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Botswana Travel Guide
1.
A Personal Introduction
2.
History & Economy
History
Early peoples
The San
The Khoe
The Bantu-speaking farmers
More immigrants
Twana History
The Difaquane Wars
Ngwato dynasty
Khama the Great
Segkoma II
Tshekedi Khama
Seretse Khama
Traders
David Livingstone
The missions
Botswana and the British
Cecil John Rhodes
The three chiefs
The Jameson Raid
The Protectorate
Modern History
The dangerous decade
Independence
Politics since independence
1966-80: President Sir Seretse Khama
The 1980s: President Sir Ketumile Masire
1990-98: President Sir Ketumile Masire
1998-present: President Festus Mogae
Current politics
Into the future
Economy
Economic development
Diamond mining
Tourism
Workforce
Foreign investment
3.
People and culture
The San
Scientific observations
Historical views
Current life
Future issues
Other social groups
Religion
Language classifications
Bantu languages
Khoisan languages
European languages
Cultural guidelines
Give something back
4.
The natural environment
Geological history
Delta formation
Building islands
Climate
Flora
Fauna
Field guides
Conservation
Tourism
5.
Planning & preparation
Getting there - land
Entry requirements
When to go
Travelling
Vegetation
Game
Annual flood
Birdlife
Photography
General
Money
What to take
Maps & navigation
Photography & optics
Organising your trip
Self-drive
Mobile safari
Fly-in
Safari & tour groups
6.
Health and safety
Before you go
Malaria prophylaxis
Travel clinics
Medical
Staying healthy
Avoiding bites
Diseases
Returning home
Safety
Safety for women
7.
Into the wilds
Driving a 4WD
Bush camping
Equipment
Animal dangers
Bush walks
Animal encounters
Boating
Minimum impact
8.
Botswana today
Cost of living
Getting around
Accommodation
Food and drink
What to buy
Organising and booking
Communications
Miscellaneous
9.
Maun
Getting there & away
Orientation
Where to stay
Audi Camp
Crocodile Camp
Island Safari Lodge
Kagiso Guest House
Okavango River
Maduo Guest House
Maun Lodge
Maun Rest Camp
New Moon Campsite
Riley's Hotel
Sedia Hotel
Sitatunga Camp
The Tree Lodge
Where to eat
Getting around
Getting organised
Shopping
What to see & do
Safari Companies
Travel agents
Flight companies
North of Maun
10.
Kasane & NE
Getting there
Orientation
Where to stay & eat
Chobe Chilwero
Chobe Safari Lodge
Chobe Valley Lodge
Kubu Lodge
Kubu Camping
Thebe River Camp
Kasane Marina
Liya Guest Lodge
What to see and do
Getting around
Getting organised
Around Kasane
Impalila Island
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
11.
Chobe N. P.
Background info
When to visit
Getting organised
Chobe Riverfront
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Chobe Game Lodge
Chobe Savannah
Ihaha Public Camp
Kings Den
Serondela campsite
What to see & do
Driving near elephants
Facing a charge
Driving - Kasane to Savuti
Chobe Forest
Where to stay
Buffalo Ridge & Baobab
Kavimba Campsite
Muchenje Safari
Ngoma border post
Lake Liambezi
Ngwezumba Pans
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Savuti
History
Orientation
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Savuti Campsite
Savuti Camp
Savuti Elephant
Savuti Safari
What to see & do
Driving South
Linyanti
Flora and fauna
Getting there & away
Where to stay
What to see & do
12.
Linyati, Selinda, Kwando
Background info
Driving around
Linyanti Concession
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Duma Tau
King's Pool
Linyanti Tented
Savuti Camp
Selinda Concession
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Selinda
Zibalianja
Walk Trail Camps
Kwando Concession
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Lagoon Camp
Lebala Camp
13.
Okavango - Moremi
Flora and fauna
When to visit
Getting organised
The Mopane Tongue
Khwai River & N. Gate
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Khwai River Lodge
Machaba Camp
North Gate Campsite
Tsaro Elephant Lodge
What to see & do
Getting there & away
Xakanaxa and beyond
Where to stay
Camp Moremi
Camp Okuti
3rd Bridge Campsite
Xakanaxa
Xakanaxa Campsite
What to see & do
Getting there & away
South Gate
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Getting there & away
Private Moremi Areas
Xigera
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Xigera Camp
Zepa
Mombo and Chief's Camp
Flora and fauna
Where to stay
Chief's Camp
Little Mombo
Mombo
14.
