Botswana’s gateway to the wild, Gaborone is a tranquil ... Best of all, it stands on the cusp of the Kalahari, one of the continent’s most stirring wildlife and wilderness destinations.

Its capital, Gaborone ... and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, home to predators like lions and cheetahs. The best time to travel to Botswana is during the dry season, from May to October ...

Viewed from low orbit above the African continent, the Okavango Delta shows up as a bright bluish-green alluvial fan carved into northern Botswana ... into Kalahari sands—a glittering hand ...