Botswana Safari CollectionFour regions, not one delta Ask us
The OkavangoLinyanti and SelindaChobeThe KalahariCombining them Ask which regions fit
An elephant herd at the edge of a lake

Free download

Four Regions

The four Botswanas, what each is actually good at, and the month-by-month picture that decides which ones belong in your trip.

Start with the form
Botswana region by region, and which months suit whichReal numbers, no fluffNo cost, no obligation

Send me the guide

Opens immediately. We will also send it to your email so you still have it next week.

Tell us their ages in the message — several camps set a minimum.
Only know the month? Put the 1st and tick the box below.
Accommodation, meals, park fees, guiding and transport — the way safaris are usually costed. It sets the level of camp we plan around, and we will tell you honestly what your budget does and does not reach.
What are you most interested in?
We never call unannounced.

Your details go to Nomad Africa, our partner agency in Kenya, who prepare your itinerary and quote. We share them with nobody else. Privacy notice.

Reply within 24 hours. No deposit, no obligation, and we never sell your details.

What is inside

What the guide covers

The four Botswanas, what each is actually good at, and the month-by-month picture that decides which ones belong in your trip.

  • Why "Botswana" is four safaris
  • The Okavango Delta
  • The Linyanti and Selinda
  • Chobe
  • The Kalahari and the pans
  • The counterintuitive flood
  • Which months suit which region
  • How to combine two or three
  • What it costs, and why
Get the free guide Or ask for a quote

No cost, no obligation. We ask for an email so we can send it and, if you want it, follow up once.

How it opens

The first page of Four Regions

Botswana is sold almost entirely as the Okavango Delta, which is a little like selling Italy as Venice. The country has four distinct safari regions, and the differences between them are larger than the differences between many whole countries.

Water against sand. Elephant against desert-adapted species. A flood that arrives in the dry season against a green season that arrives with the rain. Knowing which region you are actually buying is most of planning a Botswana trip.

The rest is behind the form above

It opens straight away in your browser — no wait, no attachment, and it prints cleanly if you would rather have a file.

How it works

Three steps, about four minutes

Fill in the form

Dates and budget are optional here — if you only want the guide, name and email are enough.

Read it

It opens in your browser immediately and prints cleanly to PDF if you would rather have a file.

Ask us anything

If you told us your dates, our Botswana specialist follows up within 24 hours with a tailored outline. If you did not, we send the guide and leave you alone.

About the download

Is it really free?

Yes. No payment, no card, no trial. We publish it because people who plan well are better to work with, and because some of them come back to us when they are ready.

Will you spam me?

No. If you give us dates, our specialist sends one tailored follow-up. If you do not, you get the guide and nothing else unless you ask. Every email has an unsubscribe link and we do not sell or share your details.

Do I have to book with you to use it?

No. It is written to be useful even if you plan the whole trip yourself or book elsewhere. It would be a poor advertisement if it were not.

More from our Botswana guides

Specialist guides across our Botswana network

Each of these is a focused guide we publish. Same Botswana specialist behind every enquiry.

exclusivebotswanasafaris.com Exclusive Botswana Safaris Why Botswana costs what it does: private concessions, bed levies and a deliberate low-volume model. okavangodeltaluxury.com Okavango Delta Luxury Water camps and land camps, the flood cycle, and which months suit which kind of stay. okavangoluxury.com Okavango Luxury What the Delta’s best camps actually offer, and what the nightly rate is buying. luxurysafariplanner.com Luxury Safari Planner Planning a luxury safari across East and Southern Africa: what the money actually buys, and how to spend it well. thebespokesafari.com The Bespoke Safari What bespoke actually means in safari planning — and, more usefully, what it does not.
Ask us WhatsApp