The Zaha Hadid-designed Boma lounge and dining area resembles a massive weaver bird’s nest, with its façade constructed almost entirely of thatch. At nearly 2,000 square feet, the camp's standard ...

Guests welcomed with a guide from andBeyond. Our guide, Dux Mareja, threw out his left arm like a shield. “Step around,” he warned, ushering my family down the main pathway of andBeyond Sandibe ...

This riding skill, required by Okavango Horse Safaris to join their horseback tours through Botswana's Okavango Delta, gave me pause. I'd spent thousands of hours in the saddle since childhood, but ...

Partway through our first afternoon game drive at North Island Okavango, a new luxury camp in northwestern Botswana, our guide, Diesel Tshosa, said, “I can be quiet because I can get lost in the ...

The Okavango Delta is probably the closest any of us will get to the Garden of Eden. It was here in northern Botswana, about 200,000 years ago, that the first modern humans were born. They lived on ...

2002-12-15 04:00:00 PDT Okavango Delta, Botswana-- 'The best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse." -- Lord Palmerston, 1784-1865 . "Petit galop!" John Sobey shouts, and we're off.

Interacting with wildlife on horseback requires understanding animal behavior and maintaining a respectful distance. Horses are prey animals, which means they can easily startle if approached too ...

Tourism isn't just about seeing the sights anymore—these days, world travelers are trying everything from the immersive, full-body (and mind) spa treatments at Sensei Lānaʻi to a hotel in Hong Kong ...

Lodges in Botswana's Okavango Delta have long prioritized function over form. But a new wave of high-design lodges is changing the game. Our guide, Dux Mareja, threw out his left arm like a shield.