| Leg 3 - Botswana |
Entering Botswana via the Buitepos border post, brings us straight into the heart of the Kalahari desert, a
large arid to semi-arid sandy region that
covers much of Botswana. |
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Village in the Kalahari |
Sunset over the Kalahari |
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| Heading north-east towards Maun and the only perennial river within the Kalahari, the Okavango. This life-giving river flows into an inland-delta, forming the marshes of the Moremi National Park, a heaven to an abundance of wildlife. |
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Third Bridge in Moremi |
Zebras in Moremi |
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| From there we move on in a north-easterly direction into the Chobe National Park boosting
one of the highest game concentrations on the entire continent and one of the world's last remaining sizeable wilderness areas. |
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| By size, the Chobe National Park is the third largest park in Botswana, after the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Gemsbok National Park , but definitively the most diverse and spectacular. This was also Botswana's first national park. |
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Tracks into nowhere |
Adjusting tyre pressure |
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| At Kasane in the far north of Botswana we cross the border into Zambia towards Livingstone and the great Victoria Falls. |
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Elephants at Chobe |
Impala at Chobe |
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Leg 3 - Estimated distances and duration |
| Buitepos - Maun |
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| Maun - Kasane |
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| Accumulated estimates from start at Cape Agulhas |
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| Above travel distances are between major travel beacons and do not include any deviations such as excursions to tourist attractions, scenic routes, game drives etc. |
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| Other Information |
Unfortunately, we can not cover all great travel destinations and tourist attractions in Botswana but will mention some of them here for you to explore:
Gemsbok / Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve |
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| For more information on Botswana and its multitude of tourist attractions please visit Africa Adventure's Southern / East Africa travel directory on www.africa-adventure.org |
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