Botswana: Truly Wild

Some Places Feel Curated. Botswana Doesn’t.

I just got back from eight days in Botswana. This was my first trip there, and the vibe is completely different than other safaris in Africa. Here’s how I’d describe it to you over a glass of wine:

It Feels Truly Wild

  • You’re not the center of the story here. The wildlife is.
  • It’s vast, open, and refreshingly untouched.
Photo Credit: Vanessa Bowden
Photo Credit: Vanessa Bowden
Photo Credit: Vanessa Bowden

The Okavango Delta

  • Water shapes everything.
  • Elephants in the floodplains. Lions in the riverine forests. Birdlife everywhere.
  • Game drives without crowds. Huge private concessions.
  • Exploring by boat through narrow channels while elephants feed on the banks? Unreal.

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

  • Total contrast.
  • Endless white horizons. Ancient baobabs. Near silence.
  • Walking with Bushmen guides.
  • Spending time with habituated meerkats.
  • It’s less about sightings — more about perspective.
Photo Credit: Vanessa Bowden
Photo Credit: Vanessa Bowden
Photo Credit: Vanessa Bowden

Why Botswana Feels Different

  • Low-impact, high-value tourism.
  • Fewer camps. Fewer vehicles. Strong conservation focus.
  • Wildlife that behaves naturally because it can.

Who It’s Perfect For

  • First safari — and you want to do it right
  • Been to Africa before and want something different
  • Celebrating something meaningful
  • Care about conservation

Botswana doesn’t rush you.
It makes you slow down — and that’s the point.

Let me know when you are ready to travel to Botswana.