Sustainable and eco-friendly Botswana

With ecotourism and sustainable travel becoming an increasingly popular method to preserve the world, travellers are opening themselves up to new, unique and immersive experiences. Support and preservation of the local communities and cultures in countries affected by the travel industry, such as Botswana, is fast becoming standard. The government of Botswana saw the need to prioritise sustainable travel and created the National Ecotourism Strategy (NES) for Botswana.

One of the main principles of this strategy is to make sure any negative cultural and social impact is minimised, whilst simultaneously making sure that host communities’ profit from the economic benefits of tourism. Companies such as Wilderness Safaris, Natural Selection and Desert & Delta Safaris now make community engagement, protection and empowerment a continuing philosophy of their cooperation.