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An Excellent Choice for a Well-rounded, First-time Safari – though it Can be a Pricey One
By SG Editor·
Scenic view from a luxury lodge balcony in Africa, highlighting the new direct flight route between Cape Town and Lusaka.
Botswana’s appeal and ease, however, come with a (big) caveat: the cost. To avoid the pitfalls of mass tourism, most luxury lodges and camps lie in concession areas rented out by the government to enforce a high-value, low-volume responsible-tourism strategy. The best reserves sit in the swamps of the Okavango Delta, and visitors fly in on small bush planes from Maun or Kasane. Mobile safaris – group trips that take you from site to site, often involving camping along the way – are a more cost-effective alternative: you can combine time in Moremi Game Reserve with Chobe National Park.