Botswana.

Why Botswana is worth the trip

Botswana is built around the Okavango Delta and Chobe's elephant herds under a low-volume, high-value tourism model. The country runs on English, Setswana, prices in BWP, and centres on Gaborone with major hubs at Gaborone, Maun, Kasane, Francistown. Flights route through GBE.

Where to stay and what it costs

Across Botswana, a night runs roughly US$40–400 at market rates, from simple self-catering apartments at the lower end to lodges and beachfront villas at the top. Those are guide figures for the country, not Cabana quotes.

Cabana does not yet have live listings in Botswana. The platform is open to hosts here and listing is free with zero commission, so if you have a property, vehicle or tour in Botswana you can be the first on it. Meanwhile the guidance below is genuine and independent of what Cabana has in stock.

The main demand centres are Gaborone, Maun, Kasane, Francistown.

When to go

The window most travellers want is May–Oct dry season; Jun–Aug for Okavango flood. Rates and availability tighten inside it, so booking direct matters more — you are competing for the same rooms without a platform markup on top.

What to actually see

• Okavango Delta (UNESCO)
• Chobe National Park
• Makgadikgadi Pans
• Moremi Game Reserve
• Tsodilo Hills

Paying for things on the ground

Cards in towns; Orange Money. Cabana settles bookings through the rails people actually use — M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money and cards — rather than forcing every transaction through a card processor priced for another continent.

Entry requirements

Visa-free for most nationalities. Check the current position with the Botswana immigration authority before you travel; entry rules change more often than guidebooks do.