Sparsely populated Botswana is famous for the dramatic Kalahari desert and the lush Okavango Delta, rated among the world's greatest natural wonders. The people are peace-loving and proud of their natural heritage. The wilderness experience can be arranged to culminate at Victoria Falls.

In Zambia, luxury lodges on the banks of the Zambezi provide game viewing from 4 x 4 vehicles and boats, sunset champagne cruises, flights over the Victoria Falls, the rain forest below the falls and walking tours.

NAMIBIA: Africa's gem

A fascinating land with a small scattered population where the hot sun beats down on sparsely vegetated mountains, on endless desert dunes and rocky plains that resemble Martian landscapes. A country with a singularly desolate coastline. River beds where water seldom flows, the occasional tree and bizarre plants.

Namibia has just over a million inhabitants and apart from the Bushmen and Damara people, most are newcomers. German, Portuguese Afrikaner, British, Herero , Ovambo and Nama peoples make up this veritable miscellany of mankind.

Sense the freedom generated by wide horizons, clear unpolluted skies and silence in the desert: The freedom from the claustrophobic pressures of contemporary living, but without having to sacrifice civilised standards or personal safety: The dry climate is healthy and most tropical diseases unknown. Essential services, transport, accommodation and communications are efficiently developed.