Botswana
Traveller Awards: 10 leaders in protecting the planet
From staying in an upcycled train carriage to signing a tourist pledge, these nations and operators prove there’s no single approach for protecting the planet.
- by Traveller team
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A place where water is more valuable than diamonds
Without annual floodwaters, this part of the world would be incapable of supporting life. Instead, it’s teeming with it.
- by Justin Meneguzzi
10 days, three lodges, three countries and nature’s wonders
While gourmet meals, luxury accommodation and passionate guides are as consistent as the sun, each lodge in this 10-day safari delivers stellar moments.
- by Kate Armstrong
It’s an (expensive) bucket-list item. Here’s how to do it on a budget
Good safaris are never cheap, but choose wisely and it’s possible to have an incredible experience without breaking the bank.
- by Graham Boynton
Spotting the rare black leopard in Kenya
Trailing a headline-making cat, Uganda’s chimps, Botswana’s wildlife jackpot: Africa’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.
- by Ute Junker and Catherine Marshall
14 outstanding travel experiences that will give you an insider’s view
Plunge into Morocco’s medinas, ride the rails in Japan or experience the sounds of America’s south with these insider trips.
- by Brian Johnston
The race to find the world’s biggest diamonds faces a shake-up
A push to change the way that diamonds are sold is threatening the industry’s biggest company.
- by Antony Sguazzin
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Coronavirus pandemic
Government introduces bans on Africa travel over new COVID variant
Epidemiologists urge action as the Omicron variant has prompted a number of countries to close their borders to southern Africa.
- by James Massola, Latika Bourke and Sally Rawsthorne
Botswana to send 'refugee' elephants home to ancestral lands
Thousands of elephant families, many of them refugees from decades of warfare, will be encouraged to trek north to their ancestral homelands in Angola.
- by Peta Thornycroft
Why Botswana wants Angola's exiled elephants to return home
Botswana may have found a solution to its elephant overpopulation: it's going to encourage some of them to emigrate.
- by Mbongeni Mguni
Botswana says it has solved the mystery of mass elephant deaths
Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year, an investigation has revealed.
- by Brian Benza
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