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It became known by conservationists as the jewel of the Kalahari. It became known by the mokoro boatmen as Okavango. Spread its liquid resource into a delta and created nature's greatest kaleidoscope, it luxuriated in its solitude, instead of drowning in despair. Once upon a time a river took a journey and lost its way in the desert.

The big tusker country of the Tuli, the endless stretches of the wild Kalahari and Makgadikgadi; chobe National Park including Savute - the kingdom of the lion; we annex the other great gameviewing areas: the drylands of the Okavango in the Moremi; for the optimum wildlife experience. Is only one facet of the wilderness we parcel up for you, however, the Okavango.

The sweetest eating fish of the realm, sampling the Okavango bream, discovery of weird and wonderful plant and tree species on bush walks; admiring the abundant bird and wildlife; surveying the vastness from elephant and horse back; fighting the mighty Tiger Fish; overnight camping on islands and highlands; challenge and discovery: mokoro trails up secret waterways; this is a country of adventure.

It's a unique experience just being there, most of all.

Ensuring innovative itineraries based on clients' preferences, affords us the flexibility to link lodges from different operators, and product knowledge, working directly with the internal charter companies, our close association with Air Botswana. Welcome Tourism Services has extensive knowledge and experience resulting in a comprehensive offering ranging from mobile safaris to tailor made fly-ins and special interest adventures.

A stay in a water camp to explore the wetlands of the famed Okavango Delta by motorised craft or mokoro (dug out canoe). In Botswana there are 4 wildlife and wilderness highlight experiences. This means concentrating on the highlights. Our approach to customising safaris is to give clients an intense experience of the areas visited.

On a mobile safari tracking migratory herds of game through the endless vistas of the wild Kalahari. A harsh land where the battle for survival is desperate and prides of African lion are dominant, a venture into the Chobe area including Savute. A stay in a dual or land camp to view a great variety of game and bird life from an open safari vehicle.

Some of our special interest safaris will take you to lesser-known areas and add a special touch to your Botswana sojourn, in addition.

All within the spirit of wilderness life, convenience and good food, comfort, the emphasis is on personal service. From hotels suitable for groups to luxury tented camps and lodges and old-style rustic safari camps, welcome Tourism Services represents all accommodation establishments in Botswana.

Has allowed Botswana to develop rapidly, a year after independence, the discovery of diamonds, having scarcely been developed under a British colonial administration between 1885 and 1966. Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Africa, with a population of about 1.5 million people and covering almost 582 000 square kilometres.

Truly makes Botswana a role model for success in Africa, which with continuing political stability and economic growth, laid the foundations for a free and uncompromisingly democratic society, being one of the most remarkable and far future thinking leaders that any nation could wish for, the country's first post-independence president, sir Seretse Khama.

The world's largest expanse of sand, at around 17 000 square kilometres the Okavango is the world's largest inland delta and is an extraordinary wetland environment surrounded by the strikingly flat and arid Kalahari Desert. Particularly unique, situated in the north-west of the country, this makes the Okavango Delta. Most of Botswana is technically desert, which receives slightly higher summer rainfall and hence is the most densely populated region, with the exception of the eastern part of the country.

It is also popular with sport fishermen for the renowned Tiger Fish. The area is attractive to birdwatchers and those hoping to glimpse the rare and elusive Sitatunga antelope. The river is mostly still confined to its banks with seemingly limitless beds of papyrus, here. The northern portion of the Okavango Delta is known as the 'panhandle'.

It doesn't reach Maun at the southerly end of the delta until August, although the flood arrives in the panhandle in March. 1 000 kilometres to the north, being dependant largely on the rains which fall in the Angolan Highlands, it varies in size throughout the year. Secret lagoons and hidden water channels, the Okavango Delta is a labyrinth of islands.

Which results in prolific bird and animal life, islands and large areas of dry land including 'Chiefs Island' and the 'Mopane Tongue' of dry scrub and Kalahari sands, ranging from permanent swamp to floodplains, it contains diverse habitat. The Moremi Wildlife Reserve occupies a large portion of the Okavango Delta.

The Chobe National Park in the north of Botswana is noted for the superb game viewing year round along the river front and famous for the heaviest concentrations of elephant to be found anywhere in Africa today.

Speak of it with reverence and awe, those who have visited the area. Yet tucked along the border with Namibia's Caprivi Strip these areas remain Africa in its most untouched form, selinda and Linyanti areas do not perhaps symbolise Botswana in the same way that the Okavango and Chobe do, the Kwando.

Salt and sky to one teeming with tens of thousands of migrating zebra and wildebeest and countless water and wading birds, undergoes a radical transformation in the rainy summer months from a landscape offering nothing but sand, the remains of an ancient super lake rich in archaeological evidence. The Makgadikgadi Pans cover nearly 12 000 square kilometres. The complex of salt pans found in eastern Botswana are a striking feature and some of the largest in the world.

Botswana provides an authentic safari experience for the discerning traveller, with its pristine wilderness and policy of exclusivity. More than 160 species of mammals and nearly 600 species of birds can be found. More than 17% of Botswana is set aside for national parks and a further 15% devoted to private reserves and game is prolific both inside and outside the boundaries thereof.