel and marsh supporting dynamic wildlife and over 450 bird species
Savuti Marsh — Savuti. Grassy relict lakebed in Chobe famed for its dramatic predator action
Selinda Spillway — Linyanti. Seasonal channel linking the Okavango and Linyanti systems, rich in wildlife
Serwe Pan — Khama Rhino Sanctuary. Seasonal pan within the sanctuary that attracts game and waterbirds after rains
Shashe Dam — Francistown. Large dam southeast of Francistown popular for birdwatching and fishing
Shoshong Hills — Mahalapye. Rocky hills west of Mahalapye above the historic village of Shoshong
Solomon's Wall — Mashatu Game Reserve. Dramatic dolerite dyke rising above the Motloutse River
Sowa (Sua) Pan — Nata. Seasonally flooded salt pan fed by the Nata River, drawing huge waterbird flocks
Sua (Sowa) Pan — Nata. Eastern Makgadikgadi pan that floods to draw flamingos and pelicans
Sunday Pan — Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Open pan near Deception Valley good for predator and plains-game viewing
Tachila Nature Reserve — Francistown. Reserve about 5 km from the city centre on a former Tati Company farm, with a variety of wildlife
Thamalakane River — Maun. River fringing Maun that carries the Delta's outflow along a fault line
Tsodilo Hills — Tsodilo. Quartzite hills sacred to the San rising from the Kalahari, a UNESCO site
Tswapong Hills — Goo-Moremi Gorge. Rugged range east of Palapye hiding gorges, springs and rich birdlife
Xakanaxa Lagoon — Moremi Game Reserve. Permanent lagoon hosting one of Africa's largest heronries