22 June 2024
Botswana has been voted Africa’s best country for a safari. Coming in second, not far behind Botswana, was Tanzania, followed by Namibia in third place. Every year, SafariBookings performs a study to determine which country is Africa’s best safari country.
It is always a tight race, and this year was no different. Safari-goers and experts from all over the planet play an important role in these results. This year, almost 3,600 of their reviews were examined in this detailed study.
Botswana, the undisputed winner of Africa’s top safari country, is both watery wonderland and baking-hot desert landscape. It is a place of extreme contrasts, huge numbers of wildlife, enormous areas of untamed wilderness, and home of the famed Kalahari black-maned lion.
Three little-known highlights include: rock art, which is a diary of human existence; magical canoe rides in the maze of the Okavango Delta; and the rare wild dogs, which lucky observers may spot on safari.
Industry professionals with years of experience in the African safari industry made contributions to the study that significantly influenced the outcome. These experts are mainly guidebook writers who contribute regularly to Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Frommer’s, Bradt Travel Guides and Footprint. These industry professionals are also well represented on the SafariBookings expert panel.
Botswana, crowned the winner of Africa’s Best Safari Country of 2024, was also the winner in 2023. Huge tracts of wilderness dominate this country and incorporate both desert and delta, each supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife. Annual floods bring the parched waterways of the Okavango Delta to life. All manner of animals become visible, including the big cats (cheetah, leopard and lion) and very big elephants. It is truly a celebration of nature, and includes islands, woodlands, channels and rivers to explore.
And there is no bigger African cat than the lion. The roar of the black-maned lion will live with you long after you’ve left the ancient sands that blow across the Kalahari Desert.
Source: https://www.safaribookings.com/blog/best-african-safari-country
