I've also been visiting Africa, and Botswana in particular, since I was a kid. When I was putting this scouting trip together with just a few weeks notice, I sketched out all of the camps I've been to in the Okavango, and I realized I've visited more than 100 camps over 40 years of travel!

This was our third trip with Next Adventures. One evening in Botswana, as we enjoyed snacks and watched the sunset, I was overcome with a feeling of serenity in my soul. With the sun setting in the vast open space, I could only stretch my arms and let the calm and peacefulness fill me up.

How would you describe to a friend what it's like to be on a safari?

Fascinating. Every minute provides a different experience even after you feel you have seen plenty of zebra, lions, elephants, etc., and after you think you have taken all the great photos and videos you’ll need. Putting down the cameras and picking up the binoculars and just watching the animals is amazing too.

This is such an exciting time of year as the great migration is churning in East Africa, and the life-giving floods are reaching the extremities of the Okavango Delta.

While Botswana has grown to be seen as one of the more luxurious (and expensive) safari destinations, we’re glad to…

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