Botswana Wildlife Camps Prepare for Evolved Post-Pandemic Travelers
Photo Credit: A lioness sits poised at Kgalagadi National Park in Botswana. Piqsels
Skift Take
Throughout the pandemic, people started to realize that we’ve loved our planet nearly to death — quite literally. Will we be able to heal our relationship with Mother Nature as the industry attempts to redefine sustainable travel?
Landlocked in pristine wilderness, Botswana is known for its colorful sunrises and lush oases where zebras or elephants can be seen sipping from its soothing waters.
That’s always been their natural habitat, with people always passing through as their curious visitors, observers, and sometimes sadly — their poachers.
Since the pandemic, people have slowly started to recognize the importance of preserving wildlife for our own wellbeing, health, and so that we could better guard the planet against the growing risks of climate change and infectious diseases.
In the midst of these changes happening in tourism and travel, wildlife camps in Botswana have had to set up new rules to regulate the movement of tourists, resulting in both financial and operational challenges. But this has also given businesses that depend on wildlife tourism a chance to redefine their eco-tourism strategies.
Neil Midlane, Group Impact Manager of Wilderness Safaris, told Skift that the
