Page 8 - Discover Botswana 25th Edition - 2025

OKAVANGO
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CONTENTS
10 Foreword
OKAVANGO
16 The Story of Safari
Botswana – a short history of
safari and its origins
28 The Spirit of the Okavango
38 Where does the Okavango Delta
get its waters? The untold story
CHOBE & SAVUTI
50 Botswana’s Timeless Wilderness
TULI
62 Unveiling the Allure of Low
Angle Wildlife Photography: A
Visual Journey
ART IN NATURE
74 Seeing Life Differently
KALAHARI
88 The Pulse of Desert Life - A
journey into the Kalahari
KGALAGADI
100 A Desert Oasis
CONSERVATION
112 The Story of Elephant Havens
- A Sanctuary of Love
CULTURE
122 Nurturing the Next Generation
of Okavango Storytellers
USEFUL INFORMATION
12 Map of Botswana
130 Essential Facts
130 Botswana Tourism
Organisation Offices
130 Embassies and High
Commissions
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