A Family Holiday in Botswana will teach children a variety of interesting facts about culture and animals.
The Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta, formed where the Okavango River flows into a swamp in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert. This is where most of the water is lost to evaporation instead of flowing into the sea. Each year approximately 11km³ of water irrigate the 15 000km² area and the flood-waters drain into Lake Ngami. The Moremi Wildlife Reserve covers much of the eastern side of Okavango and combines permanent water with drier areas.
Chobe National Park consists of four main areas: Serondela, situated in the extreme Northeast of the park. The Chobe River is a favourite spot for elephants and buffalo in the dry season. The famous Bee-eater is spotted here along the river. The Savuti Marsh is the relic of a large inland lake whose water supply was stopped a long time ago by tectonic movements. The Linyanti Marsh is adjacent to Linyanti River. The rarer Red Lechwe, Sitatunga and Crocodile occur in the area. Birdlife is very rich here. The fourth area known as the dry hinterland is in the Nogatsaa grass woodland.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park consists of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park in Botswana. Kgalagadi means “place of thirst”. The park is located largely within the southern Kalahari Desert. The terrain consists of red sand dunes, sparse vegetation, occasional trees and the dry riverbeds of the Nossob and Auob rivers. It is home to large predators such as black-maned Kalahari lions, Cheetah, Leopard and Hyena.
The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park includes a portion of these enormous Makgadikgadi Pans, which are almost devoid of human habitation. However, villages on the periphery and in-between the pans show evidence that the area has supported people as far back as the Stone Age. Today the area contains large numbers of animals who migrate to grasslands in the west of the park after the rains.