How does Botswana compare to South Africa? Bots fans will tell you that South Africa is really a large zoo compared to the true wilderness and isolation of Botswana. You pay mightily for the privilege of being in one of Botswana's private concessions (camps generally run between $700 and $2,500 a night per person, depending on the camp and the season), but you will very rarely see other vehicles. A typical concession of 100,000 acres has no more than 16 guest beds. And the camps, even though the...