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Tanzania or Botswana?

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The Decision in One Line

Tanzania and Botswana offer fundamentally different experiences

What This Depends On

Key Assumptions

Botswana costs 2-3x more than Tanzania for equivalent quality experiences.

High confidence

Tanzania offers more ecosystem diversity: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, coastal, southern parks.

High confidence

Botswana's Okavango Delta offers unique water-based safari activities unavailable elsewhere.

High confidence

This might change if...

If budget is limited, Tanzania provides better value per day.
If seeking water-based activities, Botswana is the clear choice.
If this is a first safari, Tanzania's diversity may be more appropriate.
If seeking exclusivity above all, Botswana delivers consistently.

Trade-offs to Understand

What you gain

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Tanzania: Migration and Ngorongoro Crater uniqueness
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Tanzania: Lower costs, more accessible
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Botswana: Exceptional exclusivity and low vehicle density

What you accept

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Tanzania: Higher vehicle density in popular areas
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Tanzania: Less exclusive feeling
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Botswana: Very high costs limit trip length

Evidence to Know

Botswana costs 2-3x more than Tanzania for equivalent quality experiences.

Well-established pattern

Safari planning

Tanzania offers more ecosystem diversity: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, coastal, southern parks.

Well-established pattern

Safari planning

Botswana's Okavango Delta offers unique water-based safari activities unavailable elsewhere.

Well-established pattern

Safari planning

Tanzania: Migration and Ngorongoro Crater uniqueness

Trade-off consideration

Tanzania: Higher vehicle density in popular areas

Trade-off consideration

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