Excellent Local Guides

The excellent staff at each of the lodges contributes to the exclusivity and luxury. The local guides are absolutely fantastic, and their knowledge is extraordinary. Many of the guides live locally and have spent the majority of their lives in the bush, so they are in tune with nature and the environment; it is second nature to them, which is gold dust to visitors. Many lodges have both a guide and a tracker on each vehicle, which may seem excessive at first, but once you've been on a game drive with them, you'll understand why.

The guide is there to provide guests with fascinating background and information about the area, the wildlife, the birdlife, and even the minuscule flora and fauna that we seem to pass by, whereas the tracker is solely there to keep an eye out for footprints and other signs to determine the location of those more elusive animals such as lion, wild dog, hyena, civet, or whatever else that you are interested in seeing. The tracker will direct the guide as to which way to go for what based on information gleaned from simply looking at the ground. A safari in Botswana will provide you with an unforgettable experience.