Okavango - Reserves
Gudigwa (NG12)
Khwai Community
Future developments
Kwara Reserve
Concession history
Flora and fauna highlights
Flora
The Lilies
Mammals
Birdlife
Practicalities
Kwara Camp
Shinde, Xugana & Camp O
Flora & fauna highlights
Xugana Island Lodge
Camp Okavango
Shinde
Footsteps across the Delta
Vumbura & Duba
Background information
Flora and fauna highlights
Flora
Mammals
Little Vumbura
Vumbura
Kaparota
Duba Plains
NG24 Reserve
Where to stay
Jao Reserve
Flora & fauna highlights
Flora
Animals
Jao Camp
Kwetsani
Jacana Camp
Tubu Tree Camp
Abu Camp & Macatoo
Flora & fauna highlights
Elephant-back safaris
Abu Camp
Abu Camp's Elephants
Riding safaris
The riding camps
Pom Pom, Kanana & Nxabega
Concession history
Flora
Fauna
Birdlife
The lizard story
Kanana
Nxabega
Nxabega Trails Camp
Pom Pom
Delta, Oddballs & Eagle Island
Concession history
Geography note
Flora
Mammals
Birdlife
Delta Camp
Oddballs Palm Island Luxury Lodge
Gunn's Camp
Gunn's Bushcamp
Semetsi Camp
Eagle Island Camp
Xigera, Mombo & Chief's
Gubanare & Xudum
Vegetation
Animals
Birds
Photographic safaris
Gubanare Camp
Rann's Camp
Xudum Camp
Eden & Mantis
Riding safaris
Trip information
Riding camps
Chitabe & Sandibe
Flora
Fauna
Birdlife
Chitabe & Chitabe Trails camps
Sandibe
Stanley's & Budget Trips
Flora
Fauna
Birdlife
Stanley's Camp
Elephant trips - Grey Matters
Budget mokoro trips
Sankuyo Community
Sankuyo & Starling's
Getting there & away
Flora
Mammals
Birdlife
What to see & do
Where to stay
Mankwe (NG43)
15.
Okavango Panhandle & NW Kalahari
The Panhandle
Flora and fauna
Getting around
Eastern Panhandle
Getting there
Seronga
Western Panhandle
Shakawe
Where to stay
Drotsky's Cabins
Shakawe Lodge
Xaro Lodge
Nxamaseri
Flora and fauna
Getting there
What to see and do
Where to stay
Sepupa
Where to stay
Western Fringes
Sepupa to Etsha 13
Guma Lagoon
Flora and fauna
Getting there
What to see and do
Where to stay
Etsha 6 to Toteng
Lake Ngami
Getting there
When to visit
Where to stay
What to see and do
NW Kalahari
Tsodilo Hills
Folklore
Archaeology
Geology
Flora and fauna
Getting there
Orientation
What to see and do
Where to stay
Aha and Gcwihaba
Geography and Geology
History
People
Flora and fauna
Getting there
Where to stay
Gcwihaba Hills & Caverns
Aha Hills
16.
Kalahari Salt Pans
Background info
Flora and fauna
Smaller fauna
Getting organised
Nxai Pan N.P.
Flora and fauna
Birds
When to visit
Where to stay
What to see & do
Nxai & Kgama-Kgama
Kudiakam Pan & Baine's Baobabs
Getting there
Makgadikgadi Pans
Flora and fauna
Birds
Kalahari Melons
Makgadikgadi clans
Getting around
Where to stay
Nata
Sua Pan
What to see & do
Kubu Island
Sua's landmarks
Ntwetwe Pan
Where to stay
Jack's Camp
San Camp
Makgadikgadi Camp
Landmarks
Makgadikgadi Pans N.P.
Flora and fauna
Birds
Where to stay
Getting around
What to see & do
Nearby towns
Gweta
Where to stay
Gweta Restcamp
Planet Baobab
Kalahari Surf Club
Rakops
Motopi
Orapa
17.
Central Kalahari
History
People
Geography
Flora and fauna
Flora
Mammals
Birds
When to visit
Getting there
Getting organised
Where to stay
Getting around
What to see and do
Sunday & Leopard Pans
Passarge Valley
Passarge Pan
Piper's Pan
Letiahau Valley
Deception Pan
Deception Valley
Rakops
18.
Francistown
Getting there
Where to stay
Cresta Thapama
Grand Lodge
Marang Hotel
Marang Motel Camp
Modumela Lodge
Satellite Guesthouse
Tati River Lodge
Town Lodge
Woodlands 4x4 Stop
YMCA
Where to eat
Getting organised
Shopping
What to see and do
19.
Livingstone
20.
Wildlife guide
Cats, dogs, primates
Lion
Leopard
Cheetah
Serval
Caracal
Wild dog
Black-backed jackal
Side-striped jackal
Bat-eared fox
Spotted hyena
Brown hyena
Aardwolf
Chacma baboon
Vervet monkey
Lesser bushbaby
Large antelope
Sable antelope
Roan antelope
Oryx or gemsbok
Waterbuck
Blue wildebeest
Hartebeest
Tsessebe
Kudu
Sitatunga
Eland
Medium antelope
Bushbuck
Impala
Springbok
Reedbuck
Klipspringer
Red lechwe
Puku
Steenbok
Common duiker
Large herbivores
African elephant
Black rhinoceros
White rhinoceros
Hippopotamus
Buffalo
Giraffe
Burchell's zebra
Warthog
Small mammals
African civet
Banded mongoose
Meerkat
Honey badger
Cape clawless otter
Aardvark
Pangolin
Porcupine
Rock hyrax
Scrub hare
Ground squirrel
Bush squirrel
21.
Language
22.
Further reading
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This is the index of
Botswana Travel Guide
, written by Chris McIntyre of Expert Africa, and published by
Bradt Travel Guides
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