Botswana Travel Guide
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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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