You are here: Home > Gap Year Destinations > Botswana Gap YearBOTSWANA GAP YEAR Gap year travel to Botswana ¦ Travel Botswana on your gap year Botswana gap year - Gap year programmes in Botswana. The country of Botswana, in southern Africa, is an ideal country to take a gap year. Botswana, blessed with breath taking beauty and rich wildlife also has a reputation for being one of the most stable and peaceful countries in Africa. Much of Botswana is wilderness, parts of which teem with some of Africa's most incredible wildlife. Travelling in Africa and in particular travel in Botswana on your gap year will give you great access to the wildlife and rich Botswana culture. Botswana's capital city, is home to its international airport, Gabarone. Botswana borders South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe. The northwest of Botswana features one of Africa's best places to see wildlife - the Okavango Delta. The Okavango Delta in Botswana's ‘is the biggest inland delta in the world. The delta splits in to a complicated maze of islands, channels and lagoons and is a beautiful sight. The Okavango is also a vast area, occupying 15,000 square kilometres of Botswana, and is home to an extraordinary array of wildlife. To the East of the Okavango Delta another of Botswana's great locations can be found. An Ideal place to explore Botswana's wildlife - the Makgadikgadi Pans. Makgadikgadi is actually comprised of two great salt pans and is essentially all that is now left of what was once one vast lake in Botswana. Botswana's Nata Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Makgadikgadi, which boasts an amazing range of bird life as well as antelopes and other grassland animals. In the far northwest of Botswana the landscape changes from the maze of the Okavango Delta to an expanse of desert. Rising from the middle of this desert is another of Botswana's main places of interest - the four Tsodilo Hills. Nearly 3000 ancient rock paintings have been discovered at well over 200 sites in Botswana's the Tsodilo Hills. The majority of these fascinating paintings have been attributed to ancestors of the San people still living in southern Africa to this day.na is a little more remote compared to other destinations in Africa. However, an increasing number of travellers are deciding to head to Botswana in order to discover this beautiful part of Africa for themselves. |
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Xtreme Gap provides rewarding gap year sports programs and gap year adventure programs in many gap year destinations. Our gap year ideas suit all travellers from students, people on a career break and gap year takers for the over 30’s. Xtreme Gap’ gap year programs will give you some excellent adventure travel ideas for adventurous gap year travel options. Due to the nature our some of our extreme sports gap years: before setting off on your gap year we require all our gap year students to be adequately protected with travel insurance. If you need assistance your Xtreme Gap advisor can tell you all you need to know before planning your gap year so please feel free to contact us and start your gap year adventure today! BOTSWANA GAP YEAR |
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42 days. Highlights: Cederberg - Orange/Gariep River - Fish River Canyon - Namib Naukluft NP - Sossusvlei - Swakopmund - Spitzkoppe - Himba Tribe - Etosha NP - Okavango Delta (optional) - Chobe NP (optional) - River Cruise in Chobe NP (optional) - Vic Falls (optional) - Livingstone - … and more |
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43 days. Highlights: One of our ultimate adventure tours, only for those with plenty of time and lots of things to see. There are so many highlights on this tour that this intro text cannot contain all of them! Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, South Luangwa NP, Lake Malawi, Zanzibar, Serengeti, Masai Mara, Gorillas, Q. Elizabeth NP. |
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56 days. The big one! Explore the best of Africa on an amazing adventure travelling overland by overland truck. Take in the highlights and indescribable beauty of 9 countries, jam packed with African culture, wildlife, adventure and excitement |
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33 days. The Cape to Malawi is the perfect version of the longer Cape to Kenya tour for those who want to spend either a lot or no time on Zanzibar. Covering six countries and unforgettable features like the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls and Lake Malawi. An epic adventure of a lifetime. |
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26 days. Highlights; Cederberg - Orange/Gariep River - Fish River Canyon - Namib Naukluft NP - Sossusvlei - Swakopmund - Himba Tribe - Etosha NP - Kavango River - Okavango Delta Excursion (optional) - Victoria Falls NP (optional) - Johannesburg - Panarama Route - Kruger National Park |
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14 days. Discover the hidden jewels of the Namibian desert and then tour the Okavango Delta. Discover why this region is considered to be one of the most spectacular in all of Africa. Finish the tour at the Victoria falls bungee jump! |
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Wicked Campers are funky, cheeky and great value. with unique spray painted designs guaranteed to offend, your South Africa gap year road trip will be a memorable one. These great value Campers offer a range of campervans, a Wicked Camper, Wicked Ultra and Wicked four-wheel drive, all sleeping up to three people. |
