Botswana's parks are a great highlight but you will need to consider having a 4 Wheel drive vehicle particularly during the rainy season (between November and March) with some roads being impassable even with 4 wheel drive. Some roads and rough and very sandy all year round.
Chobe National Park has the most varied wildlife of all of Botswana's parks with one of the highest populations of Elephant to be found here. The wide Chobe River is the lifeblood of the area and feeds adjacent flood plains much.
Moremi Game Reserve is described as one of the most beautiful wildlife reserves in Africa. It combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons. It is the great diversity of plant and animal life that makes Moremi so well known. It is one of the few places where you may be lucky to see a Red Lechwe antelope, but there are also many other animals such as elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, hyenas and rhinos. The Moremi Game Reserve is also renowned for its birdlife
Mokolodi Nature Reserve is for those who want to get close to African wildlife without going on safari, this park is ideal. It's conveniently close to Gaborone but, once you enter the park, you really are in the bush. Whether you stay for a day or a week, Mokolodi offers a magical experience with activities include rhino tracking (yes, on foot!), giraffe tracking, walking with the elephants, game drives, and horse trekking. For many visitors, though, the highlight is the cheetah experience. Once you've been licked by a cheetah the memory will stay with you for ever.
Okavango Delta is home to an abundance of wildlife including crocodile, hippo, water bucks and various fish species which can be seen from safari vans and boats. The delta waters meet the sands of the Kalahari desert making the whole area very beautiful and scenic which is why it is referred to as the 'Jewel of the Kalahari'.
Central Kalahari Game Reserve is home to a wide variety of antelopes including eland, gemsbok, kudu, red hartebeest and springbok and also has a number of wildebeest, giraffe, lion, cheetah, leopard, wild dog and brown hyena. The majority of the park is flat, vast open plains. Deception Pan is the parks most popular spot because it attracts large numbers of game after the rains from February to April.