BusinessweekA New Breed of Safaris in Botswana Aims Higher Than Just Animals
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A New Breed of Safaris in Botswana Aims Higher Than Just Animals
Looking to the stars and primordial portions of the earth first explored by hominids a million of years ago brings a new perspective for the adventurous traveler.
Quad biking in Makgadikgadi plains. (Source: Art of Safari)
(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- About halfway into our journey, the caravan of quad bikes ground to an abrupt halt along the cracked and creviced salt pans of Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Basin. “This is why you’re here,” my guide, Super Sande, exclaimed, gesturing at the abject flatness of the Kalahari, a talc-white carpet sprouting not a single weed or thorn. He instructed our small group to each pick a direction and, forming a starburst pa...