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Visiting Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana


The world's second largest game reserve, the 20,000-plus square mile Central Kalahari is bigger than Denmark or Switzerland. Teeming with wildlife, the park's terrain ranges from sand dunes in the north to bushy plains in the middle to more heavily wooded areas in the south. Home to the people known widely as Bushmen (but more accurately called Basarwa or San) for thousands of years, the reserve was actually opened in 1961 to protect them, but forced migration has left only about 250 here.
Flights: Cheap airfare to Central Kalahari Game Reserve (arriving in Gaborone, Botswana - Sir Seretse Khama)

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Haina Safari Lodge

Jun 10, 2009

Haina Lodge is in the Kalahari Desert so the experience here is much different than the other game parks. There aren't any elephants here but there are plenty of lions, antelope, birds. Our hosts,...more

Deception Valley Lodge

Apr 7, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

This was the very first stop on our 8 day safari through Botswana. We loved the staff -they made sure that we felt at home. They even arranged for a romantic dinner for my boyfriend and I - without...more

Deception Valley Lodge

Mar 24, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

It's fun to contrast the Kalahari safari vs other areas. This wound up being one of my favorite lodges. The guides and trackers do a great job. Night time tracking is an opportunity to see animals not...more

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