Introduction
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 History and Economy
History, Government and administration, Economy
Chapter 2 People and Culture
Population overview, Social groups or 'tribes,' Language, Religion,
Education, Culture
Chapter 3 The Natural Environment
Physical environment, Flora and fauna, Conservation
Chapter 4 Planning and Preparation
Wehn to go and highlights, Organising and booking your trip, Red
tape, Getting there and away, Money and budgeting, What to take,
Getting around, Accommodation, Food and drink, What to buy,
Communications and the media, Giving something back
Chapter 5 Health and Safety
Chapter 6 Into the Wilds
Driving, Bush camping, Walking in the bush, Boating, Minimum
impact
PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 7 Maun
Getting there and away, Orientation, Getting around, Where to stay,
Where to eat and drink, NIghtlife, Shopping, Other practicalities,
What to see and do, Beyond Maun: getting organised, The road north
of Maun: to Moremi and Chobe
Chapter 8 Kasane and the Northeast
Kasane, Around Kasane, South of Kasane
Chapter 9 Chobe National Park and Forest Reserve
Background information, Getting organised, Chobe riverfront,
Driving from Kasane to Savuti, Chobe Forest Reserve, Liambezi area,
Ngwezumba Pans, Savuti, Driving south from Savuti, Linyanti
Chapter 10 Linyanti, Selinda and Kwando Reserves
Background information, Linyanti Concession (NG15), Selinda
Concession (NG16), Kwando Concession (NG14)
Chapter 11 The Okavango Delta - Moremi Game Reserve
Background information, The Mopane Tongue, The private areas of
Moremi (NG28)
Chapter 12 The Okavango Delta - Private Reserves around Moremi
Mapula and Gudigwa (NG12), Khwai Community Concessions (NG18 and
NG19), Kwara (NG20), Xugana, Camp Okavango and Shinde (NG21),
Vumbura and Duba Plains (NG22 and NG23), Community area (NG24),
Jao, Kwetsani, Jacana and Tubu Tree (NG25), Abu, Seba and Macatoo
(NG26), Pom Pom, Kanana and Nxabega (NG27A), Delta, Oddballs',
Gunn's and Eagle Island (NG27B), Xigera, Mombo and Chief's Camp
(NG28), Gubanare, Xudum, Xaranna and OHS (NG29 and NG30), Chitabe
and Sandibe (NG31), Stanley's, Baines' and budget mokoro trips
(NG32), Santawani Partnership (NG33), Sankuyo Tswaragano Community
Trust and Moremi Tented Camp (NG34), Mababe (NG41), and Mankwe
(NG43)
Chapter 13 The Okavango Panhandle and Northwest Kalahari
The Panhandle, The Delta's western fringes, The northwest
Kalahari
Chapter 14 The Kalahari's Great Salt Pans
Background information, Getting organised, Nxai Pan National Park,
Makgadikgadi Pans, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Towns around
the pans
Chapter 15 The Central Kalahari
Background information, Practical information, What to see and
do
Chapter 16 Livingstone and the Victoria Falls
History, Geology, Livingstone, What to see and do
Appendix I Wildlife Guide
Appendix 2 Language
Appendix 3 Further Reading
Index
Chris McIntyre is a director of a UK travel company specialising in southern Africa. He travels regularly throughout the region, including extended trips to Botswana.
'There can be few people better qualified to write a travel guide
on Botswana than Chris McIntyre...Like all good guide books, this
is packed with all kinds of practical and wide-ranging advice -
from driving near elephants to maps with GPS references and how to
shake hands Botswana style....What's more, even the nuts-and-bolts
sections are well-written and make enjoyable reading. In
particular, the region-by-region chapters on the country's
reserves, camps and lodges had me longing to jump on the first
plane to Maun. Each area is painstakingly described - clearly the
result of meticulous first-hand research...If you can take only one
book to Botswana, make sure it's this one.'
BBC Wildlife
'Gives a complete coverage of this unique ecosystem and its bird
and plant life.'
NHBS (Natural History Book Services)
'The definitive guide for wildlife enthusiasts.'
Wanderlust
'...excellent companion for your Okavango trip.'
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