On Safari - Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

Got your khaki shorts and binoculars ready? We're going to the Endless Plain and the Impenetrable Forest. We're going to wander in the Bushveld and scour the Skeleton Coast. We're off on safari...

On Safari: Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Instead of reaching the sea, the Okavango River trickles into the sands of the Kalahari. On its way it passes through lush acacia and mopane forests, abundant with wildlife.
What to see: The floodplains teem with giraffes, hippos, lions, zebras and basically every large African mammal with the exception of rhinos.
We suggest: Comfortable on horseback? Then try a five-night horse safari, wading from island to island. Or take a boat trip to one of the many papyrus-bedded lagoons with their flocks of wading birds and (hopefully not too) hungry hippos.
Stay: Khwai River Lodge costs around £400-900, with private decks for armchair game-spotting.
Time to go: From May to September.

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