Part of Kalahari is wilderness, not desert. Capital city is Gaborone . Botswana Railways services this network.
C enter of country's safari business.
Ready access to Okavango Delta , Moremi Wildlife Reserve , Lake Ngami , and Makgadikgadi and Nxai salt pans. Boats offer ideal way to explore Okavango swamp. Possible to sail more than 600 kms through swamp to Shakawe, near Caprivi Strip border. Popular day cruises, which go only a few kms up Thamalakane River from Maun. Highlight of river-based safaris is night trip on Thamalakane.