Great Plains Expeditions has introduced the Botswana Experience, as 'expeditions based on real discovery'.
Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, that embraces the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods.
Great Plains emphasises the 'seriousness of the Botswana Experience with a contribution to science and a cataloguing of experiences'
Guests will get a taste of the 'golden era of expeditions' when explorers of old navigated and camped in the early nineteenth century, but with the luxury of a private chef, expert staff and modern communications.
In the 'spirit of a genuine expedition', guests will connect with nature while being involved in meaningful conservation work and data collection.
They will support the team that count elephants, hippos, log GPS coordinates of dens, pangolin sightings, record nests of large raptors and note elephant carcasses.
In addition, by using DNA collection kits, pattern analysis and software, guests will identify leopard and painted dogs.
All this will contribute to the understanding of future conservation efforts.
The Great Plains Expeditions – Botswana safari experience will explore the western and central regions of the private Selinda Reserve and travel along the Selinda Spillway.
This provides two vastly different wildlife and natural experiences.
The Selinda Spillway is home to the highest density of elephants globally and is also home tobuffalo, painted dogs, lions and cheetah, sable and roan antelope.
Great Plains is a tourism conservation organization founded by Dereck and Beverly Joubert with 13 safari properties in Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
The Great Plains Foundation is conserving and expanding natural habitats in Africa through conservation initiatives with a long-term commitment to the environment, wildlife and local communities.
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