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The chances are that it is Kenya and Tanzania which first come to mind. The migration across the Serengeti-Masai Mara system is widely regarded to be amongst the most impressive natural spectacles on Earth, and countless television wildlife documentaries -- not to mention Disney’s blockbuster animation The Lion King -- have instilled in us a longing for the open East African plains.
But the downside of East Africa is that just as you dream of going there, so too does everyone else. The most famous national parks are busy in high season, and you might well find that your first, long awaited lion sighting is shared with two dozen other people in their 4x4s. If you want your wilderness experience to be truly wild, and not feel like you’re just visiting the zoo, you have to go further afield. Botswana is the answer to
